Chapter 17: Chapter 16: Closing Out The Year
Summary:
The day after Christmas Harry reflects on the day itself then visits the Longbottoms and learns startling information leading to a surprise meeting. After spending Christmas at Potter Manor with the rest of the Potter Coven and their families Ciri gets a surprising update from Yennifer. The Unspeakables investigate Hogwarts and New Years Eve finds The Burrow hosting a large end of year gathering
Harry stared up at the ceiling above his bed unseeingly from the center of his bed. It had been a few days since the Yule Ball and Potter Manor was now only occupied by himself, Sirius, Amelia, Remus, Andi, Ted and Dora. Dora had already left for work undoubtedly with Amelia considering they worked together leaving Harry alone in his bed.
That didn't really bother him as his mind wandered back to Ciri and all that he'd learned about her after they bonded. Just her existence alone had thrown everything he'd known about life out of the proverbial window. Firstly she was from another world and not just another planet but another version of Earth proving the existence of the multiverse as a real thing. Like Parvati and Padma, Ciri was actually a legitimate princess born to the union of two separate royal bloodlines on her original world.
Harry had honestly thought his life with the Dursley's and first three years at Hogwarts had been hard, but Ciri had been through her own ordeals. That however wasn't something he felt the desire to dwell on, though he was unsurprised that upon awakening with this new knowledge of Ciri's past the girls were a mix of emotions though all of them had moved to comfort Ciri. As it was Christmas Eve they all stuck around though most of them ended up leaving by midday on Christmas.
Still Harry's first Christmas in Potter Manor, his first as part of a proper family, went really well. He woke up in an enlarged bed full of naked girls which had been an incredible way to start the day, though getting out of bed to use the bathroom had been an issue admittedly. The gift exchange had gone well, he and the girls had all agreed to not spend too much on gifts for each other though in the end had done just that anyway.
He'd gifted each of the girls with new chokers, much simpler in design than the ones they'd worn to the ball for the most part. Even Ciri got one, though that had been more luck than anything as he'd already purchased the chokers needed for his unbonded Houses and some incase he had mistress bondings, so he'd had more than a few extra on hand.
Harry had taken his cue from the LPA chokers and as such they were all made of black leather with the inside covered with acromantula silk. In the center of the necklace was a white crystal a small blank round pendant hung from the center. The bands of the chokers were layered with as much protective magic as they could handle including potion detection, danger detection and could be used as portkeys in case a quick getaway was needed.
Once the girls put them on they'd discovered that the crystals changed to resemble their birthstone and the pendent change to show the House that the witch was bonded to. For Susan and Ciri that meant the Houses of their birth as they were bonded through those Houses instead of one of the ones he inherited.
He'd wanted to get them all individual gifts as well, but Alice had talked him out of it considering how much he'd paid for the chokers due to all of the enchantments he'd wanted added. Instead all of those gifts were purchased by the girls families, though he was given the credit for selecting that particular gift.
From the Grangers the school age girls received several complete editions of fantasy book series, though a few had gotten something extra. Parvati for instance had gotten a yearlong subscription for several muggle fashion and an interior design magazines since she'd expressed interest in both, the latter of which after seeing Grimmauld Place and Potter Manor as well as hearing about Lily's Retreat.
Fleur along with the books from the Grangers had gotten an old tome that was a study of Primal Fire that Harry found in the Room of Hidden Things at the end of his previous school year. It had since been verified as authentic, rare and quite expensive. Penny had gotten several books recommended for those studying for a mastery in Charms.
Dora had gotten an auror red dragonhide vest, coat and boots that had been labeled as from House Black. Harry's idea had only been for the coat but between Ted and Sirius they'd sprung for the vest and boots. Amelia apparently hadn't known that was coming as she'd been very approving and then began looking contemplative at least until she was gifted with a set of her own.
From the Longbottoms they all got new school bags with Undetectable Expansion Charms that only differed in that they were in the colors of their respective Hogwarts House and sported the House crest. The bags would allow them to carry not only all of their books at all times but supplies as well, they even had compartments for quills and ink jars. They were also spelled with Featherlight Charms so that the bags would never be heavier than they were when they were empty. Harry's bag also differed in that it was bigger as it was designed for a boy while the bags for the girls were all a bit smaller with thinner straps.
All of the girls were gifted new brooms from their parents, even Fleur, Penny and Dora. With the old Hogsmeade weekends being upgraded to every weekend and the ability to explore the Hogsmeade and Hogwarts Valleys having the brooms was a necessity. While Dora wouldn't be able to join them on every weekend when she did she would be able to join them often enough according to Amelia. Gabby had also gotten a new broom though due to her age would be unable to take it to school with her.
As for Harry he'd also made out well in terms of gifts, the most surprising being from the girls, who as a collective wrote to his grandmother's old friend Devlin Whitehorn and after collecting the remains of his old Nimbus 2000 had the broom repaired which was now hanging on a rack in the game room.
Ciri had gifted him with a silver circular medallion with the shape of a dragon's neck and head depicted on the inside. It had just as much protection magic as the girls chokers and a portkey that would take him directly to the Hogwarts hospital wing that had obviously been placed by Professor McGonagall as she as Headmistress was the only one who could do that. Rather than let him slip it on himself Ciri had taken it and placed it on him much as Sirius had his Order of Merlin medal.
Narcissa had gifted him with a photo album bound in white leather that showed pictures of all of the girls throughout the years going from their childhood, even baby pictures, all the way to the Yule Ball showing the individual pictures, family pictures and the giant group picture they'd taken before they'd left for the Ball.
Remus gifted him with a muggle style family portrait within a gold frame. In it his Lily Potter stood on the left holding what could only be him as a toddler while James Potter stood on the right holding a large orange cat that looked suspiciously like Crookshanks only it was bigger with, its orange fur seemed brighter, and its face didn't have the squashed look that Crookshanks sported. He knew immediately this would be going with him to Hogwarts and would sit on his bedside nightstand.
He and the girls had all gotten wand holsters from Amelia and Sirius, while the girls all got holsters that wrapped around their lower thighs his was secured around his waist but the wand sat on his upper thigh. Honestly he'd felt like a guy in a cowboy western while wearing it and may have spent a bit of time drawing his wand in front of his mirror and posing while no one was looking. While they'd certainly gotten more gifts those had been the highlights at least for Harry
After returning to his room after the gift exchange to get dressed he'd found a second photo album on his bed with a note that simply said it was from the girls. This one was black and had the head of a bunny wearing a bowtie in white in the center of the cover facing to the right. On the top there was a folded piece of parchment which he opened first and found it was written in a neat, elegant style which was more impressive as they'd obviously used a quill.
Merry Christmas Harry. This is the second album that I am gifting to you, one I felt you would appreciate receiving in privacy. While you may have questions you should know these are all authentic taken with the full knowledge of the people within. Also while I haven't done so it can be password protected, just place the tip of your wand on the bunny say 'Set Password, speak your password and remove the wand. Once the password is set the bunny will signify it. – Narcissa.
Curious he opened it and blushed instantly as he was greeted to a picture of a Narcissa, nude in a spoon position with her right arm propping her head up and her face looking sensuously into the camera, bare breasts fully exposed showing a pair of hard brown nipples. Then the picture moved her legs opening showing a tuft of brown hair between her legs and the pink lips of her pussy for a few seconds before the picture reset itself. Under the picture it had the caption Slytherslut Alumni.
