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Michelle Jones was not happy. She was waiting to meet with that fucking old goat who thought he knew what was best for everyone.

She heard from a friend in the circus; someone tried to get information about Harry and her from them. To force her majesty's government; to force her to turn the guardianship of the boy over to an unknown person from the golden idol. She was sure Dumbledore and likely Fudge; tried to force the circus to do what they wanted. The circus knew about magical society, and they did not care about them. Unless critical for national security; that wouldn't happen. The custody of a boy, even one from the golden idol; would never come up to that level. That is unless it was someone like Grindelwald or Riddle.

Aelia told her that she had to meet, and it had to be in a magical public place, so they were meeting at the Leaky Cauldron. She would have preferred to meet in a dark alley. After all a .38 ACP is faster than a spell. Eight of them; would definitely ruin the bastard's day.

The fuck kept hounding her for days wanting to have a talk about Harry's actions while at school or why he refused to obey the old man. Hell, it could be another attempt to get her to give up her legal rights over her son. She didn't give a fuck. Harry was not only her son but her wet work protégé. He could almost do no wrong.

What he did this school year didn't bother her in any way. Nor did what he said to appear in any magical news source.

Aelia's friend, Amelia Bones, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; said that Harry was clear of all charges. She actually was happy with Harry.

Harry did what he had to do. Nothing more or less. She was proud he actually finalized his first assignment and the rest. Well, they were threats to her son. And threats should be spiked. Spiked as hard as necessary. If Harry caused collateral damage; who cares. There were no House of Commons investigations to worry about. Nor were any wizard or witch anything but collateral damage in her mind. She would make an exception for the girls her son was becoming close to. He said they made him happy. What mom would want more? Then the rest of the story. Really, as far as the Weasleys' deaths, if there was anybody to blame then it would be the old man. He shouldn't have signed a marriage contract forcing that bint on Harry. Flockhart was an assignment as well as someone who abused children so she could not have issues with Harry killing the man. That slag, Molly, was part of the contract; that made her a valid threat; so a valid target. Not to mention the theft of her "son's" money. She also hugged her son without his approval. After the Dursleys; no one touched Harry without his consent.

She also felt safe meeting with the fucktard. She had her necklace and her own Walther PPK. She sat at a table that Tom had protected with privacy wards. Eating shepherd's pie, and drinking butterbeer while she waited. She put her pistol in her lap, attaching the noise reducer to it.

The green flames flared up at the floo and Dumbledore stepped through, wearing his signature grandfather look. Was he that thick?

Did he think it would affect her? Michelle had to stifle a laugh. Like his being disappointed in her or Harry would really get her to change her opinion of anything? If he pushed; well; there was enough noise in this room; no one would know. Subsonic jacketed hollow points would ruin the bastard's day without alerting the rest of the tavern.

Albus looked around to see her at a table. "Lady Jones, I thank you for allowing me to meet with you today as I am sure you have other things to do."

"I do, so can you just say what it is that you have to say? You know I don't like you. Plus if you draw your wand out, I will assume it is to cast a spell on me." Michelle said with a sneer, and a gun under the table pointing up towards his mid-chest. The wood of the table would just reduce the noise even more.

"Right then, Dumbledore began "Are you aware of magical papers?"

"Prophet, Quibbler, and ICW International you mean? My sister gets all three. I read them when she is done with them." Jones replied with disdain.

"I take it, you two are aware of all the articles that have come out about Hogwarts and me," Albus said; trying to get a reaction from the woman. She just sat there, emotionless; staring at him. Her mind was protected from his wandless legilimency. He did not know if it would be safe for him to draw his wand with her threat.

Jones didn't utter a word, she just kept herself expressionless. Albus waited for her to say something but she didn't so he continued "You see, Mister Potter has given information to the press. These statements are causing problems for the school."

"I fail to see why we should meet over that. After all, what he said, apparently put your knickers in a twist. But it was the truth. Good on him." Michelle said, "Your problems, not my barrel; not my monkeys."

"The reputation at Hogwarts has always been high" Albus began "And I am the leader of the light as well as the chief warlock. Thanks to young Harry's talks to the press. Many people are in the right mood." "Parents are now demanding to know what is really going on at school. To have more control over the school.

To have someone else be a chief warlock."

"You' are telling me; that my adopted son; by stating some facts; is causing the end of the world at your school? End of you presiding over your magical government? Really, that is what put your knickers in a twist? Even more so; do you think because the press put the school in a bad light; it is my problem? Or the ramifications of what he said on your government?" Michelle laughed at him. Was this wizard that prideful? Stupid? None of those problems were hers or Harry's.

Albus said. "Please understand what Harry said has damaged our world severely" he explained. Didn't the bint realize Harry was harming the greater good? "His words also may bring down the magical government."

"You're really blaming Harry for this? Our governments are similar. The current group in power will fall, eventually. If what my son said brings it down sooner, you should thank me. From what I know; your current leader and you are as bad as Gordan Brown. Maybe with both of you gone, you might get a Francis Urquhart. Hell, I guess, now I will have to find a way to reward my son."

