Chapter 9
Hufflepuff Dorm)
Susan Bones was in a sour mood as the Hufflepuff girls arrived at the dorm, "Hannah. Can we talk in our room, ALONE." Susan said firmly the annoyance clear to the rest of the girls. The first year Hufflepuff girls shared a room so that meant her Hannah, Megan Jones Sophie Roper and Sally Smith.
The other three looked at each other having a good idea of what was bothering Susan, Go ahead. Just make sure you tell us when you're done. I want to relax for a bit." Sally said calmly.
"Got it." Susan said calmly and Hannah and Susan walked up to their room alone while the other three stayed in the common room. The girl's room, like most of the dorm had an earthen feel and the five beds were spread around. Susan went over and sat down on the left side of her bed as Hannah moved in front of her onto her bed which was right next to her friends.
"So. What's bugging you Susan." Hannah said calmly.
"How about the fact that you've been classmates with Harry Potter for a long time and you never once mentioned it to me, We've been friends for years, and even though we only hang out in the summer, I'd have thought you'd mention that to me. As many times as we've spoken about Harry, and you were attending class with him. Come on" Susan said indignantly.
Hannah took a deep breath because this was an awkward one, "Harry's situation was extremely delicate Susan. If I told you what I knew, I know you and your mom would've intervened." Hannah said calmly.
Susan looked furious, "Of course we would! Aunty would ask Dumbledore about Harry every few months and the lack of answers drove her absolutely crazy. Not only that but you know how Nym feels about Harry and how much she would've liked to know about him."
"Yeah." Hannah smiled bitterly. The pink-haired girl Harry mentioned was Nymphadora Tonks their babysitter for years and now their senior at Hogwarts. Her mother was good friends with the Potter's and Sirius Black prior to their death and Tonks had been over once or twice.
"So why did you hide that from us." Susan asked angrily..
Hannah took a deep breath also, "Do you promise to keep what I tell you a secret."
Susan frowned, "Of course."
Hannah took another deep breath because this was about to get difficult, "The girl that Harry mentioned that was my best friend, is actually my squib cousin."
"What!!" Susan said in shock.
"Yeah. I remember meeting her at our school, and we became fast friends. On family day, our parents ran into each other, and I was stunned because they looked so similar. It turned out that her father was my dad's squib brother who was sent away to a family that was associated with ours."
"Whoa." Susan gasped.
"My cousin felt extremely guilty because one of the people who made Harry's life so miserable was her brother. Due to her brother and the way things were in their neighborhood they didn't talk at all until we went to secondary school."
Susan was in disbelief, "In other words. You didn't say anything because she wanted a chance to make up for her brother's wrongs."
"Exactly. If you guys got involved she'd never get that chance. Eventually they started dating and well, I couldn't exactly ruin that." Hannah frowned.
'I see." Susan said bitterly.
Hannah cracked a smile since this news would make Susan feel better, "For what it's worth, Harry can do whatever he wants with other girls as long as he promises to keep my cousin in his heart."
Susan blushed, "Whatever he wants."
"Yep. Case and point me and her gave a special birthday present to Harry over the summer.'
Susan's face went as red as her hair, "So you… and Harry."
"Yep and there's no doubt in my mind that you can do the same in due time. After all, there's very few guys who could say no to these." Hannah teased focusing on Susan's breasts.
"Hannah!" Susan blushed as she instinctively grabbed her breasts.
"Hey, it's the truth. Hell, I can make time for you guys to talk and get to know each other if you want." Hannah grinned.
Susan blushed heavily at the thought of getting to know Harry better and of course things escalating, "You're forgiven. Just make sure to introduce him to Tonks at some point." Susan blushed looking away from Hannah.
"Duh." Hannah smiled glad that this had worked out..
"Now let's get the others." Susan smiled. Hannah's news was a game changer since she always wanted to keep the Bones name alive and now she had the perfect avenue to do it.
(Scene Skip)
The day was going so well. He woke up to a double blowjob from the Carrows, snogged with Daphne, and foiled another attempt to manipulate him by Dumbledore. Professor Sprout intentionally delayed the start of class and that allowed him to truly hide Lacey by referencing Hannah as his family friend. Any more inquiries would cause Lord Abbott to act, which was a bit unfair to Hannah, but it made things easier for him.
Sadly his good mood faded when he walked into DADA. The moment he arrived, something felt wrong, and he couldn't explain it at first. Then he got the answer as he listened to Professor Quirrell talk. The Professor talked with a stutter which made him extremely uncomfortable to listen to. However, harry did just that and realized that the Professor's stutter was fake.
If that wasn't enough to draw Harry's attention, the overpowering smell of garlic did the job. The professor said that it had something to do with a vampire he encountered in Romania, but Harry wasn't convinced. Sadly, calling him out was just stupid so he had to bide his time.
Thankfully, there was a small break afterwards and after going up to his room and putting his things away, he made his way downstairs and walked towards the suite that would've been his new residence if not for Malfoy being a whiny little fool. Instead of speaking the password he decided that the polite thing to do would be to knock on the door, so he did just that. Technically Lucretia was the only person in the room so simply walking in unannounced would be bad form. When a response didn't arrive after a minute, he turned around to leave just for the door to opened revealing Lucretia in just her uniform without the robes, "What brings you over here Harry." Lucretia wondered. She had great respect for Harry for knocking on the door since he had no idea what would be waiting for him.
Harry took a second to appreciate how even in the drab uniform, Lucretia looked amazing but quickly turned his focus to the task at hand, "I wanted to ask you about something." Harry replied calmly.
"Well come in." Lucretia smiled. They walked over to the couch and Harry sat down with Lucretia having no problem sitting next to him.
"Were you about to head to class." Harry wondered since she didn't have her robes on.
"No. I'm currently in N.E.W.T Potions but since I nailed the Potion during the last class I have self-study. I was actually going to change into something more comfortable when you knocked." Lucretia smiled.
"Apologies." Harry said calmly.
"It's fine. So what's bothering you." Lucretia wondered.
"Professor Quirrell. I just had his class and he's… strange." Harry frowned.
Lucretia gave her an amused smile, "In what way." Lucretia wondered.
"It's just. His stutter is fake and controlled. Plus he's got an overpowering level of garlic in his room. He claims it's to ward off a vampire but there's no way a vampire should be able to get into Hogwarts." Harry explained.
Lucretia cracked smiled, "Sounds about right. The thing is, Quirrell was the Muggle Studies teacher last year. Funny little fact about our school. We haven't had the same DADA teacher two years in a row in the time that I've been here and supposedly it's even longer than that. Quirrell took the role for some reason this year and Ms. Burbage was hired as the Muggle Studies teacher."
"I see." Harry frowned. That was even more interesting news since in the muggle world teachers had specialties and Muggle Studies to DADA seems like a drastic change
"For what it's worth, you're not the only one who finds it strange. I had him yesterday and something really felt wrong about him." Lucretia admitted.
"Glad I'm not the only one." Harry replied before getting up.
