16 Choosing is hard.
We tracked Scamander down in NY, twenty miles outside the city he had a small house. I guess you don't need a big one when you live and work inside a trunk.
He took a good look at us and said: "So you are the ones that are breaking records and making us old folks embarrassed. Youngest animagus, youngest Tri-wizard champion, message Patronus at eleven…"
He looked me in the eye and said: "And exposed Dumbledore as a Dark Lord, not an easy task that one."
I shrugged: "I am not done yet. There is still a lot that I have to do, our reason for visiting is twofold, first is to study magical creatures, second, is to study your mansion trunk."
Scamander looked puzzled, he asked: "Why do you come here to study magical creatures? Hogwarts has a big selection in the forbidden forest."
Luna answered: "A big part was eaten by Hagrid's Acromantulas, there was a big colony two miles in the forest. We came here because your animals are domesticated and are easier to study."
Scamander nodded: "Aye, they are pretty docile compared to the ones in the wild or preserves, that did not answer my question, why do you want to study my animals?"
Everyone looked at Daphne, Susan, and Tracey, they are the political ones and are best at predicting future problems, they looked at each other and silently agreed.
Daphne answered: "We came here to select a magical animal as our animagus form. For your silence, we offer you four potions that will give you or the one of your choice to be an animagus, the same potion we took to become an animagus. We needed only two potions to succeed. The younger ones took four potions before they found their animal."
Scamander was stunned, he whispered: "You are planning to become magical Animagi? There hasn't been one since Merlin!… What?! You have a potion that skips all those steps to become an animagus?"
Tracey grinned: "Family magic Mr. Scamander, if you are familiar with your animal it only takes two potions, and yes, we plan to become magical animagi. I think Slytherin was the last magical one."
Susan added: "I am still not convinced of its use, I am more inclined to a small dog or cat."
Several girls already made up their minds, Marietta and the Bell twins went for double normal animals. Fourth-years and younger had to wait until they were older, a magical animal can not be reversed. It is a one-time decision, but they came along for the visit. Newt Scamander led us inside the trunk and we spread out.
Soon it became clear that there was not much to choose from, let's be honest, who wants his animagus to be a Knarl? Some kind of hedgehog. Or a Jackalope? Imagine hopping around as a bunny with antlers. Or a Golden Snidget? You can be used in quidditch games. Or a Diricawl… a freaking Dodo!
It came down to some of the popular species, flying horses, magical cats, and lions. two magical birds stood out, Phoenix and Thunderbird. The reptiles had a limited choice, some snakes and… Dragons!
Scamander only had two types, the Antipodean Opaleye, and the Peruvian Vipertooth. Too bad he didn't have a Phoenix or Thunderbird, I doubt they would be happy in that trunk. Luna still was torn between a Thestral and a fairy, I helped her by telling as a Thestral it would speed up her search for the Snorcack.
My choice is between a Nundu and a Nemean Lion, a Nundu because it is a badass wizard killer, a Nemean Lion because it is a badass wizard killer… Maybe I need to visit a mind healer too.
Newt Scamander explained: "The pup you are looking at is from Greece, the mother escaped the preserve and had her pup in a cave, she started killing livestock from neighboring farmers to feed herself and the pup. A team killed her without knowing she had offspring. Getting the pup back into the preserve will get it killed by the dominant male, so they asked me to raise it until it can defend itself. They have a unique ability, they can change its size into a cat."
I went for the Nemean Lion when I found out he could reduce its size and change its form into a cat. When the girls found out about that ability they all flocked to my choice, it was as if we gained two animals in one.
That left the birds and reptiles, Ginny was fixated on the Antipodean Opaleye, while Pansy was fond of the Vipertooth. For the birds, the Phoenix was the most popular, the ability to teleport was too good to pass by… Now, all we have to do is to track down Fawkes, that bird disappeared unnoticed by anyone.
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It was decided, almost everyone wanted to be the Nemean Lion, Luna kept to her Thestral, Su Li voted for the Phoenix, Ginny, and Pansy wanted to be a dragon.
Marietta changed her mind when she saw the Antipodean Opaleye and wanted one too, the Bell twins were still fond of their falcons but the benefits of a Phoenix are too big. That means I have to find Fawkes.
To reduce the stress on the little lion, I would be the only one to Legilimence it, when I succeed, they can do the spell on me.
I changed into my lion and entered his mind, I projected my intentions and goodwill to the little one to let it calm down, curious the little one entered my mind too, an equal exchange between the two lions happened, I guided the little one to change into a cat, and he learned to stalk prey and how to kill it.
Yep, we did that too, Lord Greengrass was yelling at Daphne that we decimated his herd of deer a few days ago. He was mostly disturbed by watching a pack of lions, tigers, bears, and other predators tear into their prey and eat it like real wild ones.
I changed back into a human and Legilimence the little one again, he was used to my mind by now and trusted me completely. On my sign, Daphne, Luna, Susan, and Tracey drew a ritual circle and prepared the ingredients, under the watchful eye of Scamander. Scamander's grandson Rolph, joined us to watch a unique event.
I started chanting in Parseltongue and casting spells on myself, also in Parseltongue. Slowly I felt my animagus change from Lion to Nemean Lion. When I was confident that it succeeded, I stopped chanting and changed into a Nemean Lion. I looked at the pup and purred, setting its mind at ease.
Slowly he came closer and sniffed me, a few licks from me and he was all over me, finally getting some attention after a lonely month.
Daphne, as a tiger came next, I imprinted the knowledge into her brain and encouraged the little one to connect to her as well. Twenty minutes later we did the ritual, I chanted and put the spells on Daphne. At her sign, I stopped, while she did her first transformation. The little one was ecstatic! Two Lions in the pride! After being alone for so long he was basking in the attention he got from Daphne.
Astoria as the other tiger followed, Hermione and Tracey were next, as felines the change was easier.
The pup was surrounded by four lionesses. Cho silently said to Scamander: "How about we raise the pup? He will be in a pride of eleven Lions, we will teach him to behave among humans, I think he already has a connection to Harry. Can it be a Familiar bond?"
Newt nodded: "He needs the pride to grow, he also has a familiar bond with Lord Slytherin. If you take care of the paperwork, then you can take him along."
Yeah! We got ourselves a real Lion!… Bloody fuck! We got ourselves a class six pet!
Xxxxx
I explained our purpose to the Antipodean Opaleye: §Young one, my mate finds your race beautiful, and wants to become a dragon animagus, can she enter your mind to experience what it is to be a magnificent Dragon like yourself? That way she can learn to be one too.§
The Antipodean Opaleye studied Ginny: §Your mate has good taste speaker, I will allow it just because you are her mate, and I am curious she will succeed.§
Ginny connected with the female Antipodean Opaleye and became one with her mind. A ritual later, we had an Antipodean Opaleye with a red shine.
The pup was fast asleep between Daphne and Astoria, while I worked with Pansy on the Vipertooth. A few compliments and some buttering up were enough to get Pansy a magical animagus.
Meanwhile, Hermione and Tracey were working hard on the change between Lion and Cat forms. It was slow at first, but after a few hours, the change was done in five seconds.
