Arriving at the station, the Blacks and Grangers were an entourage all by themselves. Harry leading in his Magus Battle Armor, with his green eyes glowing from under the cowl of his armor, looked like something out of the Grindelwald wars. The combination of dragon and basilisk leather with light plate, all inscribed with lightly glowing runes was eye catching. However, when combined with the contrast of Hermione on his arm wearing pristine white robes, it looked almost Arthurian. They were a picture of how people imagined their nobility. A beautiful princess and her eminently dangerous knight Magus. Combining this with a retinue which included three beautiful high-blood young 'ladies-in-waiting', the Tonks, Lady Malfoy and Son, and the Grangers created a rather imposing force giving weight to the 'noble' couple.
As the group approached the corner of the platform their 'alliance' had appropriated for the last few years, they noticed many already present. Diggorys, Longbottoms, Abbotts, and Bones were standing together, talking animatedly and with apparent enjoyment. However, the adults noticed Harry's entourage rather quicky, and the talking ground to a halt as they were approached.
Amelia Bones took one look at Harry, and with a frown cast an age spell. Harry instantly had a wandless shield up, and armor activated, but the spell wasn't blocked, so had to be something harmless. Harry, identifying the spell, came over, bowed, and said, "For shame Director Bones. Did you have a question?"
Amelia, with the half-bow of an auror instead of the curtsey of a lady, replied "I had to clear your two instructors personally to keep Albus from interfering, Heir Black. Naturally I asked Auror Candidate Tonks why Heir Black would need them, and she said you were being trained over the summer. I 'happened' to run into her this morning, and asked for an evaluation of your learning. She told me you scared the crap out of her, trussing her up to be ill-used, then sold to 'a donkey show in Dubai.' After that, you dueled Andy here to a standstill. She said she would not feel safe betting on the outcome of you going against Master Moody. Three months would not explain that. One year possibly could."
Harry simply smiled, "Masterful deduction Director Bones, masterful; and before you inquire, I don't know where the time turner is anymore. You would have to ask Lord Black."
Bones just snorted, "Of course you don't. Very well Heir Black." Harry then quickly greeted the adults before saying Hello to Neville, Susan, Hanna, and finally Cedric.
Once Harry finished greeting Cedric, he saw Darla hanging closer with her parents, and not with the other students. He went over to Darla, "How are you doing Darla?"
Darla, her face expressionless, curtseyed, "I'm fine thank you for asking, and how was your summer?"
Harry pulled his cowl back, and looked in her eyes with compassion. He replied "My summer was fine. It's OK Darla, I understand." And he held out his arms, just waiting.
She took a look in his eyes, and dived forward to hug him crying and wailing "Thank you! Thank you for saving me! I'm sooo sorry, but I couldn't stop him from taking Hermione! I TRIED!" she sobbed.
Harry holding tightly and rocking her said, "Shhh, It's OK Darla, It's OK. We both know you tried. Hermione was unhurt." And he looked at Cedric who just looked from Darla to Harry with gratitude in his eyes. "Did Uncle Amos explain to you, we are family now?"
Darla with hope lighting up her eyes, asked "Really?"
Harry calmly and consolingly replied, "Yes. Cedric is my brother apprentice. As such I claimed you as my little sister too. Don't be surprised if boys are afraid to approach you. You have two big brothers they will have to avoid irritating." Darla let out a watery giggle and hugged him tighter. He gently moved Darla to Hermione who also hugged her saying, "How's my little sis, doing?"
Darla disbelievingly said, "You too?"
Hermione with aplomb said, "Well of course. He's by betrothed, and Cedric is my brother apprentice too, his family is my family. Ergo you are my sister. Simple." And Hermione handed her over to Chastity who started talking to her with rapid preteen speak, and the two were soon gossiping as Darla recovered quickly.
Harry reached out to Cedric and clasped hands pulling him in for a quick hug. Cedrick said, "Thanks for that. She was terrified to meet the two of you, feeling responsible for everything."
Harry shrugged and said, "No prob, bro. I meant what I said, you are family now."
Amos was standing next to Amelia. "Is he always like that? We barely got through to her, despite the hugs, forgiveness, talks and spankings. Nothing broke through the shell. One moment in his arms and he accomplishes what months failed to do."