"Where are you going." Lucretia wondered.
"I just came to get information. Now that I've got it I'm going to head back to my room."
Lucretia smiled, "Very well. By the way if you want to stop by anytime you don't have to knock. The password is still Imperial and when it changes I'll have my House elf tell you the new one." Lucretia smiled.
"Are you sure." Harry said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yep. Think of it as a way to get used to things before you eventually move in."
Harry raised an eyebrow, "Isn't that only if I beat out Draco."
Lucretia rolled her eyes, "I have little doubt in my mind you will. Don't disappoint me.' Lucretia smiled.
"I'll do the best I can. Then again, even if Draco stops me from moving in, that doesn't stop you from coming to join me in the morning like you did today."
"True. Though I may have to work out a schedule with the others so there's no interference.
"Sounds like fun. For now, I'll head back and enjoy my break." Harry smiled before getting up to leave.
"Alright. If you ever want to talk, or other things, feel free to visit." Lucretia said with a sultry smile.
"Will do." Harry said before walking out. The talk with Lucretia was illuminating but he'd deal with Quirrell later. For now, he just wanted to get through the day.
(Scene Skip)
In 2 years at Stonewall Harry never once served detention, and yet here he was on his second day of detention with Professor McGonagall. Given what Daphne and Hannah told him about the relationship between Gryffindor and Slytherin, Harry would admit that he was slightly nervous going in, but those nerves didn't take long to fade away. During their first detention, McGonagall told him that she understood his response in both cases and even praised him for not allowing things to escalate and then being honest when confronted by Lucretia. After that they spoke for a bit about his life, and when McGonagall learned about his life with the Dursley's she broke down in tears. Apparently Dumbledore had her watch the Dursley's for a day on Halloween and Dumbledore was well aware they were bad news. It all but confirmed that Dumbledore was bad news, and it briefly soured the otherwise peaceful moments. With any luck the second day would be better.
"I'm here for my detention Professor. What are we doing this time?' Harry wondered as he walked in to find a solemn McGonagall.
"Actually Mr. Potter, before we get started I must apologize to you."
Harry blinked, "For what."
"While I haven't yet been able to figure out how somebody was able to potion the food of you and your classmates, I am aware of how they knew where to target."
"Is that so." Harry said with narrowed eyes.
"As an apology for not doing more to check in on you, I went to the House Elves and asked if they could prepare some grape juice for you in a pitcher since you mentioned it was your favorite drink. Whoever targeted you would've noticed the odd choice and used that to target you."
Harry sighed, "That's not your fault Professor. Though I am curious how the person would've known just from that.".
McGonagall took a deep breath, "Typically the House elves prepare all the food the night before and then use warming charms to ensure it is ready. The food is sorted by section and year and any particular preference can be taken care of on an individual basis. In this case, the person would've noticed the grape juice in a section reserved for Slytherin's first years and known it was for you since it is not a drink that most purebloods know of or would consider."
Harry nodded in understanding, "Where is the House elves kitchen."
"It's right around the corner of the Hufflepuff dorm. Most do not know about it, but Prefects and the Head Boy and Girl know."
"Why them." Harry wondered.
"Because if students are hungry late at night and they wish for food, the Prefects can direct them and then ensure they don't get in trouble."
"I see." Harry nodded.
"Yes. It's a rather simple system but it works. Albus should be investigating it himself as we speak, and he will let me know if he discovers something.."
Harry wasn't about to accuse the old man, but he knew he was involved. Instead he decided to be neutral, "Good because they didn't just target me. They targeted everyone in the area and that's a problem."
"Yes. It's rather disturbing and it's a good thing you had your Lord's ring on. Otherwise who knows what would've happened." McGonagall shuddered.
Harry knew what would happen and it would've been annoying, "Well nothing did and hopefully the culprit is caught soon." Harry smiled.
"Agreed. Now as for your detention today. I'm going to tell you stories about your father and mother. As both of their Heads of House, I have quite a few." McGonagall smiled.
"Sounds good. Maybe getting detention won't be so bad."
McGonagall frowned, "It's only because I understand why you acted as you did that you're getting off lightly. Next time I won't be so kind." McGonagall replied.
"Works for me." Harry replied as he enjoyed an easy detention.
(Scene Skip)
It was around midnight when for the second night in a row, Harry felt his bed move. He was currently sleeping in the middle of the bed facing his left and the person who came to visit him this time was on the right. "Hope you don't mind Harry, but I'll be joining you tonight." Daphne Greengrass muttered.
Harry was pleasantly surprised that Daphne was here but considering the Carrows and Lucretia did so the night before, he shouldn't be surprised that Daphne knew how to come visit.
Daphne had no shame in sliding under the covers and pressing her breasts into his back almost acting as the big spoon, "It's funny. If somebody told me that I'd be using a house elf to visit a boy's room a few months ago I'd hex them and go make sure I'm not taking potions." Daphne said with a grin.
'I agree' Harry said mentally.
"Then again, I would've never expected the Carrows to use their personal house Gollum to protect you from Malfoy and Nott. The fact those two have no problem kissing you in public… or visiting you late at night is quite the change.' Daphne said with a pout.
Harry did his best to stay quiet as Daphne continued, "They may have done that with you Harry but remember that I was here first. I'm the one who you ran into in Diagon, and you were such a gentleman that when Tracey blabbed to father I practically jumped at the fact he was giving permission to see you."
Harry once again learned an interesting bit of information and he felt bad for staying quiet thus far.
"It was nice. Here I was a girl destined for Slytherin who idolized the Boy Who Lived books and then got to meet the real deal. I was so glad you weren't like those books because I could never compete with actual veela. You have no idea how happy I was when I wore that blouse and saw the way you looked at me. It was like a dream come true" Daphne mused.
Harry found this interesting and decided to roll his body over and spread his arm out, so his upper body was available to her. He was curious about what she would do next.
"Hope you don't mind Harry, but I think I'm going to use you as a pillow again. This time on an actual bed instead of like we did on the train." Daphne smiled before snuggling into his body resting her head on his chest. Much to his surprise, Daphne even reached back to wrap his arm around her body before pulling up the covers.
Harry had to admit this felt nice and a part of him wanted to become a more active participant but if he did, Daphne wouldn't react well.
"Good night Harry and while I'd love to spend nights like this with you down the road, I'll have to settle for this for now." Daphne smiled before closing her eyes.
Harry felt guilty for hiding the fact he was asleep, but Daphne also snuck in without a care. He'd play dumb for now and see what happens moving forward.
(Scene Skip)
Daphne Greengrass opened her eyes and looked up to the sight of Harry Potter mere inches away, "I can't believe I did that." Daphne blushed recalling how she got the Carrows to lend her Gollum to sneak into Harry's room. She spent the night with him, and it was a minor miracle that he stayed asleep. A part of her wanted to see what would happen if he woke up but that would be embarrassing so she moved her left arm to free the sheets and then the rest of his body just for the sheets to hit a small snag.