Xxxxx
When we left, I had my research about Manor trunks, Rolph Scamander was an Asian leopard, the little one was called Simba, yep like from the Disney movie The Lion King, Circle of life, and all that crap. The girls decided to change at home, our wolves and bears still needed to change.
Marietta was a beautiful Antipodean Opaleye, Ginny had a red shine on her skin, Marietta had a black shine. The dragon was pleased that two humans wanted to change into her image and told us to come again for a visit.
At home, the first thing we did was imprint some ground rules on Simba, don't eat the elves, shit outside, use the scratch pole instead of the furniture… and above all: stay kitty cat size!
Simba took it all in stride, he was with his new family and was happy to adjust, especially when we bought a big piece of forested land, put a fence around it, and released a herd of deer and boars. So occasionally we went for a group hunt.
When the last of our group changed into a Nemean Lion, and Luna became a Thestral, we started to search for Fawkes.
I felt silly when Luna said: "Just call him here Harry, why do you want to make it more complicated?"
I called out: "Fawkes? Can you come here for a moment? We mean you no harm." A few moments later Fawkes flamed in and looked at me questioningly.
I made a small bow and said: "Fawkes, I have a way to make someone a magical animagus, some of the girls have a bird form and want to be a Phoenix animagus. For that we need your assistance, we need to see inside your mind to feel what it is like to be a Phoenix. You can ask any favor within reason for it."
Yeah, I better put the 'within reason' in that question or he will ask the impossible. The girls presented themselves to Fawkes, the Bell twins, and Su Li, although the fourth years were looking with hungry eyes, three of them were eagles and are eager to be able to flame everywhere.
Fawkes projected a permanent stand in all our homes to my mind, meaning he will be a permanent house guest for all the members of our club.
I said to everyone: "Here is the demand of Fawkes: he wants a permanent perch in each home of our club members even the ones that are not bird animagi."
Daphne smiled at Fawkes: "That is easily fulfilled Fawkes, we consider it an honor when a Phoenix wants to have a permanent roost in our home. You are welcome whenever you want, day or night."
The next day we spread the news to the parents, all of them went into crazy mode and bought a whole setup for the Phoenix, and gave it a place of honor in the living room.
Su Li was the first to succeed in the transformation, it took a whole day to achieve it, but that evening a happy Phoenix was flaming between her and our home, singing a happy song.
The bell sisters were the day after, Fawkes knew now what feelings and instincts to project in their brain and the process was halved in time. Three Phoenixes were having a good time.
Romilda used her puppy eyes on me to change her class too: "Harry, I can't even fly outside with my eagle! It is supposed to be extinct! Can I pretty please be a Phoenix? Annelore and Rachel want to be one too. Roberta and Denise want to be a Nemean Lion… so pretty, pretty please? I will do all the things you like tonight."
Tracey chuckled: "You are always doing what harry likes Romilda, but I agree with you, Harry? Do them. Fourteen is old enough to know that this is a unique opportunity, and being a Phoenix is the best thing that can happen to you. Not to mention being a Nemean Lion, two animals in one rocks."
Fawkes had a new hobby, he changed roosts every day and basked in the attention of the parents. He had a hard time choosing a favorite stand, but he was living the lazy life.
Xxxxx
When we got back to Hogwarts, the place got invaded by cats, Simba was having a great time with us, he even slept on other people's laps and behaved like the common room was his territory.
The news got out that we had another animal form and were asked to register. This time we registered under international interest from reporters and officials.
Cho was the first to submit her animal, she changed into her Lion and roared, a bit too loud it seems because the place was empty in seconds. Admitting, a Nemean Lion is a bloody impressive sight, it is more than twice the size of a normal one, and its roar has the effect to instill fear.
Sirius chuckled: "I am glad I saw them before or I was running away too."
Mrs. Chang sighed: "When Cho changed for the first time, she was a cuddly Panda, now, it is unsettling to see her hunt a deer and eat almost the whole thing at once. I am glad for her small cat form, or I would freak out completely."
The Bell twins stole the show with their Phoenix form, seeing someone change into a legendary bird is awesome, and their happy song made the public forget Cho's roar.
When we one by one changed into Nemean Lions, the room got silent, a total of fourteen Nemean Lions was too much to take in, they were facing fourteen wizard killers, each needed a team of at least ten experienced hunters to control one, how to handle a pride of fourteen… they had no idea.
Then we changed our size to cats, and Sirius let Simba go to us in cat form. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure of a pride of Lions is big, knowing they are Lions still unsettled them, but at least they didn't look so dangerous anymore.
When we changed back into humans, I picked Simba up, it was Thestral time! Luna grinned and changed. Some gasped when they saw the Thestral, others gasped when she seemed to disappear, anyway, the effect was overwhelming.
The clerk that did the registering asked: "How am I supposed to register that animal? I can't see it!"
Luna changed back and said: "A skeleton-like black horse with big leathery wings, here is a picture of me."
When everyone thought the surprises were over, Ginny, Pansy, and Marietta changed into a dragon, again cleaning the room out.
Mr. Weasley said: "It still scares the life out of me, especially when she is in stealth mode and stalks us. It is amazing how she can hide herself even when she is that big."
Mrs. Parkinson nodded: "I pity the husband when she finds him cheating on her, I doubt the husband will ever cheat. That is some nasty venom, and she is lightning fast."
Xxxxx
We were big news again, the reporters were praising us into high heaven for accomplishing 24 magical animagi, with 6 Phoenixes, and 3 Dragons among them. Our statement that it is Slytherin family magic and is only for family and close friends made them whine for days.
I had to pull every one of our club into House Slytherins protection, or the girls would be already shipped off with marriage contracts, contracts that started to flood in.
I told Romilda: "See? Being a Phoenix is a blast, but the attention you get will only get worse."
We made necklaces and bracelets with protection charms against potions, mind magic, and evil intent. An emergency portkey that even blasts through war wards finished the deal, with all these protections going on, school life got back on track. We had our meetings and study sessions, occasionally we had a run into the forbidden forest, we only hunted in there in cat form though, or the woods would be empty by now.
Xxxxx
One evening in the common room I noticed the bust of Rowena, now why would there be a bust in our common room? It does not make any sense at all. I studied the bust from all sides until I lifted the bust up and noticed a runecluster, I called Cho, Daphne, Hannah, and Hermione, they were best to decipher the cluster.
They came to the conclusion it was a silencing cluster protected by a password, a Parseltongue password.
I said to it:§Speak to Lord Slytherin!§
The bust slowly turned her head and glared at me: "Are you one of those Gaunt creeps? THEY ARE BANNED FROM THIS CASTLE! FIVE HUNDRED YEARS! For five hundred years I have been silenced! All because I call them idiots for inbreeding."
Rowena was ranting for hours, I was tempted to silence her again… hmm, better not. Flitwick was the poor sod that has to listen to her.
In the end, I used my secret weapon on it, Hermione, the girl that asks more questions in a minute than you can answer in an hour. To make it interesting for Hermione, she could sit on my lap. Yes, that kind of interesting.
