Chapter 7 The Future Lady Potter

"Daily Prophet

As of September 5th, my dear readers, Hogwarts Professor Severus Tobias Snape, the Potions Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was arrested by Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE) Amelia Bones, Head Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Rookie Auror Nymphadora Tonks, in the Great Hall during dinner. The charges originally were brought to light by Lord Harrison James Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, who managed to contact Amelia Bones earlier that evening. The original charges were as followed, endangering the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter. Severus Tobias Snape, supposedly a reformed Death Eater of the Dark Lord, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, was dosed with Veritiserum during his trial in the Wizengamot, and admitted to informing his 'Master' that a prophecy had been created by none other than Sybil Trelawney, Divination Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, that foretold the Dark Lord's downfall. The contents of the prophecy are unknown, and Amelia Bones makes a public statement. Read below"

A magical, moving picture showed Amelia Bones in black and white, standing before a horde of reporters.

"'As of right now, the contents of the prophecy are hidden within the Department of Mysteries, and only those it speaks of may activate the voice recording to hear the prophecy. But one thing is clear. The Dark Lord targeted the Potters, and Severus Snape basically placed targets on the heads of a Lord and Lady of an Most Ancient and Noble House. Lord Potter placed his vote in my care to distribute to the Wizengamot, and like many Potters before him, he is not to be taken lightly. Severus Snape has been executed by a landslide vote, and now resides wherever those who are thrown through the Veil go to' stated Amelia Bones to the press

That's right folks. Lord Harrison James Potter sentenced Severus Tobias Snape to death by having the man thrown through the Veil. (For more on the Veil, and what it is. Read Page 6)

The detainment of Severus Snape, however, led to more charges that ultimately sealed his fate. This reporters informs you all that Severus Snape dueled Kingsley Shacklebolt, and used the Killing Curse twice. One nearly hit Heiress Susan Bones of the Ancient and Noble House of Bones, who was saved by Lord Harrison James Potter. Lord Potter used advanced battle Transfiguration to remove a slab of flooring from the Great Hall in the path of the stray Killing Curse, intercepting it. He then Transfigured the blackened slab into a stone spear and launched it at Severus Snape. The second Killing Curse Severus Snape fired was aimed at Lord Potter, who used the same means as before the intercept the Killing Curse, and the other Professors all hit Severus Snape with their Stunners at the same time, rendering the man unconscious.

Lord Potter is indeed formidable to have used battle Transfiguration at age 14. It is unknown if a Lady Potter has been named yet, Gringotts refuses to reveal this information under the Client Confidentiality Act passed in 1432. Many witches are no doubt hoping to be the future Lady Potter, but that's it for this reporter this morning.

Yours truly,
Daily Prophet Reporter,
Charleston Gold"

Harry read his copy of the Daily Prophet with the Gryffindor House Quidditch Team reading it over his shoulders. It had been a week since the incident, and Harry was getting tired of the many witches leering at him every day. Susan had thanked Harry the day after the incident, and repaid the Life Debt she owed him by her and her Aunt Amelia offering their allegiance to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter. Harry accepted, and the debt was settled. He knew he'd need allies, and having the Bones on his side would greatly help him in the future.

Now that Harry being Lord Potter was out, he didn't bother with making the normal announcement, and had already told the Professors, save Dumbledore and Trelawney, could call him 'Harry' or 'Mr. Potter'. He ate his breakfast at a mild pace, and soon it was time for the first class of this fine Monday morning. Double Potions with Professor Narcissa Black. He smiled as he stood up and went to class. He waited outside the dungeons where the Potions classroom was still located, and soon the Fourth Year Gryffindors and Slytherins congregated there as well.

"Lord Potter, my father, Lord Greengrass invites you over to Greengrass Manor this Halloween" said Daphne Greengrass as she extended the formal invitation her father tasked her with doing

"Thank you, Ms. Greengrass. Please inform Lord Greengrass that I'll be sure to attend" said Harry formally, and she nodded before walked over to stand with her friend, Tracey Davis

Soon enough, Narcissa opened the door to the classroom, and everyone filed inside. Harry saw Malfoy glare at Narcissa, but he wasn't about to reveal himself to be Lord Black, not yet anyway. They were brewing Draught of Living Death, and Harry partnered with Neville this time around. He'd gotten better at Potions, especially without Snape hovering over his shoulder for even the slightest mistake. He saw Ron partnered with Seamus Finnegan, and Hermione was partnered with Dean Thomas.