"What the heck just." Daphne said as she looked to see what the sheets got caught on and her eyes widened when she realized Harry's cock was sticking up from a red and white tracksuit.
'It's huge' Daphne thought to herself, and she was curious how in the world did Harry keep it hidden from her until then. While it was true that the Hogwarts robes and uniform would hide such a beast, she'd seen him in more casual clothes on quite a few occasions and never got a hint that he was sporting such a monster. She knew he was interested in her. Merlin, she wore that outfit the day they went shopping to see just how interested he was in her and was very pleased at what she saw.
The next thought that popped into her head was about the Carrow twins who admitted to visiting Harry the night before and she wondered if they saw the same pillar. She blushed upon realizing the answer because she recalled the Carrow's saying they weren't too hungry before they headed down for breakfast and realized what the two had done.
Daphne quickly shook her head and got those thoughts out of her head in order to leave. "Gollum." Daphne said in a medium voice and soon the Carrows house elf appeared.
"Greetings Mistress Greengrass. What can Gollum do for you"
"Fix Harry's bedsheets and then take me back to my room." Daphne said firmly. She needed to get out before she did something she regretted. Even if she knew she'd probably enjoy it.
"Yes Mistress." Gollum said before snapping his fingers. Soon the sheets were fixed and moments later Daphne left thinking she'd gotten away with it.
Moments later Harry woke up with a frown on his face, "Seems Daphne isn't as bold as the Carrow sisters. What a pity" Harry smirked as he focused his mind, and his morning wood faded away. A part of him was disappointed that Daphne hadn't gone through with it, but in the end he knew all that he needed to know. It wasn't a matter of IF Daphne was going to be his but when. Then again, she might stew all the way until the eventual move in with Lucretia and from there, who knows what'll happen. For now, he'd get started and stick to the simple things he'd been doing with Daphne until she decided to make a move.
(Scene Skip)
The rest of Harry's first week was pretty laid back and relaxed with Harry able to finally get used to life at Hogwarts. Class was pretty easy, and Harry quickly established himself as one of the top students in the class. His relationship with his group of Slytherins, was still strong but he noticed Daphne had a harder time holding conversations with him after their encounter in his room. He hadn't called her on it but the way the Carrows teased her at breakfast suggested that they knew what had happened. Now it was Friday afternoon, and it was time for a lesson that Harry was very much looking forward to. "Are you guys ready to fly." Tracey smiled as they walked towards the pitch for class. Harry and the girls were together as always with Blaise walking next to Tracey simply amused by the whole situation.
"It should be an interesting lesson." Harry answered.
"Because of the lesson"
"Or who we're having it with." The Carrows asked.
"Both" Harry answered. To save time all the students were together and that meant Gryffindor's Hufflepuffs Ravenclaws and Slytherins would be together..
"Who are you looking forward to seeing more."
"Your friend Hannah or Susan Bones." The Carrows teased.
"Susan." Harry said quickly with no hesitation. It was obvious to everyone that Susan was a bombshell in waiting and her shy nature was perhaps her only flaw.
"Oh."
"Should we be concerned that Harry Potter is a boob man." The Carrows teased.
Harry snorted, "There are very few guys who can resist a good pair of boobs." Harry said bluntly.
"He's right about that" Blaise interjected shamelessly.
"But that's not why I'm looking forward to seeing Susan." Harry said quickly.
"Is that so?" Daphne frowned. Susan was one of the few girls she'd consider a true rival amongst those her year.
"Yes. I want to know if there's an update on whoever tried to potion us and if it's being properly investigated, Susan's aunt would be notified." Harry answered.
"Right."
"That" the girls scowled. They were curious about that also since that was a targeted attack towards Harry. Sure they were caught in the crossfire but very few people were dumb enough to target their group.
"For now let's just enjoy our lesson and if we find something out so be it."
"Alright" the twins pouted, and they finished the short trip down.
Once they arrived at the pitch, Harry settled in with the rest of the Slytherin's as the Carrows surrounded him as always with Flora on his right with Daphne next to her. Hestia was on his left with Tracey and Blaise next to her. Malfoy and his crew were next to Blaise, but he stayed quiet. It looked like things were going to be peaceful until Susan approached with a scowl on her face.
"What's wrong Bones." Daphne frowned causing Flora to elbow her in the side.
"Aunty heard about what happened and questioned Dumbledore about the potion in your groups food. He said that he would be using his power as Chief Warlock to conduct an internal investigation so the DMLE wouldn't be needed." Susan revealed.
"Of course he did." Daphne groaned along with the group.
"Yeah. I wish I knew more but that's all I've got." Susan said solemnly.
"It's not your fault Susan. Dumbledore hides stuff from people." Harry said before wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into his body much to the shock of everyone watching.
"I know but. You would think he wants the aurors to take care of this. I mean it's their bloody job." Susan said with frustration in her voice. The fact he was hugging her, and she was still focused on what happened spoke to how annoyed she was.
"I know Susan." Harry said softly patting her on the back.
Harry's newest action caused the frustration to bleed away leaving Susan as a blushing mess, "Whoever it was, I hope they suffer." Susan said into his chest glad he couldn't see her blush.
"I agree, but I think we're making quite the scene." Harry smiled well aware he was the one who started it when he embraced her.
Susan moved her head and realized that everyone was looking at them, "Sorry" Susan said again burying her head into his chest the blush on her face only growing.
"Don't apologize. I don't mind being seen like this. You're an awesome girl Susan and anytime you want a hug, my arms are open." Harry smiled.
"Thanks Harry." Susan said bashfully
The two held each other for a bit as the Carrows smiled while Daphne tried to hold her emotions together. Susan didn't move at all until a loud voice spoke up, "Everyone stand in front of the brooms immediately." Madam Hooch the white haired flying instructor said firmly having arrived at last. Susan took a deep breath and quickly left Harry's arms and went back to her spot
(Scene Skip)
'Leave it to Malfoy and Weasley to ruin an otherwise good day.' Harry sighed. Flying class was off to a good start with him easily able to summon his broom, but things quickly went downhill. Neville, who was clearly not as comfortable with flying as he was, lost control of his broom causing it to shoot up into the air. Neville went flying all around before ultimately hurting his wrist after getting snagged on part of the castle. As Madam Hooch took them away, Harry noticed Malfoy grab something on the ground
"Poor thing has a Remembrall and didn't remember how to use a broom. What a worthless wizard" Draco taunted.
Harry and the group rolled their eyes as Ron Weasley made his displeasure known, "Give it back Malfoy" Ron shouted as he walked toward Draco with a look of pure fury in his eyes.
"How about no. How about I toss this somewhere for the fool to find." Malfoy smiled and Harry had enough. Quickly whipping out his wand, Harry took control..
"ACCIO Remembrall." Harry shouted and the Remembrall was ripped out of Draco's hand and flew towards Harry who quickly caught it.
"What was that for Potter." Malfoy scowled.
