The next day Harry called Hermione and set up dates for him to visit the Grangers. She said they could talk about her visiting when they were at her house. She expected him to visit in three days…effectively right after he received the TALK. Harry had heard the girls were spending the morning in the pool, so put on the swimming trunks Cissa bought him. When, Harry went out to the pool, one of the Malfoy twins, he couldn't tell them apart, was standing on the diving board, nude.
She just smiled, and said "No suits allowed in the pool." As she said this, Chastity noticing Harry, dropped into the water covering herself. Harry just nodded and dropped the suit. Emily looked at him frankly, and Harry felt the sudden urge to cover up, but didn't, figuring that was her goal.
She then noted "You have hair down there." pointing at his groin.
Harry blushed, "Yes, I have been in puberty for almost a year now. I'm sure the three of you will reach that point soon."
Chastity let out a squeal of rage and her hair went red. "You looked!" she exclaimed.
Harry replied calmly trying to diffuse the situation, "Not intentionally…are you saying you didn't?"
Chastity yelled, "For your information, I have been growing hair for months! I shave like a proper witch!"
Harry bowed, and replied apologetically "I had no idea, having never seen any women bare. I was unaware Witches kept themselves cleanshaven."
Emily then replied, "Wizards too. When mother and father join us in the pool, you will see they are hairless as well."
Tonks came out with a towel around her shoulders…and nothing else. She was definitely cleanshaven too.
Tonks exclaimed, "What's all the shouting about?"
Harry tried to explain, "I accidently insulted Chastity when I assumed her being without hair was because she wasn't growing it yet. I was unaware witches shaved themselves there." Looking down frankly at Tonk's vulva, "though you confirm it."
Tonks not embarrassed in the slightest, replied "Wizards too. You will receive many more BJs if you are clean shaven. Would you like me to help you with that?"
Despite blushing furiously, Harry gamely replied, "By giving me a BJ, shaving me, or both?"
Tonks laughed loudly, "OOOOH Kinky, nice riposte."
Sophia asked, "What's a BJ?"
Emily blushed, and yelled "Soph!"
Harry just said, "Oral sex performed on a man."
Sophia just yelled, "EEEWWW, GROSS!"
Harry just shrugged, and went to the shallows.
Tonks after finishing laughing, "Harry, why not just jump in, it's better to just shock yourself instead of slowly adjusting to the water."
Harry shrugged and said, "I can't swim."
Chastity laughed cruelly. "Wow, what a baby."
Tonks looked absolutely furious, "That was uncalled for miss! And when mother gets home, I'm sure you will have an appointment in her office!"
Chastity quickly got out of the pool and hurried inside with tears in her eyes, her hair was now mousey brown.
Harry sadly replied, "I really wasn't trying to insult her, I really didn't know witches shaved."
Visibly calming herself, Tonks replied, "Not your fault. Now get over here and we will start your education."
Harry came to her and whispered, "Could you cast an impotence charm? With you being bare, just the thought of your hands on me, is eliciting a response the other two should not witness…yet."
Tonks popped her wand, which suddenly appeared in her hand with an auror grade wand holster appearing on her forearm, cast a couple of charms and sheathed it. As she sheathed her wand the wand and holster faded away.
The girls asked, "What was that?"
Tonks replied, "'Some floating charms to help him learn. Same as was used on all of us, learning to swim."
Tonks then spent the next couple of hours teaching Harry the basic stroke, back stroke, side stroke, and floating. Harry was a quick learner.
When lunch came, Chastity was not there. Harry asked what she liked, made a plate and a glass of juice and brought it up to her room. He knocked.
Chastity yelled through the door, "Go Away."
Harry apologetically replied, "I made you a sandwich, Ham and Mustard, your favorite."
Chastity yelled angrily, "I don't want it!"
Harry replied again "OK, I'll leave it outside the door. I really am sorry about the comment. You are growing up to be a beautiful woman, just like your sister and mother. You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of," and Harry returned downstairs.
Tonks just looked at him slightly impressed, "You are turning out to be an excellent older brother. She will come around."
Harry looked sad, "If she gets paddled because of me, she will hate me more."
Tonks with a steely glint in her eyes, "For a while, yes, but she has to pay her debts. That comment created a large one."
"Why?" Asked Harry, "people have been insulting me my whole life, it means little."
Tonks sighed, "The first rule of the Black Clan is 'Family First.' What she did broke that rule. She attacked a member of her family with intent to harm, as that comment had only one purpose. That is without taking into consideration that you are our future lord. It was stupid and cruel on many levels, and mother will be obligated to do her best to convince Chastity to modify her behavior."