The caption was a surprise simply because he hadn't thought that usage of the Hogwarts House names had made it outside of the castle. With the implementation of the LPA along with the more blatant sexual activities had come a rise in dirty talk even in the castle. By this point he'd heard multiple phrases seeing one used on a picture in what was clearly the hand of Narcissa herself was a bit surprising.
The next page showed Andromeda arching herself on the corner of a bed and like Narcissa looking directly into the camera. Her cunt was hidden by one of her legs at least until her legs switched positions and suddenly her hairless pussy was visible and like Narcissa's it was captioned with the words Slytherbitch Alumni. The next page showed Apolline Delacour sitting on a couch with her legs crossed, then they were spread wide exposing her pussy topped with a small bit of blonde hair with the words Veela MILF at the bottom.
The next page showed Gwenog Jones, she was sitting on the edge of a bench wearing her Harpy's jersey in what looked like a home gym then the picture changed, and her light brown skin was on full display as she was suddenly naked with her legs spread wide, her left hand holding one of her breasts and her right down as two of her fingers were holding the lips of her pussy open. The photo was captioned Proud Huffleslut Alumni.
The next page showed Penny fully naked sitting on the edge of a pool, then she moved leaning back and lifting one of her legs, so it was propped on the pool's edge putting herself on full display. It was captioned with the words Ravenwhore Alumni
Next Dora in her natural form, she was wearing the robe of her auror uniform standing sideways with her wand pointed at the camera, then it changed, and her robe was open revealing her nude form, her back was against a wall and she was thrusting the back of her wand shallowly inside her pussy a few times before the picture reset with the caption reading Huffleslut Alumni.
Fleur's picture showed her lying naked on a bed before turning over and moving to her hands and knees arching her body leaving her in a position that showed her breasts hanging in front, the whole scope of her ass along with the winking rosebud and open pussy while still looking into the camera.
Hermione showed she was in the Hogwarts library in her uniform leaning against the edge of her desk. When the picture changed her shirt was hanging open revealing her bare breasts and her skirt flipped up while she sat on top of the desk with her legs spread exposing her pussy with the caption The Gryffinwhore Bookworm.
Daphne was in what looked like the Slytherin common room sitting within a window alcove in her uniform then the picture changed, and she was sitting naked with her back against the window, her feet were up on the cushion and her legs were spread showing her pussy with the caption Slytherbitch's Chamber of Secrets.
The next page showed Sue, she was sitting in a kneeling position on the ground in her school uniform with her legs folded beneath her while she sat on her heels. Her back was straight displaying her clothed breasts framed by her arms while her hands rested in her lap. Then the picture changed, and she was naked and in a higher kneeling pose with her legs spread open and back arched slightly, showcasing both her breasts and the small tuft of hair above her pussy while her hands had moved behind her head and her mouth dropped open. At the bottom was the caption Petite Ravenwhore.
Susan was on the next page sitting on a teachers desk in an abandoned classroom in her uniform. Then the picture changed, and she was shown lying naked across the desk on her side with her right hand propping her head up and the elbow planted on the desk. Her full body was on display and her left hand was holding her pussy lips open. The picture was captioned Big Titty Huffleslut.
The twins posed together both in uniform standing and holding hands. Then the picture changed to show them both naked still standing but now with their breasts pressing together. With their bodies facing the camera each of them was reaching across and holding the others pussy lips open, they looked sensually into the camera before kissing each other deeply before the picture reset. The picture was captioned Gryffinwhore and Ravenslut, Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun.
Katie was on the next page in her Quidditch uniform standing on the pitch with her broom in her hand. Then the picture changed, and she was sitting sideways on the hovering broom completely naked with her hands holding parts of the broom and her legs spread wide exposing her pussy and the thick thatch of hair above it. The picture was captioned Gryffinwhore Rides Your Broom.
He was surprised to find Ciri on the next page considering they hadn't even been bonded three days. She was standing in what he suspected was the Forbidden Forest and wore a white shirt, with a round medallion over her chest depicting a wolf, what looked like brown leather pants tucked into a pair of brown knee-high boots and held a long sword in hand. When the picture changed she was standing naked, her medallion hanging between her breasts with her back against a tree, one foot was elevated and placed on the guard of her sword exposing her pussy which had two fingers pumping deep inside while one of her hands cupped her one of her breast. Beneath the picture was the caption Witcher Slut.
That was the last picture inside and after a bit of thought he slipped the pictures of Professor Merigold and Professor Drake into the next two pages before closing the album and setting the password. The rest of Christmas had passed quickly and by midday the place had been practically empty leaving just himself, Sirius, Amelia, Remus, Andi, Ted and Dora as everyone else left for their separate Christmas events. He knew Penny at least would be coming back as she'd made her intentions to stay with him until he returned to Hogwarts no secret. That was later though, for now he was content to simply relax.
From her position in front of the vanity Ciri sent a heatless glare at the marking on her choker as she held the offending accessory in her hand. The Great Sun, the symbol of her ancestral fatherland was embedded into the center of the choker as if all was as it was meant to be. She could feel the bond active between herself and Harry as well as to the connection to the rest of the witches within the bond and while that did please her the fact that she was bonded under that symbol vexed her.
"Still brooding I see."
Turning to the voice she was unsurprised to see Yennifer staring down at her with a small smirk gracing her lips. Yen had been entirely too pleased with the news that she and Harry bonded and had been walking around smugly ever since.
"I don't brood." Said Ciri.
Yennifer didn't respond to that other than to send a playful smirk her way that caused Ciri's eyes to narrow.
"Any luck finding out about this?" questioned Ciri holding up the choker.
"Some. Nilfgaard seems to have existed in this world only it was a magical empire with territory that began in Norway and included nearly the entirety of continental Europe. It was only just expanding into Russia when the Empire fell." Explained Yennifer.
"How is that possible?" questioned Ciri.
"My guess, the history of this world was manipulated after we were sent to this world." Said Yennifer.
Ciri frowned at that, though she could certainly understand that guess. They had actually been forced to come to this world via ritual as she'd been in a coma at the time. The'd fled their original world when the humans turned against the other races including those capable of using magic. Yennifer and Triss had attempted a ritual to create a portal to this world, though it had gone awry. She didn't remember it but they were apparently met with an angel named Ephemera that facilitated their entry into this world via rebirth.
"What happened to the Nilfgaard of this world?" questioned Ciri.
"According to what Dandelion was able to find a ritual went wrong and the entire capital disappeared. The rest of the Empire collapsed soon after becoming independent territories, at least until Rome rose to power." Said Yennifer.
"What are you not saying?" questioned Ciri causing Yennifer to sigh.
"Gringotts somehow was able to recognize you as the daughter and thus direct blood heir to the last Emperor, Emhyr var Emreis. Its all caused some excitement back home according to Dandelion." Said Yennifer.
"Great just what I needed." Said Ciri sarcastically.