Albus looked pleadingly "Please see the reason what he said to the press has made parents question, to either send their kids to Hogwarts, fight to send them overseas or homeschool them. Not only that; but people are questioning whether or not I should step down. This does not include the vote of no confidence that Fudge and I are fighting."

"I fail to see a problem with that. Or how Harry shagged you with his comments," she replied.

Albus looked surprised "How can you say that? I am Albus Dumbledore. Only I know how to direct our children and this government on the path of light."

"I am a muggle, well squib, don't you forget. You are no one to me. Unless you are Merlin reincarnated; you are no more important than a flea. Really; from what I hear from my sister; you are a washed-up old man who is trying to ride on an old victory." She said with a smirk. "Helping to prop up a politician as bad as Henry McLeish."

"To me, the problems at Hogwarts lie with the person in charge, you. You and only you. That means it's your problem. You have only yourself to blame. More to the point, who cares if you are the great and powerful Oz when you cannot take care of the children of your school? Even my boss, Sir Colin McColl, takes responsibility for the people under his charge. As to your government, again, your fault. You did send my son's godfather to your version of Wakefield prison; you knew he was innocent when you did it. How can you fairly judge a case after that? How can your government govern after that?"

"I saved the world from Grindelwald. Everything I do is for the greater good." Albus retorted, not liking having a muggle point out his manipulations.

"How long ago did you stop that bastard? And didn't you help create him? Would you even have had a chance to stop him if it wasn't for Dwight Eisenhower and the American Army?"

"Yes, I know that Gellert helped the Nazis. He was also a friend of Martin Bormann. So, stop gaping. You are not the only person that knows things." Michelle said to the stunned headmaster.

"Before I allow you to question my son about his actions, let's discuss yours. Did you not create Tom? According to the DoM, your school has wards, ghosts, and portraits; so, you have no excuse for not finding and stopping a twenty-meter magical snake in your school. Shall I mention the heir of Slytherin bullshit? Where you did not stop the bullying my son when you knew that Tom, not Harry was the heir. Your school by-laws talk about staff stopping bullying. If you did your job; such things wouldn't have happened. Don't even get me started with your bullshit greater good."

"I assure you; I have only done what I think is best for the school." His grandfather's look was slipping a bit. "Tom was an abnormality. You cannot hold the school staff responsible because of a single student. Nor can you hold the staff up for not stopping the student body's opinions. They were scared and your son is…"

"My son is what? A boy that feels he has a right to defend himself." She said cutting Albus off.

"Now back to you; do you lie to yourself much? Tom was not an abnormality; you did nothing to stop his creation. There might be truths that show you actually created him. Like making him stay at an orphanage. He had no loving family. Was probably bullied while at the orphanage. Then came to Hogwarts as a less than pure blood."

"Now, we both know that many students hate muggles and muggleborns. You do nothing to stop them or change their minds. You do nothing to stop that prejudice and hate, back then or last year. You hide behind free opinion there. Letting the school think Harry was the heir of Slytherin was disingenuous at best and bullshit at worse."

"When the students moved from just thinking he was the heir, to attacking and bullying him for being the heir, staff was required to step in; at least according to the school charter. So, you want me to agree with you that ignoring the rules whenever you feel like it is Harry's problem? I refuse, running the school like your own kingdom is your problem. It comes down to the fact that you create messes; do not like being called out for creating said messes, and do nothing to fix those messes; relying on others to do all the work than stealing their glory afterward."

"So again, your problem. Those problems are so large that after Harry passes his owls; he will be leaving the shit of a school you run and the bigoted magical society of England." Michelle said finally calming down. Just give me a reason she thought. Dumbledore let out an annoyed breath. He would have to stop this line of thought. He could not ever allow Harry to leave Hogwarts; Harry needed to be where Tom could kill him. He would deal with that later. He needed to stop the boy from talking more to the Prophet about his kidnapping. He was sure trying to change this woman's mind wouldn't happen. Maybe he could directly influence the boy. If the boy would only listen.

"Can you summon Harry? I would like to talk to him for a few minutes."

"Sorry, but that can't happen," she said.

"I assure you it would only be for a few minutes. I am willing to go to your home to do so." Dumbledore tried again. He would love to get inside those wards. Once there, he was sure, he would be able to come back no matter what the unspeakable said.

Michelle's eyes hardened "One, hell has to have frozen over before I will let you into my home. Secondly, Harry is not here at this time. As a matter of fact, he, as my Sheila friends say; is on a walkabout, and not on this rock at the moment."

Albus was instantly alarmed, Harry was not in Britain. How could the brat have left? Fudge had agreed to stop him from getting an international portkey. He was sure Cornelius was good enough to do that. "Do you know where he is? How did he leave England?"

Michelle shrugged "Being a teenager, I hope. Getting into the fun of a broom closet; as your students would say; though I am hoping he is having fun while having more room to play. How, again, hell has to freeze over before I tell you how. A worthless person such as you; does not have the need to know."