When the bust noticed it she choffed: "That is not impressive at all young ones, doing it in the Great Hall on the principal's chair, that would do. I was silenced, not blinded, I've often seen you and your friends going at it like bunnies in my chamber."
Surprised I asked: "If you had access to the chamber, why didn't you let anyone know that you were silenced?"
She glared at me: "I can only monitor the chamber, never take control of it. Students need to be free of our influence to grow properly, I learned that lesson with my daughter. And the last people that could speak to snakes were those blasted Gaunts."
While we were talking, Hermione reached her top and collapsed on my lap.
Rowena grinned: "Your little tramp is spent Lord Slytherin, did you notify Sall that I woke up? Hey slut, did Harry fuck you in front of Sall already? He was a horny bastard in his days, I'll bet he will like the show when he pushes your face on a desk and fuck you from behind."
Daphne, who was watching the show said: "Who knew Lady Ravenclaw was a pervert, getting off on seeing her students fuck in front of her? Tell me, Lady Rowena, did any of your students put his dick in your mouth? Did you ever get face fucked?"
Burn! If a bust could blush it would happen! Rowena averted her eyes and mumbled something like Professor confidentiality. I comforted her: "We will keep your secrets, Aunty. Can you tell me about Hufflepuff and Griffindor? Did they leave some magical imprint at the school?"
Rowena answered: "They did, a few months after I got silenced, a headmaster that could not stand their criticisms about removing the spell on me, silenced and froze their paintings, with a rune on the frame to show a landscape they were hung in a deserted corridor. He was a relative from the Gaunts, and danced to their tunes."
Xxxxx
The following month we did a Castle wide search for paintings with a landscape. Everyone was examined for spells and runes. We finally struck gold in the deserted east wing, two big paintings with the most boring landscape... I mean a painting of a tundra… It is just grass and sky.
With the help of Babbling, we removed the runes. Alright! We didn't need Babbling's help but we rubbed bodies occasionally while examining those paintings, I even might have put my hand on her lower back to look over her shoulder.
When I removed my hand, I let it slide down over her butt cheeks, extracting a little moan from her mouth. What can I say? Those paintings were silenced for centuries, so they could wait for a few more hours.
I positioned myself behind her and slide my hands down her legs, once I reached the seams of her robes, I moved my hands back up under her clothes, caressing her legs and pulling her robes up to expose her beautiful figure.
Once her ass was exposed, I pulled her panty down, and whispered: "This is my trophy Miss Babbling, I like it when it is wet from your juices, it smells divine you know that? Being an animagus enhanced my senses, including my sense of smell. Now spread your legs so I can taste your pussy before I fuck you."
Babbling obeyed my demand and spread her legs, Daphne and Tracey put the paintings out of the way, and the rest of our Rune class surrounded us. Lavender said: "It is about time you became one of us, Bathsheba, enjoy Harry's Parseltongue, he is a master at that."
Su Li grinned: "Padma and Parvati, remove her clothes, so we can see her completely, I bet Hermione and Tracey want to suck her tits, I noticed they are very sensitive, and get her over the edge in no time."
Bathsheba felt my Parseltongue doing his speech to her pussy and lost it completely when Hermione and Tracey started to suck her nipples. Her orgasm lasted a long time, when she recovered a bit, I sent Little Harry up in her cave of wonders and started pumping. One by one the girls gave her a hand or lips.
Two hours later we had a very well fucked Babbling sitting exhausted on a couch, cuddled by a few cat animagi. She just had a two-hour gang-bang and loved every minute of it, she felt accepted in the group, not as a lust object or a trophy like many would, but being a part of the group.
Does she count as my first MILF? She is hardly older than us, in no way does she have the age of our mothers, so a half MILF or a PILF… Professor I Like to Fuck has a nice ring to it. The paintings were forgotten.
Xxxxx
A few days later we remembered the paintings and removed the runes and spells. Helga glared at us and said: "We were silenced, but we are not deaf! Putting us aside, even forgetting all about us to fuck your Professor…"
Godric interrupted: "I approve! Helga, that was epic to listen to! I even learned some new things from them!"
Helga sighed: "And you corrupted Godric even more than he already was. Anyway, take us to the headmaster's office, we have a few words to say to some pictures."
O'Neill felt a new headache come up when our club arrived in his office, the Gargoyle was reduced to function as a doorbell and intercom. Daphne and Susan presented the two paintings to the headmaster.
Susan said: "Headmaster, we discovered the paintings of two of our founders, we, as of now have the complete set."
Now it was Helga that interrupted us and called out: "Francisco Smith! You no good son of my great-granddaughter! You and that creep of house Gaunt were responsible for removing us from this office! I will have justice presented to you! Lord Slytherin! I give you the right to give a punishment to his painting."
Helga pointed at a painting of a skinny wizard, before he could move to another painting, I froze him and silenced his painting. Now… how do we punish an old man that thinks he is important… Did you ever listen to children in an elementary school during recess? Believe me, a couple of hundred kids shouting and playing are deafening. I had it recorded for other purposes but this will do.
The Great Hall had a new painting hanging in a corner, above it was a text that said: Here hangs a painting of a traitor. He betrayed the founders and his Ancestors. His punishment will last for as long as the founder's paintings were imprisoned by him.
I warded the corner against humans, silenced the corner, and let my recording play the happy sounds of a couple of hundred children playing in a loop. Am I mean? Probably yes, I don't give a fuck though.
Xxxxx
Life was great, our studies progressed fine, we lost Pansy to Blaise Zabini, he finally found the courage to ask her out. Her weekly visits to our sex sessions ended, we were happy for her though. We knew it would end someday. The Patils were next, at Easter they visited India and got to know two boys that wanted to court them, that left me with my girls and Astoria with Romilda. Bathsheba joined in our activities too.
It all went fine until Neville found it necessary to warn me: "Harry, Romilda Vane, and Astoria Greengrass are out for your titles and money. Astoria even has a blood malediction, Romilda's parents are bankrupt and are looking for an easy target."
I looked Neville in the eye and asked: "Did you care for those girls or were you just happy to fuck them? No, don't even answer that. Dobby, bring my pensive please."
I extracted our meeting with the governors with the conversation about Granny Longbottom and her brother Algy. I said: "See for yourself."
Neville entered the pensive and came out ten minutes later. I said: "You will turn seventeen at the end of July, so prepare to be married to a granddaughter of dear uncle Algy before that date. Granny dear? She was forced to marry your grandfather and hated him and his offspring. This is her revenge, Neville Longbottom.
You hurt Astoria and Romilda by chucking them out like garbage, so don't invite us for your wedding Neville, my advice to you? Visit Gringotts and let a curse breaker examine you. Dumbledore isn't the only one that can brew loyalty potions."
I left a stunned Neville behind while Dobby put the pensive away.
AN: I picked the Nemean ability to reduce its size from the fan fiction Harry Potter, squatter from Enterprise 1701-D. so if the Lion from the Mythology could not do it... I don't give a shit. It fits in my story, that is all I need.
