CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: DOUBLE VISION
FRIDAY, JULY 26th, 1996 – Potter Manor, Charenwell.
Like the other five young women who had been magically ripped away from their families that morning, Parvati Patil ate her lunch in silence. The revelations, for lack of a better word, of the last few hours would take far more time to digest than the meal before them. She had woken up that morning in the room she had shared with her twin sister Padma all of her life or at least all of her life at home. If what she had been told meant what she thought it did, she might well never see that room, her home, again. In a way it could have been much worse. At least Pad was here and based upon what they had been told the two would not be separated.
Until she started Hogwarts, Pad had been her best friend. They were still close, but not as they had once been. That day in the Great Hall when they were sorted was arguably the worst day in both of their lives. Parvati had been sorted into Gryffindor. Her sister had been sorted into Ravenclaw. That school was such that they seldom had time to intermingle. They had a handful of classes together, but their schedules by no means matched. It seemed that unless they were in the same class, whenever Parvati had a free period it seemed Pad did not. It did not help that there seemed to be some unwritten rule about not associating with the students from other houses. Were it not for the friends she had made in Gryffindor, Parvati would have been miserable.
There were three other girls in the Gryffindor First Year girls' dorm with her when she began. Two were Muggle Borns: Hermione Granger and Sally-Anne Perks. Sally-Anne was nice enough, but was very quiet and a bit shy about everything. The girl was particularly taken aback at what went on in the older girls' dorms and bathrooms and once asked Parvati if that was normal. Parvati took her to talk with one of the girl prefects about it and even though they were told it was quite normal and not what Sally-Anne suspected, the poor girl was still uncomfortable that the results of such things would soon actually become necessary.
Hermione was a bit annoying at first, Parvati thought. It took years for her to begin to understand the girl. She kept her personal life real quiet. But Parvati had come to realize that the girl had been an outcast when she was younger and had built defenses to keep from getting hurt which unfortunately made it harder for her to adapt and have friends. She tried so hard, at first, and it drove her roommates up the wall. This was in large part because she tried to get them organized and focused on school. It drove their other roommate Lavender Brown up the wall.
But the truth was Hermione really did care about the people around her, at least those who were not mean to her. Lavender could be quite nasty to people when pushed and it seemed for a time that Parvati's job was to ensure harmony within their dorm. She felt sorry for Hermione for a time. The girl desperately wanted to make friends but also, despite being one of the smartest people Parvati had ever met, Hermione had no idea how to interact with others on a personal level. Parvati was afraid Hermione might give up altogether. When that boy made a rude comment about Hermione at Halloween, Parvati and Lavender spent hours trying to convince the poor girl to leave the bathroom and not to worry about it, but she was convinced everyone hated her and always would.
Something happened that night she never really understood and the House thing didn't help. That Halloween night, after all she and Lavender did to try and get their roommate and (hopefully) friend out of that bathroom stall, something happened they could not predict. Hermione returned to the dorm late after the troll incident. She returned a changed person in some ways. True, she still pressed them to study and such, but she was much nicer about it. The day after it was clear to many she was now close friends with Harry Potter.
Observing and commenting upon relationships became a bit of a hobby for Parvati and her best friend Lavender. Parvati knew that people thought of the two of them as gossips, but that was not truly accurate. A gossip spreads rumors, any kind of rumor without regard to any facts. She and Lavender merely discussed known facts and speculated as to what those known facts meant. Okay, she was the one who did that. Lavender enjoyed the rumors as well. And of course, anyone who was plugged into the Hogwarts rumor mill knew that most centered around one Harry Potter and those who were considered to be his friends.
Parvati quickly realized that the real Harry Potter was not like what anyone had thought. On the one hand he was quiet and generally unassuming, quite the opposite of the glory seeker that many Slytherins believed him to be. On the other, most of his life was a mystery, a fact that only increased one's curiosity, and what few hints about his life outside Hogwarts there were tended to be contradictory. For example, it was said he was rich. Yet, aside from his school uniforms, his clothes were far too large and clearly far too well worn. His uniforms were hardly flashy either, unlike some of the Slytherins who obviously spent far too much on theirs. Yet, while his clothes screamed poor, he always seemed to have more pocket money than most, a point first observed Fourth Year when he was seen in Hogsmeade. Then there were his brooms. First Year he made the Quidditch team after an aerial fight with Draco Malfoy (about whom there was a persistent rumor that the ponce preferred blokes, a rumor most girls hoped was true). Before the first match, Potter received a Nimbus 2000 model broom which was said to be very expensive. When that broom was destroyed in a match against Hufflepuff Third Year, he got a Firebolt which was said to be so expensive you had to ask for a price. (And if you had to ask, you probably could not afford it.) Some said this was proof the boy was rich. Parvati believed it was merely proof that he had rich relatives or some such.
After that Halloween where Harry saved Hermione from the troll, a story Parvati did not learn until much later, just this past year in fact, it was clear that Harry and Hermione had become best friends. It had been clear that Harry was friends with Ron Weasley, although only Hermione probably knew why. Sally-Anne was convinced there was some kind of evil magic involved there, as Ron was an utter prat to everyone including Harry. Ron was the only Gryffindor in their year to totally abandon Harry when he somehow was selected to compete in the Tri-wizard Tournament. True, only Hermione and Neville Longbottom believed his without question when he said he had not entered the tournament. The rest of the girls in that dorm did not know what to believe, but feared for him and hoped he would do well at the same time. The other Gryffindor boys supported Harry. Ron was pissed for weeks thinking that if Harry could get in, he should have been able to as well. As if!
Parvati was Indian. She and her sister Padma were born outside Mumbai and her parents had moved to England when they were babies. Both her parents were magical, although in India there was no notion of blood purity. Magic was a gift from the gods, not a birthright. Early in her life, her mother told her the fables of their home and explained that in fables there was always some truth. The truth might not be in the tale itself, but was always in the message the tale presented and she and Padma were always asked to figure out the message.