Harry looked at Malfoy coldly "Because it's one thing to make fun of a wizard, and frankly the fact you do that shows what type of person you are, it's another to literally steal somebody's things like a thug. I've tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but no more. Frankly if anybody is pathetic between you and Neville it's you." Harry said coldly.
Draco looked absolutely furious, "That's it Potter! I challenge you to a duel."
"No." Harry said quickly.
"Come on Potter. Here you are calling me pathetic and yet you refuse to duel me."
Harry was perfectly content to ignore it, but fate had other ideas, "He'll do it and I'm his second. Name the time and place." Ron Weasley shouted, and Harry was livid.
"Perfect 11 PM at the Trophy Room. Be there or else." Malfoy said happily, but most of the watching students widened their eyes and Harry's expression went absolutely glacial.
"Can I get a Gryffindor to take care of giving this back to Neville." Harry said calmly but anybody looking at him could tell how furious he was with Draco and Weasley.
"I've got it." Lavender Brown said with a smile as she walked over. Lavender had a round face and curly blonde hair. As she approached, Harry's mood did a complete 180.
"Thank you Ms. Brown." Harry smiled as he handed her the orb.
"I didn't think you knew my name." Lavender blushed.
"I made it a point to remember the faces of all my classmates." Harry said politely.
"Good to know. I'll make sure Neville gets this back." Lavender smiled.
"Good." Harry smiled.
With that settled, Ron walked over with a smile, "Alright mate how are we going to." Ron stopped because the Carrow twins had their wands pointed at his neck.
"I suggest you go back to the others and stay very quiet Weasley."
"Otherwise we might test out some of the more powerful curses our father taught us on you." the Carrows said coldly.
"Bloody snakes." Ron scowled before leaving.
Harry took a deep breath, and it wasn't long before the Carrows surrounded him and embraced him, "It's over Harry."
"Calm down." Flora and Hestia said softly.
Daphne was annoyed that she missed out on the chance to hug Harry but considering what just happened she'd give this to Flora and Hestia, "That's right. You just absolutely ruined Malfoy and Weasley for the rest of their time at Hogwarts and arguably the rest of their wizarding lives." Daphne smiled viciously.
"I know. Spread the word about what happened girls because those two fools just made their final mistake." Harry grinned.
The girls all nodded and a quick glance towards the rest of the group revealed that the wizards among the first years knew what a titanic mistake Ron and Draco made. This was going to end horribly for them, and he didn't have to do a thing.
(Scene Skip)
Harry walked towards McGonagall's office for his detention with a grin on his face and that grin only widened when he saw Lavender Brown walking out of the room, "Hey Harry." Lavender said warmly.
'What are you doing here." Harry wondered.
Lavender smiled, "I gave Professor McGonagall Neville's Remembrall. Then I told her about what happened in our flying class."
Harry was thrilled because that saved him the effort, "That's good."
"Fun fact, my mom was one of the people who interviewed you at the Leaky. I think she'll find this very interesting." Lavender smiled.
Harry quickly connected Lavender to the wavy haired blonde and considering the bust she had he couldn't help but wonder if Lavender was the same, 'Please feel free to tell her." Harry said happily. If the papers learned about this, it could spell disaster.
"I will. Have a nice day." Lavender smiled before walking away.
Harry walked into the room to the site of a very angry Professor McGonagall, "Mr. Potter I just heard about a very interesting incident during your flying lesson." McGonagall said calmly.
"You mean how I intervened when Draco decided to steal Neville Longbottom's Remembrall and then Ron Weasley didn't mind his own business." Harry summarized.
"Yes. I wish I had a Pensieve but unfortunately we will have to speak to Albus about this." McGonagall said angrily.
Harry sighed because he hated interacting with Dumbledore, That's fine. So how much trouble are both boys in." Harry wondered.
"If what Ms. Brown said is true, quite a bit." McGonagall smiled.
"That's fine. Frankly Weasley is lucky I didn't do any real damage to him this time." Harry scowled.
McGonagall sighed, "Under normal circumstances I would be against that, but this is yet another rare exception. Speaking on somebody's behalf when it comes to a wizarding duel is a grave offense and considering Mr. Weasley's pureblood status he should know better. Mr. Malfoy committed an even graver one which is challenging somebody to a duel under dubious circumstances. He challenged you to a duel during a time that you cannot attend due to it being after curfew. If you were to go through with it, anything could happen, and nobody would be the wiser."
"I have zero intention of showing up for that duel." Harry said firmly.
"Good." McGonagall smiled.
"Well now what should we do for detention." Harry wondered.
McGonagall grinned, "I believe that for your restraint you've earned a break from detention for today."
"Thank you Professor." Harry smiled.
"Your welcome Mr. Potter. Now go rest up. You've had a very interesting day."
Harry nodded before heading back to the dorm. When he got back, he didn't see anybody he knew so he made his way back to his room in order to relax. Upon opening his door, he saw a letter waiting for him on his desk, "That was sooner than I thought." Harry smiled as he grabbed the letter and opened it.
Hey Harry,
I got your letter a few days ago but haven't been able to respond because we've been dealing with Piers and his crap. Get this, my idiot brother was days away from getting out, but he and Dudley got into a massive fight and now they'll be there until next summer. Bloody idiot.
Anyway, I heard from Hannah also and apparently you're quite popular amongst the Hogwarts girls. According to her, those rich pureblood girls think you're as amazing as I do. So use them to keep your skills sharp until Christmas break. I know your jaw is probably dropping but come on. You got treated like crap most of your life and endured so you've earned the right to spread your wings and enjoy as much love as possible.
Which means if some cute girl shows interest, and I'm not talking about Hannah because I know she wants another shot at you, go ahead and rock her world.
If I was with you, this is probably the part where you talk about how I'm just as popular as you are with guys, but the Stonewall guys have great respect for you because you gave everyone a chance and in some cases multiple. They won't go after 'Harry's girl', so you go be the stud I know you are.
Love,
Lacey Polkiss and the future Lacey Potter.
Harry couldn't help but smile at that because Lacey was reminding him why she was so awesome. Grabbing the note, he walked over to his trunk and put it in a special compartment that only responded to his magic and then decided to relax. Today was another wild one and he needed a break.
Notes:• For those unaware this is a link to my discord https://discord.gg/4WCDcJvJ. Check it out and talk about what you saw and other things that may be on your mind.
• While there wasn't much actual action. The stage is set for quite a few things in Harry's life.
• Fanon has not made Ron Weasley out to be a great character, but my lord early movie Ron is an absolute disaster, and the duel is one of two flash points that should've ended their friendship forever. I hate that scene with a passion.
• Fanon and Draco Malfoy are always fascinating but again. early Draco was a scumbag. Between the Flying lesson and the duel, he's just… holy crap.
• If it wasn't already obvious, no Quidditch for Harry and if you don't like that oh well. Then again, Harry never seems to play Quidditch if he's not in Gryffindor. Oh well moving on.
• Draco and Ron will suffer even more next chapter so be ready for that.
Chapter 10
Great Hall)
Harry opened the door to the Great Hall and before he could step foot inside he knew that tonight was not going to be pleasant. "So much for a relaxing dinner." Harry sighed.