17 Farming for ingredients.
Dobby looked at Neville and said: "Mr. Nevvy is Godbrother of Master Harry Potter sir, Mr. Nevvy better listen to his advice. Your Pinky can take you to Gringotts, and Mr. Nevvy, yous better say sorry to misses Story and Romi." Dobby left an embarrassed boy behind.
At the end of the school year, just before the Newt exams, we gathered in the club. When everyone was settled we started the meeting.
Daphne began: "This year will have the first graduates from our club. The end results are enough to get any position want. There are some pitfalls with graduating though, especially for Frieda and Greta, being Phoenix animagi will get you a lot of attention, mostly bad attention.
Phoenix tears and feathers are in high demand, there is a danger of being abducted and kept for farming ingredients. So don't sign anything without your lawyer, keep your emergency portkey and your enchanted jewelry on you at all times.
That goes for all the phoenix animagi. It is a wonderful bird to have, but its ingredients are worth too much. Having one locked up and crying all the time will get them filthy rich, many will take the risk to get one of you."
The smiles vanished from those girls, they already had big offers for employment, in Britain and the continent, even across the pond.
Tracey added: "The same goes for the dragons, the Antipodean Opaleye is a rare breed, imagine being caught and skinned each week or less. Transform back into a human, heal up, and get skinned again as a dragon. All they need is to capture you, and have a decent prison with excellent wards."
Susan looked at all of them: "What we are telling you are the worst-case scenarios, but the treat is real, just as the treat of signing a slave contract is real for muggleborn. I suggest we band together and start a firm under the Patronus corporation.
That way we can decide for ourselves what we want to sell from our bodies. I highly object to selling our blood, there are too many spells and rituals that can bind or enslave us with it. But tears and feathers from phoenixes, venom, and scales from dragons, claws, and hair from the lions, to name a few. Luna? Thestrals have ingredients?"
Luna thought for a bit: "Yes they have, but are not high in demand. Thestrals are considered unlucky, so it is supposed only the dung is in demand. The dragon dung is higher in demand, although I don't think Marietta, Pansy, and Ginny are eager to do an NR2 in the open and see it shoveled away."
We all looked curious at the dragon girls, Ginny said it straight: "No way in Hell am I going to do that! It would degrade me into an animal in my mind, I need to keep my humanity intact. Being a normal animal doesn't have that appeal, my dragon has an intellect and personality, something my Crocodile didn't have."
Daphne pulled the conversation back on track: "What we propose is a firm where you can deliver any ingredient from your magic animal, where it will be sold at fixed prices for a fifteen percent commission. That will prevent exposing yourself when you try to sell those at potion masters or pharmacies. It means we can keep the prices up because the firm can sell it worldwide, and prevents competition among us."
Frieda confirmed it: "We have offers from potion masters for the tears, and from wandmakers for our tail feathers, we were planning to graduate first before making a decision."
I made an offer: "Frieda, you know we own Patronus corporation, our club members automatically have a job if they want one. Let our lawyers go over those offers and analyze them. Let it be clear, your life is your own, we only offer the options, the decision to take it is yours alone. Here is our proposal for the ingredient firm we are planning to find.
Enough serious stuff! Let's relax for the last time before the exams! Dobby? Drinks and snacks please."
Xxxxx
The Newts of Cho, Marietta, and the twins went fine, so were the Owls of Luna, Astoria, and Ginny, they went above and beyond their curriculum, the younger ones casting spells on Newt level, and the older ones putting Masters to shame.
Luna, Astoria, and Ginny were setting records for their Owls, showing a magical animal for extra credit for Transfiguration gave a big increase in their points, so were silent casting and some wandless spells.
I focused on the malediction of Astoria and the pocket dimensions of the Manor trunks. I had it narrowed down to two rituals to cure it, the third required her to be a virgin and that ship sailed long ago. The books on pocket dimensions were complicated, it read like a manual of IKEA, those naffers always put an extra screw or bolt in so we would search our asses off to see where we might have missed it.
Salazar? He went to the headmaster's office to chat with Rowena, Helga, and Godric, they gave O'Neill a headache, his office was permanently visited by Unspeakables and Wizengamot members.
It did deliver results, rituals are reevaluated, the new magical's are getting better treatment in the ministry, and there is a new wind blowing in the wizarding community.
Xxxxx
Research about pocket dimensions and manor trunks got better when I translated Salazar's books into English so the girls could chip in too. It took several days with a dicta quill and a lot of paper and ink.
It was also a reason to start a new firm, solely focused on research and development. We recruited Cho and Marietta and offered the Bell twins a position if they wanted one.
They declined, both wanted to get independent and explore their options on their own. Selling Phoenix tears and feathers made for a steady income so we saw them leave the nest, spreading their wings, flying… flaming away.
A big find was a book on how to find drains on the ley lines, most are the cause for forgotten pocket dimensions or hidden manor trunks. Our muggle literature was a good source of information, The Chronicles of Narnia or Alice's Rabbit Hole were indicators of such dimensions, Jules Verne mentioned some of them too, a Voyage to the Center of the Earth could be one too.
A lot of stories and legends pointed to the dimensions, and now we have the means to find them. Luna went crazy over Alice in Wonderland and wanted to head out right away, her snorkacks forgotten for the moment.
When we talked it over with the founders, Rowena said: "It describes the defense mechanism of old realms. Muggles that enter get stunned and are implanted with a false memory, or they get trapped in an illusion. The memories usually are so fantastic that nobody will believe their story, especially when they can't find the entrance anymore."
Luna was disappointed at the explanation, the story of Alice was right up her alley, and could compare with her snorkacks.
Xxxxx
We got results after two weeks of researching, in the dungeon of an old ruin, hidden in a secret chamber, we found a mansion trunk. It was feeding on the leylines because all animal life was gone, it contained a large stretch of land and woods with an almost dried-up lake, there was a small mansion in the middle in a poor condition. The family that owned the castle disappeared in the late sixteen hundreds, and the ruins were claimed as landmark monument by the muggle government.
Now the question arises, do we keep it or destroy it? If we keep it, we need to restore the balance inside the trunk.
Daphne proposed: "Let the werewolves restore the trunk, they can use it on the full moon to change, it is better than being caged up."
Tonksie added: "So no magic animals, or maybe birds and plants only. Any animal will get hunted down by a pack of wolves."
Penelope said: "I'll notify Remus Lupin to transport the trunk to their main farm."
The wolves were happy with the solution and spend all their free time on it, it was ready at the next full moon and became a big hit.
Xxxxx
We found five more trunks, most from families that squibbed out or got extinct. Two were a lost cause, two need some serious repairs, and one was in prime condition, being based on two ley lines kept it healthy. The Patronus corporation selected some volunteers to man the new firm, its purpose was to repair the trunks.
Our first pocket dimension was located in Godrick's Hollow on a deserted patch of land, the entrance hidden in a hill behind ancient wards. The place was enormous, the first thing we did was buy the land it was on, then we made an inventory of the dimension, it contained a big herd of unicorns, all kinds of small magic animals, from bowtuckles to Nifflers and Mokes. There was a small deserted village inside in reasonably good condition.