One of those tales was the tale of an orphan boy who eventually grew into a powerful wizard. There were, in fact, several stories about him. His name was Marahtma, which was said to be unique. The first tale was how he came to learn he was magical. A young witch "discovered" him. He was not doing anything magical at the time. He had nicked some food from a stall and was running away and ran into the young witch (his future wife, but that was another tale). She immediately sensed his magic and took him to her home. What was unusual about this tale was the boy was from the lowest Caste in society and the girl from a much higher one. The lesson, Parvati remembered, was twofold. First, a witch can sense a wizard's magic and might well be drawn to it if it was powerful enough. The second was that magic known no caste.
Harry was one powerful young wizard. Parvati had sensed as much as early as first year and rumors as to how powerful he might be began circulating not long after that Halloween night. It was rumored he fought a troll! The boy was barely five foot tall and probably knew less magic than anyone, at least anyone raised in a magical home, and yet he defeated a troll! He was also rumored to have dueled with the Evil Wizard himself later that year and won! At the end of Second Year, he was rumored to have killed a massive basilisk. This was the same year it had been revealed he could talk to snakes. Most everyone seemed to think this made him evil himself, something neither his actions nor that magic supported. Parvati tried to convince Sally-Anne and Lavender there was no connection between that talent and evil. While snake speak might be rare in Britain, it was not so unique in India and was always associated with good. Snake speakers were often hired to lure the cobras away from villages and fields.
Any doubts anyone had about Harry should have been settled by the end of the First Task of the Tournament where he made short work, in a manner of speaking, of what had to be the nastiest dragon anyone had ever seen and won the task easily. Of the three tasks, it was the only one that everyone could see. Malfoy and his goons claimed it was all luck. That's not what Parvati saw. He summoned his broom from the school! That was powerful magic! (Particularly because he had been struggling with that spell in class not a week earlier!)
He had asked her to the Yule Ball that followed. She was not foolish enough to see that as more than it was. He needed a date. That was all. She knew where his heart was and it was not with her. It was a pity because he was probably near the top of any list of potential boyfriend material in her mind and that list had nothing to do with money or fame or any of that. He was there because he was one of the nicest boys she knew. But it was obvious to her, even if it was not obvious to them, that Harry was all but already taken. He was a perfect gentleman to her during the dinner, even if a bit distracted. She knew why as his "real" girlfriend was with someone else. He was also a fair dancer, having only stepped on her toes once and apologizing profusely for it. Still, she wished he could have "pretended" longer than he did. She was not too surprised he was not into dancing (especially as the one girl he should have been with was with someone else), but at least she was having a better time than Padma.
Ron Weasley was a berk. There was no other way to describe Harry's other so called friend. The boy had to be set up for a date! He should have been grateful for it, as Padma was a Patil and that meant she was one of the best looking girls in her year. But apparently Ron was just as narrow minded as most British magicals and saw the dark skin and did not think "girl." He ignored his date all evening, sulking about Granger. That proved he was stupid as well. The only way Granger would ever date the berk would be if she was stupid about such things. She was clearly in love with Harry and had been for ages. It was obvious! Whenever she got into a fight with Weasley she was either angry or frustrated with the idiot. A fight with Harry, which were far fewer in number, always broke her heart. To this day, Parvati had no idea what either of them saw in that berk.
She sighed to herself as she thought of her past. None of that really mattered anymore. Somehow, she had been sold off as a concubine and her life would never be the same.
Padma was not thinking about boyfriends and relationships as she ate her lunch. How could this have happened to her and her sister? Their father was a wizard and they knew what concubines were in this country. Even if McGonagall was right and this was more like what happened in India, there was no way their father could have known that.
In India, it was not uncommon to sell a daughter into this bond. It was done all the time, particularly if the daughter was pretty and the family was unable to arrange an acceptable match for her and where she was of a lower caste than the wizard in question. While magic knew no caste, the people did. The system of rigid class boundaries had been a fixture in the society for thousands of years and was only now breaking down in the Muggle World. The one constant seemed to be the Magical World was not as quick to change. Padma figured it had to do with the fact that magicals lived much longer than Muggles.
The term "upward mobility" was a foreign concept in the magical world for some reason. In Britain, being a Muggle Born placed you at the bottom rung of society. Wealth and position were not denied to you, but you had to build it yourself. Existing businesses and especially government jobs would keep you at a low level regardless of your talents or abilities. There were exceptions. Healers and Aurors placed talent above all else and those professions had a surprising number of Muggle Borns. But elsewhere, Muggle Borns were not given opportunities. One would expect that "Muggle Studies" would be taught by a Muggle Born. The main reason why Padma had not taken that course was because it was taught by a Pureblood witch who had probable never even met a Muggle.
In Britain a witch was bound by her blood status. As a Muggle Born, she'd be lucky to be more than a shop girl, assuming she avoided becoming a concubine. Her children, if magical, might be considered Half Bloods and have more opportunities. In a few generations, should their descendants marry well, they might become "Purebloods" and have no barriers other than the limits of their talents. Disgusting system, Padma thought. Some of the most talented in her year were Muggle Borns and she was technically a Half-Blood, and both were limiting in their options in life. She was second in her class! She should have no limitations. She was certain Hermione Granger was first in their class and the girl would be lucky to get a job at all!
India cared not about magical blood status. But it was not perfect either. Caste still mattered and a Muggle Born was bound by their Caste. Then again, Granger came from what would be an upper caste in India. She was not from the top caste, but high enough that she would not be so limited. Padma was from a higher caste as well, but here she was a half-blood foreigner which meant she was not much higher in this society than a Muggle Born.
In India, a girl with talent might be sold as a concubine. The reason was the talent would make her desirable to a higher caste wizard. This was the traditional means of upward mobility. The girl would be sold into a harem of a higher caste and her children would be of that caste. The money would help her family and in particular the brothers of the girl. Only the most lowly and poor sold their girls into the sex trade and even then only when there was no better option. In Britain, it seemed, that was the fate of most concubines regardless of their status. Britain was arguably more sexist than India, at least on the magical side.
She knew her parents knew this. She also knew she had been sold at auction. McGonagall had said as much. What was her Daddy thinking? Even if McGonagall was right about their fate, there was no way their Daddy could have known they were not destined for the sex trade. She was second in her year, yet he thought so little of her as to sell her off as a plaything? And Parvati was no slouch either. Were it not for Divination, Parvati might well have been much higher than twelfth in the class. Parvati had all Outstandings on her O.W.L.s aside from and Exceeds in History and an Acceptable in Divination which was a bloody miracle. She aced the theory section of that exam, but she was no seer and failed the practical. Padma had tried to convince her not to take that silly course, but her friend Lavender thought it would be "interesting." Now they were reaping their reward for being foreign witches.