Longbottom Manor had served as the seat of House Longbottom since they'd first left Norway for Briton and settled in the area that would one day become Fishguard. Because of the origins most confused the Longbottom's of originating from Viking stock, not realizing that House Longbottom pre-dated Vikings by almost 1,200 years. There had been Longbottoms who had become Vikings and some that had been pirates in the time since then when the house's fortune needed rebuilding, but that had all been after they were already established.
In truth the Longbottoms lived in the area before the Romans came and remained after Rome left, they'd fought the Saxon threat at Badon Hill and had a seat at The Round Table just like every other Most Ancient and Most Noble House in Magical Britain. House Longbottoms relationship with House Potter went back just as long, as did the relationship with Houses Greengrass, Bones and Black, though those relationships tended to sour into off and on states over the centuries.
As he walked the grounds of Longbottom Hall aside his godbrother Harry could only feel pride. Neville unlike him had always known the history of his House, only now it appeared that he was finally confident in his place within the house, the fact that he would one day lead it. Thankfully his newfound confident had yet to lead into arrogance like Draco or Ernie Macmillan from Hufflepuff tended to show nor was he overly smug like McLaggen had been. What's more this was different than the confidence he'd gained from possessing his own wand that Harry remembered from his life, that was there but this was different and showed even in the way that he carried himself.
"Honestly, I don't know where you get the energy to keep up with all of these girls." Said Neville.
"Me either, but I'm not going to question it. At least none of them live with me." Said Harry causing Neville to blush.
"That's true, it's definitely something that requires an adjustment and getting used to." Said Neville.
Harry had been surprised to learn that Hannah and Sakura had both moved into Longbottom Hall, though Lily had not done so. It turns out that both Hannah's and Sakura's parents had their marriages dissolved thanks to the LPA and rather than subject their daughters to what that meant in terms of their daily lives both the Abbott and Akaji parents opted to send their daughters to live at Longbottom Hall with their bonded. Lily hadn't needed that simply due to the fact that her father was a widower and tended to keep his activities outside of their home.
"Still you bonded Ciri through her own house so you still have three spots to fill." Said Neville.
"Not to mention any mistresses I end up having." Said Harry with a sigh.
"You know you're going to have so many kids you'll give up on names and start assigning numbers." Said Neville.
"Ugh, don't get me started, you know I had a nightmare about that." Said Harry.
"Wait really!?" questioned Neville surprised.
"Not exactly, firstly I married Ginny…" started Harry.
"Ginny's not a bad choice; she's definitely a looker. Though with the whole love potion thing…" said Neville
"Exactly. Anyway I married Ginny, and we had three kids. Two boys and one girl, the problem is somehow my second son ended up being named Albus Severus." Said Harry causing Neville to jerk back before shuddering.
"Jeez no wonder you called it a nightmare, I don't know what would possess you to name one of your kids that. Now if one of your kids was named Neville, I'd understand." Said Neville causing Harry to laugh.
Not long later found the two boys entering an open door on the first floor of the manor that Neville told him was the Ladies office. Inside pictures hung on the wall of Alice with a number of people most of them clearly from her Hogwarts days. The centerpiece was a large still photo of Alice and Frank from their handfasting, their hands were tied together, and they were mid-kiss. Another that caught Harry's attention was one he recognized as it was the Order of the Phoenix during the last war. Alice herself was sat behind the desk, quill in hand and writing on a piece of parchment.
"Give me a couple seconds to finish this." Said Alice without looking up.
As they moved to sit down the door closed as if on its own violation but being a magical residence by this point Harry didn't doubt that it could do just that. Rather than sit Harry took the time to look over the pictures that were decorating the walls. There was also a certificate hung on the wall showing it was a Mastery in Potions, which explained how Neville had gotten so much better in that subject so quickly, well aside from having a better instructor.
"Alright lets get started." Said Alice calling Harry's attention and motioning for him to take the open seat beside Neville.
"Before we start I think it is fair that we are all on the same page. Neville I trust neither you or the girls will share this information with anyone or speak about it to anyone who doesn't already know." Said Alice pinning Neville with a look who nodded hesitantly.
"Alright then. Sirius came to see your father and I prior to our release from the hospital to inform us on secrets that Harry has been keeping. There is no easy way to say this so I'll be blunt, the dark wizard Tom Riddle is still alive."
At this Neville paused trying to think about where he'd heard that name from before he paled noticeably as he remembered it was the real name of Voldemort that had been revealed during the memory presentation at the Order of Merlin ceremony.
"Contrary to popular belief Lily used a form of sacrificial magic that was meant to kill him as her last act. Unfortunately he'd taken measures to keep himself alive by splitting his soul into separate pieces causing him to become a disembodied spirit instead of dying when Lily made her sacrifice." Said Alice causing Neville to glance at Harry who sat motionlessly.
"Part of that man's soul ended up embedded in Harry's scar and was removed when the Dementors swarmed him last year." Said Alice.
"Wait that was true, I thought Skeeter just made that part up or exaggerated like she always does!" exclaimed Neville.
"Unfortunately that was true. What went unreported is that when that fragment of Riddle's soul was removed Harry learned the locations of all of Riddle's soul fragments. With Amelia's help the DOM is currently in the process of retrieving them." Said Alice.
Harry was doing his best not to react, he'd thought that Sirius had told Alice about the time-travel but apparently he'd been wrong. He'd never even questioned Sirius about it but in hindsight it made since, Zachriel had made it clear they didn't want that information spreading, he couldn't even tell anyone unless he bonded with them so there was no way they would tolerate someone else providing that information.
"Ok, that's not so bad right. The D.O.M will track these things down and we won't have to deal with him." Said Neville nervously.
"I'm acting under the assumption that we will. If that doesn't happen I can be pleasantly surprised." Said Harry.
"Which leads me to what I want to talk to you both about, the worst-case scenario." Said Alice.
"Should that man be restored to a physical form the war will automatically resume. It will start as a cold war, especially with all of the Death Eaters that were exposed and arrested. I don't think our current Minister will be as passive as those who came before him, he's a retired auror and well remembers how things were last time." Said Alice with a sigh before standing from her seat.
"Things at Hogwarts will change. The Hogsmeade visits will be cancelled completely and the levels of stress amongst the students and staff will build up. If attacks start up again that will only make things worse. Last time things amongst the students got so bad that people started having sex just to blow off steam. It was similar to how things are now with the LPA only most of us tried to keep things hidden." Said Alice surprising both boys.
"If things happen similarly this time that would put you too in odd predicaments as both of you are bonded to multiple witches. You both need to speak to your bonded about the possibility of them having sex with other wizards." Said Alice but before they could speak Alice held her hand up.
"Neville, I wasn't dating your father when we bonded." Said Alice causing both boys eyes to widen.
"The same holds true with James and Lily. Even after we bonded we were still having sex with other people, we were just more selective and discrete especially since none of us were really ready to settle down." Said Alice.
As she said this she picked up a picture from her desk and passed it to Neville. The picture depicted a younger version of Alice being held in Franks arms and beside them were James and Lily in the same pose, all of them in their Hogwarts uniform.
Alice tapped the picture with her wand and spoke a password causing the picture to ripple, when it finished it still showed the four of them, only they were all naked and Alice was sitting legs spread in James's lap facing the camera, one of his hands was cupping one of her breasts while her back was arched showing. Beside them Lily was in a similar position only she was in Frank's lap. Unlike the original picture this one was magical and as such both boys watched in shock as younger versions of their mother's rode the cocks of the other boys father.