'Those three will blow up their cauldrons' thought Harry as he spent the first hour brewing a perfect Draught of Living Death

By the hour and fifteen minute mark, Harry was the first one done, and Narcissa came over from Ron and Seamus, to whom she'd given advice and corrections a lot so far on their abysmal potions.

"Twenty points to Gryffindor, Mr. Potter, for brewing a perfect Draught of Living Death, and setting a new record" said Narcissa, who was also the Head of Slytherin House, and very unbiased

"What was the previous record, Professor?" asked Ron while he not so subtly glared at Harry for doing better than him

"Glaring, Mr. Weasley, will not fix your abysmal potion. Your potion, despite my best efforts, has turned into sludge" said Narcissa, ignoring his question for now

"Also, five points will be taken for talking out of turn, remember to raise your hand and wait to be called upon, Mr. Weasley. Another five will be taken for this sludge you created instead of the Draught of Living Death. At least Mr. Finnegan listened to my words when I tried helping you two" said Narcissa as she pointed her wand at the cauldron Ron had made sludge in, and banished the contents

"Start over, Mr. Weasley, and I want you to read the instructions thoroughly" said Narcissa as she started towards the Slytherins

"But I don't have enough time!" shouted Ron angrily

"Detention! Mr. Weasley! For the next week! I will not tolerate your behavior in my class!" yelled Narcissa furiously

"Ms. Greengrass and Ms. Davis, very good job, ten points each. Set your finished potion next to Mr. Potter's on my desk. And to answer your earlier question, Mr. Weasley, Lily Potter held the previous record of one hour and twenty one minutes" said Narcissa

Harry was making progress with Neville, who was also doing loads better than he did with Snape always calling out his failures and stalking him for any like a hawk on its prey. Narcissa saw this and gave Harry another twenty points for helping a fellow student improve the quality of his potion making, and praised Neville for a job well done.

"Mr. Crabbe! Mr. Goyle! What is this abomination?! This is worse than Mr. Weasley's potion! Twenty points from Slytherin! Each!" yelled Narcissa in outrage as she tried sticking a ladle in the potions the two imbeciles had been brewing, only for it to get stuck and the potion was thicker than sludge, and heavy like cement!

"Why are you taking points from your own House?! You gave Potter forty points! He can't even brew a proper potion!" shouted Malfoy furiously

"I am only being fair, Mr. Malfoy" said Narcissa sternly

"Why did you leave Dad?! You lost us Malfoys nearly our entire estate and fortune! Or are you already spreading your whore legs for any man for quick Galleon!" shouted Malfoy, and this infuriated Harry as he felt the House Black Magic demanded retribution

Narcissa went red in the face with rage at the disgrace of a child she'd given birth to, and also felt the House Black Magic demanding she take retribution. She heard a chair scrap against the floor as it was violently shoved back, and turned in time to see Harry charge at her disgrace of a child.

Harry grabbed Malfoy by the collar of his robes, and slammed him against the back wall of the classroom. He held Malfoy still with his left hand, and slugged him so hard his nose broke and several teeth fell out. He didn't stop as he brutally beat Malfoy.

"I didn't want to make this fact known, Malfoy, but you've pushed my hand! As Lord Black of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black! I demand retribution for your discrediting the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black! No member of my family is a whore! Nobody! Inform dear old Lucius that he better be ready to deal with my wrath! Because if retribution isn't given! I will end the House of Malfoy!" bellowed Harry, then to shock of many purebloods present, Malfoy spat blood and spit on Harry's face

Harry growled dangerously, and wiped the blood and spit off his face before wiping it off on Malfoy's robes. He drew his wand, and pointed it at Malfoy's bits.