There were four other witches with them; each had a different robe from the others. All were Hogwarts students and all were Muggle Borns. Padma was the only Ravenclaw. There was a former Fourth Year Hufflepuff named Agnes Martin with a "B" on her robe. The other three were Gryffindors.
Padma knew Leanne Tinker who had an "N" on her robe. Leanne was a former Sixth Year and one of Parvati's regular girl sex partners. Arguably, she had been one of Padma's as well as she and her sister would take advantage of being identical from time to time. Padma had "played" Parvati in the bathrooms for Leanne, Lavender Brown and Callie Frick, a Half-Blood how had just finished school. Parvati had played Padma for Cho Chang, Mandy Brocklehurst and Lisa Turpin, Padma's regular Ravenclaw partners. That was the thing about girl sex. The majority were "straight". You had regular partners, but no exclusive ones. The handful of girls who were exclusive were probably not batting from the right side of the wicket. Girl sex talk was almost always about boys. To be honest, when she was with a girl for her orgasm, Padma was thinking about boys.
She remembered the "talk" her mother gave them the summer before their Third Year. It was embarrassing as anyone could imagine. It was bad enough that it was about boys and sex that was almost frightening. But their mother had also told them about the importance of the female orgasm for the adolescent witch. Neither she nor Parvati truly knew what that meant; although it explained all that they had seen in the girls' dorms and bathrooms. They their mother showed them how to get one on their own? That was almost mortifying. She also told them about girl sex. It was nothing more than a similar tactic and, while arguably a boy might do as well, the witch needed daily release which was something that could not be guaranteed by a boyfriend. Oh sure, they would love to be the one to do that, but most didn't know what they were doing and many could actually care less about the witch's needs. Besides, romance was seldom a constant at their age. Masturbation or Girl Sex was necessary as it was not dependent upon the availability or skill of a boy. More importantly, their mother had said, one never got pregnant from masturbation or girl sex. As girl sex between sisters of adolescent age was not frowned upon by witches, their mother had all but encouraged them to become partners if doing it themselves was uncomfortable, which was what drove many young witches into girl sex. Parvati was Padma's first partner and her only one on most holidays. Still, each yearned for a boy.
In that regard Parvati had been the more successful. Her first date was with Harry Potter, arguably the best of the lot. But it had not been a great date for her. Still, Parvati still liked Harry as a friend. Padma could say no such thing about her first date. She had been set up with Ron Weasley for the Yule Ball. That was a disaster! The handful of other dates she had since then were marginally better, but it was clear that her dates wanted more than to get to know her as a person and that was very annoying to say the least. Parvati might be into experimenting that way from time to time (assuming she was telling the truth), but Padma was not about to go beyond a kiss unless more meant something. Not that it mattered anymore, she thought. Ideas of romance and love vanished the moment McGonagall said she and her sister and the others were destined to be concubines.
Padma did not know the other two Gryffindors. They were both Third Years. Jessica Bates had an "F" on her robes and Betsy Watson had a "G." Padma and Parvati each had an "H." None of them were told exactly what the letters meant. They knew it had something to do with their new "families" and it clearly meant there were five separate ones. But whether the letters meant the name of their wizard or something else was anyone's guess at this point. At least if what they knew about the letters was correct, Padma would remain with her sister.
The lunch soon ended and one by one the other girls met their escorts and were led away. Soon it was only Parvati and Padma who remained alone on the veranda.
"Parv?" Padma asked. "What are you thinking?"
"I'm scared Pad," Parvati replied.
Padma nodded. "Me too."
"I don't want this."
"Neither do I, Parv. What was Daddy thinking?"
"Obviously he wasn't," Parvati said with a growl in her voice. "What's this letter mean?"
Padma shrugged. "Aside from a way for them to tell who or where we are supposed to go? No idea."
"You think it could be a name?"
Padma shrugged. "That would make some kind of sense. But if it is, why were we all gathered here? Why weren't we just summoned to wherever it was we're supposed to go?"
Parvati nodded. "Still, this suggests there's more than one wizard involved. The others were led away at almost the same time and…"
"Why weren't we?" Padma asked. "Why are we still waiting?"
"They forgot about us?" Parvati offered. "It's either that or we have to wait until the others are bound."
"That makes sense," Padma said. "Disgusting as it is."
"Sorry I'm late," a voice said.
The two turned and saw a well endowed witch standing before them.
"Got hung up by things," the witch said. "I'm Dora and I'm your escort."
"To where?" Parvati asked.
"To wherever," Dora replied with a smile. "Now come on you two. Time's a wasting."
Padma and Parvati were left alone in what they believed had to be the largest library either of them had ever seen. Both of them were studious at school and spent a lot of time in the Hogwarts library and each stood and stared at the rows of books trying to guess how large this library was.
"It's supposed to be larger than any magical library in Britain," a female voice said from behind.
The two girls turned around and saw the person who had spoken. She was about their height with long, curly brown hair that spilled over her shoulders. She was wearing a silk robe tied with a delicate sash. The robe was a short one, ending about the middle of her milky white and well toned thighs. Beside her stood another girl. She was shorter with long blonde hair and a similar robe.
"Hermione?" Parvati asked.
"Luna?" Padma asked at about the same time.
"Hello Parvati," Hermione said with a smile. Luna said hello to Padma as well. "So, do you like our library?"
"Ummm…"
"Much larger than Hogwarts," Luna said. "And there's no silly restricted section or Madam Pince. Good thing too."
"Definitely," Hermione agreed. "It would be kind of hard to get good and shagged with her complaining about the noise."
"And this room is one of our favorite places for sex," Luna added. "Not saying much there, however, considering we'll all take it wherever we can get it."
"So the men here…?" Padma began.
"Oh, there's only one for us, Pad," Luna said. "There's one of him and including you two eighteen of us. Mind you I do love what he can do to me, but he's not always around…"
"Or available," Hermione added. "We try and make sure he gets to all of us almost every day, but a girl still needs her release so if he's not available we just get together with any horny girl."