Luna and Hannah made it their task to manage the wildlife and document the species and habitats from the dimension. An area of a hundred square miles is mindboggling even when a lake takes 20% of the space.
The location of the pocket dimension was ideal to start our first community. Plans were made for a building to put floo connections, apparating locations, and portkey points. That made it easier to travel and reduced human traffic in Godrick's Hallow.
We rented the houses out to our employees, they started small farms up, sponsored by us. After we split the unicorn herd up to the Manor trunks, the stallions were exchanged with herds from Britain and the continent, the new bloodlines were very welcome.
News of our discovery went global, a Pocket dimension of a hundred square miles is big news, more so when the Patronus Corporation is managing it.
Of course, the ministry tried to get his foot in the door, we crushed that foot completely. Pocket dimension laws are very vague, but the general rule is, that the owner of the land where the entrance is located owns the dimension.
It so happened that we were outbid by the ministry for every patch of land we wanted to buy, of course, we were planning to buy a lot of patches. The ministry run out of budget at the end of August, after surveying their purchases and coming up empty, they realized they were being played.
At the last Wizengamot of August, I addressed my peers: "Members of this ruling body! You may wonder why I put so much effort into finding lost pocket dimensions. The reason is simple, the muggle technology is outpacing our hiding capability.
The muggles have launched big camera's in orbit of the earth, those cameras can take pictures that are so sharp and clear, they can measure every inch of the country. Missing spots will get investigated and we will get exposed between now and twenty years.
The solution is to move our community to those pocket realms, we can build a normal house on the location, and we will be good for a few centuries more."
I looked around to study their faces: "I discovered how to find those lost dimensions, and am planning to restore them. That doesn't mean that I am the ministries search dog so they can profit from our hard work. We will give free access to anyone that wants to settle in them, the dimensions will be managed by the Patronus Corporation for a reasonable fee of course."
Protests came from all sides, Minister Diggory said: "Lord Potter! The ministry needs to be in control of those places to provide security. As the ruling body of our world, we can not allow individuals to control such large parts, it undermines our authority."
I shrugged: "I bet we can do a better job compared with what this government has done over the last fifty years. That brings me to my last announcement, I discovered how to create new pocket dimensions, we are still in the planning stage, but the ley lines in Britain can sustain at least fifty of the size of the one in Godrick's Hallow. Enough to house all magic users, where they can freely use magic in the open."
That caused an uproar, local reporters and the ones from the continent were furiously taking notes. Again Minister Diggory protested: "Lord Potter! We can't have a single Lord own every pocket dimension, we demand that you release that technology to the ministry."
I grinned: "Oh? So you can own the pocket dimensions from the continent too? Besides, it requires parseltongue magic, do I give the method to the parselmouth wizards from India and their surrounding countries?"
The look on Diggory's face told me it was just that, it is sad that having power corrupts… Dammed, I have power too… am I corrupt? Nah, just power hungry and a control freak… that is maybe even worse. I am glad Daphne, Susan, and Tracey keep me from going over the top, our night activities are helping a lot with that.
Where was I? Ah, new pocket dimensions, I continued: "New ones are out of the question as long as we haven't located the current ones. It would disrupt the balance of the Ley lines if we do so. Now that school is starting, we can only search on holidays and weekends. After we graduate our firm will devote its resources to locate them all."
I turned to the members of the Wizengamot and said: "A fair warning though, any law you make to restrict us will result in us moving to the continent. There will be enough nations that will accept our terms. You know the saying: it is better to have a bird in your hands than ten in the sky."
That night the girls rewarded me long and hard… life is great.
Xxxxx
During the train ride to our last year of Hogwarts we discussed our successors, Daphne stated: "There is not much to say about it, the Zeller twins are the only ones qualified to take over from us. There are a lot of foreign children coming here to Hogwarts just for them. The fact that Claude is not being held back because he is French and learned his Patronus from Daisy personally attracted a lot of new students according to madam Hooch."
Susan added: "We estimate the firsties in our club will reach double digits, do we accept them all or make a selection?"
Hermione answered: "We have to divide them into two groups, one are the fans and the other the ones that want the knowledge. It needs to stay a study group or it will fall apart in a few years. How do we find it out without doing Legilimence?"
Lavender warned us: "You can't select them based on their intelligence, I know I was not the brightest in our first year here, studying occlumency and being in this club helped me improve my grades a lot. The feeling of being a part of something bigger than just a band of girls in school motivated me to do better. Especially our private nights."
Milly grinned at that last comment: "Yes, those nights made it special for us, it did for me. My parents too changed because of our club, they used to be isolated from the Dark side circle of our community, now they mingle with them all, dark, light, or gray, it doesn't matter anymore."
I said: "Alright, Rose, and Daisy, we will train you to manage the training and recreation rooms. I am certain you both will do a great job."
Rose sighed: "You are working us to the bone Harry, but… we are loving it."
Daisy sighed sadly: "We sure do, the only thing we are missing is a boyfriend, we have yet to find one that is not intimidated by us. And no offense Harry, but you won't do. We look at you as a big brother and have no romantic feelings for you."
I grabbed my chest: "Daisy! If you have to turn me down, do it more gently! You are crushing me… You are right of course, the younger years feel like siblings to me. And frankly, my plate is already full as it is. There are some great guys waiting for you, if not here then on the continent or across the pond. It is a big world."
Wise words from The Boy Who Lived! All the younger kids looked admiring at me! My peers were nodding in agreement, the boys, determent to follow in my footsteps were memorizing my lines to use them in the future, and the girls… didn't buy it at all.
Xxxxx
The Hogwarts elves were on the second wave of baby making, now that the first kids can follow their mothers. Who knew they too had a kinky side, when I found a couple of them in my bed rutting like rabbits? Twenty minutes later, when they gathered enough courage to face me, Dobby and Winky came to apologize.
I commented: "I don't want to know about it, just clean up afterward." The thought of my bed being used by the elves that way… Lavender and Tracey found it hilarious.
Tracey laughed: "It is like the parents that caught their daughter fucking with her boyfriend in their bed. You have to admit Harry it is funny."
I grumbled: "They could have used my bed at home… they probably did…" That comment made everyone crack up.
Xxxxx
What do you study when you already know more than you are supposed to? For me, it was the pocket dimensions and Astoria's blood malediction. Daphne, Susan, and Tracey focused on Laws and Politics, Parvati, Lavender on journalism, Hermione, Padma, Su Li, Pansy, and Milly focused on innovations.
Everyone studied management and economics too. Getting it is easy, keeping it is hard, and letting it grow is very hard. The results of the Patronus Corporation were putting pressure on the girls to do at least as well as the parents and Penelope.
I introduced the Zellers to the real Room of Requirement, when I keyed them in the wards I put at the entrance. They were diverting the attention of humans away from the corridor and letting them think there was something more important to do elsewhere.