Amelia shrugged, "Don't look at me, I'm still in awe of him flipping you last spring." She said with a look.
Amos blushed and coughed, "Well…it was just good politics."
Amelia smiled, "Hey, you won't get a disagreement from me. He is the most compassionate and family oriented young man I have ever met. Good politics indeed."
Soon everyone had said their greetings. They had all been corresponding with Hermione, so knew why Harry was completely unreachable all summer. They both envied him, and…not. Lord Black was a known quantity.
Before long, it was time to go. Everyone entered the train and grabbed cabins near each other, all the while continuing to talk and gossip. The twins vanished to meet other first years after being admonished to remember any of them were available if needed. Emily rolled her eyes, and Sophia hugged Harry saying "Thank you." They were soon jabbering with a couple of the other girls.
Harry Hermione, Susan, Neville, and Hanna were in a cabin when the Ravenclaw waif Harry remembered from last year's sorting came in. She had radish earrings and a butterbeer cork necklace. "Can I join you? I'm not welcome anywhere else."
Harry frowned, saying, "What do you mean not welcome? What about your fellow Ravenclaws?"
Eyes looking into the distance, Luna replied "I'm welcome there least of all. Forgive my lack of manners. I'm Heir Luna Lovegood Heir Presumptive of Baron Lovegood. Please call my Luna, though most call me Loony." and she curtseyed.
Harry introduced everyone and replied, "Well Luna, call me Harry. All my friends do. It is a shame you are not a Hufflepuff. We do not tolerate bullying, and I certainly don't."
Luna with a wistful smile, "Do you really want to be my friend? Not just being polite?"
Harry replied, "One can never have too many friends. I would love another." And he held out his arms.
Luna jumped into them hugging him and silently crying tears of joy. While Harry just rocked her.
Susan just huffed and glared at Hermione, "Doesn't this bother you? The day hasn't even started and he has had two other girls in his arms already."
Hermione just laughed, completely carefree, "This is him collecting little sisters. He doesn't think he has enough. I'm not worried, Tonks tried to sex him last night and Harry said, 'The only way into my bed is if Hermione brings you there. Something not happening until we are both 14 and want to expand play.' I thought she was going to die from embarrassment as he turned her joke into a serious proposition. If Tonks, a full-blooded adult Black sister who is a metamorph able to become Harry's every dream girl, can't get into Harry's bed, there isn't a chance in Hades, any pubescent thing can threaten me."
Susan with a considering look in her eyes, said, "So, bring them there?"
Hanna, suddenly jealous and irritated, "Hey! We were talking about you taking a consort contract with Neville so we could be sisters!"
Susan shrugged and said with a head-jerk toward Harry, "This would just be for fun. Are you telling me, you wouldn't take that broom for a ride?"
Hanna furious, said "NO! There is only one broom I am riding, and it isn't Black's!" Neville just grinned. Harry grinned back with a nod of acknowledgement, and held his fist up to Neville. Neville, confused for a second, eyes suddenly lit up and fist bumped back with a larger grin. He was one of the cool guys now! He had his witch!
A time later the terrible twins showed up. They looked seriously disgruntled. Harry took one look at them, and started laughing uproariously. They were both wearing prefect badges! Harry seeing the expressions on their faces just laughed and laughed. Harry finally said, "It never occurred to you all the senior Apprentices have been Prefects?"
Fred still irritated at Harry's amusement, replied "I was sure we had dodged the bullet! I mean McGonigal hates Snape, she would hardly want him having control of her prefects! This is your fault! We scored EE on HOM and O+ on DADA, Os on Transfig and Charms, and CARE. With our O on Arithmancy, Runes and Astronomy to keep us good with Snape. We are 1st in our year!"
Harry then warned, "Be prepared, I give it an 80% chance for Master Snape to request I continue teaching."
Hermione snorted, "My arithmancy has it at 98.6%, no bet."
Luna hearing the projection, tilted her head to the side, and said "The Blibbering Humdingers tell me Instructor Black will be teaching DADA for years yet. Hermione needs to become better at fighting as she will need to dominate the Countess Black so everyone knows who the Alpha Wife in the Black Household will be."