"Provided they are his as well," Luna added. "We don't shag girls who're not bonded to him."
"But you two weren't," Parvati began.
"Not until after he had us," Luna said. "Now we are. It's so much more fun than doing it by yourself, you know."
"Did the bond…" Padma began.
"No," Hermione replied. "Our bond with him does not compel us to do anything. He can take us whenever he wants not because of the bond but because we want him to."
"He's really good," Luna growled. "But he's also really randy, not that we mind, but he can wear you out quite easily."
"We make it a point to warn all the new girls about that," Hermione added. "It never works."
"Oh?" Parvati asked. "Does he order you to…?"
"Oh no," Luna said. "Once you're bonded with him, you'll want it. He'll never order you again. Still, you two should be warned not to overdo it today, although there really is little point as you probably will."
"I think we are capable of self restraint," Parvati said.
"They all think that," Luna noted to Hermione. "I know I did."
"I wasn't thinking about that at all our first time," Hermione said. "Next thing I knew we'd done it like ten times that day. I was walking funny most the next day. Fortunately for him I found out I love sucking his cock."
"That and he bonded with Dora that day as well," Luna added.
"True," Hermione said, "but I had recovered by then so I got good and shagged as well."
"In front of the other?" Padma asked in shock.
"Of course," Hermione said. "She watched us bond, so why not? I'm his, Luna's his, and the others are his. We define privacy a little different here. If you're with family, it's private even if everyone is there."
"Kind of hard to have a really good orgy if people are worried about who's watching," Luna said. "Mind you, we do restrain ourselves when there're guests in the house. But that's not too often. When we know it's just family, this is what we wear," she added indicating her robes.
"It's all we wear," Hermione added.
"It's much easier to play with boobies when there're no shirts and bras in the way."
"Luna likes boobs," Hermione said.
"And it makes it easier to play with a girl's pussy with no knickers to mess with," Luna added.
"And who is this perv?" Parvati asked.
"I'll give you some hints," Hermione said. "Minerva told you about the various bonds, didn't she?"
The twins nodded.
"Well, because he's head of two Ancient and Noble Houses, he can have two consorts. I'm one of them. We bonded the day after the summer began. We were both virgins then and yes it was wonderful."
"I'm his other Consort," Luna said. "I bonded with him about two weeks later and Hermione was with us when we did it. Once I was his for life, well that's when Hermione and I decided it was a good time to experience girl sex, and yes we let him watch."
"It's Harry, isn't it?" Parvati said.
"Harry Potter?" Padma asked.
Hermione and Luna nodded.
"How did this happen?" Parvati asked. "Not that I'm complaining. I mean under the circumstances … well."
"Like the others who arrived here today, the rights to you were sold at auction to the highest bidder," Hermione said. "Harry was the highest bidder for all the young … I believe the term is fresh witches this year."
"Our Dad would never sell us!" Padma protested. "Not like that! Not blindly!"
"Like the others, Dumbledore sold you," Hermione said. It was his sale number for almost all of the witches Harry had bought at the auction."
"How could he? Our Dad's a wizard!" Parvati protested.
"We don't know for certain," Hermione said. "We do know he passed a law a few years back giving him the right to sell foreign witches living in Britain. That might be what happened. We just don't know."
"How many?" Padma asked after a long pause.
"Forty for certain," Hermione said.
"And they are all part of Harry's…" Parvati began.
"No," Hermione replied. "Harry did buy them, but most are to be bound to another family. When all is said and done, Harry will have twenty-four of us bound to him. But, excluding Consorts, a total of a ninety-five have come into his control. The rest are being bound to one of six other families in the area."
"Any others we know?" Padma asked.
"Probably," Hermione said. "There are thirteen Gryffindors, sixteen Hufflepuffs, fifteen Ravenclaws and five Slytherins who are either bound or will be and that does not include consorts or older witches. Our year at Hogwarts has been gutted. There are only six witches who are not part of this."
"Who?" Padma and Parvati asked in unison.
"Lisa Turpin from Ravenclaw is not one of the girls," Hermione said. "Lilith Moon and Eloise Midgen from Hufflepuff are not on the list. Neither are Millicent Bulstrode, Pansy Parkinson or Augusta Runcorn from Slytherin."
"Lavender is?" Parvati asked.
Hermione nodded. "She's not here yet, but she will be soon. She, however, won't be with Harry.
"If they're not all going to be with Harry, then who are they with?" Parvati asked.
"Most of the other girls in our year are being bound to Neville Longbottom," Hermione said. "Susan Bones is his Consort. Mandy Brocklehurst is bound to Bill Weasley. His Consort is Fleur Delacour…"
"The Tri-wizard Champion from France?"
Hermione nodded. "Bill is the oldest of the Weasley boys. Fred and George are also getting a lot of girls. Alicia Spinet is Fred's Consort and Angelina Johnson is George's."
"How many?" Padma asked.
"When all is said and done, each of the Weasley houses will have fifteen concubines. Neville will have eighteen. Harry will have twenty-two, half will be Potters like me and the other half Blacks like Luna."
"And us?"
"You'll be a Potter," Luna said to Padma.
"And you'll be a Black," Hermione said to Parvati.
"You're separating us?" Parvati asked.
"Not at all," Hermione said. "We are all one family but with two names. You and Padma will share a flat for now. Whether you share one later is up to you. All this decides is what last name your children will have, nothing else."
"Why those houses?" Padma asked. "I mean you and Parvati were roommates at school and Luna and I were in the same House."
"Harry's idea," Hermione said. "He will have at least two young women from each of the schools in Britain and at least two from each House at Hogwarts."
"There're other schools?" Parvati asked.
"Five to be exact," Hermione replied. "Anyway, he wants at least one from each 'source' in each House. Right now House Potter has four Gryffindors and no Ravenclaws. As you're the last Gryffindor that will be joining us, Parvati, you're the Black Gryffindor. Padma will be the Potter Ravenclaw. Again, the only significance if there is any is your new last name. Well, that and should you have a son, they or their descendants would be in the line of succession for that house and not the other. It's not that big a deal in a way. Both houses are quite wealthy."