"What are you…. oh" Daphne said upon looking at the Professor's table and realizing why Harry was getting at. Dumbledore, along with the other four heads of houses and the remaining staff outside of Professor Binns were standing in front of their usual spot and the four house ghosts: Nearly Headless Nick, The Bloody baron, The Fat Friar and the Grey Lady all stood right behind their heads of houses and not a single one of them was pleased.
Looking towards the tables, students were sitting down but there was no food. Harry and group walked towards their spots and sat down and not far behind was the rest of Slytherin and everyone had a troubled look on their face.
As the Great Hall filled up with students everyone quickly realized that something was amiss, and that tonight wouldn't be your standard dinner. Well almost everyone, "Bloody hell where's the food." Ron Weasley complained from his spot at Gryffindor much to the horror of everyone near him and the visible embarrassment of his three brothers each of whom smacked their heads at the same time. To make matters worse, his Head of House and the House ghost were both visibly furious and even the normally cheerful Dumbledore had a look of pure annoyance.
With a wave of his wand Dumbledore closed the doors to the Great Hall and everyone looked at the less than pleased Headmaster, "Hogwarts has been one of the premier institutions in the magical world for many years and that is in large part due to the excellence shown by its students. You are the best and brightest of magical Britain and whether Pureblood, Half-blood, or Muggleborn you thrive for excellence at all times.
This is something many of you inherited from your parents who attended this same school and passed down the many lessons they learned to you in order to ensure that Hogwarts remains at the top of the magical world. Unfortunately, recent events have shown that perhaps a bit more teaching need have been done." Dumbledore said with an icy tone.
Professor Flitwick spoke next, "One of the things that I'm sure all of you learned about as you were prepared for life at and beyond Hogwarts was the significance of magical duels to our society. I myself was a dueling champion in my youth, and while many purebloods did not care for my status as a half-goblin, every last one of them acknowledged my prowess as a duelist and respect me for it" Professor Flitwick said firmly.
While most of the school was confused by this statement, Harry was not and one glance towards Draco told him that he realized the same thing. The visible discomfort on Draco's face was incredible and Harry knew the blonde ponce was in for it.
"Draco's in trouble." Flora said in a sing-song tone.
"Not now sister." Hestia chided aware that this was not the time to enjoy Draco's misery.
"Duels are sacred amongst wizards and purebloods value the rules and regulations in duels above nearly everything outside of their own financial and familial situations. Which is why I was shocked to learn that a pair of purebloods committed multiple flagrant violations of dueling code in these very halls." Flitwick said and the Great Hall began to stir. The look of pure horror on Draco's face wasn't missed by anybody and even the normally dense Ron Weasley looked visibly uncomfortable.
"For those who are not aware of what happened. Draco Abraxas Malfoy Challenged Harry James Potter to a duel during flying classes after he was criticized for taking the items of a fellow student after a mishap during the first lesson. Mr. Potter refused the duel and Mr. Malfoy continued to press clearly unwilling to take no for an answer.
Unfortunately for Mr. Potter, Ronald Billus Weasley took it upon himself to intervene claiming that he would act as Mr. Potter's second.
Seeing as how Mr. Weasley declared himself his second, Mr. Malfoy pressed forward and then suggested that the duel be held at 11 PM in the trophy room." Dumbledore revealed and almost as one every pureblood and quite a few half-bloods were glaring at a practically sheet white Draco or a very uncomfortable Ron Weasley. If looks could kill, the two boys would be dead seven times over.
"As a former dueling champion the actions of Mr. Weasley were truly horrible since he spoke on behalf of another with no prompting of his own. Outside parties should never interfere in a wizarding duel unless prompted since duels have been used in the past for nefarious purposes. While I can't speak to Mr. Weasley's reasoning, his actions are a different story and they are ones that i would hope a proper wizard would never engage in.
The actions of Mr. Malfoy were FAR worse. Students are supposed to be in their dorms for curfew at 9 PM sharp. For you to attempt to force a fellow student much less a fellow dormmate to leave the dorm after curfew for a duel that he clearly didn't want is reprehensible to say the least." Flitwick said coldly.
"For their actions Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Weasley will lose each lose 500 points for Gryffindor and Slytherin respectfully along with serving detention every day for the remainder of the year. In addition they will be barred from positions on the House Quidditch team and will be ineligible for positions as Prefect and Head Boy." Dumbledore said harshly.
The whole school went silent in that moment and for good reason. 500 points is the maximum point deduction allowed for a student and to be given detention for the remainder of the year and the loss of positions as Prefect and head boy.
"WHAT!!" Draco shouted in disbelief.
"You should consider yourself lucky Mr. Malfoy. While this is indeed one of the harshest punishments perhaps in the history of the school, the alternative would be to expel you and considering your age, you know what fate awaits you and your father would be unable to do a thing." Snape said coldly promptly shutting up Draco and for good reason. If Draco was expelled from Hogwarts he would've had his wand snapped and his magic ripped away from his body as punishment.
"Speaking of their fathers,. I will be writing a letter to inform both Lord Malfoy and Mr. Weasley of this so they are aware of just what their sons are doing at Hogwarts." McGonagall smiled.
Ron and Draco both paled, but nobody had any mercy for them "Now that we've settled that, how about we get some food for everyone." Dumbledore said with a smile as he clapped once, and the Great Hall was filled with food.
Admittedly it took a little time for everyone to start eating due to the sheer magnitude of what just happened. This incident would live on in Hogwarts infamy.
(Scene Skip)
Harry was relaxing in his room around 10 PM when there was a flash and Dobby the house elf appeared in his room, "Great Harry Potter sir. Mistress would like to see you."
"Alright" Harry nodded before getting up and putting on his shoes. Thankfully he was still in a simple shirt and sweatpants, but he doubted Lucretia would complain.
Making his way into the common room he noticed a bunch of older students surrounding a whimpering Draco Malfoy who was in visible pain. Harry's glance caught the eye of a tall muscular boy with black hair.
"Don't worry about this Potter. Professor Dumbledore may have had his say but as fellow Slytherin's we took it upon ourselves to make our opinion known. If you'd like you can join in. My name is Marcus Flint by the way."
"Thanks Marcus but I'll leave it to you guys. Lucretia wants to speak with me and as much as I'd love to hex the ponce, I don't want to keep her waiting." Harry said quickly.
"Go for it." Flint smiled.
Harry nodded before walking towards the Head Student suite ignoring as more spell fire hit Draco and the cries of pain coming from the blonde ponce.
Upon opening the door to the suite he was met by the sight of Lucretia Malfoy standing in front of the sectional in a silver v-cut nightgown that showed off plenty of cleavage and stopped at mid-thigh showing off her long legs. The usual table was gone not that Harry minded
"Glad you could make it Harry." Lucretia smiled as she sat down elegantly.
"When the Head girl calls for you, you answer.' Harry said politely.
"Well said and now it's time to get down to business. Gemma Arianna please come in here." Lucretia announced.