"It is far too dangerous for him to be anywhere; where I cannot get to, let alone out of the country. Who knows what could be happening to him? You should not have allowed him that freedom." Dumbledore was visibly upset. He was concerned for the boy's safety; Tom had to kill Harry where Albus could get to. So Albus could then kill Tom. But only after Harry had put the bun in the oven of a light faction pureblood girl that Albus could kill after she gave birth.

"In your opinion. I disagree." Michelle stated coldly. She liked where her son was at. He was at a training site for magical wet work. Hell, he was also being trained in some muggle versions of it there, also.

"Miss Jones, I must insist that you do not allow Harry to leave the country ever again; without my approval. He is a national hero of magical Britain. His safety is paramount. It is a matter of national pride; that he is protected by British Aurors. Due to this; you are not allowed to let him leave your home during the summer without my knowledge and approval." Albus demanded. "I am his magical guardian after all. You will respect this or I will have the Wizengamot take Harry from you."

Albus needed the bitch to follow his orders for the greater good. The brat needed to be somewhere where Albus could keep an eye on him and make sure he did not become too knowledgeable or powerful. He did not want the boy to learn anything he did not approve of.

"Do you know where he is or when he will be back?" Albus again demanded.

"Listen to me you fucking kidnapper" her voice was cold as liquid oxygen now, "what my family decides to do for the summer is our business, as to your approval," She scoffed. "Fuck you. I will not tell you shit. As for asking for your approval; so totally fuck you. Your threat is worthless, per the Wizengamot's own charter, Magical Britain cannot trump the laws of her majesty. If Harry wants to have fun outside the country, then he will. He can go where ever he wants. Even if he wants to visit traitors' gate as a perp; or visit the red-light district in Amsterdam. He can and you have no say. As far as your magical pride; again, fuck you. Harry is far safer being away from your kind when he is on vacation."

Now very pissed Michelle added "To your last question, yes, I know where he is, and no, I will not tell you. He will get back when he does; end of the story. You will only get to see him; on

September first, when he gets off the express."

"Please, I can offer protection that will be" Albus didn't get to finish.

"I said End. Of. Fucking. Story!" She left the Cauldron and head into Gringotts. She was pissed. She had hoped the catamite would draw his wand. That would allow her to legally pull the trigger. She had decided that her first two would have hit him in the family jewels.

Dumbledore was pissed. He had to make sure Harry did not get more powerful. He had to stop the boy from learning more dark spells or the about the Horcruxes. Now, if the bitch was telling the truth, he had to prevent Harry from leaving Hogwarts after his owls.

Unfortunately; he barely got the law to pass that allowed him, as Harry's magical guardian, to force the boy to attend Hogwarts in the first place. It only passed after a lot of bribes and favors owed or called in. And only for the national treasure that was Harry James Potter. There was no way, the Wizengamot would stop the boy after his owls. Or any other student for that matter. If the purebloods continued on the same course; the ICW would allow all the mudbloods to leave; maybe others too. While he despised those children; they brought in money so the school could continue paying him, his larger-than-tradition-allowed salary.

{M}

Harry

Yes, I have a full mindscape. You are right the skill has not improved my memory.

Touché Prat.

What DUEL!!!!! How are you allowed to use magic out of school?

The girl that is happy to be your girlfriend

Hermione

{M}

Hermione

Yes, Malfoy Sr. Crabbe, and Goyle all dueled me.

They found out from the minister {cross border portkeys are ministry regulated}. It is a long story. After a meeting between my mom and Dumbledore; the British Ministry of Magic asked the French Ministry of Magic if they had issued me a cross-border portkey.

They had. Then someone in the French ministry gave up where my portkey sent me to. You have to love the corruption in our governments. Well, the three terrors showed up and demanded duels.

Under some obscure law in magical Britain; I could not bow out. Worse, the laws here where I am getting trained, allow lethal duels. Just like with Draco, Mister Crabbe, and Mister Goyle went first to wear me down. Those two duels were easy.

The duel with Malfoy was hard. He knew a lot of dark family magic. I won because of a trick {Duels here have only a few rules. There is no unforgivable and only one magic focus, your wand; nothing else}.

It started out with the git casting a spell at my feet that caused the ground to explode. I sent a dark red magic wave that hit him. He was thrown about 100 meters back before he hit the ground. When he ran back, he tried to hit me with an entrails-expelling curse.

When my shield blocked that curse, he hit my shield with an overpowering bombarda. Part of it got through my shield. Tis but a flesh wound.

That was his stupidity.

I had a stick, wand shape in my off-hand wand holster. It had a steel core to balance out the weight.

The Faux wand was blasted from me and "somehow" found its way behind Lucius. He didn't pay attention to it. I simply summoned it. It hit him in the back and almost came all the way out of his chest.

So the only bad thing about dueling is I could have to claim the family title of Crabbe and Goyle. Since they are not noble, I wouldn't have to have a wife for them. But Malfoy is a noble title. It may cause an issue in the future.

Bright side, since the duel was not in magical Britain, I don't have to claim the titles by right of conquest. I did claim all their gold and their Gringotts's vaults though.

