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CH3

Harry, Hermione and Amelia entered the bank lobby. Harry, Hermione and her mother were requested to be at the bank in about thirty minutes but they were early. Mrs. Granger couldn't attend, so Amelia went in her place. Amelia had been requested for a different meeting at the time of her choosing, so she chose now, it was the only way the kids would have been allowed to go without Hermione's mom being there, anyway.

Harry and Hermione saw Bill walking quickly to them from across the lobby. He must have been waiting for them. They smiled at him and he smiled back. Both Harry and Hermione liked Bill even before they bonded with Ginny and learned all her stories of her favorite brother. Unfortunately Ginny was at home, and she was so jealous of the two of them right now, even if she saw Bill the night before.

"Ask him, ask him, ask him!"

"We are not asking him all those questions Ginny, we are here for a reason and know know that. You should have asked last night when you were having dinner with him." Harry answered silently.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Harry. "I saw that Hermione!" both Harry and Hermione along with the other bonded snickered from where ever they all were.

"Hi Bill your sister has a million and two questions she wants us to ask you but we don't have time and this isn't the place. But anyway how are you, we haven't seen you in what two weeks?" Hermione asked him when he stopped in front of them. It really wasn't necessary Ginny had already asked but it was polite.

Bill shook his head, Ginny had told him about the bond but it would still take a while to get used to it. "Yes about two weeks, I'm fine," Bill glanced at Madam Bones for a second before adding simply. "been busy, I hope you two are good, and you Madam Bones, I hope all is well. I sorry but I didn't expect you, I had expected Mrs. Granger or even Mr. Granger, I hadn't met him yet."

"That is quit all right Mr. Weasley, Mr. and Mrs. Granger wanted to be here but that had to work, and I have my own meeting so I brought Harry and Hermione with me, I'm sure they can get back to my manor easily enough." Amelia didn't know what the Weasleys shared with their oldest so she neglected to tell him that they could apparate better then she could. "I had to vow on my honor that they would get to the bank without any issues. I do believe they trust the Goblins more then the head of DMLE, I had hoped to sit in on their meeting though but I will understand if..."

"You and the Grangers honor us Madam Bones." Griphook a goblin that both Hermione and Harry were familiar with said as he stepped up. "When the Director was told that you were also here for your own meeting I was sent to escort you all to his office, your meeting will be joined they are about the same things. Please follow me."

As everyone entered the directors office Griphook turned to leave. "Griphook, you not staying?" Harry asked sadly.

"No Mr. Potter, I have my own duties but I will be available if you need anything. May you meeting be Profitable." The Goblin said and left them with the director who asked them to all sit.

"I see that your mother could not make it today, Ms. Granger?"

"No director, my mother does send her apologies, but work prevented her from coming. We trust Madam Bones to act in our best interest here today."

"Thank you Madam Bones for coming to this meeting, we can do both meetings at the same time, and as I always say time is money. Now to save even more time I must ask, do you know what a Horcrux is?"

With so many other things going on the the bonded lives they had not had that discussion yet, in hind sight they all realized they should have long before now, the bonded was surprised that was not something that the adults had talked about while the kids not around other wise occupied.

Madam Bones had noticed Harry's and Hermione guilty looks but did not draw attention to them. "I'm sorry Director but I don't."

The director nodded and started his explanation of what a Horcrux was. As the directors explanation deepened Amelia turned greener and greener until she learned who Tom Riddle was then she turned white as a sheet. She now understood why the kids did not bring up the subject on their own but it did not explain why the Grangers had not.

Once the Director was done with the background information he sat back and waited for the director of DMLE to catch her wits and ask her own questions but she only had one. "How sure are you?" Which impressed the goblin.

"100% Director Bones we have already destroyed three of these abominations." the director answered solemnly.

"You found another?" Hermione jumped in excitedly and blushed after realizing what she had just done. The director grinned at the girl who was so much like her mother it was really scary, the two of them will give him a run for his money in a few short years and he wasn't sure who would win in a contest of wills. The director nodded and pulled what looked like a ring from his desk and placed it on top.

"This Ms. Granger was another, we found it at the Gaunt's ancestral home or should I say shack, I took Mr. Weasley and his team three days to get in safely and retrieve it, "

Harry and Hermione looked to Bill and smiled and he smiled and nodded back, while Ginny was jumping up and down in excitement and happiness for her favorite brother, luckily she was outside at the time. She couldn't be in the house she wanted to focus on the meeting all the bonded were, none of them wanted distractions from their families.