Harry asked, "I thought our motto was 'Torjours Pur' or always pure."
Tonks explained, "It is, but it means Pure in loyalty to family, Pure in honor, Pure in magic. It has absolutely nothing to do with blood purity as that would lead to the family squibbing out."
Tonks was correct. When Andy came home and Tonks explained the whole altercation, she sighed and told Tonks to let Chastity know she will be expected in her office in 10 minutes, bare.
Chastity came out 20 minutes after going in, with a very red and bruised bottom, sobbing. She ran back to her room and slammed the door.
Harry just sighed, "I really didn't know witches shaved, I wasn't trying to insult her."
Tonks said, "Just leave it for now. Go get ready for dinner."
Harry went upstairs to wash off the pool, but when he went to the bathroom door, he heard Chastity sobbing in the bathroom. He went back downstairs and went to the tub. He saw Andy and Ted in it quietly talking. When they noticed him, they waved him in.
Harry said sadly, "Chastity is crying in the bathroom, and I didn't want to intrude, so I thought I would wash down here."
Ted looked at him, "What happened?"
Harry replied morosely "I can't seem to say anything right with Chastity. I had noticed she was hairless, and when Emily asked about my pubic hair, I made the wrong deduction that all three of them were prepubescent. Chastity took that as an insult when I did not mean it that way. She then made a mean comment when I admitted I could not swim."
Andy with a look of reproach, replied "You left out an important point, like you asked, and made her favorite sandwich for lunch as an apology."
Harry sadly stated, "It didn't help."
Andy shook her head, "Actually, it did. She ate the sandwich. She was crying when she left because she felt really guilty about what she said. Especially after I explained what your childhood was like…well that and the 10 bare I gave her for doing something so cruel and stupid."
Harry winced and said, "Ouch, if your 10 bare is anything like your sister's, then she is suffering."
Andy looked puzzled and replied, "Cissa said, you took your 20 without moving or making a sound."
Harry then explained, "Just because I am used to pain, doesn't mean I don't feel it."
Ted then broke in, "Well…it is done. Just stay out of her hair for a few days, and she will get over it. She is expected to apologize, just accept it neutrally. If you show any compassion, she will see it as pity, and that will make things worse."
Changing the subject, Ted then stated, "Now let me show you the shaving charm and the tricks on using it with your wedding tackle. Trust me, there is a right way, and a dozen wrong ways to shave your equipment."
Harry asked, "That reminds me, how is Chastity shaving? Is it muggle or does someone do it for her?"
Andy replied, "She has a wand already. Most families get their children wands early to start training. She was proud of herself, as she only very recently, mastered the shaving charm enough to do it without supervision. Unfortunately, your comment came at the worst possible time; by implying she was a child and not a developing witch."
Dinner that night was not very enjoyable. Chastity was cold as ice, and barely proper. Ted calmly, but with some steel in his voice, said to her, "Chastity, there will be many dinner parties where you will be with enemies, or at least people you despise or don't like. You need to mask your anger, and stay polite. We have taught you this, so if I don't see a change in attitude, I will attempt to change it for you. I really don't recommend a strapping on an already bruised bottom."
Fortunately, Chastity was able to hid her feelings enough for her parents to let it slide…this time.
Sophia then asked, "Do you adults really use your mouths on each other's private parts? Harry said a BJ was som.."
Ted firmly commanded, "STOP! That is not an appropriate subject for the dinner table! It seems your mother will need to give you the TALK sooner than I expected."
Harry noticed that Tonks' hair was rapidly changing colors as she desperately tried not to laugh. "Tonks, what is going on with your hair?"
Andy, exasperated at Nymphadora's love for Ribald humor, "Nymphadora is a metamorph, just like Chastity. Have you never seen her do this at school?"
Harry confusingly stated, "No, I mean, everybody knows she colors her hair pink, but nothing else."
Tonks giggled, "I told you; I mastered it! But that last comment was just so funny!"
The next day, Harry welcomed Neville and they both entered Ted's office.
Ted started his lecture, "Alright boys, we will start with anatomy, both male and female. We will then go over the typical escalation from light kissing, through snogging and heavy petting, birth control, massage and hand jobs, oral sex, both giving and receiving, anal, and finally vaginal sex. This is going to take 2 days to cover all the information and we will have models. Before that, however, we need to talk about responsibility."