Before you ask. The minor harm (arm and shoulder broken) was healed within the hour.

To your last point, magic out of school. A minor can use magic at a house where there is an adult wizard or witch. Also, when away from Britain, magic is only restricted by the laws of the country we are in. So, you go to the continent a lot; you should look at the laws there. Yes, I know that is unfair to first-generation witches or wizards, but I did not make the laws.

Last, I have to ask, are you really sure you can be with me and another girl?

Harry

{S}

"Mundungus, I need you to get a message to Nott Senior and MacNair.

Tell them to fiendfyre 1337 York Gate, Otley. Warn them that they will not be able to see the place but the curse should work. Say it is where Harry Potter is at."

"Are you sure Albus?" Fletcher asked.

"Absolutely. It is for the greater good." Albus said. He would do anything to regain control over Harry. His new mother and aunt had stopped him at every turn. So they needed to die.

{M}

Harry

I have to confess. I feel that I am bisexual. That is why I find no issue being with you and one or more other girls. Is that okay with you? Before you ask; I think Daphne and Susan are shag- able. Hell, even my roommate might look shaggable, naked except for stay-ups with a belt on a bed, legs spread…

As to multiple wives, I hope that may be the least of it. You may also have a consort per line. You will have one consort at least. The book I read says that you have to choose one at least or the Wizengamot will choose one for you when you are of age. Please check if that is still the case.

I am so glad you won. Since losing would have meant losing you. From what I know, Lucius was a death eater and the right hand to Voldemort. I have to say thank you for telling me after the duel. Please put their gold into something that benefits first generationals. {I like that name better than muggleborn"

Your girlfriend {Where is your title}

Hermione

{M}

Hermione

My mom and aunt want to know if we can come over for dinner on the 7th. I am back in England, now.

I had a friend in the ministry. You may or may not like what they have to say about consorts. The Wizengamot can make me have a consort.

The rules are a 2/3rd vote. Just like a wife; if I do not choose one in time. If I have a wife for each line; I can get away with just having one consort. It would look even better if my consort(s) have line continuation consort contracts.

I was told that those are special cases. If a female is the last of her family. She can have sisters but no living male heirs. Her first male child unless my wife doesn't bare me any children, will keep her family's title. The idiots can allow me to have more than one consort per line if there are too many witches that need the line continuations. This is a long way of asking, are you really sure you can handle a harem not just a second wife?

Now to explain why I say it that way. I will treat everyone as a wife, I see no difference between an official wife and my consorts. So, you all will be equal. At least in my eyes and how I treat you. It will be true for multiple wives. To be blunt; in reality, I will have a harem.

Also, I am not sure how to say this. Since I have to have at least two other wives and one consort, I want you to choose them.

I want harmony. Yes, I am a teenage boy, so the idea of me with three or more girls at the same time is not a problem; however, I want you to be happy with this. I have found out that I may have the ability to keep you all smiling {wink}.

Well, I am starting my summer homework. Once I am done, could you look them over for me? (Puppy-dog look). It is so much easier when you can use magic.

My aunt got me the list of requirements from the school for our third year. Plus, she has a list of the optional stuff depending on the elective chosen. I am taking arithmancy and runes. I would take care of magical creatures, but Hagrid is too close to Dumbledore. Plus, he helped kidnap me as a child. So, once I know your electives, I will have my aunt buy all of our supplies. Don't argue.

Your forgetful boyfriend

Harry

{M}

Harry

I was going to take all of them. You were able to persuade me not to. So, I will only take the classes you are in. Please have your aunt pick up my school supplies for me. I would like to get my books before everyone else.

Yes, you can send me your homework to review.

I got books on magical law for Britain, Spain, and France. You are right about magic use. I would also like to be your vassal. I mentioned it before. The more I read about it, the more I want it. Even though it would allow you to order me more than you are doing now. Technically, once I give you my purity; you can order me to satisfy you after that. That is not a bad price. I would get to cast spells at home after that.

See you in a week.

Your girlfriend

Hermione

{M}

Hermione

I am surprised you are being reasonable. You will not be taking all the electives. I was going to limit you to no more than three, period. But you decided to be reasonable. My biggest reason, I want time with you. I also want you healthy and happy. Not a girl like stressball. I have enclosed my homework.

Your stern boyfriend

Harry

PS: What you wrote around your desire to be my vassal was well… I would like you to be my first, also. After that, I would never order you to do something like that, unless you wanted me to.

{M}

Harry

Son, let me first say: please don't crumple it up and burn it until the end. Read everything before losing your temper.

I will be leaving for Australia on September first. Dana will be safe at her boarding school. Though she will join me down under for the summer.

As to the why. While you have been away, our home was attacked by death eaters using fiendfyre. No one was hurt but your aunt wants us muggles out of the firing line. She said she would try to find out how the death munchers found us.

If I was to guess, I would say Dumbledore. He met with me about you. It did not go well. He wants to control you. I said no. Also, we are supposed to get his permission before we let you leave England ever again. Not going to happen. A week after that; the house was attacked. Well really, they tried to burn us all to the ground. Only the building was destroyed. By the time the fire got to the building, the house elves had the place empty. No elves were harmed in the evacuation.

