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gigamans57: I don't know, in the British Ministry they very easily accepted that all these people were mind-controlled (yes, I know that the money helped). Second of all, if she used the allure smartly then she could have him think he's genuinely in love with her and then will only ever need to use little bits of it now and again to keep him in line instead of constantly blasting him with allure that would be noticed by everyone. As for Fleur, is she really as much of a red flag as the guy with the dark lord after him and the literal human eating monster inside of him? As for the spider he got that in this story when he became king of the spiders.
Singular Singularity: That's a pretty good line.
Bluenait: I'm genuinely unsure how it's useless drama? The drama helped establish facts about Fleur's family, introduced Fleur to Venom, created tension between two romantically involved characters and created more tension between Harry and Dumbledore.
Lucifer-Satani: I must have not registered that line because I can typically recognise an Arnold line instantly. As for the new line it sounds vaguely familiar to me.
Chapter 67 -
"So, what did Dumbledore say exactly?" Harry asked the next day as he and Fleur walked hand in hand outside on the grounds of Hogwarts.
"He had told me that he had learnt as much as he could about my family," Fleur said softly. "He told me he knew all about my parents and mentioned how he was worried about you. He was quite nice about it, but...but by the end, I felt horrible. Like-"
"Like you were the one in the wrong and you should do as he says?" Harry asked knowingly.
"Yes, yes, exactly like that," Fleur nodded.
"We've grown past listening to Dumbledore's advice," Harry snorted. "If we did then we'd still be stuck with our stupid muggle relatives. Not that we have problems with muggles, but those ones are particularly bothersome by anyone's standards."
"Um...why do you keep saying 'we'?" Fleur couldn't help but ask.
"It is 'we'," Venom's voice was heard coming from within Harry, startling Fleur.
"Oh," She said dumbly, still getting used to the fact that her boyfriend (oh yeah, he was still her boyfriend. Yay!) had a creature within him that could and would bite off heads if given the opportunity.
"Anyway, forget him, what's important is us," Harry said as they arrived at the border of the forbidden forest. "Now," Harry said as he stopped near a tree, pulling his wand out and gently tapping the tree with it, causing the tree to lift up and out of the ground. Fleur opened her mouth to ask him a question when Hedwig flew over and landed on a separate tree. "Are we good? Is it just him?" He asked Hedwig who quickly nodded.
"Is what good? What are you planning?" Fleur asked, staring at him questioningly.
"Our revenge on the headmaster for interfering in our dating life, just a little payback until we can think of something better," Harry said casually as he let go of her and stepped up to the tree, tapping it once more with his wand before hugging it tightly. "We've had our issues, but those can be fixed. Time will heal all things," He said before suddenly transforming into a large-sized Venom.
"But not that bastard's window!" Venom said, throwing the tree as hard as he could towards Hogwarts.
"What did you do?!" Fleur gaped, turning back around to face Venom in time to see him transform into Harry.
"A spell to lift the tree up, another to temporarily reduce its weight for a few seconds and then Venom and I tossed it right at Dumbledore's window," Harry shrugged. "Don't worry, he'll survive, it's Dumbledore," He assured her when she continued to gape at him. "Either way, we should probably get out of here, just in case."
Fleur let out a deep sigh as she sat against a tree by the lake, the view of Hogwarts had admittedly grown on her. She still thought that her own school was better, but she had grown to like Hogwarts. Most likely because of the boy whose head was in her lap, she looked down and saw Harry sleeping peacefully as she ran her hands through his hair.
The last few days had been a bit of a rollercoaster for her in more ways than one. Not only was she guilt-tripped by her boyfriend's headmaster, but she was also exposed to her boyfriend's biggest secret. He had another being inside of him, one that was called 'Venom' of all things. She still didn't know what exactly Venom was, nor was she sure that she wanted to ask. He definitely wasn't a magical creature that she had ever heard about. The fact that Venom ate people was a bit frightening, but Harry assured her that Venom would never harm her or anyone without good reason. Whatever Venom was, Harry seemed to be at ease with him. In comparison to him, she couldn't help but feel like her Veela form was decidedly less intimidating. What was a bird-woman in the face of a monstrous creature out of nightmares that could and would eat heads if given sufficient reason to do so?
As if summoned by her thoughts, a black tentacle shot out of Harry's chest and the tip of it faced Fleur before transforming into Venom's head.
"Hmm," Venom hummed thoughtfully as he looked down at Harry. "He's at peace," He noted in a pleased voice before staring at Fleur.
"It would seem so," Fleur said lightly, still not used to Venom enough not to be nervous.
"That's partly thanks to you," Venom said. "He likes you a lot."
"I know," Fleur said quietly. "But he likes that Tonk woman as well, no?"
"Yes," Venom confirmed. "His emotions were always heightened around her, he cares for her greatly. But now, the same is true with you, he cares for you, girl."