"House Potter is wealthier," Luna noted. "But the Blacks are either the second or third wealthiest magical House in Britain, so money is not a real issue. That is one thing we and our children may never need worry about."
A fragment of a thought had popped into Padma's head. It had been there before as she and Parvati listened to Professor McGonagall's lesson on bonds and what had happened to them and had flitted in and out of her consciousness both during lunch and their talk with Hermione and Luna and now, as they began to meet the other members of their new "family" it was really beginning to bother her. She knew it was something important. She knew it was something she had either read or heard at some point, but probably not recently. She could not understand why it might be important or even relevant to what was happening; only that somehow it was. It was annoying to know that she should know something but being unable to recall it. The nagging thought that she knew or had known something only got louder in her head as each of the witches was introduced.
She had already known Professor McGonagall had been a concubine for some time as the Professor had told them all that earlier. It was hard to see the stern head of Gryffindor House as a concubine, much less one who had been bound since she was younger than Padma and Parvati were. Were she into the usual betting pools that surfaced almost daily at school and were there a pool on whom McGonagall was bound to, Parvati would have bet on the oldest of the possible candidates. She and Parvati were both stunned to learn that McGonagall – Minerva or Minnie now – was bound to Harry. The woman looked much younger than she had as their Transfiguration Professor, then again witches did not age quickly as a rule and McGonagall was barely middle aged. Glamour charms could easily alter her apparent age. Still, Minerva was fifty-two when her "husband" had been born! Moreover, they learned that she had been bound to the head of House Potter most of her life and even came within months of maybe becoming Harry's grandmother. Had Harry's real grandmother not become pregnant with Harry's father when she did, McGonagall would have been given permission to carry on the Potter line! And now she was pregnant by Harry!
Along with McGonagall, House Potter had three other "experienced" concubines, although that experience predated Harry's bond. Stacey Campbell was seventeen and had been a sex slave under the worst conditions for three years before Harry had "rescued" her. Apparently the Malfoys were far more evil than they had supposed. Rhonda Lester was also seventeen and had been a Death Eater toy for two years before Harry. Laura Oliver was twenty-one and had been another Death Eater's slave for five years. All three were Muggle Borns and none had been at Hogwarts. All were sentenced to their hells by Albus Dumbledore. This would become an almost constant theme. Most all of the girls had been sold into whatever fate awaited them by Dumbledore! In fact, had they not avoided Dumbledore's annual habit, the Consorts they had been told about were supposed to suffer a similar fate!
The three witches had attended four of the five other schools. Stacey had attended St. George's; the oldest school in England supposedly founded two hundred years after Hogwarts before being transferred to St. Andrew's in Scotland by Lucius Malfoy. St. Andrew's was even older, having opened not more than a couple of generations after Hogwarts apparently. Laura had attended Prince Edward's School in Northern England which was said to have been named after Edward the Black Prince, son and heir of English King Edward III who died in France before he could attain the throne and who it was said might have had some sort of magical connection, although no one could say for certain what that was given how suspect if not false current histories were about magic in Britain. Rhonda had attended St. David's which was the Welsh national school. All three, it seemed, had been sold into bondage by Dumbledore either because they were Muggle Born or because of the foreign student law Dumbledore passed in late 1988, the act that technically might have given him power over the Patils without regard to their blood status.
The remaining Potter witches were Hogwarts students. Katie Bell and Ginny Weasley were both Gryffindors and both owed their bondage to Dumbledore. Katie was sold at auction. Ginny was bound as a result of a vile plot aimed at Harry. Neither Padma or Parvati had reason to believe the man could be so vile. He would sell Hermione to Malfoy or Ron Weasley, two boys who were arguably the worst choices, just to keep her from influencing Harry so that Ginny could be mated with Harry to control the Potter Line? And both Ginny and Harry were to die? It was no better than the Death Eaters! Astoria Greengrass was a Slytherin and with her sister Daphne, who was now House Black, had been forced into bondage by the Death Eaters. At least that story was mildly amusing. Any story where Draco Malfoy was yet again showed to be the idiot was amusing. In another time and under other circumstances, Draco's job prospects would probably be limited to being the Court Fool. It was a pity the ponce never figured that out.
House Black was so similar to House Potter it was scary. The elder concubine, Mallory, had been a St. George's student until Dumbledore sold her it seems. She spent several months as little more than a whore before being sold to Sirius Black (who was apparently innocent and left to rot in prison without a trial by the same man because of his connection to Harry.) Dora was a victim of Death Eater coercion during the last war and was sold off to House Black before she was even born! The other four: Fiona, Karen, Tabatha and Connie were all sold off by Dumbledore with the older two winding up in the "tender mercies" (read living hell) of the Death Eaters.
It was clear by the end of the introduction that despite outward appearances Dumbledore was no friend of Harry's. Arguably Voldemort was better! At least all he wanted to do was kill Harry outright! It seemed Dumbledore wanted the boy to suffer. They learned of his illegal placement following the death of his parents and Dumbledore's excessive efforts to make Harry stay with relatives who could best be described as marginally better than Death Eaters. Minerva had been spying on Dumbledore for years for Harry's family and had known where Harry was, but forgot before she could tell Harry's real family. She was not obliviated, which meant they suspected some kind of ward. The ones that erased such memories were generally illegal and often dark magic. So much for the supposed leader of the Light. Add to the story the fact that Connie had been Harry's friend, for which she and her family were obliviated and one had to wonder how the vile man was not on the Most Wanted list or named among the Dark Wizards of history.
"Similarity," "Common," "Communal:" these were words that Padma thought of when hearing the various short descriptions from the other sixteen witches. Their paths to this room were similar in many ways. They had common enemies with the Death Eaters, Dumbledore and Pureblood bigots in general. They even seemed to share some of these problems with Harry, and her, and Parvati. For some reason these words seemed important, like clues to a puzzle or parts of an equation and yet the answer failed to appear to her.
What surprised her and Parvati almost as much was the fact that all fourteen concubines had already taken the Love Bond with Harry. What they knew of the bond was limited to what McGonagall had told them earlier … and something else, but that something else was slipping her mind for now. It was easier to attain than the Consort Bond in theory. They did not have to love Harry with all of their heart nor he them for it to take hold, but they had to have positive feelings about Harry. She could understand – maybe – the girls who had spent time with the Death Eaters. They could possibly feel as if they had been rescued or some such. The others made less sense.
