Chapter 9 - Harry's Big Mouth

Sometime later...by the looks of things it was probably about dawn...she heard a loud crash, bang, and an oath. Harry Bloody Potter by the sounds of it. That's all she needed. She started to get up but her wizards pulled her back down saying, "He will know where to find you...no need to get up out of a nice warm bed."

Hermione lay back and waited for the inevitable tirade that was Potter's stock-in-trade! Finally Potter got back on his feet and after not discovering Hermione in her lounge, walked straight into her bedroom. Hermione thought that he had no respect for her privacy...so she would be changing her wards when she was fully awake.

Harry started, "Hermione, what the ***censored*** have you done? Ginny and Molly are crying...the twins, Arthur, Percy, and Bill all look very serious...and someone said that you put Ron in Azkaban over a little lover's tiff? That's not like you. You need to forgive Ron and get him out of prison. You have to know that he doesn't belong there...whatever he did, that was petty of you. Oh my God...who is that in bed with you? You really are a Death Eater whore! I thought they were joking when they said you were married to a Death Eater...I missed the bit about how you now have two husbands...both of which were in prison up until yesterday!"

Harry didn't get a chance to finish what he was saying because Hermione had heard enough. She climbed over Thorfinn, grabbed her wand, and stuck it under his chin! "Harry James Potter, I have had enough of your bullshit. And as usual, you have taken Ron's side without listening to mine. So now you are going to listen."

With that, she waved her wand and a chair came through the bedroom door. She waved again and Harry was strapped to the chair. Then with a third wave, his voice was mutated. And then Hermione commenced her verbal tirade, "Harry James Potter, how many years have we been friends...how many times have I saved you and Ron from the consequences of your foolishly thought out plans? How many times I have had your back when Ron deserted us? How many times have you taken Ron's side automatically without being willing to hear my side of things?"

Taking a deep breath, Hermione continued, "Well that stops today. Point #1 - Your best friend, Ronald Weasley, potioned me to get me to marry him. He took a fertility potion himself and when I didn't get pregnant, he secretly gave me a fertility potion with a little love/lust potions too...and so I became pregnant. Point #2 - Ron doesn't love me, he was looking to use me for what I can do for him. Luna and I heard Ron's conspirator detail the whole plan. He wanted me to be pregnant as he would have the right to force a marriage with me, regardless of what I wanted. Or, he would just take my baby from me and never let me see him/her again. Does that sound like the work of a man in love? Point #3 - the Chief Warlock put a bounty on my head...one million galleons to any wizard who would marry me and then reproduce with me. Ron was in this for the money and to be able to have me as his indentured servant! Again, does that sound like the actions of a man in love?"

Continuing, she ranted, "Fortunately for me, Kingsley and Luna figured out how to save me from Ron's machinations...I found two wizards that were acceptable to me and weren't in it for the money...they accepted me...an unwed mother...in front of the entire Wizengamot earlier today! For two members of Sacred 28 families to accept an unwed mother as their bride speaks volumes...there is no shame attached to what happened to me, nor will there ever be as I have the protection of two physically strong husbands but also the protection of their names. I know you are very close to Ron, Harry, but you have a choice to make...you can do as usual and blindly take Ron's side...or you can decide that Ron went too far this time and then side with me. You can't have both. Neither I nor my husbands will allow you to continue to trample on our friendship because of one Ronald Weasley!"

Thorfinn stood up, put his arm around Hermione's shoulders, and addressed Harry, who was now looking somewhat shamefaced. "No shame is attached to Hermione...she was a victim of a devious Weasel. Fortunately for her and her child, she found out in time and both Antonin and I are honored to have Hermione as our lady wife. As for her being a Death Eaters whore, she is no such thing. If you or anyone else ever call my beloved wife a whore ever again, it will be my privilege to pound you (or them) into oblivion."

He continued, "Regarding the Weasel being in Azkaban...you seem to think that Hermione has some sort of "get out of jail free card" that can get him out of his sentence. Even if she wanted to show clemency, she can't do it. Forcing a witch to get pregnant without their consent by the use of a potion is a crime with an automatic minimum sentence of 10 years in Azkaban...the same also for the use of a love potion. Frankly speaking, since the Weasel was dumb enough to confess in front of the Minister for Magic AND most of the Wizengamot, his goose is cooked. All that is needed now is to decide how many more years OVER the mandatory minimum that he must serve!"

Antonin stood up and he put his arm around Hermione's waist. He said, "As for the Weasleys, thanks to Ron's words, everyone now knows that he potioned her without her knowledge...and he admitted it in front of both the Minister for Magic AND also in front of most of the Wizengamot and their spouses. If the Weasley family still choose to support Ron even in spite of his confession in front of everyone earlier tonight, then they aren't much of a loss! Thorfinn and I will be spending the rest of our lives showing Hermione how grateful we are to have her in our lives and how wonderful we think she is. Just remember one thing, Potter, Hermione is the victim here, not Weasley. He deserves his fate, end-of-story!"

Hermione smiled at her two husbands...barely wed less than a day and already they were standing up for her. Then she looked at Harry and her smile started to fade. "Do you know what, Harry? I think I am going to make a choice that is in MY best interest for once! You invaded my flat in the middle of the night because you were pissed off that "I" put Ron in Azkaban for no reason at all. You have made your stand quite clear. You could have talked to Arthur or Kingsley about it and tried to find out what really happened. But you didn't do that...instead, you barged into my home with your assumptions in the middle of the night demanding that I set Ron free. As my husband said, even if I wanted to, I can't. Once again, you showed contempt for me and my decisions...and I can't do this anymore. Perhaps at some point in the future, we can be friends again, but not now...and definitely not for some time to come. I will contact you when and if I am ready to resume contact again. Goodnight, Harry...and goodbye!"

With that, Thorfinn "escorted" Harry to the floo and just before Harry left, Thorfinn said, "I don't much care if you like me or not...I do care about how you treat Hermione. Like it or not, she is my wife and she made the choice first to be with Antonin and myself, and then we accepted her. I am very fond of her and if you upset her or disturb her in any way, then I will let Antonin deal with you as he is far more subtle than I am. This is your only warning, Potter!" With that, Harry left and Thorfinn closed the floo to keep out any other unwanted visitors that night!