"What you can't see is Sirius holding the camera while Marlene McKinnon was on her knees sucking his cock." Said Alice before tapping the picture again.
This time when the picture changed it showed three girls smiling up into the camera, faces pressed together and covered in cum. Alice tapped the picture again and it reset to its original depiction, but the damage was done, neither boy could really look at it again and not picture what it was hiding.
"Why'd you show us that?" questioned Neville lowly.
"So you would understand that I'm serious. You both went without us for so long that you have images in your minds of what we could have possibly been like. Mind you the situation behind those pictures wasn't exactly normal but it happened. None of us were perfect angels, the times weren't good and as such things like that happened just so we could blow off some steam and not go off and kill every suspected Death Eater in the castle. Things may work out differently for you all but remember you're all kids right now, you are in the perfect time and place to experiment, just try to be discreet if you all decide to do so." Said Alice.
"You don't still do that right?" questioned Neville nervously.
"No, at least your father and I don't. While some of the old crowd reached out to us to rejoin we haven't felt the desire. Plus as you know we're planning to have another baby in a year or so after the contraceptive droughts we took wear off." Said Alice.
It was rare for Unspeakables to leave the confines of the Department of Mysteries during the execution of their duties. Most Unspeakables were in truth researchers and thus hardly ever needed to travel to complete their work. There were however those that primary did their work outside of the Department, such as those that had been assigned to Voldemort's Horcrux hunt. With that operation deemed completed the Unspeakable codenamed Foxtail found themselves once more at Hogwarts.
The time magic detected during the Yule Ball required investigation and with the recent hits to the Ministry's reputation due to the ICW occupation they were now operating completely by the book. Thankfully the Headmistress hadn't put up too much of a fight, unlike her predecessor McGonagall's primary concern was the safety and education of her students. The only fight she put up was that she wasn't allowing anyone to portkey either in or out of the grounds and since that was their preferred travel method they'd been forced to portkey to just in front of the main gates and walk up the path to the castle since the floo didn't agree with their robes.
Still the mission wasn't difficult as the time magic was actually easy to detect, the castle was practically bathed in it showing whatever happened managed to effect the entirety of the castle. In their hand they held a black device with two prongs sprouting from its sides that allowed them to trace the magic to its source. Following the device to the place where the magic was strongest found them coming to a room on the seventh floor that was one of the many abandoned classroom.
Frowning beneath the hood and mask that obscured their face the Unspeakable shut down the device before reaching to the front left of their waist and removing a small pouch that with a small application of magic caused it to open before placing the device inside, displaying the expansion charms in its design. Reaching deeper into the pouch, nearly to their elbow, the figure soon withdrew their arm holding a staff within which was a glowing green gem. Tapping the butt of the staff lightly on the ground caused the gem to pulse once before the magic in the air immediately reacted coming together to form two spectral figures one male and one female.
Frown deepening the Unspeakable tapped the ground once more causing the figures to come into greater detail and though tented green the figure easily recognized the male as Harry Potter, though the girl they couldn't recognize. With a bit of concentration they willed the staff to show them what they needed to see causing their eyes to begin glowing a faint green even as the two began speaking.
"Stop holding back." Said Potter causing her eyes to widen.
"Your magical senses really are strong. You're the first person that's ever just been able to tell. To be honest, I'm not holding back, not really. I just have a kind of special ability; I've never actually thought to use it during sex though so I don't know what will happen." Said the girl.
"Well let's find out." Said Potter.
"You sure, I can be kind of destructive." Said girl.
From their the figure watched as the girl released her magic with Potter releasing more of his own approximately thirty seconds later. The figure watched the two have sex, watched as they bonded which led to the girl throwing her head back just before a massive wave of time magic exploded outwards from the girl.
Satisfied now that they had an answer the Unspeakable lifted the staff and waved it twice above them causing streams of green magic to race towards them and be absorbed into the gem. Once the magic had been completely collected the Unspeakable tucked the staff back into the pouch, closed it and placed the pouch back into its place before turning and leaving the room. Since they bonded finding the girl would actually be easy since the name would have been recorded and reported as such there was nothing left to do at Hogwarts.
Harry returned quickly to Potter Manor, after his talk with Alice and Neville he couldn't really look at his godmother right now without picturing her naked. Neville had been a blushing wreck after that point and retreated immediately to his greenhouse while Alice had seen him to the floo. She'd also told him that there were more pictures his mother had, where to find them and the password to see them. Truthfully he planned on collecting them and tucking them away, he didn't really have any desire to see what they hid at the moment.
"Master Harry."
The voice of Winston greeted him as he stepped out of the floo causing him to pause.
"Yes Winston?"
"The Portrait Hall is ready for viewing sir." Said Winston.
"Really, I think I'll do that then." Said Harry.
"Of course, just remember to remove your shows before stepping on the carpet. Slippers are available to be worn within that room." Said Winston.
"Ok, thank you." Said Harry.
Potter Manor actually possessed many portraits spread across the place. The Lord's Office for instance had the portrait of every Lord Potter on one of its walls, similar to how Hogwarts had the portraits of previous Headmasters in the Headmasters office. Most of the frames in the office were empty for the most part as Harry was hardly ever in the room and the figures inside had other portraits they could move to.
He'd been surprised to learn that the potion used to animate portraits had been created by one of his Potter ancestors, a potion that was still generating income for House Potter with each sale worldwide. Potter's had also been behind the creations of Skele-Gro and Sleekeazy's Hair Potion, the latter of which had been developed by his uncle Fleamont and both of those potions were always generating income as well. It had actually been that knowledge that made Harry reinvest his energy into the subject over the summer.
Regardless the Portrait Hall wasn't far from the floo as it was on the first floor just across from the library. Stepping inside revealed that instead of a hallway he was actually in a large richly decorated room, covered in colors of white, beige and cream with fireplaces on both sides of the room. The carpet was cream and covered the entirety of the floor except for where he stood at the entrance, which explained why slippers were provided. Removing his shoes he placed them to the side by the door before removing a set of slippers from the rack mounted on the wall, which were helpfully labelled by size, and stepping into them.
Stepping further into the room he could see that both parts of the room had couches and chairs, large portraits covered the entirety of three walls stacked in rows of three vertically while smaller portraits could be seen sitting on the coffee tables throughout the room. The fourth wall, the one on the opposite side of the entrance was covered with windows which were providing natural light though he could see crystal chandeliers for times when the natural light was unavailable.
The large portraits on the wall all had plaques beneath them designating who was in the portrait. One of the still portraits was of a knight dressed in a mix of chain-mail and plate armor with a plaque that read Sir Galahad, Knight of the Round Table. The first moving portrait he came across was a name he was familiar with, Horik Potter, one of the sons of Linfred of Stinchcombe, the first person the name Potter was associated with. None of the portraits he passed spoke, he'd spoken to all of them in other parts of the house by this point.
Looking over the room once more he paused as he eyed the fireplace at the end of the room, or rather the blank space of wall beside it, remembering that there was a secret room behind it according to his grandfather. Moving over to the wall he tapped it twice with his wand paused and then tapped it again. For a moment nothing happened before there was a click and the wall swung inwards revealing it was a door. Inside the room was a smaller room also furnished with chairs and couches.