Tabatha bonded with him within a day of being brought here with no warning. She had no idea about Harry at all before then. The Greengrass sisters were Slytherins! True, so far as Padma knew they and Harry had not been directly antagonistic, but as a general rule Harry disliked Slytherins on principal and they him and everyone knew that! Connie? She knew Harry for three years and that was eight years ago and until now she had no clear memory of him. For all she (or Tabatha) knew, they had been kidnapped. Harry had taken their virginity – there was no other word for it – and yet she too was Love Bonded. Tabatha had "held out" for a day. Connie was Love Bonded within an hour! And from what Ginny described, her bonding was even scarier, and she too had Love Bonded as soon as she could.
Add to this strange equation that Hermione and three others were already pregnant, seven others would be in short order and all of the others probably would be within a year, two at the most? That's not the way this was supposed to work, was it? They should be more … resentful? And yet why wasn't she feeling resentful? Padma should be dreading this knowing full well what was coming, and yet she felt as if she was looking forward to it? Something was off! She hoped it was in a good way, but it was off. Something else to add to this problem with the elusive answer, but one which she knew was important and had not been mentioned.
Her train of thought was interrupted when Harry entered. He was last and aside from her and Parvati, he was the only one who was "dressed" as all the others were in what Ginny had described as their "fuck me" robes. She expected him to get to the matter at hand as it were. Then again, the more she thought about it, the more she wondered why they had not bonded first and explained later rather than giving her and Parvati hours to think about what was going to happen. Padma watched as Harry "worked" the room, kissing each of the sixteen others passionately as he undid their robes and exposed them. None of them seemed to mind in the least. Quite the opposite in fact. Finally, with the others disrobed and seated in the semi-circle of chairs facing the bonding bench, Harry turned to Padma and Parvati.
He surprised both of them by apologizing for the Yule Ball. He told Parvati that regardless of whatever was going on in his life at the time, and there was a lot, having asked her to be his date he should have done a better job of making the evening special for her. The fact that he was not really interested in going or dating at the time was no excuse for ignoring her and ruining what could have been a fond memory for her. He apologized to Padma for setting her up with a date that was even worse. Harry had stopped trying after the second dance. Ron Weasley never even bothered to try. She deserved better than a horrible date with a boy with the sensitivity of a Blast Ended Screwt and the table manners of a troll. Padma was surprised both at the apology and the description which actually made both her and her sister laugh. He then apologized again for what had now happened to them and promised them far more than either had reason to expect. He then surprised them again by kissing them both, quite well Padma thought and judging by Parvati's soft moan of pleasure it was not just her opinion. Definitely a seven or better on the toe curling scale, which surprised her even more. She shouldn't have enjoyed it, but she did and he had not even stated the bonding oath! What was happening and was this part of the other things she had noticed?
"It's amazing that I can tell you two beautiful ladies apart," Harry said with a smile. Something had definitely changed about the boy since Padma had last seen him. Gone was the sullen boy with anger in his eyes. Before her stood a handsome young man not much different in appearance than she remembered but noticeably more confident and judging by his very genuine smile happy. She wondered if the company of the others was a reason for it, or whether it was just Hermione.
"So similar yet so different," he said softly drawing them into a gentle hug. "Expressions separate us, you know. Your smile, looks, glares Parvati are just different enough from Padma's to give you away. You're the talker and you're the thinker," he said to Parvati and Padma in return. "But let's test this theory, shall we?" He pulled away and smiled at them briefly with that crooked and all but irresistible smile that he only showed to Hermione before. He then recited the bonding oath, taking her as a Potter in mind, body, heart, soul and magic until death and Parvati as a Black. "Now," he said. "Your clothes also set you two apart. Let's see if telling you apart is harder without them, shall we?"
Padma could not help but nod in reply. Oddly, she wanted him to see her naked like the others provided, of course, that he'd soon return the favor. It did not take her or her sister long to remove all their clothes and watch Harry as he admired the both of them for a moment.
"Pity," he chuckled. "Still too easy! You trim, don't you Parvati?"
Parvati nodded, blushing. "Hermione? Care to even the playing field?"
Hermione got up from her chair, naked and with her wand as Harry instructed the both of them to hold their arms up. Padma had no idea what spell she cast, because it was muttered very softly. Hermione then smiled at them and returned to her seat.
"You two are quite beautiful," Harry said softly. "And it is harder to tell you apart now … without looking the two of you in the eyes." He had a hand on her shoulder now, stroking it gently and Padma guessed he was doing the same to Parvati as he kissed them in turn before touching her breast gently. She was amazed at how good it felt. He seemed to know just how, where and when to touch her to get the biggest reaction from her and could tell from Parvati's sigh she was probably thinking something similar. "Who wants to go first?" Harry asked.
"Me!" they both said in unison.
"Fine," Harry chuckled. "Well, I try not and play favorites. I'll sit on the bench, close my eyes and you two decide. The one going second sits beside me and the one going first will straddle my lap, okay?"
Padma and Parvati both nodded. This is crazy, Padma thought. Why am I so eager? Harry did as he said and a quick game of rock, paper, scissors soon found Padma straddling his lap with Parvati snuggled against him watching to see what would happen. He truly did know exactly how, when and where to touch her and kiss her as well, was all Padma could think for several minutes until all thought left her amid wave after wave of pleasure and arguably the most powerful orgasm she had ever experienced. She was soon snuggled into Harry's side as Harry performed the same magic on her sister.
Padma tried to think about the puzzle that had begun forming in her mind as her sister snuggled into Harry catching her breath. She might have tried sooner, but watching Harry do what he did to her to Parvati was too … distracting was not the word … too much of a turn on? She had to admit that was definitely the case. But if she didn't figure this thing out … Then Harry had to observe that he was definitely overdressed for the occasion considering everyone else was quite naked. He stood and Parvati and she rose with him, removing his shirt as they did before kneeling beside each other to remove his slacks. When Harry was down to his boxers, one might say reality set in. That is one humungous bulge! Padma thought. Before she knew it, both she and her sister were rubbing it with their hands. There was a joke or something about the relationship between a wizard's magical power and the size and power of his "magical wand." Parvati's gasp as they lowered his boxers and saw it for the first time told Padma that Harry had a very impressive wand hiding in his shorts.