Harry watched as two girls walked in from her side of the room before making their way next to her. The first was a slightly tanned girl with a heart shaped face blonde hair forest green eyes a small nose and thin lips. She had a very slim body also with a nice D cup wearing a green top with black pants that hugged her shapely lower half well. She had a decent rear but that was it. The other girl had a round face with long black hair and black eyes with a larger nose and thicker lips. She looked incredibly familiar but looking at her frame she had large breasts that were solid D cups also and a large rear end with a stockier frame.
"Pleasure to meet you Lord Potter. I am Gemma Farley Heiress of the Farley family and the 5th year Prefect and one of Lady Lucretia's advisors." The blonde girl announced before standing on Lucretia's right.
"Greetings Lord Potter I am Heiress Arianna Parkinson, as well as the 6th year Prefect. My little sister is in your grade and the less said about her the better" Arianna said coldly before standing to her left.
Harry walked over to both girls and grabbed their hands before kissing them as was pureblood traditions, "It's a pleasure Ladies. Harry James Potter Lord of House Potter."
"Now that the pleasantries are over it's time for business. Would you like a drink." Lucretia offered.
"Grape juice if you don't mind." Harry smiled.
"Of course. Arianna if you don't mind."
"Of course ma'am." Arianna said calmly before leaving as Gemma sat down,
"I couldn't help but notice that some of the students are taking out their frustrations on Draco." Harry mused.
If Lucretia was bothered by that she didn't visibly show it, "Fun fact Harry. Fred and George Weasley are twin brothers from Gryffindor who take great joy in pranking anybody and everyone to the point that they're known as the Devils of Gryffindor. In the 2 years that they've been pulling off these pranks and causing issues for Gryffindor they have lost a grand total of 850 points. My brother has lost more than that in less than a week.
For six long years I've done everything in my power to restore the good name of Slytherin in the minds of others and I succeeded in doing so to the point that I was named Head Girl. My brother has ruined all of that progress in less than a week and to make matters worse his failings also reflect on the Noble House of Malfoy. He's lucky that I've only allowed them to use basic spells instead of much harsher ones that he would richly deserved." Lucretia said with clear frustration in her voice.
Harry whistled at the pure spite coming from Lucretia's voice, but Arianna picked that moment to reappear with Harry's juice.
"Here's your juice Lord Potter." Arianna smiled before placing the juice on the table and sitting on Lucretia's left.
"Thank you Heiress Parkinson." Harry said politely.
"You're welcome Lord Potter." Arianna smiled.
Lucretia took a deep breath, "I've called you here because my brother's foolishness has changed my plans for the rest of the year. At first I was going to train Draco and Daphne to take over when I'm gone but now, his spot will be taken by you."
"I see." Harry acknowledged.
"Thank god. Given the way he treats my sister, having Draco control Slytherin would've been a nightmare." Arianna groaned.
"So what does this 'training' entail." Harry wondered.
"I will teach you and Daphne everything you know to not only lead Slytherin but be a pillar for Hogwarts itself. I'll tell you who in Slytherin and in other houses to talk to and who to avoid from other houses."
"Chief among the avoids is Percy Weasley." Gemma groaned in annoyance.
"While you're correct Gemma, please let me finish." Lucretia said with a sigh.
"Apologies." Gemma said bashfully.
"Seems there's a family history between you and the Weasley's." Harry smiled remembering that Ron was chomping at the bits to get at Draco.
"There is but that's not why you should avoid him. Percy Weasley is the type of person who worships authority to a horrifying degree and would sell out his own family if it meant getting into a high-ranking position in the Ministry." Lucretia said harshly.
"Alright." Harry nodded.
"Long story short, by the time I graduate at the end of the year, you and Daphne will be in prime position to take over my empire and Gemma and Arianna will help you along the way."
"I'm assuming you called me over for the first lesson." Harry said calmly.
"No. The primary reason I called you over was to tell you about the change. That said, Daphne does play a role in how the rest of your night is going to go."
"How so." Harry replied.
Lucretia smiled, "Do you remember how Draco went absolutely crazy when I suggested that should he fail to surpass you, I would permit you to do whatever you wished with me"
"I do." Harry said with a big grin.
"Well to punish Draco I was going to paralyze him and make him watch as you did just that. At least until Gemma pointed out the sexual tension between you and Daphne."
Harry shook his head, "There's no sexual tension between me and Daphne. It's obvious that she wants me but she's also unsure if she's willing to go as far as you or the other girls around me are. At least not yet."
"That makes sense. She's firmly in second place despite our interest and considering what's at stake for pureblood witches like her, taking that next step feels like a risk not worth taking." Lucretia answered.
"Explain."
"First place in your eyes is that girlfriend whose identity you're trying to keep secret from everyone in order to keep her safe. Right now I suspect Daphne is in second place but there are many girls chomping at the bits for that spot including Susan Bones, Hannah Abott, the Carrows, and of course myself.
If I went through with my original plan, as enjoyable as that would be, it would make things extremely awkward for Daphne especially considering her family circumstances." Lucretia answered.
"That's an interesting way of looking at it" Harry smiled.
Lucretia smirked, "Is it wrong?"
"Yes and no. I look at my relationship with all of you in a vacuum. My girlfriend is up top but regardless of what happens, how I feel about you girls won't change."
Lucretia was surprised by that, "So let me ask you a question. If I said right now that I would gladly request that my father sign a concubine contract that would bind me to you for the rest of our lives, what would your response be."
"Mistress!" Gemma gasped and even Arianna was shocked and for good reasons. Under a concubine contract, Lucretia would be nothing more than a slave.
Harry didn't even hesitate, "I would immediately say no."
"Really." Lucretia said with a hint of curiosity.
"Yes. I think you are drop dead gorgeous and if you were mine I'd certainly be a happy guy. The fact it would make your brother furious, would be the icing on the cake."
"But" Lucretia smiled.
"I've known you for a few days and that's it. I would never bind myself to anybody like that."
Lucretia smiled, "You are a fascinating individual Harry Potter. So tell me, if your first year comes to an end and the farthest you've got with Daphne is snogging, would you be okay with that."
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to fuck Daphne. At the same time, I wouldn't want her to feel pressured to have sex with me because it will keep her status in my eyes." Harry smiled.
Lucretia's smile only grew, "In that case let's play a hypothetical. You and I have sex multiple times a week, every week for the rest of the year and you do nothing with Daphne but snog. Will that change how you feel about Daphne or her status in your eyes"
Harry smiled, "It will change absolutely nothing. She'll still be an amazing friend and somebody I want in my life. As well as somebody I also want to fuck" Harry smiled.
Lucretia blinked, "That's definitely unusual"
"I know." Harry smirked.
Lucretia shook her head, "In that case, our conversation is over. Have a wonderful night Mr. Potter."
"Alright. It was a pleasure to meet you girls." Harry smiled as he turned around and left an amused Lucretia and her advisors behind..