"Even with Mr. Weasleys precautions we almost loss a team member to a withering curse that was on the ring, luckily we have seen that curse more then a few times and he will be fine in a few days." The Director nodded at the relieved faces of the three of them. They didn't know if the hurt team member was human or goblin and they didn't care, he was gong to be fine and that was all that mattered.

There were a lot of goblins that wouldn't care if a human lived or died, and that was including Mr. Potter here, they would have struck the young wizard down that first day with out a second thought. Luckily Mr. Weasley was there to let cooler heads prevail or war would have been waged. He didn't know how that would have gone but either way the Goblin nation would not not in a position to defend themselves once Tom Riddle returned and that was sooner then anyone would be ready for.

Returning to the topic at hand the Director turned to Madam Bones. "Now madam Bones lets get back to our meeting so we can get to Mr. Potters." When Madam Bones nodded he continued. "Now we know where the other three of Tom Riddle's Horcrux's are and two of them we need the help of your department as we can't do anything about them and maybe you can help with the third."

Amelia wanted these things gone for everyone sake. "Tell me what I need to do?"

The Director grinned that's what he was hoping for. "Well the first I think you'll like, we tracked one to Malfoy Manor, we can help you locate it with in the manor once your Aurors are inside, it."

Amelia smiled. "And your betting he has it with all his other dark objects everyone knows he has but haven't been able to find."

"It is more then likely Director Bones, yes, it's more then likely that he has everything well hidden but he can't hide it from our tracker, if he does have anything else with it it's all the better I say."

"Yes and I can finally put him in away, I'll have to plan for a day that the Minister and Dumbledore are away from the ministry. The minister will just be bribed and Dumbledore will pull something to set him free, hoping to show Lucius the light and the errors of his ways, or some such shi..." remembering she had kids with her she stopped. "Sorry." she said hanging her head ashamed of her use of such words with children present.

The director chuckled along with everyone else, even the kids in attendance and all the bonded that were listening, they all knew what she stopped herself from saying for their benefit. Which made it all the funnier for the bonded.

Once again getting back on track the Director continued. "So we are agreed?" he asked the Director of the DMLE.

"Yes Director I very much agree, as I said I just need those two people out of hair for a few hours. And I will raid the Malfoy manor and fill Lucius to the gills with veritaserum till it come out of his ears before sending him to Azkaban for the rest of his natural life which I'm hoping wont be long."

the director would be happy with that also so he brought up the next problem he needed the DMLE's help with. "Speaking of Azkaban that brings me to our other little problem I hope you can help us with."

"What about Azkaban?" Madam Bones asked confused.

"Another Horcrux has been tracked to the house of Black and the head of that family currently resides there."

Amelia looked sympathetically at Harry for a second. Neither Harry or Hermione knew why but several of the bonded had heard storied from their parents about the infamous and they were filling, the ones who didn't, in.

Harry started to get angry and the angrier he became the more his magic flared. Alarmed Amelia yelled out. "Girls calm him down." They didn't need to destroy the Goblin Directors office. Hermione hugged him while the others tried to comfort from inside.

The Director turned to Madam Bones and she knew he wanted answers so she turned to Hermione who nodded. "We trust him Amelia."

Amelia nodded to the girl before she put her head against an angry Harry, the comforting seemed to be working, Harry was calmer, it may be taking all of them but it was working. Amelia turned to the Director. "Harry has formed a bond beyond anything that I have ever seen with Hermione, my Niece Susan and several other girls two weeks ago. They are in each others head all the time, they all see and hear everything another of them see's and hears, they know everything about each other. I don't envy Harry in this at all." She tried to inject some levity to the situation that could blow up in their faces literally if harry didn't continue to calm down.

The director seeped his hands together. "I see!" he then turned to Mr. Weasley.

Bill knew what the director was asking. "I found out last night, I assumed you already knew but I didn't ask either." Bill hung his head, he knew he should have asked and done more before now, and now the director was displeased with him but the Director nodded in understanding, before tuning to Madam Bones. He wouldn't hold Mr. Weasley accountable for this lack of information as he believed Mr. Weasley would learn form the experience.

"There are several laws on the books the DMLE will have no problem getting into the Black Manor for Horcrux hidden there, and anything else we find will be be added to the charges against Mr. Black, I don't care if he already has a life sentence or not, he won't be leaving that island live."

The director grinned and nodded. "Mr. Weasley will accompany your Aurors in both raids to procure the Horcrux's, if you need goblin help with any other items found don't hesitate to ask, we deal with dark objects all the time."

Amelia was relieved to hear that, the cleaning of dark objects could be done with in the DOM but the goblins were the experts, it was best to let them handle any of that. "thank you Director, I will take you up on that, once we no longer need any possible dark items for trial purposes."