His eyes went wide, and a blush stole over his face as he realized that the portraits in this room were all naked each of them depicting a man seated in a chair holding a leash leading to at least one woman beside the chair. There weren't nearly as many pictures and some of them had two or even three women beside the chair, some showed the woman kneeling beside the chair, others showed them posed in side sitting positions, some were practically lying on their sides in front of the chair using one hand to keep their torso elevated. At seeing yet another nude picture of his mom, that he somehow knew was magical he closed his eyes and sighed while bringing his hand up to massage the bridge of his nose.
"Well this is awkward."
The voice had him looking up to the ghostly form of James Potter standing before him rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. Luckily this wasn't the first time he was speaking to his father in this form or it would have made the situation worse.
"Dad what is this?"
"It's a tradition. I don't know why but somewhere along the way part of the Potter family magic required the Lord and Lady Potter along with any mistresses to pose for the picture." Said James.
"Merlin why is magic so weird?" questioned Harry getting James to laugh.
"Your mother said the same thing when we found out about this." Said James.
"Alice showed me a picture today. It was you and mom with Frank and Alice switched." Said Harry.
"She showed you that! Lils is going to be pissed." Said James somehow going even paler than he was as a ghost.
"Ok sit down, I'll try to explain." Said James causing Harry to flop onto a nearby couch.
"I'll start by saying your mom and I bonded before we started dating." Said James.
"Alice said that." Said Harry frowning.
"So we were in our 5th year at Hogwarts, the war had already been going for a while by then. By that point I had already been crushing on your mother something fierce and tried getting her to date me the entirety of our third year before my dad sat me down and encouraged me to leave her alone and move on." Said James frowning thoughtfully and crossing his arms.
"So though my fourth year and my fifth I started seeing other witches and apparently developed a reputation. One day Lily got word that her grandparents had died and while it was framed as an accident she quickly realized it was a Death Eater attack. I didn't learn that part until later but it's important, anyway she was pretty much out of it for nearly two weeks, just going through the motions for class. One day she pulled me aside and told me she was sick of feeling bad and wanted to feel good. She had heard girls talking about their time with me and she wanted that, I told her no." said James causing Harry's eyes to widen in shock.
"She was surprised too. I told her I didn't want her like that, if it happened it was because she wanted me. I still don't know how it happened but the next thing I knew we were kissing and things led from there. We bonded that day, didn't realize it until the next morning when we saw each other's memories.
The next day she came to me and asked me not to tell anyone we bonded. She wasn't ready to be in a relationship of that level, especially not with me and she felt like if she did it wouldn't be genuine. So I didn't tell anyone, but that's when we slowly started building an actual friendship. A couple months later she and Snivellus had their argument, apparently being bonded she started to see what I saw with him and the rest of the Junior Death Eaters, she tried to pull him back from the edge and he snapped and rejected her, ending their friendship.
Within a couple of months she'd lost her grandparents and her best friend who she'd known since they were a nine had turned against her. Personally I was ready to go confront Snivellus myself but Lily needed me more. We met again in that classroom she let me hold her for hours until it was nearly curfew." As he said this he smiled wistfully.
"In our 6th year Lily, Alice and Marlene were dosed with Lust Potions by a few Junior Death Eaters. Marlene was already with Sirius and with Lily bonded to me they just dragged Alice along with them. We didn't realize they were under Lust Potions until later and well things happened which led to those pictures being taken. After the potions wore off Marlene proposed we do it more often, Lily went with it partially because she liked it but mostly to give her an excuse to have sex with me more.
"Over the summer I convinced her that we should start dating publicly and she agreed since I'd grown a lot over the last year. We weren't expecting for me to be named Head Boy but we used it to our advantage and announced that we would give dating a try about two weeks into the school year." Said James.
"What about after Hogwarts?" questioned Harry.
"Well we kept it up for a while, Lily actually liked seeing me with other women. We stopped after the wedding, Lily decided to stop taking the potion and wanted to make sure no one else got her pregnant, same with Frank and Alice.
Harry was going to ask another question but paused as Susan contacted him over the bond questioning where he was. Remembering he had other things to do he decided he could talk with his father more later.
"Hey Prongslet, last thing." Said James getting Harry to look towards him.
"You need to figure out what your Master of Death powers are. I doubt you want to summon anyone else accidentally like you did me. I mean what if it was your mother or grandmother who came this time?" questioned James causing Harry's eyes to widen. James smiled and gave a small wave before he seemed to vanish, shaking his head Harry turned and left the room.
"Is he gone?" came a feminine voice in a whisper nearly thirty seconds later.
"He's gone; you can come out." Said James coming back into visibility having simply willed himself invisible instead of leaving.
For a moment he thought he would be ignored before the ghostly form of Lily emerged from her portrait.
"Thank Merlin he didn't realize I was here. I can't believe I had to hide in a naked picture of myself!" exclaimed Lily.
"It was definitely a close one. How'd you do that anyway?" Said James.
"I don't know, I just did. More importantly what the hell was Alice thinking. Harry probably thought I was some unrepentant slut who couldn't keep her knickers on!" exclaimed Lily
"You'd have to actually wear them for that." Said James.
"Not the point! Now come here, I want to show you something."
With that the ghost of Lily Potter grabbed hold of her husbands ghostly hand and touched the portrait causing both to be sucked into it.
"This is different" said James from within his portrait self.
Portrait Lily lounging on her side simply moved so that she was on her knees facing him and smiled sultrily.
"Minx." Said James just as Lily took him into her mouth.
December 31th found The Burrow filled with people, many of whom were visiting the place for the first time. After a bit of convincing Arthur had allowed his children to have a New Years Celebration at the burrow for one last happy memory. Arthur had honestly expected for it to just be a bunch of kids as he knew if Harry and Hermione came the rest of their bonded would do so as well. He'd been surprised to find that the vast majority of the parents had come with the teens and many had brought a dish with them.
Molly had come and was busying herself in the kitchen as if she'd never been gone though she was doing so under the watchful gaze of his mother Cedrella who decided the event would serve well as her return to society. Augusta Longbottom was also seated in the kitchen along with a more casually dressed Minerva McGonagall.
The living room had been expanded, one of the secrets of its design allowed it to grow to accommodate the number of people inside. At the moment several more women could be seen sitting within the room including Eloise Coulston, the former Lady Greengrass who sat on the couch alongside Joanna Bones who like Eloise was clearly pregnant. Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Black were also in the room, the latter one he'd never thought would grace his home, though she'd clearly changed since she left House Malfoy behind her.
Danica Potts was another witch present that he'd never expected as she'd previously been Lady Parkinson. Also within the room were Isabel Spinnet, Bridgett Silverling, Sadie Owens, Lilah Brown, and Lucy Lane who he had expected as they were the mothers of his sons bonded, Sadie being the mother of Angelina. Apolline Delacour, Alice Longbottom, Amelia Bones, Krishnaa Patil, Norah Granger, Maddison Bell and Rebecca Clearwater finished off the group of women, at least amongst the parents.