"And what do you think I should do about that?" Fleur couldn't stop herself from asking. "How can I stay with a man if I know he is also interested in another woman?" A part of her couldn't help but laugh at the idea that she - Fleur Delacour - wouldn't be able to keep a man's interest completely. Yet Harry seemed always to break expectations and this was no exception.
"Why not share him?" Venom asked, sounding confused that she had missed what was clearly a very obvious and easy fix.
"Would you? Would you share someone you love?" Fleur replied.
"Am I not already doing that?" He asked in response. "I'm sharing him with Hedwig and Tonks and you."
"I meant a romantic partner," Fleur sighed.
"My species do not have romantic partners," Venom admitted. "We have only family, and mine's never been great with me."
"Oh, I'm sorry. As you know, my family's not been that great with me as well," Fleur responded.
"That's why we should choose our family," Venom told her before gesturing to Harry. "I chose him, he accepted me. Now, we're family. He has chosen you and Tonks, you both can be his family. It is my understanding that the wizarding world allows polyamorous relationships. The only ones in the way of the two of you getting with this frankly brilliant wizard are yourselves."
"Perhaps," Fleur said thoughtfully.
"Just think about it," He suggested. "Oh, and Fleur," He moved his head forward and placed it so it was a mere inch away from hers. "If you hurt him then I'll rip off both of your arms and then both of your legs and then your face, so you'll be left as this armless, legless, faceless thing, rolling around the place like a turd in the wind." He grinned widely before disappearing back into Harry's body.
"Hmm," Harry yawned as he woke up. "Did I miss anything?" He asked sleepily as he looked up at Fleur.
"I just had a chat with Venom," She told him blankly.
"Oh, and how did that go?" He asked whilst rubbing his eyes.
"For the first time in my life, I was in a sentence that also contained the word 'turd',"
"Knowing him, it won't be the last,"
"Mr Potter," Professor McGonagall said as she approached Harry at breakfast on the day of the third task. "your family is waiting for you in the entrance hall."
"Family?" He blinked.
"Family," She confirmed. "I'd advise going to say hello,"
"Thank you, Professor McGonagall," Harry said with a polite nod as he slowly stood up.
"You are very welcome, Mr Potter. Before I go I would like to congratulate you on your performance so far, you have shown yourself to be not just a credit to your family but also to Gryffindor House and Hogwarts, I dare say your parents would be proud and I do hope that Mr Diggory or yourself will be able to bring victory to Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall said while giving him a rare smile.
"Thank you," Harry said once more before he started walking to the entrance hall whilst looking around. The entire Great Hall was buzzing with anticipation, a lot of students from all three schools were making bets on who they thought would win. The majority of them were betting on Harry to win, naturally, and the ones in charge of the bets were the Weasley twins, naturally.
Once he got into the entrance hall, he saw that the other champions were already there. Cedric was talking with a tall, man with a brown beard and a bit of a stomach that Harry was guessing was Cedric's dad. Krum was talking with a black-haired woman who was only an inch or two smaller than him, most likely his mother. His eyes then fell onto Fleur who had her sister hugging her by the waist. Meanwhile, standing in front of her was a clean-shaven, brown-haired man dressed in an expensive-looking suit. Next to him was a woman who was roughly the same height as Fleur, she had the same coloured hair and was dressed in an expensive-looking dress, every male in the room couldn't help but occasionally glance towards the two. Between Fleur and her mother, it was a wonder that there wasn't drool on the floor.
"Harry!" A voice said suddenly, he turned in time to be pulled into a tight hug by none other than Sirius Black.
"Sirius!" Harry grinned as he hugged him back. "I missed you!"
"Missed you too, Pup!" Sirius said before the two separated, Sirius took a moment to look Harry over. "Look at you, you're growing up nicely, batting the ladies away with a stick, I'd imagine."
"It's called a wand, Sirius," Harry snorted just before Sirius stepped to the side so that Harry could meet the whole of the Tonks family.
"Hello, Harry," Andromeda greeted him first with a smile.
"It's good to see you," Harry smiled back. "How is my favourite potions teacher doing?"
"That'll depend on the state of my favourite student by the end of this stupid excuse for a tournament," She huffed as she pulled him into a hug. He was barely out of her grasp when Ted greeted him.
"Alright, Harry? Feeling nervous?" He asked kindly.
"Nah, I'll be fine," Harry said confidently.
"Gryffindor indeed," Ted chuckled.
"Of course," Sirius said, proudly patting Harry on the back. "No mere, ordinary boy could accomplish what my godson has, let's make that point very clear."
"Hi Harry," Tonks walked over and pulled Harry into a hug. "Best of luck, yeah," She whispered before letting go of him and stepping back. "I'm rooting for you," She said with a small grin.
'As am I, dear Tonksie,' Venom replied.
"Thanks, it means a lot," Harry smiled at them all. "I wasn't really expecting you guys to be here, but I'm glad." He told them all before he suddenly frowned. "Um...give me a sec, I'm just going to say a quick hello to my girlfriend," He told them all politely before he walked towards Fleur and her family, noting that Fleur seemed to be a bit more irritated than usual.