Bright news; Aelia said she will make a permanent portkey for us to visit and friends of hers down there will set up the house with anti-magical wards. Once all the bad guys are dead, we can return. On another note, please think about transferring to a different magical school as soon as you can. I know Al said that as long as Dumbledore is your magical guardian you cannot for a while; but as soon as that issue is resolved….

Is there a magical school in Oceania?

Your sister misses her brother. She wants you to do whatever you need to so we may rejoin you.

Love

Mom

{S}

A week later Hermione received his letter and homework back. She shivered when she read his order. After huffing a bit, was not going to fight Harry on this. He brought up good points. She appreciated how much he cared for her.

The idea of them going all the way was not shut down. The boy had wanted to go further also but did not push.

Then she started to review his homework. She read through each essay twice, looking for any potential errors the first time and then searching her own texts to confirm some of what he had written.

What in the world was he doing referencing beyond NEWT-level battle magic?

Who was teaching him?

What else was he learning?

Would he be able to teach her any of this?

She threw her quill down with a frown as she finished making her own notes. She needed to get a good night's sleep. Harry and his family were going to come over tomorrow. Dealing with her dad was going to be taxing.

{S}

Other than a chaste kiss, hug, and holding hands the kids did not show any more affection. The dinner was fine. The parents took turns embarrassing the kids. The Grangers were happy with Harry's family. It helped that Harry's aunt had gotten all the supplies; for Hermione, even her robes. Their Hogwarts letter weren't expected for another week.

"Hermione, while you cannot use magic, you can use the Knight Bus to come over and visit Harry or take it to the alley if I missed anything you need," Aelia said. "All you have to do is raise your wand to summon the bus. It is a bit brutal but it will do until you are old enough to apparate."

"The Knight Bus?" Jack asked.

"If you are a witch or wizard in England, Scotland, or Wales; you raise your wand up on the edge of a road. The bus will appear after a bit. You pay a small fee and it takes you to your destination. We will leave you some galleons so you can use them." Michelle said.

"How long does it take?" Jack asked.

"It depends. If you are going from Perzance to Thurso, it would be about three hours if the bus is empty. If the bus is full, it could take all day."

"There is always something new to learn with magic." Ophelia sighed.

"Magic can be great and horrible," Aelia said. She hated riding on that bus. It was horrible on her nerves. Combat was less stressful for her.

Then Hermione's dad started the fireworks. "Are you fine with your ward having multiple wives?"

Jack looked harshly at her as he just jumped in. He needed to ask about this.

"It is custom. Because the old families are the ones that make the laws. They benefit from them. Or so they feel. So, customs stay law." Aelia also frowned. She didn't like it; but she had at least come to accept that her nephew would have multiple wives; just to stay safe.

"If your daughter stays with Harry, she will have to deal with a least one other wife and Daphne Greengrass." Michelle cut in; smirking at her son.

She had no problem with him being in a harem. She had been part of a triad more than once.

"Daphne?" Harry choked.

"Yes, you said she was as beautiful as Hermione. She is so intelligent; she is in competition with Hermione for the top spot in her class. Last, if she takes after her mother, she is fine with the fairer sex." Aelia says with a sexy smirk. She spent the night after a ministry event in Daphne's parents' bed.

Hermione blushed all the way down her neck. Harry actually said I was beautiful! She also got along with Daphne and thought the blonde was hot. She was sure Daphne would be a great shag if Aelia hadn't just been teasing them.

"Mister Greengrass sent a letter to discuss the marriage contract. I do not know if it will be wife or consort since she has a sister." Michelle said with a smirk at her son. "I have no issues with this contract unless you do, son. I will not force you into a contract. Al also agrees with the match. Now if Hermione agrees with it; we will progress with this."

Hermione blushed but nodded.

"Your daughter asked for a vassal contract from Harry so she can do magic here, at her home. I got one from his godfather, the lord Black. Before you ask; it grants Harry the right to allow it so, she can use magic at home as long as it follows the laws of the Statue of Security. I am sure your daughter can get that permission. She just has to hit Harry with her puppy dog eyes." Both children blushed.

"I also have a wife courting contract for you to sign for your daughter. Before you say anything. The contract provides protection to both children. Each child has until their seventeenth birthday to cancel it. There is no penalty for canceling it."

"What protections?" Jack wondered.

"As a vassal, your daughter will have protection. She is a muggle-born after all. There is bullying and discrimination because of that. If she is bound to a lord, they would not dare. Harry as his lord designate, could duel to defend her."

"The betrothal contract would require all to treat her even better. She would have to be treated as pure blood. However, there is a drawback. She cannot get into a magical contract without Harry signing off on it. Just like the vassal contract; he can defend her with a duel if needed. These duels can be up to death. Or Harry can let her fight, instead of himself. But that would require her to agree to fight the duel; he couldn't order her to." Aelia laughed. Never irritate a witch, she smirked.

"What about Daphne, does she have the same things?" Ophelia wanted to know.