Stepping outside of the house found more people were gathered. A rectangular wooden dining table had been placed outside and extended massively so everyone could fit with enough chairs set out for everyone. His children and their bonded were a given, Luna Lovegood, Astoria Greengrass and Gabrielle Delacour were all huddled together giggling with Ginny. Sirius Black and Remus Lupin were sitting with Fred, George and Lee Jordan swapping stories of the pranks they'd pulled at school while Bill, Grace and Charlie seemed to be swapping stories about how dangerous their jobs were in an almost boastful manner.
Ron and Penny were engaged in a rather fierce chess match from what he could tell due to the small crowd that had gathered around to watch. Harry's newest bonded Ciri was sitting at one of the tables sandwiched by his cousin Triss and Yennifer Drake, Hogwarts new Potion Professor. The way the trio interacted it was clear they were actually very close. Triss and Yennifer he could understand as they attended Hogwarts together, though Yennifer was a Slytherin about three years ahead of Triss who was a Gryffindor. Arthur knew Triss had been living in France for years before returning to teach at Hogwarts, so they had probably grown closer in that time.
Most of the men were gathered further out all of them holding either a muggle beer or a butterbeer in hand. They were gathered around the grills, of which there were five, all of which were burning charcoal and while clearly of muggle design had been magically expanded. Harry was at the grills and currently stood in front of one that had twenty steaks cooking in rows of four. Another grill had hamburgers, one had ribs, one had chicken and the last had a mix of hot dogs and larger links cooking on it. Padma, Parvati, Hermione and Sue Li were with Harry apparently learning how to cook in this style, though from what he overheard from the women Hermione was the only one who couldn't cook period.
Seeing Ernest Greengrass and Lawrence Silverling standing and drinking in the midst of conversation with muggles was another sight he thought he'd never see. While not amongst the snobbish purebloods, the two men were some of the most socially awkward Ravenclaws that Arthur had honestly ever met. Ernest he knew was more comfortable with numbers than people and Lawrence was more interested in the past than the present when it came to people, yet somehow they were being drawn out of their respective shells.
"Gabby!"
The call of her name had the little girl perking up and a large smile coming over her face. At eleven years old Gabrielle was already a second year at Beauxbatons as that school started at 10 years old rather than at 11 like Hogwarts, regardless she darted over to Harry eagerly accepting the fork he handed her with the small piece of steak speared on it.
"Harry you have to stop letting her sample. She's going to be full before the food is actually ready." Said Fleur making her way over.
Gabrielle said something in French before handing the fork over and hugging Harry tightly. Once she pulled away she stuck her tongue out cutely to her sister before skipping back to where she had been before.
"Arry!" exclaimed Fleur with a pout.
"Don't worry about it. The meats nearly done; she's not getting a whole steak anyway." Said Harry causing several of the men to smile.
"Why don't you girls bring the rest of the food out from the house." Said Harry sending Padma, Parvati, Hermione and Sue Li off with the latter pulling Fleur along.
Nearly thirty minutes later found Arthur leaning back into his seat content. The food had been delicious, and he'd been unable to stop until he'd been completely full. Looking around he could see several other people in similar states so he didn't feel as bad.
"Harry where did you learn to cook like this?" questioned Arthur
"The Dursley's. The better I was at cooking the more they left me alone. This was actually my escape plan before Hagrid came to get me. I was going to run away and go to culinary school in America since you can start at 16 there." Said Harry stunning several people at the table.
"Such talent must not be wasted. Come to France and I shall ensure you're talent blossoms." Said Appoline.
"No poaching." Said several of the women at once.
Arthur did his best to hold back his smirk. If Harry thought that things were crazy before, once the word spread that he could cook too the witches won't allow themselves to be denied.
"Honestly Harry is there anything you can't do?" questioned George, he'd been forced into a different outfit than Fred and moved to the opposite side of the table so people could tell them apart.
"Sing, dance, arithmancy…" started Harry.
"Stay out of trouble." Said Angelina causing him to freeze.
"Stay out of the hospital wing." Said Alicia teasingly
"Hey, it's not all my fault."
"Your first year, that duel you accepted against Malfoy." Said Alicia.
"That was Ron! He's the one who got baited into accepting that duel, I didn't even know any combat spells!" exclaimed Harry.
"I said I was sorry!" exclaimed Ron.
"Dude you almost got us killed, or worse expelled!" exclaimed Harry.
Ron froze for a second before he burst out laughing.
"I did not sound like that!" exclaimed Hermione.
"Oh remember this one. You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" said Ron causing Harry to laugh while Hermione had a small smile come across her face.
"Merlin, how could I forget! Draco looked like he was about to wet himself he was so scared!" said Harry
"Bloody brilliant right!" said Ron
"Oi, you three want to share with the rest of the class?" questioned Fred catching their attention getting grins from Harry and Ron while Hermione blushed.
"Well last year…" started Ron beginning the tale of how Hermione humbled Draco Malfoy.
For the next two hours Arthur sat back and just listened as stories were swapped laughing and smiling nearly the entire way. Learning how Ron, Hermione and Harry first met and learning how they all became friends in the process. Others also spoke about their time in the school and Arthur himself shared a few things but it soon became clear that the ones with the best stories were Sirius Black and Remus Lupin regarding their school antics and Harry, Hermione and Ron when they chose to speak on some of their misadventures.
"Guys, it's about that time." Said Padma gaining the attention of the table.
"Right, let's do this." Said Angelina.
As she said this she stood to her feet and stretched and Arthur immediately diverted his gaze consequently noticing the vast majority of the youngsters were getting up. Of the lot of them Dora Tonks was the only one who didn't stand, instead she crossed her arms and pouted playfully and Gabrielle who was looking around in confusion. Katie reached into a bag beside her and pulled out a camera, though Arthur had never seen one like that before.
"Kat why do you have my camera?" questioned Edwin Bell
"We want pictures and you're a photographer." Said Katie to her father before handing the camera to him.
"What's going on?" questioned Cedrella as the youngers gathered a few feet away from the table.
"This feels like a prank." Said Sirius.
"No way, we'd have picked up on it before now." Said Remus.
Eventually the settled into place with Daphne, Hermione and Padma standing in front of the crowd with Daphne in the center.
"So over the last few months we've all been taking part in a group project. Initially this was Harry's idea but the three of us kind of took over and made it a group project." Said Daphne causing several of the adults to raise their eyebrows.
"For background, Harry found some portraits of the Founders in the castle and they got to talking and told him of a few things that used to be part of the standard curriculum." Said Padma.
"Apparently a lot of things considered hard now, like the Patronus Charm used to be considered O.W.L level magic, or rather things to know prior to sixth year since the standardized testing didn't exist back then." Said Hermione.
"We decided that one of those things we wanted to learn and after getting explaining things to Professor McGonagall she allowed us to proceed." Said Daphne, causing several eyes to turn to the Headmistress whose expression was the same as if she was regarding a class of students, which technically she was.
"To make a long story short we decided to undergo the original process to become an animagus." Said Padma causing eyes to widen.
"Unlike the watered-down version of the process that exist now that forces your body into one form the original allowed you to take multiple forms if you possessed them, including magical forms. Also unlike the currently used potion method the original version of the ritual allowed the forms to grow with you so since we're all so young most of our forms won't be full grown." Said Hermione.