"Good, then I will ask for a meeting with both Dumbledore and your Minister to discus Gringotts and a search for possible dark items, we already have that ability, not that's it's really good for business but we can. However, I'm sure both the Minister and Dumbledore will object quite vocally, and at great length to stop us. I'm sure I will take great pleasure listening to their whining. I can guarantee at least three hours but knowing those two it could be days." the Goblin Director said trying to be funny.

Everyone chucked at that even harry and Hermione they may not know either men but Susan had met them both a few times so they could see the humor in that statement as well.

"Now for the final object to discus. Mr. Potter I believe this is yours." The Director said handing Harry the ring that he had first pulled from his desk over and hour before, the one that almost got one of the curse breaking team members killed. Seeing Harry eye it carefully the director added. "It is now quite safe Mr. Potter. And now your wondering why I say it is yours?" When everyone nodded the director continued. "The ring may have been the Gaunt family ring, but the stone that sits on top is the resurrection stone. The stone has a magic that we Goblins can not use, but you my young wizard can."

From Luna Harry now knew the story of the three Peverell brothers. He knew that if this was the resurrection stone he could talk to his parents, Luna wanted to talk to her mother all the girls had someone they wished to talk to even it was just for one last time. Seeing Harry's longing look the Director cleared his throat and Harry looked up. "Go ahead Mr. Potter."

Nervously Harry stood before moving to the side. Taking a deep breath he turned the the ring with the stone thrice in hand thinking of his parents. A ghostly couple appeared before him, he heard the bond gasp but nothing from the adults in the directors office, so the bonded could see his parents but no one else.

He may never have seen his parents, or at least didn't remember them but this couple were really his parents, his dad looked to be wearing glasses, like he used to have too, boy didn't miss having glasses. He even had disorderly hair like his, the girls claimed Harry could be his younger twin and even ghostly they could all tell he had his mothers eyes. "Mom, Dad?"

"Yes honey, it's us, we miss you so much but we want you to live a long, healthy and happy life, how has it been growing up with your Godfather?"

"I have a godfather?" Harry asked confused.

The adults watched as Harry seemed to have a one sided conversation with thin air. Luckily no men in white were called to take him to a padded room, they all understood he really was talking with his deceased parents.

Realizing the importance of the conversation Hermione started to fill the adults in on the parts they couldn't hear.

"Sirius." Seeing the confused look James continued. "We named Sirius Black and Alice Longbottom as your godparents."

Having been caught up by Hermione harry now had an answer. "Sirius Black betrayed us to Voldemort, he's in Jail?, Prison? No Azkaban. He is in Azkaban for betraying us and killing Peter Pettigrew and the Longbottoms were attacked a few days after we were, and I guess Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom are in St Mungo's still today, and Neville lives with his great granmother."

"No that's wrong Harry, Sirius couldn't have betrayed, you, first, he is your godfather second, he wasn't our secret keeper, Peter was, he betrayed you." His mother said angrily.

As Hermione relayed what his parents were saying Harry had a question. "Why do you keep saying I was betrayed, we all were and you... payed for it." Harry was getting too emotional and his magic was starting to build again, the girls in his head were trying to calm him. However, he didn't have Hermione to hold him this time, she was still trying to relay to the adults but she was still in his head.

His parents looked at each other before his father answered. "Well Harry there are several things there. First Peter isn't dead, we'd know if he ended up anywhere up here in 'Paradise', or even if he ended up where he belongs down below in 'the Pit of the Damned'. And the second is he didn't betray 'us', it was 'you' he betrayed, there is a prophesy told to Dumbledore that states.

"the one with the power to

vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...

Born to those who trice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...

And the Dark Lord will mark him as his

equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not..."

Harry heard Gasps from the bonded and shortly he heard the same form the adults as Hermione relayed the Prophesy to them, he was sure he'd hear the same later from the parents once the bonded told their parents but at the moment they were watching and listening to Harry talk to his parents.

"Dumbledore said the Prophesy could have meant either of two children, you or Neville Longbottom but you were born just and hour after him and you two were the last two born that month that year, so the prophesy truly meant you, as you were born at the seventh month 'July' died. Both families went into hiding, and Sirius and James here," she smacked her husband upside the back of the head, "decided that no one would suspect Peter over Sirius. While we didn't tell Dumbledore the secret given to him had to be written by the secret keeper and that was Peter, he would have know that Sirius was not the secret keeper and had his suspicions as to who was."

Harry father took over. "Dumbledore is a genius and very powerful he would have known. You have to get Sirius out of that hell hole and find that rat, what of Remus?"