"Probably not. It will depend on what her head of house agrees to and she is a pureblood. Likely, it will not even have a cancellation clause. Otherwise, the protections are essentially the same. I think it will be a line continuation consort contract."

"That is a contract for a second wife or consort; depending on taste. Where unless the primary wife does not produce a male heir, the consort's children will carry on the wife's line. In some cases, carry on other lines also. It is very convoluted and archaic. British magical world needs to come into the modern world."

"You do not have to worry about duals though. Because of the spell fight between Draco and Harry; people are scared of dueling with Harry.

Harry also made a point during the Heir of Slytherin debacle; that he is not someone to bugger with. There will be more fear when it gets out that Harry killed three death eaters in duels this summer." Aelia said with pride.

"Are there any other wife or consort contenders?" Jack asked wearily.

"Loads, as his reputation and power grow, so will the number of contracts offered. However, neither I nor Sirius will bind Harry to a random girl. We will only seriously look at girls that Harry knows and likes. Harry has to say yes. Neither of we want to bind him to someone he hates."

"We do not want a repeat, Ginevra Weasley. That was the slag that her mother and Albus Dumbledore signed a betrothal contract with Harry when Harry was still a toddler. The first chance Harry got; he treated her as a lethal threat. Then again, with the bloody headmaster; that was what she was to him." "Besides Daphne, are there any other girls that Harry likes that are on offer?" Jack asked disgusted.

"Yes, Xenophilius Lovegood and Amelia Bones have started the process. Xeno has been negotiating for a wife or consort since his uncle's family will take the title. I think he wants his daughter to decide which type of contract she wants. Since Susan Bones is the last Bones, Amelia is looking for a consort agreement. Magical Britain wants to maintain the family lines at any cost." Aelia said. Harry was shocked. Hermione gulped.

"So, Harry will have a harem." Jack almost shouted. He did not want his daughter shared by many. When she was older; say like thirty she could marry one gentleman and produce grandchildren. What they were proposing was evil.

"It is custom. A lord with a lot of family titles; he will have multiple wives. This is used to ensure all the lines are safe." Aelia said. "Remember old stupid men created these laws. We do what we can; to keep our children happy. After all; if they are happy in a harem; can we say no?"

"Can we just move someplace else to keep our Hermione safe?" Jack asked.

"Sadly no; no matter where in the world you moved to, your daughter's magical guardian can force her to attend Hogwarts. The guardian can in effect kidnap your daughter and you have no way to stop it. Since she is a first-generation witch, that person would either be Albus Dumbledore or Filius Flitwick." Aelia said.

"How can we remove that person's control?" Jack demanded.

"If something happens to emancipate your daughter, or she turns seventeen, or you marry her to a wizard," Aelia replied.

"Wouldn't her magical guardian be able to stop the last one? Ophelia asked.

"You could force it through the muggle side. If Hermione is legally married under the crown; magical Britain will have to accept it. It is the only perk of Hermione being Muggleborn."

"We are in a similar situation. We cannot remove Albus from Harry's magical guardian. We can only do so much because of that."

"We all pay for having a member of our family in the magical world. Our house was attacked by death eaters. Magical terrorists if you don't know what they are. The use fiendfyre. It was the strange fire in the muggle papers; the one it took forever to put out. I am actually visiting tonight from my new home in Australia. My muggle daughter, yes, a squib's non-magical children are considered muggles; will have to stay there during the summer until all the death eaters are no longer a threat." Michelle said.

"Her boarding school has magical protections. I do not want to do this but the DEs are getting active again and they have targeted us due to Harry." Michelle said. "If the Voldemort rises again; you would be wise to leave this rock for your safety."

"Wouldn't that leave our daughter vulnerable?" Jack asked. "And explain why we are in danger if we are not involved with Harry."

"Your daughter has already been targeted by being a powerful muggle-born witch; in her own right. Being around Harry has not increased the threat to her life and virtue. It is not always about my nephew." Aelia said.

"Now, if she lived in a house with a witch or wizard, she would be safer. Because you are muggles, your house cannot have wards around it. Hermione cannot do magic normally. Both those factors don't exist in a magical household." Aelia said.

"What about Dana?" Hermione asked.

"She goes to an exclusive boarding school outside of England. They actually have magical and mundane protections. When out of school she will live with me in Australia. They have different rules from magical Britain. Because there is a magical threat, their Aurors have put up protection and other effects." Michelle said. "Where do you live now, Aelia?" Jack asked

"I have a boat; it was Michelle's. It is a small yacht. Only has four suites. The strongest war wards possible. Both Harry and I like it. Currently docked in Grumsby." Aelia said. "I apparate to work every day. Say, you need to bug out. We could have you live with us. With portkeys to and from your work."

The Grangers sat in silence for a while. "Aelia, Michelle, how can you act, treat, umm, Harry killing, ah..." Jack asked as he and Ophelia still looked shaken.

"As I said, magic is both good and terrible. Harry had to defend himself multiple times. The people he killed were evil. In the case of Draco, his dad was teaching him to be a killer and worse. As far as the duels go; the blasted magical Britain society rules said he had no choice but to accept."