Everyone became silent after that proclamation. Harry looking intently at Luna, said "Luna, are you a seer?"
Luna went white with terror, she wailed "No one has paid attention to me before! Please don't tell on me, they will take me away!" Her eyes wide in absolute fright.
No one knew how to respond to that. Susan then said worryingly, "It's not an insignificant concern. The unspeakables, would take her unless she is bound up in a betrothal contract."
Harry suddenly furious at another child purposefully abused by the damn government, said "Like Hell they will, she is a child!" Harry stood up and released his magic. His magic swamped the car as his eyes glowed a furious green. Harry thundered, "Luna Selene Lovegood! Kneel before me!" The magic of the command washed over everyone. The power of it made all the students shudder except Hermione. It made her wet. They found themselves inching back, as the suddenly huge amount of wild magic drifting through the car turned feral. Luna calm as can be, stepped into the worst of the magic and gracefully kneeled, in front of Harry with wonder in her eyes. "Do you Luna Selene Lovegood, accept the protection of my house?"
Luna in a clear voice with tears in her eyes said, "I Luna Selene Lovegood accept the protection of your house, My LORD!" Harry snapped the fingers of his right hand and said, "So Mote It BE!" and the Black crest appeared on her right arm framed in white. She was now a protectee of house Black.
Harry reined in his magic, "Rise Protectee Lovegood of house Black!"
Neville after watching the casual display of power, said "Wandless? Seriously? Do you enjoy being a legend?"
Luna quirked her head again, then said "Well he wields Excalibur. He is technically our Duke, and heir to Arthur. He IS legend."
Harry exasperated said, "Luna, am I going to have to start paddling your behind, if you don't stop saying these things in public?"
Luna canted her head to the side again and said, "Well as my Lord, you certainly now have that right. However, I don't think you would let me enjoy it, as much as Hermione does."
Harry released his magic again and initiated a bonding rite. He intoned, "Luna for your protection, I bind you. You can no longer speak of things shown by your eye if anyone present is unaware of your inner site. As your Lord, I order it, and bind it to your magic! So, Mote It Be!" and magic swirled around Luna before collapsing upon her core.
Luna just collapsed into Harry's arms, "Thank you! Without you doing the binding, I had an 93% chance the unspeakables would have taken me this year. Now it's just 14%."
Harry looked at her, "What would lower it further?"
Luna not liking where things will now go, said "Drat! You had to ask that." She then sighed and said, "If I mention a vision, even disguising it as my invisible friends, you will paddle me. I will be paddled regularly until I learn to keep my mouth shut. The pain will actually help center me." She glanced at Hermione, "This technique was very successful wasn't it, Hermione? Though I don't think it's fair, you won't let me suck him off, or let him lick my pussy."
Harry just took her over his knee, yanked down her knickers, and gave her 20 hard swats. She was tearing up, but after it was done, she said, "Just like that, my Lord. Thank you."
Hermione just shook her head, "You walked yourself onto a painful path Luna. However, there is no one I would trust more with a girl's safety than my Lord. Realize as his betrothed, I will also help correct you if he is unavailable. Now how do we deal with you being a Ravenclaw?"
Luna flipped on a dime back to sunny. Though she did shift her bottom, occasionally. Luna said, "That shouldn't be a problem, I will petition Curtus, for a change of houses. He can't deny me, as I have cause."
Hermione, irritated there was knowledge unavailable to her, said "I didn't know we could do that!"
Luna canted her head and said, "The headmaster has hidden the knowledge. He needs as many first gens to stay in Gryffindor as possible so he can sell them."
Harry looked at Luna and made a decision. He then said "As useful as that information may be, it is another violation." and he threw her across his knees, pulled down her panties, and gave her another 20 bare. She was crying this time.
Harry soon finished and sat Luna back up in his lap. She was crying, and wailed at Harry, "How am I to tell you things you need to know?"
Harry looked her in the eyes, "You need to get alone with Hermione and/or me; by telling us you have information about your mother. When we know it is safe, we will tell you and you can share it. If you keep just bleating it out, you will soon be unable to sit for meals, and that won't keep me from continuing to paddle you."
Harry looked at the twins and everyone else in the cabin. "I trust everyone here knows how dangerous this knowledge is to Luna? Please for her sake, don't share it with anyone." Everyone agreed with all seriousness.