I explained: "If news of this room gets out it will be hogged by the teachers as a classroom, and by the students as a playground. That is why we made those contracts. Maybe it is selfish of us to keep the room for ourselves, but as of now our members are numerous, thirty-eight and that is without the firsties. Here, this way you set the training rooms…"
They took it like a duck to water, and soon they managed the room without me, freeing me to do research. Luna and Hannah found a big pocket space in the forbidden forest, close to the Centaur territory, when we entered, there was a small herd of Griffins acting as the top of the food chain, the rest were prey animals.
A castle at the center was deserted, inside we found the notes from the last owner:
To whoever finds this space, don't trust the centaurs, they may seem like dreamers that look at the stars, but are responsible for sealing this realm from the outside.
They claimed it is theirs because it is located on their grounds, although it was here before they moved into this forest. I locked them out from the inside as revenge for it.
I hope my little Rowena is doing fine outside, it was a small blessing she and her mother were outside when those blasted half horses sealed me in.
My last request is to bury my body and notify any offspring of this realm. Even when you will not allow them to have the realm, please let them have this castle and the surrounding grounds.
I asked the girls: "Does Rowena have any relatives? Worse… I think it is better we leave here before those horse asses seal us in here like they did with Lord Ravenclaw."
18 Dimensions
We apparated to the exit, arriving there we felt the portal closing, I shouted: "Take your Animagus form and force yourself through!"
As a Nemean Lion, we could resist the magic that wanted to keep us in and force our way out. Eight of us managed to make it outside, the entrance of the pocket dimension was surrounded by Centaurs armed with bows.
I did not hesitate and attacked the leaders and the arrogant one I recognized from last year, eight angry Nemean lions made quick work of the Centaurs, soon twenty of them were badly hurt and could not sustain the ritual to close the pocket dimension. When the rest of the girls forced their way out, the Centaurs laid down in submission.
We changed back to normal, and I faced Magorian: "Answer me you stupid mule, why did you risk your herd by attacking me? Did I ever wrong you or your herd? Did you forget who got rid of those Acromantula?"
Magorian said with a sigh: "The stars told us that if we did not succeed in closing the portal our herd would face hardship."
Luna walked to him and slapped his face: "Ignorant fools! There is always another way to look at prophecies. What did the stars tell you what happens when you don't do anything? You just didn't ask, isn't it? They would have told you that you could live in harmony in that pocket dimension with us."
Daphne stood next to me and spoke: "The Centaurs of ages ago committed treason against the owners of these grounds, we could forgive that. Not this. You planned to trap us inside, no doubt you are cooperating with others, you better tell us who and why."
Magorian answered: "The Ministry, the Department of regulating Magical creatures. They promised us to contact other herds and exchange mares without cost."
Luna mocked him: "Pathetic stargazers! You only read in the stars what you want to believe! You should have looked at what future our husband could offer you. Our husband is changing the wizarding world, and you just made yourself outcasts by attacking us."
Firenze arrived with some older female centaurs, they stopped at the sight of all the wounded Centaurs and us holding them at wandpoint.
He told the older female Centaurs: "We were too late to stop the ritual, even to stop the fight, I fear all is lost."
One of the old Centaurs approached us and said: "Young ones, even when they would have succeeded in closing the pocket dimension, we would have opened it again. Unlike Magorian we review all the questions first and divine their answers. Please believe us."
She looked at Luna and pleaded: "Young one, you have the sight too. You can tell if we speak truthfully or not. Don't let the fate of the herd be decided by the action of the few."
I said: "Luna, we will trust your judgment on this, Susan, Daphne, and Tracey, we will pay a visit to the Ministry, contact your parents and aunt first. Girls, assist Luna with her negotiations."
Xxxxx
We arrived at the ministry and went to Aunt Bones's office, Sirius, Cyrus, and Jacob were already waiting for us. Susan provided the memory of the event and everyone went in to look at it.
Madam Bones was the first to comment: "That must be the most stupid attempt to take control of the pocket dimension in Godrick's Hallow."
Cyrus Greengrass nodded: "Harry told them he is going to create a lot of them, and they want to lock him up so they only have one? That doesn't make sense at all."
Sirius looked thoughtful and said: "No I feel this is more an act of revenge, there is no gain in this. Also, they must have a contact in Hogwarts to coordinate that assault, so my best guess is kids from death eaters or their family."
Jacob Davis said to us: "Return to Hogwarts, we will sort it out. Prepare a statement at the next Wizengamot, we will have all the details sorted out and sent to you."
We left, crossing the hall, I saw the statue with those ridiculous poses and expressions, in passing, I animated the statues into different positions and locked them with a parseltongue password.
From that day on, the Witch sat on a chair, spanking the wizard who laid over her knees, while the Goblin is grinning at the sight, the house elf looking through his fingers with his hands before his eyes, and the Centaur looking up dreamily.
That will get their knickers in a twist, to undo it they have to do some serious groveling, or… they have to make a new statue.
Xxxxx
Greta and Frieda regularly sent letters to us, they made a world trip before settling down. Too bad their relationship did not survive in real life. The boyfriends could not stand the pressure and temptation to exploit their girlfriends for personal gains. Too bad for them, the twins are very intelligent and have their senses boosted by their phoenix animagus.
The twins overheard them negotiate with strangers to sell tears and feathers harvested from their bodies, I did not like those boys anyway.
Luna made an agreement with the Centaurs, they are banned from the Hogwarts Pocket dimension, the entrance will be warded against them. When we create new ones, they will gain the right to move in the magical forest of each dimension on the condition they manage the forest. In return, we will arrange the exchange of mares to prevent inbreeding. She did promise to create a pasture outside the pocket dimension where they could gaze at the stars.
News of the Hogwarts Dimension spread out to the world. It proved that it was no fluke found in Godrick's Hallow. We could not find Ravenclaws Heir, many made a claim for it but all failed. We asked Helena, the Ravenclaw ghost, she said she was the only child and did not survive the Bloody Baron. The line ended there.
MINE! ALL MINE!… Meh, I let the girls handle it, I doubt we are getting settlers for it, a pack of hungry Griffins can do a lot of damage to life stock. Maybe it is an idea to close it for humans, there is already a stable ecosystem.
Xxxxx
Well, life goes on, we got a bunch of firsties, a quarter of them males, five of them from the continent, fans of Rose and Daisy no doubt. Both handled the club like pros.
Neville finally gathered the courage to speak to me: "Lord Potter, I owe you a big apology for my behavior a few months back. You were right about everything, I just was afraid of the truth. When I heard from Gran that I was going to be betrothed to my second niece, I went to Gringotts and let myself examined. Uncle Algy is arrested for attempted line theft, Gran has house arrest, my solicitor is acting as my proxy for now until I graduate. I will apologize to Miss Astoria and Miss Romilda too, and hope they will someday forgive me."
"Lord Longbottom, you are my godbrother, of course, I will forgive you. To be honest, I was monitoring you, if the marriage would go through, I would have stopped it. I wanted you to have a chance to do it yourself, you became stronger because of it. Astoria and Romilda are of the market, but will appreciate your apology."