"Harry couldn't have declined?" Jack asked with fear. "We only heard he accepted the duel from our daughter."

"Harry's choices with them were limited. He either had to admit he murdered the children which means death by the veil or accept the duels."

"What??" The Grangers nearly shouted.

"The corrupt ministry set it up so that the duels were basically inverted trial by combat. Harry had to fight to prove he was attacked. It is bullshite."

"That is the reason; I plan to move Harry off this island when we can. Magical Britain has stagnated for the last six hundred years. Many peculiarities and customs we have to obey on this rock were started in the Middle-Ages and never seem to catch up with the times at which it was. Some of them haven't changed since that time. Hell; some of the laws from the Wizengamot was passed when Rome ruled this rock. Unlike muggle society; British magicals don't want to change."

"Oh, that is so fucked up!" Jack stated.

"Language!" The two female Grangers admonished him. Harry laughed at that; he now knew where Hermione got it from.

"Yeah, I totally agree that the situation on this god-forsaken rock is totally buggered. That is why we are unhappy but okay with what Harry has done to survive. Besides, they were death eaters. They are as bad as the Khmer Rouge. They deserved to die. I am just sorry that Harry had to be the one to do it." Michelle said. "He should not have had to; but he had no choice." "Hermione told us a little bit about the death eaters, are they really so bad?" Ophelia asked.

"To get a dark mark. You have to pledge to Voldemort. That is the mild part. Swearing complete obedience to Pol Pot-like maniac with delusions of grandeur. The blood used in the ceremony to create the mark is what makes them all horrible. You use all three unforgivable spells on the same victim. The first two are to kidnap and torture a victim. Most also rape the victim while using the torture curse. The sex of the victim does not matter. Then they use the killing curse to kill their victim. Then drain the corpse of blood. That blood turns into the ink that is used in the tattoo. Then the dark lord actually brands the arm with the ink."

"Death eaters also killed muggles for sport. But the part that affects you the most; their "favorite" targets are muggleborn, like your daughter, and you, the parents of a muggleborn. Given how they are, and how corrupt the ministry is; death is the only justice for all of the death eaters and their leader." Aelia said.

"So, there are some bastards in the magical world that want us all dead?" Jack asked. This meeting kept getting worse and worse for his family. How could he defend his wife and daughter from an evil wizard or witch? Was that part of why his wife was okay with the harem? Would Harry actually risk his life again to save his daughter? Maybe he should cut the boy some slack.

"Unfortunately, yes," Michelle said.

"You said that the ministry is corrupt," Jack said. "Take Malfoy, he said he was imperioused, also known as magically mind controlled. We in the Department of Mysteries proved you cannot be forced by the imperious curse to take the dark mark. A number of bribes later. That information was not allowed to be used to bring them to justice. They get away with their lie. The ministry had Lucius declared innocent of all the rapes and murders he did." Aelia said sadly.

"You are sure we cannot get away with our daughter?" Jack asked with a low voice.

"I wish there was. Once a child uses accidental magic, they are in the ministry for magic's records. So, the bad magicals know who to target. And a magical guardian is assigned. That guardian can literally kidnap your child to be sure they will be on the Hogwarts Express on September first once they turn of age. Unless the guardian actually lets the child go to another magical school. Once they are in school; the situation becomes far worse. If Hermione is failed out of Hogwarts, the ministry would snap her wand, bind her magic and obliviate all three of you. So, you would not only be defenseless but you would not know you were in danger." Aelia said with a sad smile.

"How is the magical guardian picked?" Ophelia asked.

"It is the headmaster or mistress of the magical school that draws students from that area until the young witch or wizard actually attends the school. Then depending on the school; each is different; someone else is assigned until they graduate or drop out. Well, that is almost all cases. For an unknown reason, Dumbledore has remained Harry's guardian even though it should have passed to Flitwick. Flitwick took over from Minerva who took over from Albus. Since you know the story of how your daughter was finally sorted into Ravenclaw." Aelia said.

"You are right, Aelia. Those bastards are evil and deserve to die." Jack said, looking at his wife. "We feel trapped now; our daughter is also trapped."

"I understand, I feel the same," Michelle stated. "I did not want Harry to go to Hogwarts. I wanted him to go to a different magical school. His magical guardian said otherwise. I had no choice. Even with my sister."

"I am glad that my sister is a powerful witch. Doubly so; since she is getting Harry trained to protect himself and his future family."

"But he is being trained to kill." Ophelia almost shouted.

"It is necessary. On his first trip to Hogwarts, children of the death eaters tried to kill him. Three eleven-year-old children of death eaters tried to kill him to please their fathers and Voldemort. All because that bastard tried to kill Harry as a child, and failed to do so. Voldemort's death eaters are trying to kill Harry ever since."

"It is not just those people; the Department of magical law enforcement is sure that Ronald Weasley was not an innocent bystander in the express incident. That student was from a light family. Firm supporters of Albus Dumbledore; his magical guardian. The head of the DMLE is not sure if Ronald was trying to kill Harry by himself or if he was working with the other three to kill Harry. So, the best we can do is have him trained to fight back."