"I just found my retribution, Malfoy" growled Harry

"As Lord Black, I claim 50% of the Malfoy fortune for discrediting the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, and for spitting your disgusting blood and spit on me, I shall take what's most precious to you" said Harry and the tip of his wand glowed blacker than black

"Familia Acies Perniciem" chanted Harry, and Malfoy screamed in agonizing pain before collapsing on the ground unconscious

"What did you do, Mr. Potter?" asked Narcissa, though she felt like she had a damn good guess, and the class waited with their breath held for absolute silence to hear what he did to Malfoy

"Family Line Extinction. Malfoy paid his retribution with magic claiming 50% of whats left of the Malfoy fortune and he's no longer able to reproduce. Lucius will need to father another son to have an Heir so House Malfoy doesn't die out" said Harry with a grin

Like the norm, news of Harry being Lord Black spread like wildfire, and nobody wanted to mess with him after what he did to Malfoy. Lucius even made an official apology in front of the whole school at dinner one night, and Harry knew the man was going to try and father another son to continue his line. Though, Harry did know that the odds were against the man, as the Malfoy men were known to only father a single child per generation. If Lucius was truly determined, he may break that trend, but Harry didn't care either way. Retribution had been paid, and that's what mattered.

Soon enough October arrived, and the time for the arrival of the other schools finally came around. Harry sat with the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, like usual, at the Gryffindor House Table, but today he was expectantly watching the Great Hall doors, though so were many others. Soon enough, the doors flew open, and girls in light blue uniforms danced in, obviously showing off, and standing next to Madam Maxime, who Harry didn't particularly like even in his last life, was a silvery blonde girl of 17 years old, in a similar blue uniform to her peers, and he was amazed still that at such a young age, his betrothed was so well endowed in breast size, an easy D-Cup. They were the Beaxonbatons students and Headmistress.

Next came a group of boys, who did back flips, front flips, and pounded the ground with magical staffs. Harry immediately recognized Victor Krum, Bulgarian Quidditch Seeker, and Headmaster Igor Karkaroff of the Durmstrang Institute of Magic.

The girl saw Harry, and sent him a genuine smile. She whispered something to Madam Maxime, and the large woman, probably half-giant like Hagrid, nodded after giving Harry a scrutinizing look. The girl walked over to Harry, much to the confusion of all the present students from all three schools, and Harry stood up to meet her. Once within range, the girl lunged at Harry, embracing him in a hug, and the jealousy of many, boys and girls alike, the girl kissed Harry passionately on the lips.

"Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Fleur" said Harry after they ended their kiss, and Harry walked Fleur up to Dumbledore who had a smile on his face

"What can I do for you, Lord Potter?" asked Dumbledore, surprising Igor and Maxime and their respective students

"I have an announcement to make, and I only wanna make it once" said Harry, and Dumbledore nodded

"I, Lord Potter-Black, call forth all Lords and Ladies who have their children currently attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" shouted Harry, and a series of loud POP!'s occurred in the Great Hall

Lady Amelia Bones of the Ancient and Noble House of Bones

Lady Augusta Longbottom of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Longbottom

Lord Lucius Malfoy of the Ancient and Noble House of Malfoy

Lord Seth Nott of the Ancient and Noble House of Nott

Lord Axon Crabbe and Lady Demilia Crabbe of the Ancient and Noble House of Crabbe

Lord Arron Goyle and Lady Natalia Goyle of the Noble House of Goyle

Lady Samantha Abbott of the Ancient and Noble House of Abbott

Lord Jamison Greengrass and Lady Soleil Greengrass of the Ancient and Noble House of Greengrass

Lord Arthur Weasley and Lady Molly Weasley of the Ancient House of Weasley

Lady Muriel Prewett of the Ancient and Noble House of Prewett

Lord Maximus Flint and Lady Zara Flint of the Ancient and Noble House of Flint

Lord Anthony Parkinson and Lady Maria Parkinson of the Ancient and Noble House of Parkinson

Lord Tethimus Bulstrode and Lady Bathida Bulstrode of the Ancient and Noble House of Bulstrode

Lord George Macmillan of the Ancient and Noble House of Macmillan

Lord Sebastian Delacour and Lady Apolline Delacour of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Delacour

"You called for us, Harry dear" said Molly, while the other Lords and Ladies glared at her for her blatant disrespect in not calling Harry by his titles

"Yes, I have an announcement to make" said Harry, but saw Fleur looked nervous, so he squeezed her hand reassuringly, and she smiled back at him

"I, Lord Harrison James Potter, proudly announce that my future Lady Potter stands before you all today. Please meet my betrothed, future Lady Potter of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter, Fleur Isabelle Delacour" announced Harry, and everyone clapped, while Fred and George wolf whistled loudly, but two redheads made a mess of things