"Wait a second! Are you saying that all of you have become animagus?" questioned the former Lady Parkinson, her eyes wide in surprise.
"Yes, its really not hard, just requires patience and some extra work." Said Daphne.
Apolline narrowed her eyes and focused on her oldest daughter who was standing amongst the group. As Veela don't have animagus forms she assumed Fleur was just showing support yet that assumption was dashed as her daughter sent a smile her way that she only used when she felt she'd gotten her way when she shouldn't. Deciding not to draw attention to it she settled in to wait so as to see just what her daughter was up to.
"It does share a few steps as the currently used method, specifically holding a leaf in your mouth for 30 days and taking a potion." Said Padma.
"The potion however is more complicated than the one known, though that wasn't an issue for Padma." Said Hermione causing Krishnaa Patil to beam.
"Anyway today will be the first time we are taking our full forms and revealing them to each other. We'll be going by year group, youngest to oldest which means Astoria is first since she's a 2nd year." Said Daphne motioning her sister to step up.
"Also Mr. Bell you should know that The Quibbler has already offered to purchase several pictures to be used in their next edition of the magazine." Said Hermione.
At being put under the spotlight with all eyes turning towards her Astoria froze, her blue eyes going wide. Before she could panic any more Daphne was there hugging her and assuring her that everything was alright. This was just like when they practiced, Daphne had been with her every step of the way and was positive she would be fine. Taking a breath Astoria stepped forward and closed her eyes as she focused on her magic.
Slowly Astoria's form began to shift and in just a few seconds gasps rang out as in the place of a young girl there was now a young horse that stood about 3 feet tall, if not a bit shorter. It possessed chalk-white fur covering most of its body while its mane, tail and fetlocks are covered in a long, purple-and-blue, fluffy fur and its eyes were purple with bright blue irises, and it has a small purple-and-white horn on top of its forehead.
"She's gorgeous!" exclaimed Eloise Coulston, the former Lady Greengrass disregarding her pregnancy in order to race over to her animagus daughter who nuzzled into her eagerly.
"I can't believe she actually became a unicorn!" exclaimed Angelina.
"She's a Rapidash!" exclaimed Luna.
"I thought those things were covered in fire?" questioned Katie.
"This version is special. Legend has it that Titania the Fae Queen was once saved by a Rapidash and in gratitude she blessed it with Fae magic. That Rapidash spawned an entirely new breed that don't use fire, instead just like unicorns they are said to have healing powers, only more potent. Of course her eyes give away she's an animagus, the eyes of a Rapidash are actually a fair bit lighter." Said Luna.
Edwin Bell, while listening to the explanation was also snapping pictures at a rapid rate, at least after he got over his initial shock. Eventually once her mother backed away a bit he was able to get a few pictures of Astoria in her animagus form on her own before she got tired and shifted back into her normal form.
"Remarkable, simply remarkable." Said Augusta Longbottom.
"She's go to be the youngest animagus in history." Said Narcissa.
The next to step up was Ginny, while she and Luna were both third years, Ginny was actually a few months younger.
"So I actually have two forms, but this one is the only one I can change into right now." Said Ginny surprising several people.
Closing her eyes she called up her magic and after a few seconds she shifted and a small bird stood in her place that had several of the women cooing. It possessed predominantly orange and black plumage with a sharp, black beak, bright brown eyes with yellow, mask-like markings behind them, and a small, pointed crest on the back of its head.
Its upper side is reddish-orange, and its belly is gray with a flame pattern on its breast where the two colors meet. The tips and undersides of its pointed, black wings are yellow. Its legs are also black with sharp talons and two toes facing forward and one back. Two white, V-shaped markings are located near the tip of its long black tail-feathers which ends in two points and has another feather sticking out of the base on each side, resembling the fletching on the end of an arrow.
Arthur was almost in a daze as he approached the small bird that his daughter had become. Settling on his knees he placed his hand down and she eagerly jumped into it, he recognized the type of bird she turned into easily and as such didn't need Luna's commentary regarding Fletchinders to understand what Ginny had become. Soon enough she hopped down to the ground and shifted back to her regular human self which was the moment that her mother snatched her up into a hug.
"I'm so proud of you dear." Said Molly almost in tears.
The next up was Luna who almost skipped into place. Like Ginny she revealed that she had two animagus forms but could only change into one and after a few seconds proceeded to do just that. Her animagus form was a cat, based on the shape of the head covered with pale cream-colored fur with pink feet, ears, and tail. It has her pale silver eyes, long ears with blue interiors and thicker fur, a tiny nose, two stray tufts of fur on top of its head, and two pointed teeth which can be seen when it opens its mouth.
There are two bows on its body: one at the base of its left ear and one at its neck. Each bow is pale cream with a pink center and trails a pair of ribbon-like feelers. These feelers were pale cream and end at the tips with a pink stripe, then a dark blue stripe, and then a light blue color. It has slender legs with small, three-toed paws and a fluffy, slightly curved tail. The reveal of the form caused several of the women to coo once more though there were several others that actually squealed.
"She's so pretty!" exclaimed Parvati
"She's a Sylveon!" exclaimed Gabrielle moving to rush forward only to be swept up by her father.
Luna tilted her head cutely as her father came towards her an action that caused several women to fight back the urge to squeal, a battle that was lost when she actually leapt and was caught easily in his arms. If Xenophilius went a bit misty eyed no one noticed it as Luna nuzzled into him.
"Well I guess the award for cutest form is between Luna and Astoria." Said Lavender with a sigh.
"Right, there's no topping a Sylveon or a Rapidash." Said Parvati with a sigh of her own.
For the Fourth Years the first to step up was Sue Li who revealed that she also had two forms though the one she turned into was a bird, specifically a White-naped crane much to the astonishment of her parents who revealed that cranes symbolized longevity, peace, and wisdom in Chinese culture.
Lavender was next and revealed that she only had one form which was a koala with silvery-grey fur. Pansy followed shifting into a tan furred Coyote and seeing that both of his bonded had gone Ron decided to step forward next.
"So I only have one form but it brilliant." Said Ron grinning.
Closing his eyes and focusing his magic Ron was still for nearly thirty seconds before his form shifted and several eyes widened as they were suddenly in the midst of what had to be a six-foot-long Bengal tiger, the only sign of it being an animagus being it possessed Ron's blue eyes.
"Well that explains why he's been so easily angered lately." Said Daphne eyes wide.
"We might want to lay of the pranks for a bit Forge." Said George.
"Agreed Gred." Said Fred.
"I thought for sure he was a pit-bull." Said Neville.
While several people were wary of approaching such a large creature, even an animagus version Lavender, Pansy and Ginny showed no such fear quickly approaching and heaping praise on him while petting his sides and the top of his head. Molly Weasley was quick to overcome her surprise and soon had the tiger in a hug that had it looking out with pleading eyes towards Arthur.
"Merlin, even his animagus is Canon color." Said Harry with a grin.
Once Ron shifted back to his human form and managed to escape his mother they moved on with Hannah stepping forward. Her form she revealed to be a Sandslash, a magical creature that was light yellow with a white underbelly. Its back was covered in sharp, brown quills and it had a pair of long wickedly sharp claws on each of its paws and feet. While it was a small creature, barely over three feet it was one that fit a Hufflepuff like Hannah.