I slapped his shoulder and said: "On another note, I could use your expertise if you want a job after graduation. After creating a Pocket Dimension, it needs to have a stable ecosystem as soon as possible to prevent taxing the leylines too much. You are a Newt in Herbology, are you interested?"
Neville asked: "You want me to design an ecosystem for a new Pocket dimension? I can only do that in corporation with a Magi zoologist, plants and animals need to be compatible."
"Visit the two Dimensions we discovered and study them with Professor Sprout. Maybe you can get your Master degree with it. It will take some time before we scouted all existing Dimensions, and will be able to start creating new ones.
I will try to make a contract with Rolph Scamander for the animal part of the new Dimensions."
Xxxxx
At the start of December, old Griselda came to the castle to register the students that cast their messenger Patronus, and to witness the new animagus… all twenty-two of them. Yes, all the firsties got into the club, and after learning Occlumency found studying easy and fun. We rewarded them with their Animagus.
The next day at the Ministry, along with the firsties, Rose Zeller, Daisy Zeller, Aurora Mac Donalds, Belinda Jones, and Pandora Clearwater, came to register their Magical animals, four Nemean Lions, and one Opaleye Dragon, Aurora being the dragon.
The Zeller sisters made the front page again with their magical animagus. Although the Ministry is getting nervous with the number of Lions under my influence. The only thing holding them back is aunt Amelia.
On another note, the number of girls is fixed, there will be no more new ones, except maybe Penny. Bathsheba is a regular participant on our beach, in her class, we focus on adapting technology with runes to work in our world. Bathsheba helped us register our patents by testifying we created them by ourselves in her class.
Xxxxx
We gave our employees the first pick in the Pocket Dimensions, most wanted to settle in Godrick's Dimension, Hogwarts Dimension with the Griffons scared them off.
Remus and his wolves preferred their Manor Trunk, for now, they had a good thing going, and moving away will cut other Wolf Packs from their Manor Trunk's benefits.
I suspect he is getting a lot of Wolf pussy, being the main Alpha and in control of Wolfsbane, and a safe place to transform. He can fuck them all for all I care, as long they are not making new ones by biting, their vows prevent that though. If they breed the normal way they can have as many kids as they want.
We hired the wolves and Hagrid to feel the Griffon's character out. If they can be reasoned with, it opens a lot of possibilities. Acromantula are semi-conscious, maybe these Griffons are too.
Two weeks later Remus and Hagrid reported to us, Remus started: "Harry, you guessed it right, the adult Griffons gained consciousness, the problem is they don't understand English. Isolated for a thousand years even the bare concept of our language is lost to them."
Hagrid added: "Them Griffons view that place as their own property and we are intruding. That makes it hard to talk to them."
Hermione said: "We developed a new technology last term, we can use that to show the Griffons the outside world."
Daphne shook her head: "We have to get something they want, something we can offer them or they will view us as invaders to be battled against."
Luna agreed: "They want what every creature wants, a place to live and a future for their offspring. Meaning new places to live in."
Remus protested: "You can't set them free Harry! History showed that they can't be controlled, eventually, they were all hunted down. Having intelligence worked against them in the end. The dragons ended up in reserves and are used for ingredients and body parts, the Griffons refused to be treated as livestock."
Su Li interrupted: "We can offer them a place in the new Dimensions under certain conditions, for example not hunting the humans or their life stock. They are part eagle/lion we can try to reason with them in our animagus form."
Cho protested: "You have to think about this properly, to gain access to one Dimension, you want to offer to house uncontrollable apex predators in every Dimension we are going to create? What benefits can be gained from it compared with the dangers involved?"
Hagrid answered: "I understand these Dimensions need magical beings and plants to grow. Those Griffons have ten times the magic compared to let's say Centaurs and Unicorns. A small herd will be perfect to regulate the balance."
Hermione stated: "That can be true, Godrick's Dimension is a hundred square miles, Hogwarts Dimension is two-hundred-fifty square miles. Even if we grant them fifty square miles, it doubles the available size. It will also lessen the burden on the Ley lines, Hogwarts Dimension needs less magic than the Godrick one."
Finally, I made a decision: "We have to talk this over with the cooperation, Luna, see if you can hire someone from the Scamander family. Li, try to talk with the Griffons in your phoenix form, but don't offer them anything for now. I agree with Cho about the dangers involved, but can't deny the benefits it would get us too."
I smiled at them all and said: "We study Hogwarts Dimension for now, in the meantime, we search for other lost Dimensions, I calculated it, there must be at least four other Pocket dimensions or fifteen Manor trunks lost in the British islands. Remus, Hagrid, thank you for your report, you and your team will stay on the ward list to visit the Hogwart Dimension."
Xxxxx
That night on our beach, we explained the situation to the others that weren't present at the meeting, Tracey summed it up: "Whatever you decide is fine with me as long as you stop talking and start fucking. Li? A little help please?"
Su Li chuckled: "You slutty slave, why are you so demanding? Get on your knees and beg your Master for it. My Lord, change the setting to the dungeon, please. Our pet needs to be disciplined."
That started a good session, Tracey was in her element, bossed around, and getting spanked, tied up, and brutally fucked was her idea of a good time.
Su Li, this being her final year with us, made the best of it and used this private time to live out all her fantasies. We profited from it too, Su Li's ideas and fantasies were top-grade. Even Bathsheba admitted Li's superiority on that field when she was getting tied up, blindfolded, and shagged senseless.
I could not help but notice Li's sad look in her eyes when she was directing me to fuck the girls in front of her.
That night, I send a letter to my guardians and ask them to inform me what it would cost to get Su Li's marriage contract.
Luna managed to hire Rolph Scamander, together with Professor Sprout and Neville Longbottom she presented her challenge: "You have until June to study this Pocket Dimension and the one from Godrick's Hallow. Together with the people from the R&D section of the Patronus corporation, you will design a setup for new Pocket Dimensions, meaning a complete ecosystem."
She looked at Professor Sprout and said: "The school will get access to the Hogwarts Dimension to study plants and wildlife. Once we established an understanding with the Griffons, other activities like flying and practicing Magic will be available too."
Xxxxx
Winky reported her pregnancy with a blushing face, I teased her: "Congratulations Winky, it will be the second child in our family, and the first one conceived in my bed. No Winky, I am not mad at all. Those are the things family members do sometimes."
Daphne slapped my arm: "Behave Harry! Winky, you can be proud. If the little one is going to be as perfect as little Hessy, then the future of our Houses is secure."
Wow! That is a serious compliment to Winky. I hope she will stop at three kids, the Hogwarts elves are on the second wave too, twenty elves were knocked up. We could already see little ones follow their mothers or fathers through the castle.
The head elf informed me that the children need to be with their parents for at least five years, during that time, the parents will search for a proper family.
Hermione jumped on that occasion to convince the elves' parents to demand proper treatment for their children, she explained to them: "The new family would take vows to treat your children as family, not as life stock or slaves. The vow needs to be made in name of the House, so future generations will treat your offspring kindly."