Fortunately, Padma thought, Parvati was soon testing it quite eagerly with her mouth. Padma was a little intimidated by its size, but apparently Parvati was not. Far from it, Padma thought as she watched her sister push it in and out of her mouth. Surely if she can handle it, I can, she thought. She was surprised she was looking forward to it as her sister polished the wand just inches away. She was also surprised and a little disappointed to see that the wonderful wand faded to nothing by the time Parvati finished. But Harry turned his hips slightly and it was there for her for the taking and she took the small and very soft cock into her mouth for the first time. Then, to her surprise and joy, it began to respond to her and grow again! By the time the wand had returned, Padma was used to it and eager to repay Harry for the mind blowing orgasm he had given her. She did know how long it took, but it did not seem too long before she knew she had succeeded beyond her wildest expectations.
She sat back panting, glistening with sweat with Parvati beside her beginning to moan as Padma watched Harry do to her sister what he did to her as her reward for her first blow job. If she had thought Harry's fingers and hands were magic, if she had thought he knew exactly when, where and how to touch her, it was nothing compared to what he did to her with his tongue and mouth. That was, without a doubt, the best oral sex she had ever received and she was a girl sex girl who had believed what the older girls said that boys are not nearly as good at that as girls! Obviously, the term "boy" did not apply to Harry, Padma thought as she could feel her sister climax next to her.
Harry made love to her not long after. It was amazing! Sure, it hurt a bit, but then… Now she knew why the others were so … eager! She thought about how he made her feel as he made her a woman as she watched him do the same for Parvati and knew right then. As soon as she could, she was going to Love Bond with him and naturally let him have his way with her, preferably over and over again. Okay fine, she thought, she'd let Parvati have her turns with him as well.
Parvati was still recovering from her multiple orgasms (that amazing gift Harry had given Padma for her first time as well) when the "Cross Bonding" began. Harry explained this to them before calling Connie over. Connie, being a Black, would be used to bond Padma to that house as well. When Connie was done getting good and shagged, Padma (now bonded to both Houses) would shag him silly to Cross Bond her sister (Parvati would get her turn as Cross Bonder on Monday.) Apparently, the trick Harry had silent showed her earlier (sucking him when he was soft) was very effective at getting him ready again, for that's what Connie did at least until he was back when she stopped and then rode him for all she was worth. Padma did exactly what Connie had only minutes after she and Harry were finished.
As Padma recovered her senses following yet another round of mind blowing Harry sex while watching Harry "make sure" her sister "didn't feel left out" she noticed the collars and absently touched hers for the first time. She was now bound to Harry for life and it did not seem to matter anymore. She knew that all it would take for her to be his "wife" was the Love Bond and knew that would be no problem. As she looked around the room thinking, one part of her mind wondered whether she should do it when Harry finished her sister this time or whether she should wait a bit until he took her again. They had been told that he had four other witches he needed to shag before bedtime, but they would have him to themselves until morning! And, just because he had to do those other witches did not mean they couldn't have some Harry time between now and then!
She noticed that several of the other "girls" were now busily having their own fun with each other. Minerva seemed to be the only one not busy so Padma got up and walked over to her. This was her new life after all and they had been told aside from Harry, there are no favorites and no House lines. Minerva smiled at her as she knelt between her former professor's legs and leaned in. She soon forgot all about the puzzle in her mind and surrendered herself totally to this new family.
Parvati was not thinking about puzzles. She was thinking about amazing orgasms and had been practically from the moment Harry first kissed her. She had been with boys before, but never all the way. They did not matter anymore. She never wanted another boyfriend again. No boy was better than Harry! She did not care if she walked funny for days. She was going to get as much of him today as possible! And, she was going to have some of that girl sex as well and be Love Bonded and get permissions and hopefully get knocked up! She wanted the whole thing! She wanted to be fully a part of whatever this was because it was so wonderful!
Dinner was a short rest for her and her sister and the others. They did not even bother dressing in their robes. Apparently, Bonding Days were like this, but she was told that it was not all sex. Pity. But it was still amazing. When dinner was over, Harry was busy with a couple of other girls, Laura or Karen. So Parvati decided it was a good time to see what her former roommate was like. Hopefully, she and Pad would get to try some of those three-way Harry rides later.
Two very exhausted witches snuggled into either side of their wizard for their first night's sleep in his wonderful arms. He could definitely tell them apart now with or without clothes and they both enjoyed their Bonding and told him over and over again, usually when he was inside them, although it was kind of hard sometimes as they were between another witch's legs; including each others. Harry had made a quip that he loved sisters. Something about sibling rivalry making for really hot sex, as he had apparently learned with the Greengrass sisters. Twins just added another level to it.
As Padma and Parvati began to drift off, each had a very contented smile on their face. Each was now Love Bonded to their wizard and each now had permission to bear his child. Connie had asked for permission as well after they had. It was their bonding day, but she had already decided that she wanted the final step as well. Padma wondered what it would be like in the spring as Harry would have fourteen witches giving birth over a period of a month or two. Harry did not seem to mind.
Fourteen! Seven! Similarity! Commonality! Communal! One family! Padma remembered the word that had eluded her just as she fell asleep.
A/N: RELATIONSHIP SCORECARD:
Slight change due to a reviewer comment that I thought was a good idea.
If you didn't read the Intro, you missed that. This is so you can keep up with who's with who and how.
Key:
Names in Italics = OC
Gr – Gryffindor, Hu – Hufflepuff, Ra – Ravenclaw, Sl – Slytherin.
SG – St. George's School, PE – Prince Edward School, SA – St. Andrew's, SP – St. Patrick's, SD – St. David's.(Number indicates last year completed. No number means they finished all seven years.)
P = pregnant.