Once the door was closed Lucretia shook her head, "Well that was unexpected." Lucretia said with a grin.
"I agree. Especially since I slipped some Veritaserum into his drink." Arianna smiled. A part of her was surprised he didn't sense the potion considering he should have his ring on but that was another matter.
"I agree but I'm curious what you thought about our little talk with Harry, Daphne?" Lucretia wondered. before her eyes drifted the boys side of the suite.
There was a small shimmer and Daphne Greengrass smiled. as she held an invisibility cloak while wearing some casual clothes. She was there the whole time and listened to what they had to say. It was illuminating especially since she knew that truth serum was involved.
"I think Harry knew something was wrong but dismissed it because he knew you wouldn't harm him." Daphne answered.
"I was referring to what he said about your relationship" Lucretia smiled.
Daphne blushed, "Even if I didn't know about you using Veritaserum on him, I would believe it.
"Really." Gemma said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes. Harry knew that my father wanted to use me to get a connection to him and even though he was obviously interested in me, he never crossed the line." Daphne said with a grin on her face.
Lucretia smiled, "So tell me Daphne, if Harry did make a move during that time at the Leaky, what would you have done."
"Hard to say. That summer was driving me crazy because the girl in me wanted to embrace having an actual friend without all the pureblood customs but the pureblood in me wanted to secure Harry for father."
"And if you were alone with him right now." Lucretia probed.
"To be honest, I still don't know. Things are so complicated right now that I don't know what to think" Daphne admitted..
"Thankfully you have time to decide. Others aren't so lucky." Arianna frowned. Her sister Pansy was already in a betrothal with Draco and even his latest disgrace won't change that.
"I know." Daphne sighed. Her situation with Harry was getting more complicated by the day.
(Scene Skip)
Harry cracked a smile as they turned the corner towards the Great Hall to start his weekend, "Heads up guys I'm going to try and sit with Hufflepuff this morning." Harry said calmly.
Daphne frowned, "Fine but don't make a habit of it." Daphne said with a pout.
Harry resisted the urge to kiss her on the cheek but simply smiled, "You guys have practically 24/7 access to me. I think you can lend me to them for 2 hours." Harry teased.
"He's got a point there." Blaise smirked.
"He certainly does."
"Especially the 24/7 part." The Carrow twins teased causing Tracey to blush heavily.
'Do you mean you guys." Tracey asked but was stopped because they arrived at the Great hall. Harry walked in and quickly spotted Susan and Hannah with their group and smiled.
"See you guys later." Harry smiled before walking over to the Hufflepuff table. As he made his way towards the freshman section he noticed pink-haired girl that he was curious about staring at him and he decided wink at her as he walked over to Susan. Had he looked back he'd see her eyes widen and her friends look towards her curiously, but his focus was elsewhere.
"What brings you over here Harry." Hannah smiled.
"I figured I could sit with a family friend for a bit." Harry said in response.
"Then let's help you out." Megan Jones smiled as she moved from a spot over with Hannah doing the same, which allowed him to sit between her and Susan.
"Thanks girls." Harry said warmly as he took the empty spot.
"Anytime Harry." Megan smirked.
"Morning Harry." Susan said with a blush since she didn't expect this at all
"Morning Susan. So how's it going." Harry smiled. Soon Harry and Susan were talking with others interjecting at spots. There was a small interruption when Blaise asked if Harry wanted his typical pitcher of grape juice and Harry gladly took it before offering it to the puffs who appeared to enjoy the unfamiliar drink.
While everything was going well, Harry had a specific reason for coming over to Hufflepuff and he got his wish when the pink haired girl approached after about 15 minutes of small talk.
"Potter. May I have a word in private." The girl said with a stern expression.
"It's impolite to not introduce yourself first." Harry said with a teasing grin.
The pink haired girl took the jab in stride, "The name's Tonks, Seventh Year Hufflepuff."
"First or last name." Harry smirked.
"Last. I have my reasons, and I don't know you well enough to tell you about them." Tonks said firmly.
Harry couldn't exactly argue, "Deal. Let's go Tonks." Harry smiled. There were quite a few eyes on them as they walked out but as they passed by the 7th years a familiar voice spoke up.
"Good for you Nymphadora." Lucretia Malfoy teased.
Tonks's hair went red for a moment but only for a moment, "Thanks Lucy. Have a wonderful day." Harry could see that Lucretia was visibly annoyed, but he figured that there was something between them and chose not to say anything.
Tonks ultimately pulled him into a hallway not far from the Great Hall with a group of empty classrooms before dragging him into the first room before locking the door, "If I didn't already know you, I'd be rather concerned right now Ms. Tonks.." Harry smiled.
Tonk's eyes widened as her hair turned pink but this time from embarrassment, "It can't be. Do you."
Harry smiled before taking his right hand and placing it on her cheek before sliding it through her hair, "It's much longer then when we were kids, but I hope this answers that question Num." Harry smiled.
Tonks's eyes widened and she wrapped him up in a big hug which Harry responded to with a smile, "Merlin Harry. It's been so long." Tonks said happily.
It has big sis Num. So how have you been." Harry smiled. Back when Harry lived with his actual family, one of the frequent visitors to the house was Andromeda Tonks who was expelled from House Black for marrying a Muggleborn against her family's interest. Andromeda's daughter Nymphadora or Num as he called her due to the complicated name she was given, loved to hold Harry and as an excitable baby he would grab her hair and mess with it. She always talked about how she'd be the best big sister ever.
"I've been good. My god it's been far too long, and I have so many things to say" Tonks smiled as they continued to hug each other.
"I bet but sadly you being in Hufflepuff makes it complicated." Harry frowned.
Nym smiled before letting go, "You're right so how about this. Let's make a point to meet up once in a while to chat. I can't give any specifics until I get some idea of how things are going to go but once I do, we'll talk a whole lot."
"Sounds fine. Where do you want to meet." Harry said quickly.
Tonks blinked, "Just like that."
"Hanging out with big sis Num. Why would I say no." Harry grinned.
Tonks shook her head "In that case I know the perfect place. It's on the 7th floor by the poster of a guy teaching trolls to dance. It's called the Come and Go Room. We can make it whatever we want, and I do mean whatever." Tonks said with a grin. Her little brother had grown up and she could feel his muscles during the embrace.
Harry could think of plenty of uses for that also, "Alright but we should probably head back soon." Harry suggested.
"Yup. Greengrass didn't look pleased when I approached you."
"That happens." Harry smiled and the two walked back.
(Scene Skip)
Barely a minute after they got into the Slytherin dorms Daphne roughly grabbed Harry's arm, "Follow me." Daphne said firmly.
Harry was not pleased but decided that it was better to deal with this in private, "Alright" Harry replied as he allowed himself to be dragged over to The Head Boy and Girl Suite before they ultimately went into the Head Boy's room. It was a lavish room with posters of former Slytherin Head Boys all around though currently the moving photos were frozen in time. The maple dresser on the right side of the room had multiple drawers for his things and the desk provided would suit him beautifully since it had a spot for Quills and paper already among other things. On the left was the entrance to the shower room and the brief glance suggested it was just as beautiful. Daphne led him to the massive queen-sized bed in the middle with green sheets with the same leviathan motif from the side entrance.