I nodded in approval: "That is a good idea! Elder Hoggy, as you would have noticed, most of the families already do that. But there are families that abuse their elves. With that vow, if the vow is broken it will give the elves from that family the right to search for a new family. Hermione will with Daphne, Susan, and Tracey develop the words in that vow."
Then I said to the elves in our presence: "For the ones already in a family, we will try to make the Lords take the vow too. But that will take years."
Elder Hoggy bowed to us: "That is more than we could hope for Lord Slithy. We know a lot are set in their ways by using us. We be patient and wait for the changes."
Susan mentioned: "Include the founders, in a way, the elves are punished enough for attacking Avalon, they deserve some happiness too."
Hermione agreed: "Mordred breed them with Brownies and unwilling Elves, so at least half of their existence is innocent. Besides, it happened a thousand years ago. If we can convince the Founders, the Wizengamot will follow suit."
Xxxxx
I left the details to the girls and concentrated on Astoria's blood Malediction. Sifting through a thousand books in Parseltongue is taxing, I found some gems about healing spells and Elemental Magic which I put aside for later use.
Finally, I found a cleaning ritual, it required the whole affected family to participate, and seven wizards or witches for each affected person… this means twenty-eight doing the ritual.
The snag… it needs to be done on the Summer solstice, totally naked… all of us. Where do I find twenty-eight volunteers for that? Do the Greengrasses agree to show their assets to so many?
Well… the Summer Solstice is still far off, so I better search for another solution. Seeing mother-in-law naked would be a plus, father-in-law however… Nah, I keep on looking for something else.
In the end, the only way to remove those kinds of curses is with rituals, I found a nasty one, that required a human sacrifice for each affected person, another ritual transferred the curse to another family. I tell you, our ancestors were nasty bastards.
Xxxxx
Hannah and Luna located the third Pocket Dimension, this time we could not name it like the location it is on, I mean Abergwyngregyn is a bitch to remember. It is located in Wales… on House Potter territory?
They called me to the location, Hannah said: "It is here, all the signs and measurements tell us it is here, we can pinpoint it down in a hundred yards square. Right here."
Luna explained: "This used to be the main home of the Potters. After a fire three centuries ago, they relocated to Godrick's Hallow, their ancestral home. The cottage your parents got killed in is mostly used by the dowagers or grandparents. The main house is on the other side of Godrick's Hallow… right next to Godrick's Dimension! Harry! This is not a coincidence."
I closed my eyes and used my magic senses, seven stones marked a heptagon.
I said: "This is still Potter property, is it? If not we have to buy it fast."
Daphne answered: "It still is Potter property harry. I checked the books, all taxes and obligations are paid to the last knut. Regarding its history we found it normal, we all treasure the history of our family."
"That is good to know, now, stand back, I am going to take possession of those wardstones, they should recognize me as a Potter, I don't know if they recognize your contracts to me."
I went to the main wardstone, slit my hand, and put it on the stone while declaring: "I reclaim the ownership of this region as Lord Potter. So, Mote, It, Be!"
I felt the wardstone testing my blood and magic while judging me. Two minutes passed, then I felt the wardstones accepting me, giving me ownership of what they are hiding. Before me a big old worn-out building appeared, at least a thousand years old, I granted access to all my girls.
Cautiously we approached the building, it clearly saw better times, all the doors and windows are in a bad shape, the roof needs mending but not as much as three hundred years of neglect would cause. Preservation and stasis charms I guess.
"Dobby? Come here please."
"Master Harry called… Master Harry! That house is a Potter house! Can Dobby start cleaning?"
"Not yet Dobby, we first need to explore the building and find the main wardstone from the building."
"Master Harry! I can bring you there! Dobby can feel it!"
"Alright Dobby, take me there, the outer wards accepted me so there is no danger for me. Girls, a bit of patience please."
Dobby popped me to the wardstone in the basement, cautiously I studied the stone, in the end, my hand is still bleeding so I put it on the stone and claimed possession as Lord Potter: "This House and all its belongings are reclaimed back in House Potter! So, Mote, It, Be!"
The wardstone accepted me after ten minutes, I felt the scans from it poking at all parts of my body and mind.
A ghostly figure appeared before me: "Welcome Lord Potter-Peverell. We have been waiting for a long time to see the Hallows reunited in a worthy descendant. We are most pleased you did not claim to be the Master of Death, proving that you did not succumb to the call of power."
I asked carefully: "So this is a Peverell Home? Not a Potter one?"
The ghost answered: "It is both. I made Ignotus my heir after my foolish sons passed away. His only daughter married the Potter Lord, we were allies and good friends. We hid our presence by letting House Potter absorb House Peverell.
Three hundred years ago the Ministry came snooping around to find the entrance of our realm. To divert their attention, Lord Hadrian pretended that the mansion burned down to the ground, and moved back to Godrick's Hallow, next to our backup realm. He did some amazing magic by linking the Hallows and the Potter line as triggers for the Fidelius charm to open. You are the secret keeper now."
I sighed, and closed my eyes again, through the wardstone I could sense miles around, two people stood out, both were giving dark vibes and are clearly spying on us.
I apparated behind them and bashed their heads together, then I looked at who they are, hmm? It is Greyback and his lieutenant.
I called the girls over: "Susan, hold on to call aunty, she has to follow too many rules and regulations, I have to find out who hired those thugs."
After a strip search, removing all nasty stuff and Portkeys, I bound the wolfies with silver cables, carefully avoiding skin contact, when they looked like silver sausages I woke them up: "Hey Fenrir old chap, can you explain why you were spying on us? Except for the fact they are drop-dead gorgeous, that is something I already know."
Fenrir glared at me: "Fuck off, little boy, what we were doing is none of your business."
"True, but I am curious after all. You see, both of you are on the Allowed-to-be-Killed-On-Sight list, a lot of your pack is on that list too. You can consider yourself dead already, now we only have to decide how you die and how long it will take you to die. Remember? You played that game a lot too."
I looked at the girls: "I keyed you in, explore the castle while I have some fun with these dogs."
Susan nodded: "Go ahead Harry, am I going to send a Patronus to Remus or wait until you are done?"
"Wait, I feel we need to keep this location a secret from the world."
I grinned at Fenrir when the girls were gone: "Now, be a nice doggy and tell your Master what he needs to know. Did you know that the skin is a very sensitive organ? No? Well, it is, and a werewolf's skin is most sensitive to silver. And it happens that I have a silver needle and a lot of free time. Dobby, transport us to the Chamber of Secrets please, and tell the girls I'll be back tonight, if not, take them home."
Too bad they didn't sign the Geneva Convention, PETA can't complain to… No, they can't, I checked. Who cares anyway, I read some of the crimes he and his pack did in Voldemort's war, and it wasn't fun to read at all.
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Three hours later I returned to the mansion. At the questioning look of Daphne and Susan, I shrugged: "They had two objectives, the first was to kidnap a few of you and blackmail me to search Pocket Dimensions on the continent. They were hired by a coalition of five governments, including the British one. The second was to turn me into a werewolf and force me to work for them."
I sighed: "At the next Wizengamot I am going to bash some skulls. Maybe I can beat some sense in them. Enough of that, did you find something interesting?"