"NO! THAT WHORE ISN'T LADY POTTER! I AM YOUR BETROTHED!" screamed Ginny Weasley furiously as she stormed up towards Harry, but when she made to draw her wand, Lady Amelia Bones and Lady Augusta Longbottom pointed their wands at her while blocking her path to Harry and Fleur

Then Molly spoke

"HOW DARE YOU DRAW YOUR WANDS ON MY DAUGHTER! THAT SCARLET WOMAN ISN'T LADY POTTER! MY GINNY IS!" hollered Molly, and Arthur produced a contract from beneath his robes, making Molly and Ginny pale

"Dumbledore, maybe you should-" whispered Flitwick urgently

"Can I have your attention please?" spoke Dumbledore as he stood up

"I regret to inform you all that I made many mistakes in the upbringing of Lord Harrison Potter" said Dumbledore, and Harry snorted

"Not many will like this, but I didn't know who would see Lord Potter for himself, and who would see him as the Boy-Who-Lived. So, I, as his magical guardian, though I never actually filed the necessary paperwork, forged a marriage contract between himself and Ginerva Weasley. Lord Arthur Weasley didn't know about or sign it, but Lady Molly Weasley did. I felt that they deserved the money the Potters had in spades, and felt it was a win-win for both parties. Sadly, I was gravely mistaken. Harry sees the Weasleys as a second family, well, not all of them" said Dumbledore, and he took note of the slightly disgusted looks sent his way

"Albus! You promised my Ginny would be Lady Potter!" screamed Molly, resulting in Arthur losing his patience, and slapped her

"Once a year, I transferred 10,000 Galleons to the vaults under the name of Ginerva Weasley and Ronald Weasley, in hopes they'd be true friends that Lord Harrison Potter could count on, but again I was wrong. Another mistake I made was paying Lady Molly Weasley 50,000 Galleons a year for her to be a mother figure for Harry" said Dumbledore, and shouts of outrage were heard from students from all three schools, and Ron, Ginny, and Molly were receiving many glares of disgust and rage

"I also promised Ms. Hermione Granger the Potter Libraries in exchange for her to be his friend" said Dumbledore, and this was Harry intervened

"Before you all call Dumbledore out on his crimes against the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter, take into account that he thought it was what was best. Most of you turned your backs on me in Second Year, and called me the Heir of Slytherin. Many of you see me not for myself, but as the Boy-Who-Lived. I forgive Dumbledore, though I won't forget. A man who can see his faults and admit to them, that is something to be proud of. He's working to gain my forgiveness, and I must say, he's doing a good job of it" said Harry, and Dumbledore smiled as he sat back down

"Ginerva Weasley, Molly Weasley, and Ronald Weasley, the money you stole was returned before the start of term. And Dumbledore, you're bankrupt" said Harry, and Dumbledore shrugged. He got paid a lot to be Headmaster, and could live off his current income for the remainder of his life, and hopefully rebuild his savings.

"YOU BITCH! YOU TURNED HARRY ON US! AVADA KE-" shouted Ginny as she pointed her wand at Fleur, and started the incantation for the Killing Curse, but hundreds of Stunners, from students and Lords and Ladies alike, hit her at the same time. She collapsed on the floor, and Poppy rushed over and announced that Ginerva Molly Weasley was still alive, though barely.

Ginny was then arrested by Amelia Bones, and within minutes, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, and dozens of Aurors were arriving via the Floo into Hogwarts

"Her trial will be tonight" announced Fudge, and then had Molly and Ron arrested for theft of funds and attempted line theft

Ron and Ginny were expelled, and they and their mother were banished from House Weasley. Harry spent Halloween at Greengrass Manor, with Fleur as his date, and had an excellent time. Soon though it was time for the Selection of the Tri-Wizard Champions, and Harry was chosen along with Fleur, Victor, and Cedric. One Magical Oath was all it took for Harry to convince everyone he was innocent and hadn't cheated. He went to bed the night of the Selection, which was a week after Halloween, and Fleur slept with him in their private chambers.

Au Note: I hope this was enjoyable, though it may or not be updated later on. I feel it isn't my greatest, but we'll see