Recognizing the pattern Lily Moon stepped up next and shocked several people especially the Akaji's when she shifted into a white fox with two tails that they called a kitsune.
Neville went next revealing that he had two forms but could only change into one, then proceeded to shift into a five-foot grizzly bear, with black fur that matched his hair. The fact that Neville had assumed the form of the symbol of House Longbottom surprised many people and actually got Augusta out of her seat in surprise.
Susan revealed she only had one form and shifted into a wolverine with light brown fur, another shape that they all agreed fit a Hufflepuff.
Parvati and Padma went together revealing that they had similar though different forms. Padma shifted into a cat with slender legs and dainty paws covered in fine, lilac fur. Its ears are large, and it has purple eyes with white pupils. There are tufts of fur near its eyes, and a small, red gem embedded in its forehead. It also has a thin, forked tail and according to Luna was called an espeon.
Parvati while also a cat was clearly different breed with tufted fur on its ears and cheeks. There are long, tapered violet markings above its brown eyes. It has a diminutive black nose on its creamy muzzle, and a small, oval, cream-colored marking above each eye. Its neck, shoulders, back, and hind paws are also cream-colored. The tip of its tail has a curved, vaguely scythe-like extension, this one was called Purrloin.
Daphne was next revealing that she had two forms but could currently only shift into one. The form she revealed was a fox with yellow fur that was so light in shade that if it was any lighter they'd have mistaken it for white.
Hermione revealed that she had two forms as well then shifted into an owl, specifically a Eurasian Eagle-owl with brown feathers that matched her hair and eyes. Discounting her known fear of heights, an owl being one of the animals that symbolized wisdom was a good fit for her.
"Okay so I have three forms. I chose this one first since I noticed traits that made it stand out more to me" Said Harry knowing it was now his turn.
Without another word he closed his eyes, concentrated his magic and shifted forms. In the next moment they stood in the presence of a massive wolf taller than any of the forms that came before. Whereas the tiger stood around 2 1/2 feet and the bear 3 feet tall the wolf on all fours stood just a bit taller than the bear thanks mostly to its rather long legs as well as a larger head and muzzle than any wolf any of them had ever seen. It had shaggy pitch-black fur, but it still possessed the bright green eyes that Harry was known for.
"Merlin and Morgana!" exclaimed Andromeda in shock.
"He's a dire wolf!" exclaimed Hermione in shock
Narrowing his eyes Sirius shifted into Padfoot then raced over and stood beside Harry displaying that they had the exact same coloration as far as the color of their fur was the same, though the wolf was obviously the larger of the two creatures.
"It's a combination!" exclaimed Remus just as Padfoot shifted back into his human form.
"What do you mean?" questioned Amelia.
"He said the form had traits that stood out. It has the same color tone as Padfoot. The hair is shaggy and sticking out at angles, its Potter hair, Prongs's hair and it has Harry's green eyes, eyes he inherited from his mother." Explained Remus causing eyes all around to widen while some expressions shifted to sympathetic.
"The form is a wolf, like Moony. He has traits from all of us." Said Sirius softly with a smile ruffling the wolfs hair.
"There's also the symbolism. Wolves represent loyalty, courage and intelligence." Said Xenophilius.
"They also symbolize fertility." Said Fred with a grin that caused several people to either laugh, frown or blush and Harry to rather swiftly shift back into his human form with a deep blush.
As Harry was the last of the 4th years it was time for the next year group and Sakura went next revealing that her form was a pure white cat that McGonagall quickly identified as a Main Coon.
Then it was Katie's turn who revealed that she only had one form but once more eyes went wide as she revealed her form which was another member of the big cat family, only it was clearly a lioness. It had mostly dark brown fur with light brown legs, tail tip, chest, and face. It has a rounded muzzle with a dark brown nose, round ears with dark brown interiors, its eyes like Katie's were a mix of blue and green, and it had a dark brown stripe behind each eye. The fur around its thighs is longer and each paw has three toes, and it had a tuft of longer fur on the tip of its tail. It also possessed a long, gold and red crest-like mane extending from its forehead that traveled back and extended the length of its body.
"She's a pyroar!" exclaimed Luna jumping in place and clapping excitedly.
"I never thought I'd see one in person!" said Ted in shock.
The Weasley Twins decided to go next shifting into a pair of identical kangaroo causing Molly to hang her head while Arthur laughed at the sight. Alicia and Angelina took the forms of a cheetah and a panther respectively. Audrey went next revealing her form as a brown peregrine falcon.
The next person to step up was Penny surprising several people as Fleur hadn't gone and she was still a student whereas Penny had graduated already. Still as no one was raising a fuss they watched on as Penny shifted and became a White-tailed Sea-eagle.
"Veela do not have animagus forms." Said Fleur once attention was turned her way but she was smiling causing many to assume she was up to something.
"Veela have a creature heritage however and can shift to a more avian form, at least full blooded Veela can. As I am only a quarter Veela I couldn't do that so I did the ritual to see if that would change anything, it did but it would be better to show you. I still don't have much practice so it takes some time to complete." Said Fleur while reaching up and removing the binding from her hair.
With that she closed her eyes and channeled her magic for several moments before her form shifted. Unlike the others it wasn't an immediate full body change, it started with her hair which shifted from blonde to a shade of white that appeared purer than both Lily and Ciri could boast. Once her hair settled her body shifted and suddenly she stood naked, only her body wasn't exposed. Instead her breasts, sides and legs were covered in thick feathers that stopped at her ankles.
Her torso beneath her breasts to her cunt were covered in a thinner layer that still managed to ensure nothing was exposed. Her arms possessed the same thin covering that ran along the lower length of her forearms to her wrists while the same thin layer covered the top of her feet. Finally a pair of sweeping white wings with long feathers at the ends emerged from her back along with a pair of furry ears emerging from the top of her head.
"Incredible!" breathed Apolline upon taking in the sight.
"What's more I have complete control of my allure in this state. I haven't tried to fly yet, I only recently learned how on a broom. Plus I wanted to get used to the form." Said Fleur, her voice lighter in tone.
"How long can you hold this state?" questioned Apolline.
"I don't think there is a limit. I've learned some things that we need to speak about later" Said Fleur.
"You know Harry, now we have to come up with Marauder names." said Sirius with a smirk.
Around that time Fleur noticed Mr. Bell taking pictures and actually started posing alongside her mother and then with Gabrielle. In his youth he'd done shoots with models, but none were as natural as Fleur Delacour, who seemed to sense what he wanted before he could even speak it. Finally after a few minutes she shifted back into her human form only to be pulled into an immediate conversation with her mother.
The rest of the afternoon seemed to pass in a blur and as darkness came the large group was treated to an amazing fireworks display that appeared to be just one of many taking place in the area. The very next day the Delacour's were back in France heading directly to see Apolline's mother at the Veela conclave.
Some of the pictures taken Amelia used to quietly complete the Animagus Registrations on behalf of the students and Penny the very next day. The special edition of the Quibbler that dropped the next week would shatter sales records thanks to the pictures taken and the accompanying articles all about the animagus ability and explanations of the forms depicted within.