"I don't need you interfering in my life, Mother," Fleur said to her mother in French before noticing Harry walking over to her. "Harry!" Fleur smiled brightly. "Should you not be with your own family?" She asked, changing back to English.
"I just met them, thought I'd come and say hi," Harry barely managed to reply before Fleur's little sister, Gabrielle, launched herself at Harry and hugged his waist.
"Harry Potter!" Gabrielle said with a toothy grin before launching into a long stream of words in French that were so fast that even Fleur seemed to struggle to understand her.
"Gabby, enough," Fleur sighed as she pulled her off of Harry. "I'm sorry about that,"
"It's alright," Harry smiled, patting Gabrielle on the head.
"Fleur, if you don't want him then can I have him?" Gabrielle asked hopefully to her older sister.
"Not on your life," Fleur told her in a matter-of-fact voice.
"Mr Potter," Her father spoke up in a heavily accented voice. "I am Fleur's father, Jean Delacour," He said, extending a hand.
"Pleasure to meet you, Sir," Harry said politely as he shook his hand. Harry couldn't help but feel a great deal of pity for the person, he might well be one of the richest people alive in his country but he was also stuck in a pretty shitty life thanks to his wife. Speaking of...
"Mr Potter," Fleur's mother purred as she stared at Harry with undisguised interest. "Fleur has told us a lot about you," She said, her tongue darted out for the barest of moments and licked the corner of her mouth. Harry was quite sure that any of his classmates would have been putty in her hands by now, but he wasn't. Not just because he had been told the horror story of what had happened to her husband - and Harry did not like being controlled or forced to do things against his will, thank you very much, - but also due in large part to his extraterrestrial BFF who also didn't like anyone or anything interfering in Harry's head (besides himself). "I am Apolline Delacour," She said, extending her hand towards him.
"It's nice to meet you, Ma'am," Harry said with forced politeness as he gave it a quick shake before letting go, not wanting to cause a scene in front of Fleur but also not particularly fond of the woman who was partly responsible for making his girlfriend cry, even if she did birth said, girlfriend. "Anyway," Harry quickly turned his attention back to Fleur. "I was wondering if you'd like to meet my godfather and the Tonks family."
"Hmm," Fleur looked thoughtful as she turned her attention over to where Sirius and the Tonks family were waiting, though she was primarily looking at Tonks who gave Fleur a friendly wave. "I'd like that," She said, grabbing her little sister's hand before turning to her parents. "I will be with Harry, perhaps you'd like to walk around the castle while you're waiting." She said before taking Gabrielle with her as she walked over to where the Tonk's family was. A part of her thought that she should probably quickly grab Harry and take him with her before her mother could try her usual nonsense, but it was overshadowed by the part of her that remembered that there was a mass-murdering monster inside of him.
"Mr Potter," Apolline said quickly before Harry could leave. "What exactly are your intentions with my daughter?"
"I'm going to impregnate her," Harry said bluntly, staring Apolline right in the eye. "Repeatedly...on purpose," Jean's face adopted an offended look while Apolline smirked at him.
"You should be careful how you speak, Harry, women like me prefer good boys," She said before directing a heavy dose of her allure directly at him. "Are you a good boy?" She asked in a husky voice.
"Not in the slightest," Harry answered with a grin, shocking the woman in front of him. "So, that's your famous allure, huh? Little disappointing, I must admit,"
"What are you...how dare you accuse my wife of such a thing?!" Jean demanded.
"Shush, Jean," Apolline smacked his arm before glaring at Harry and unleashing the full power of her allure onto him, not noticing that every other male in the room was now a drooling mess.
"I'm not really feeling it," Harry said in a mock-apologetic voice before leaning forward. "You keep this up and I'll rip your head off," He whispered into her ear in a matter-of-fact voice before pulling back. Apolline looked furious and was about to say something when she suddenly felt something go around her wrists, she looked down and gaped as she saw a pair of handcuffs on her.
"Hi, name's Tonks," Tonks said as she yanked on the cuffs. "I'm an auror and that's my friend that you just tried to mind-whammy, so I think we should go and see the inside of a jail cell."
"You are going to arrest me?!" Apolline all but laughed. "And how exactly do you think that will go, silly girl? My husband here is the French Minister of Magic,"
"I don't much care at the moment," Tonks told her bluntly.
"She will make your life difficult, you know that, right?" Fleur asked quietly as she walked over.
"Probably," Tonks nodded. "But she tried to harm someone I care about and I'm not letting that slide," Tonks said in a firm voice as she gave Fleur a challenging look. For what felt like the first time, Tonks saw Fleur give her a genuine smile.
"Best of luck," She said with a small nod.
"Thanks," Tonks gave her a small smile before turning to Harry. "So, I'm going to hand her off to a pair of aurors - specifically a pair of straight women - and then hopefully I'll be back in time to watch the task. Try and win, Harry, I'll need some good news since I'm probably getting fired tomorrow."