"Sit" Daphne said firmly.
Harry chuckled before sitting down, "So what's this all about. You seem rather angry out of nowhere."
"What did Tonks want with you."
Harry frowned, "Why does that matter."
Daphne scowled, "Lucretia gave me a list of people that I should know about when I arrived at the school to prepare for the training that I suspect you'll be starting soon since Draco has disgraced himself. That girl was one of them. Nymphadora Tonks, a 7th year Hufflepuff. She was Prefect during her fifth year but lost those duties in her sixth and seventh because she's clumsy. Still many in Hufflepuff respect her as much as any Prefect."
"Seems you know more about her then I do." Harry teased..
"Stop playing around Harry. You've sat with us all week and yet out of nowhere you sit with Hufflepuff, and that 7th year decides to come over. That's not a coincidence and"
"Yellow card." Harry said coldly interrupting his rant.
"Did you just." Daphne said in disbelief.
"Give you a yellow card. Yes I did and it's because you're acting just like Weasley and Malfoy did on the train." Harry said coldly.
Daphne was shocked because it was a slap in the face to compare him to Malfoy or Weasley and Daphne was furious, "Don't you dare compare me to those two Harry Potter they." Daphne stopped because Harry's wand was in her face and her eyes widened because she knew what was coming.
"Petrificus Tot-"
"WAIT" Daphne said quickly and Harry lowered his wand before the spell could be cast
"I'm listening." Harry replied and he looked at her coldly causing Daphne Greengrass to shudder. She was moments away from losing what she had with Harry, and she had herself to blame. She only hoped he was willing to forgive her."
"I'm sorry Harry. I was out of bounds just now." Daphne said bashfully.
"You were." Harry said flatly.
"It's just. Tonks is the latest girl who's come around you and it's put me in a weird spot." Daphne said bashfully.
Harry gave her a flat stare, "Considering I have a girlfriend, what weird spot are you in."
Daphne rolled her eyes, "While everyone is aware of your relationship, everyone is equally aware of the fact that that a mistress role to Harry Potter is still incredibly valuable. I thought that I was in prime position for that spot coming into this year given our connection. Then Lucretia Malfoy, one of the few women our age I actually like shows interest in you.
Merlin, the only reason that you aren't moved into this room now is because Malfoy acted like a little prat. Flora and Hestia clearly like you and you like them also. Add Bones and Abbott to the mix and it's… it's tough." Daphne admitted.
Harry sighed before getting up and closing the distance between them, "Last I checked you and I were just friends." Harry reminded her.
'Regular friends don't snog each other in the middle of our dorm rooms like you and I did." Daphne teased.
Harry conceded that point, "You're right but friends with benefits do." Harry said calmly.
"I'm assuming that's a muggle phrase." Daphne said with a blush. She may not have known what he meant but the implication was clear.
"That's right. It's for two people who like each other and would like to do things to each other but don't want to commit to each other or can't."
Daphne shook her head, "And what would your girlfriend think if she knew you were engaging in this friends with benefits relationship with me or any other witch for that matter"
Harry smiled, "And what makes you think she doesn't." Harry smirked.
"Huh?" Daphne blushed.
"My girlfriend's family are the ones who told me about the Leaky in the first place. If you honestly thought she wouldn't visit to catch up and see what I'm doing, you're crazy." Harry snorted.
Daphne's eyes widened because she didn't realize that it was his girlfriend's family who told him about the Leaky. "So she's okay with what you're doing." Daphne wondered.
"I got a letter from her yesterday. She told me to use those rich pureblood girls to keep my skills sharp until Christmas break." Harry smiled.
Daphne didn't expect that at all and nearly sported a rather visible blush, "In that case, she truly is something."
"I agree but enough about her. You and I have to deal with the elephant in the room."
"You're right. You could've easily ended our friendship right there, but instead you slowed down in order to give me a chance to redeem myself." Daphne admitted. If he wanted to, Harry could've paralyzed her and brought an end to everything they'd built. She was on thin ice.
"That's right. Now strip." Harry said firmly.
Daphne blushed because she was curious where this was going, "Okay." Daphne said as she pulled off her robe and put it on the desk chair. Next to go was the skirt revealing that Daphne was in a green t back that showed off a heart shaped ass. Finally. She undid her tie and shirt revealing a lacy green bra that matched the t-back. Daphne took a deep breath as she walked back over to Harry who was giving her a rather hungry gaze.
Harry smiled, "Now. Bend over on the bed with this lovely arse of yours facing me. Then I'll deliver the punishment." Harry smiled as he got up and moved away to give her plenty of space.
"Alright." Daphne replied and she bent over pressing her breasts against the bed. She could feel Harry's hungry gaze on her and she shuddered because she didn't hate it.
Harry smiled before walking over taking in the scene in front of her. Oh he was tempted to just pull down her panties and fuck her, but he didn't want to claim her this way. Instead Harry towered over her from the left and smiled. "10 spanks. Each counted out by me. Are you ready." Harry said firmly.
"Yes." Daphne blushed.
"Good." Harry smiled and he reared back and began spanking her.
"One"
"Two"
"THREE"
"FOURRRR!" Harry paused because he could see that Daphne was starting to feel pleasure from this if the juices from her panties were any indication. Her normally porcelain cheek was turning red and he had a feeling if he looked at her face she would be blushing up a storm. His amusement over, he resumed the punishment.
"FIVEEEEE!"
"SIXXXXXX!"
"SEVENNNNNNN!!"
Harry had to stop himself again because his cock was throbbing underneath his pants at the sight in front of him. The fact all it would take is a simple action to fuck her wasn't lost on him and both of them knew it since the arousal was visible on the lightly colored T-back.
"EIGHTTTTTTTT!!"
"NINEEEEEEEEE!!"
"TENNNNNNNNNN!!!"
As it finished Harry pulled away with a smile. The sight of Daphne's cheeks cherry red from his spanking and the clear signs of arousal served as an interesting sight. "Have we learned our lesson."
"Yes and I won't make this mistake again"
"Good because next time, I won't hesitate and as you already know, there are plenty of girls who would gladly take your place." Harry reminded her before leaving her alone on the to contemplate everything that just happened.
Notes:• For those who think that I was a bit harsh too Ron and Draco let me remind you that Draco challenged Harry to a very illegal duel that could have dire consequences if Harry didn't go. As far as Draco knows Harry is essentially a muggle when it comes to magical knowledge, and he could seriously take advantage of that. Ron also has this same understanding so what they did was a massive deal.
• Harry's complicated dynamic with Lucretia and Daphne takes center stage. Lucretia is intrigued by him and wants to know more before her time at Hogwarts is done. Daphne knows all about him, but she's unwilling to cross the proverbial line. Combine that with the introduction of Tonks to an already complicated pool and things get crazy.