Harry James Potter, age 15.* HOUSE POTTER
1. Hermione Jane (Granger) Potter, age 16 (Gr-5); CONSORT.*P
2. Minerva Grace (McGonagall) Potter-Black, age 68 (Gr).P - girl.
3. Astoria Lynn (Greengrass) Potter-Black, age 14 (Sl-3).*
4. Ginevra Molly (Weasley) Potter-Black, age 14 (Gr-4).*
5. Stacey Marie (Campbell) Potter-Black, age 17 (SA-5).*
6. Laura Teresa (Oliver) Potter-Black, age 21 (PE-5).
7. Rhonda Kaye (Lester) Potter-Black, age 17 (SD-5).
8. Katie Anna (Bell) Potter-Black, age 17 (Gr-6).
9. Padma (Patil) Potter-Black, age 16 (10/17/79) (Ra-5); CONCUBINE (POTTER) 7/26/96.
HOUSE BLACK
1. Luna Celeste (Lovegood) Black, age 15 (Ra-4); CONSORT.*
2. Dora (Tonks) Black-Potter, age 22 (Hu).*P
3. Mallory Michelle (Grant) Black-Potter, age 39 (Hu).P - boy.
4. Daphne Renee (Greengrass) Black-Potter, age 16 (Sl-5).*
5. Tabatha Simone (Collins) Black-Potter, age 16 (SA-5).
6. Fiona Michelle (Simpson) Black-Potter, age 22 (SD).
7. Karen Maria (Green) Black-Potter, age 18 (PE-5).
8. Constance Maria (Plumber) Black-Potter, age 16 (SG-5).
9. Parvati (Patil) Black-Potter, age 16 (10/17/79) (Gr-5); CONCUBINE (BLACK) 7/26/79.
Bill Weasley, age 25.
1. Fleur Patrice (Delacour) Weasley, age 19; CONSORT.P
2. Mary Ellen (Howard) Weasley, age 18 (Hu-5).*P
3. Samantha Christine (Johnson) Weasley, age 17 (SG-5).*
4. Peggy Louise (Nolan) Weasley, age 17 (9/6/78) (Hu-6).
5. Elizabeth Olive Nolan, age 14 (Gr-3).
6. Lana Catherine (Powell) Weasley, age 22 (SA).
7. Carla (Masterson) Weasley, age 20 (PE-5).
8. Donna Lynn (Roselle) Weasley, age 19 (SG-5).
9. Christine Celine (Paulson) Weasley, age 17 (PE-5).
10. Mandy (Brocklehurst) Weasley, age 16 (Ra-5).
11. Wendy Seline Hendricks, age 15 (Gr-4).
12. Agnes Gabrielle Martin, age 15 (6/16/81) (Hu-4); CONCUBINE (BILL WEASLEY) 7/26/96.
Neville Algicyrus Longbottom, age 15.*
1. Susan Marie (Bones) Longbottom, age 16 (Hu-5); CONSORT.*P
2. Amber Selma (Harker) Longbottom, age 33 (Sl-5).*P - boy, girl (twins).
3. Penelope Ann (Clearwater) Longbottom, age 20 (Ra).
4. Annette Lucille (Harper) Longbottom, age 24 (SD).
5. Deborah Leigh (McLean) Longbottom, age 20 (SA).
6. Miriam Olivia (Riley) Longbottom, age 18 (SG-5).
7. Amanda (Kennedy) Longbottom, age 16 (SP-5).
8. Hannah Suzanne (Abbott) Longbottom, age 16 (Hu-5).
9. Patricia Faye Abbott, age 14 (Hu-3).
10. Megan Allison Jones, age 16 (Hu-5).
11. Leanne Lucille Tinker, age 17 (1/16/79) (Gr-6); CONCUBINE (NEVILLE) 7/26/96.
Fred Weasley, age 18.
1. Alicia May (Spinet) Weasley, age 18 (Gr); CONSORT.*
2. Verity Nicole (Smith) Weasley, age 21 (SG-5).*P
3. Danielle Louise (Carter) Weasley, age 20 (SG-5).*P
4. Victoria (Vicki) (Peters) Weasley, age 17 (Ra-6).
5. Rachel Francine Peters, age 15 (Ra-4).
6. Coleen (Harrington) Weasley, age 23 (SP).
7. Elisha Susan (Stout) Weasley, age 21 (SD).
8. Helen May (Ivey) Weasley, age 20 (SG-5).
9. Caroline (Folsom) Weasley, age 18 (SD-5).
10. Annette Maria Barnes, age 15 (Gr-4).
11. Simone Fanning, age 15, (Hu-4).
12. Jessica (Jessie) Bates, age 14 (6/7/82) (Gr-3); CONCUBINE (FRED) 7/26/96.
.George Weasley, age 18.
1. Angelina Olivia (Johnson) Weasley, age 18 (Gr); CONSORT.*P
2. Shelly Ann (Parker) Weasley, age 22 (SG).*P
3. Ellen Suzanne (North) Weasley, age 20 (SG).*
4. Anna Melissa (Jenkins) Weasley, age 17 (Hu-6).
5. Roberta Elaine (Larson) Weasley, age 25 (PE).
6. Georgina Emma (Parker) Weasley, age 22 (SG).
7. Eileen (O'Malley) Weasley, age 21 (SP-5).
8. Isabel (Tate) Weasley, age 19 (SA).
9. Tammy Grey, age 15 (Hu-4).
10. Pamela Ray Adams, age 15 (Ra-4).
11. Selene Adams, age 13 (Ra-2).
12. Betsy Watson, age 14 (2/21/82) (Gr-3); CONCUBINE (GEORGE) 7/26/96.
Lord Mayor Remus John Lupin, age 36.
1. Sarah Michelle (Hanson) Lupin, age 21 (SG).
2. Amelia Renee (Carpenter) Lupin, age 21 (SG).
3. Tara Frances (Marks) Lupin, age 20 (SG-5).
4. Christy (Matthews) Lupin, age 19 (SG).
5. Ellie Beth Mitchell, age 18 (PE-5).
Frank Longbottom, age 41.
1. Alice Maria (Pierson) Longbottom, age 40 (Ra); CONSORT.
2. Sandra Ellen (Butler) Longbottom, age 24 (SP).
3. Veronica Helen (Riordan) Longbottom, age 23 (SP).
4. Gretchen Lee (St. James) Longbottom, age 21 (PE).
5. Marie (White) Longbottom, age 19 (SD).
6. Carol Matilda Timmerman, age 17 (SD-5).