Hanna then asked "What was that about Excalibur?"
Luna, chirpy again, "That won't matter. Everyone is going to know about the sword by the time we get to Hogwarts." She then looked horrified as Harry looked at her. "No!"
Harry said, "Yes" pulling her again over his knee and giving her another 20 bare. She jumped up and did the spanking dance rubbing her bottom this time while bawling her eyes out. Harry just coldly looked at her. He did melt when she jumped into his arms straddling him to keep her bottom off his lap. Harry just held her and said, "I don't want to keep spanking you if this isn't going to work. I am giving you leave to see and tell me this answer. Luna, will me spanking you really help keep you safe?"
Luna, continuing to cry and blubber was finally able to respond. "Unfortunately for my bottom, yes. If you keep spanking me, I will eventually get it under control. It is really going to really hurt for a while. Couch it to others that my nonsense is embarrassing you, and you are tired of it. You took me under your protection, and are now having second thoughts. You are punishing me to either get me to stop my nonsense, or give up your protection thereby no longer embarrassing you. I know this will make you look like a cold-hearted bastard brutalizing a little girl, but it will make the bad people respect and fear you more. The sheep, bleat. They don't matter. Your friends and allies will know the truth."
Harry thought for a moment, "Luna, use the safe words. I will be vicious, but if your sight tells you we are on the necessary path, I will continue to hurt you, trying not to harm you. Please keep it from going more than necessary with yellow-lights."
Luna with a watery smile of thanks, "Yes Harry, I will use Yellow-light if I need less. This is going to make people terrified of you, as you will look as sadistic and uncaring as Snape tries to appear. It will help your reputation as Lord black, far into the future. No one will underestimate your thirst for vengeance, or willingness to hurt those in your way."
Harry nodded, "OK luna, your free pass is over. The next sighted comment will mean another spanking." Luna just snuggled into his lap, and fell asleep.
Hermione looked at Harry with compassion. "I remember warning Chastity you never do anything half-way. This little one is in your life until the end, my lord. You have just volunteered to be her knight guardian indefinitely. We will decide if she stays a little sister, or becomes something else, later. Don't worry about it now."
Holding Luna like a small child, despite her pubescent body, Harry switched topics, "So do we know who the new apprentices could be?"
George, ignored Luna, "Draco Malfoy, and Daphne Greengrass"
Harry nodded his acceptance, "Well, they were top in their year, and certainly intelligent enough. How are we going to do the bruise balm after caning for them?"
Fred casually replied, "It usually falls to the closest year in school. Since apprentices start usually 3rd year, they are in that transition zone where they can go 2nd maturity at any time. The wards are modified, so you can use your hands on them, but do not penetrate her anal or vaginal, or him anal. Either of you can jack him off or diddle her clit. That's the limit. It's up to you two, who does who."
Hermione realized something, "So it was up to you two, to do us. That offer wasn't a joke?"
George with a rather perverted grin, "Nope. If you couldn't stand Harry touching you, one of us would have offered, for real. Not a hardship I could see in any way."
Harry, trying to ignore the not-so-fake proposition, and keep the conversation on tract, "What if I wanted a witch, and Hermione was unwilling?"
Fred shrugged, "Honestly, she would have been obligated to jack you, but no more. Once you were able to endure the pain until finding other amusements, you would have been encouraged to do so."
Hermione looked at Harry. Harry earnestly replied, "I'm into you. Whether I jack Draco, or diddle Daphne, it will not become sexual, until you make it so. While I will not have a problem with you sexing another witch, I can't tolerate you sexing another male, of any species; muggle, wizard, anything. It may be hypocritical, but that is what I feel. If you want another wizard, let me know so we can break it off before you do so."
Hermione, at first thinking she was going to be upset by the overt misogyny, found herself saying "Strangely enough, I feel the same. In my heart I don't have a problem with another female. Unless she tries to supplant me, then she dies. I just don't want another male, and will fight to keep it so. Even if I end up jacking off Draco, it would be the same to me as cleaning a bottom on a baby. A necessary, messy, unenjoyable job. Period."
Things became much more casual and lighthearted after such a heavy start. Then everything went pear-shaped.