"The ministry basically ignores what is going on. So, no help there. So far, Harry has not lost his humanity to the killing. As a matter of fact, Harry had some issues with his first kill. He got over them. Basically, Harry has had to become a soldier way too young, but what choice did he have? I regret it but he never had a choice. We do what we can. That is why our estate had and the ship has the war wards. That is why we got him combat training. It is not good. It is not nice. It is not fair. But it is what it is if we want him to survive." Aelia said sadly.

"We give him all the love we can. So, when this is over, he can put this war behind him. To make sure Harry can have a loving family." Michelle also said sadly.

"Doesn't the ministry stop these people? What about the Aurors." Ophelia looked hopeful. She had faith in her majesty's government.

"Again, the ministry is corrupt. Known death eaters from the first war bribed their way out of jail. Our government just has a House of Lords. We do not have an independent court system. A member of one of the ancient twenty-eight gets tried by the other twenty-seven. So, nineteen need to vote to convict. Between bribes, favors, and alliances, the best I have ever seen was twelve; that was for murder right in the middle of the alley at noon. The perpetrator was found guilty of many lesser crimes and had to pay some fines."

"Other countries cannot stop them either. One known death eater went to Paris. Since she was not convicted here, they could not stop her from being there. It was until she killed a retired British Auror there; that their government could do anything. Then it was too late. The only upside was that the French DMLE did arrest, try, and execute the death eater. She killed a French Auror when they tried to arrest her."

"Now, back to you. With your daughter having the title, "Brightest Witch of her age." She will always have a target on her back as long as she is in Magical Britain; maybe the world. Even if she never even heard of Harry Potter." Aelia added.

"Is there nothing else we can do?" Jack asked.

"Well, you can agree to the courting and vassal agreements so we can get her some protection, then if you allow, have her trained like Harry. Beyond that, we are all learning French. At some point in the future Harry; will get free of his magical guardian. We plan to go to France; abandon this island."

"Worst case; there are findings of our magical laws; from the International Confederation of Wizards. This finding states that, after their ordinary or international wizarding level examinations, given I don't think Harry nor your daughter will get less than the minimum of four. They can transfer to any other magical school in the world that would accept them." Aelia said.

"You can blame Albus for that. He pulled favors so that children have to go to the school their magical guardian decides until they pass their owls. Then the children can decide on another school. Before that; you could switch schools anywhere in the world if they would take the magical child and you could afford the tuition."

"Would that mean, I am free of Dumbledore or Flitwick after my owls?" Hermione asked.

"No, one of them would still be your magical guardian until you are emancipated, married, or you turn seventeen. Unless they voluntarily granted that right to someone at your new school."

"That is a big loophole. I repeat, after your owls; you do have the choice of schools that your magical guardian has no say over. Different schools have different classes for newts and masteries. Magicals are not so daft to impede that." Aelia said.

"Back to you, my dear. I suggest your parents sign the contracts for your safety for now. Worry about the possible marriages later." Aelia said. "You can decline an hour before your seventeenth birthday with no problems. Harry might be upset be he would understand. I raised him properly; as a gentleman and noble wizard."

"What if I wanted to be Lady Potter?" Hermione pressed.

"Once Harry can take the title of Lord Potter, you both can switch from Lady Black to Lady Potter any time before you sign your final approval on your wedding day. Assuming that there is no Lady Potter." Aelia was sure there would be no Lady Potter before then.

"Okay." She beamed. She didn't like it but she knew in her heart. If Dumbledore made Harry have another lady Potter, something bad would happen to that girl.

"Dumbledick wanted me to have Ginny

Weasley as Missus Potter. She died; so, unless the bastard forces another marriage contract; Lady Potter is open. Unfortunately, there is no divorce unless special circumstances and approval of the Wizengamot." Harry added. "Not that I think I will need that with a new Dumblefuck picked bint lady Potter."

"Language!!" Five ladies chorused. Harry just rolled his eyes.

"Regardless, your daughter could come with us to France. Though that would leave you defenseless unless you also came with us. Even if your daughter breaks her chain first, I would recommend she leave England. Gringotts will help with all of it. They can even help you as her parents, to leave this place. So, you might think of that." Michelle said.

"They even have discounts and other incentives for muggle-born and their families to leave this wretched rock."

"Since Harry first started attending Hogwarts they have done so. It seems they see the writing on the wall. The ICW is trying to pass a law that would allow any muggleborn that is not already enrolled with Hogwarts to attend a school off this rock regardless of Dumbledore's wishes. Maybe in the future; allow all muggleborn to leave; regardless of year. I do not know why Albus is fighting it, but he is. Maybe to preserve his reputation as one to like muggles and muggleborns. Which the memory Harry provided, torpedoed."

"Is the ICW that powerful?" Jack asked.

"The ICW rules over all the ministries and makes international law. So yes, they are."

"It is too late for your daughter but hopefully not too late for others," Michelle said.