Waiting until he was sure they were paying attention, Ted then continued, "If you get a witch pregnant before she completes her 2nd maturation, you have killed her. No witch has survived to full term prior to this event. And there are no takebacks, don't forget, the fetus can not be aborted. Attempting it will cause the fetus to destabilize the mother's core leading to a core detonation. The law against vaginal intercourse before 14 is based on the 2nd maturation happening before that age. Now I'm sure you are thinking, 'Why ae we worried with the potion?' The problem is the potion is spotty at best before your magic channels have formed at 2nd maturation. Therefore a witch can get pregnant even on the potion before she is 14."
Wanting to assure then sex was actually safe once old enough, Ted explained, "Don't let this scare you, just wait until she is 14 years old, and verify you are both on the potion. There is a charm you must cast which will verify you both are on a working potion and temporarily sterile. It is not 'rude' to cast this spell. In fact, any smart witch will also cast it herself as she is the one who will have to carry an unwanted child to term if you screw it up."
Harry asked, "Father, Tonks said nudity and sex are common place in the magical world?""
Ted answered clearly, "Yes, there are three big reasons for this."
"One, with birth control being so successful, and no STDs like the muggle ones, sex is safe, well if past the 2nd maturation. As long as both people are willing and somewhat discrete, no one will really care. In fact, many marriages are arranged, and few are a love match. Both husband and wife are allowed to take lovers as long as they are on the potion, and don't throw it in their partner's face."
"Two, nudity is the norm because it feels better. Almost all clothes are artificial in some way. These clothes inhibit the wizard's connection to the wild magic of the world. There is nothing like meditating in a garden without anything getting in the way of just feeling the wild magic of the world, when you add sex to it with someone you love, it is no wonder people are nude and regularly sexual outside in their gardens."
"Three, most children outside first-gens, are conceived in a conception ritual. This means you will be purposefully having sex to completion on an altar while seven pairs of successful mothers and fathers (no still born, or squibs) entreat the wild magic of the world to give you a healthy magical child. For the ritual to be successful, the witch needs to climax too. For a witch, orgasm is more emotional and about getting in the right head space, she will need to 'practice' such public activities until she is comfortable enough to climax in front of a crowd."
Ted waved his wand and a naked adult male and female appeared in front of them. They looked disturbing like Andy and Ted. "Now let's learn the witches' erogenous zones and how to stimulate them properly…"
On the second day, after covering spells to help with sex and gratification, Ted went over attraction and picking an appropriate wife.
Ted started explaining "Alright boys, now that you have some idea of how and when, we need to address who. For starters magic wants us to constantly 'renew' the wild magic in the world. First-gens are born of the wild magic. Every 3 generations you need to reintroduce wild magic into your line or it will grow weak and stale, resulting in squibs and nearly powerless mages. Neville here is 3rd generation so he can use a first-gen or second-gen (half-blood), or another 3rd gen. Harry you are yourself 2nd generation so, like Neville, you can use anything except 4th gen…though society would 'appreciate' you not hogging a first-gen since you don't 'need' one."
Harry angrily replied, "Tough! I will have Hermione if she will have me!"
Ted, held up his hands in supplication, "Peace, I didn't say you could not, only that you will get serious flak over it."
Ted then continued, "Once you have an idea of who to pursue, how do you determine if she is compatible? There are some interesting truths which will make this easier. For example, muggles have theorized that the smell and taste of your partner will give you an idea of compatibility to make a healthy child. They believe you can make a healthier child, with someone who smells and tastes good to you (yes Oral is important here), as opposed to tasting 'bad'."
Ted continued his explanation, "Now I don't know if there is hard data to support this conclusion in the muggle world, but in the magical we do have ways to achieve this goal. The first is the bonding rite. Both the wizard and witch cut their hands and clasp them together. Then while pushing magic through your hand into your partner, you both, together, chant 'I am yours, and you are mine.' After a short time chanting, your hands should start to glow, and the glow will spread based on how compatible the two of you are. "Just the hands - slightly, up the arms - fairly compatible, Into the chest – very compatible (your mother and I had it extend to our hearts), whole body is legend (potential soul mates…or some such, nobody really knows)."
Neville asked, "Will this make us bonded?"
Ted shook his head and replied, "NO, not at all, you will still have to go through a hand-fasting, to bond. The test just lets you know if you should bother. If your hands don't even heal from the ritual, it would be a bad idea."
Harry asking for clarification, said "You said first, that implies others."
Ted nodded and explained, "Another is the bonding potion. You both spit into the potion and swirl it. The color of the potion tells you how compatible you will be. I don't know the particular colors as I have never seen it used."
Needless to say, both boys were completely shell shocked by the end of the lecture series.