"I'm sorry I don't know...wait Remus Lupin, no never met him, but Amelia says," Harry went slow waiting for Hermione to get the information so he could pass it on to his parents, ",he hasn't been seen for quite sometime in this country, it was said he went to the continent but she doesn't know why he left."

Harry's mother decided to interrupt. "Amelia, Amelia Bones?" at Harry nod she continued. "You mean you talking to her now?"

Harry nodded "Well sort of, she can hear me and Hermione is relaying what you are saying".

"Who is Hermione and how are you two doing that."

Harry gave an abbreviated version of the last few weeks. "Wow...just wow."

With lily obviously too stunned to continue James stepped up. "Give your mom a few moments that's a lot for a mother to take in, Your own Harem, I will say again wow. Now tell Amelia that Peter in an Animagus, a rat, a common sewer rat Animagus. Find him, free Sirius, why didn't they figure this out during Sirius's trail? Tell her to bring all this to who ever is the director of DMLE now."

Harry laughed and shook his head. "Dad, she is the Director." Harry paused listening and watching through Hermione.

"Amelia says Fudge is a pompous prick."

Lily was over her shock. "What does a low level Ministry kiss ass have to do with getting Sirius out of Azkaban?"

"MOM!"

"Sorry about my language honey, but he was and I bet he still is."

"Yes he still is but he is no longer low level, he is the Minister."

"Who would vote for him? No never mind it doesn't matter, whats done is done and cant do anything about it now."

"Mom, Dad was Peter missing a toe or maybe just the rat?"

Harry heard Amelia curse from across the room. "Wait a minute mom something is going on here."

It took more than a few minutes as Hermione relayed what Ginny knew about her brothers rat. She'd always hated that thing, had found it in bathroom when she was bout to take a shower or other things, now she she why. If that rat is Peter then he is a pervert.

Ginny was glad she was alone in her room, if she let something slip, Sirius's name or that of Peter and he could make a run for it or worse she'd do what she really wanted to do and stomp the little pervert. It was best to stay away for awhile maybe Amelia would be here soon, she could hold out an hour or two but no more.

Harry finally turned back to his his parents in disgust. "We may have just solved where Peter has been hiding. All the Aurors found of Peter was a toe and Ginny's Brother has a Rat missing a toe on his front paw. Amelia will check it out just as soon as we leave here."

"OK, Harry, we can't wait to watch Peter in the pits were he belongs, but what happened to Voldemort, is her in Azkaban he hasn't come through here."

"Sorry dad but Voldemort is not dead, nor has he been captured, the curse he used against me backfired hitting him. He made Horcrux's that are keeping him here, but they are being destroyed as they are being found, the Goblins have located the last three but haven't been able to get to them yet, Amelia is working with them on that. Hopefully in a few weeks you'll be seeing him, dead for...sorry I didn't mean it like that."

"It's OK Harry we didn't take offense, we'll have a party once we know Voldemort is dead and can no longer hurt you. We are hoping we are given a little time with him, just to show our displeasure before he is sent to his final judgment."

"Thanks dad."

"Harry, if neither Sirius or Alice raised you, who did?" His mom asked worriedly, her son looked so small and possibly underfed. She knew Amelia would never do such a thing and neither would any of the other alternates set in their will.

Harry gulped he didn't want to answer that question but he drew up his courage it took a little help from the bonded though. "Aunt Petunia." He said slowly and with no small amount of worry.

He was right to be worried, his mom blow up, and his dad wasn't far behind her. "Who the bloody hell, gave you to my sister, she hates magic, hated me because of magic." It all made sense now, why he was so skinny, and a little fearful, meeting ones dead parents wasn't easy but her son was more than just a little uneasy. "She didn't feed you did she?" Lily closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "She didn't show you any love."

"She said...She said you were drunks and died in a car crash, said I was a freak" Tears were now running down his face. "They...they...they...it doesn't matter," he couldn't tell them about the abuse, about the harry hunting any of it. "Amelia made sure the the police sent them to jail, their trial is in a few weeks. I won't be going back. I live with Hermione and her parents now but we will be spending time at all the bonded and their families over the next week and a half before most of us go to Hogwarts, Fleur of course goes to Beauxbatons Academy in France while both Astoria or Gabriele are far too young to enter any magical school, but they will have tutors. Not that they will need them, we all learn from each other."

"If I remember right both Ginny and Luna are too young also, or am I wrong." Harry smiled at his mother.

"Mom remember we know what each other know, Amelia convinced Professor Mcgonagall to allow them to go early but Astoria and Gabby they would never allow, not for a few years at least." Harry ended sadly but with a little heat to his voice. The girls had been over this with him several times, he wanted them to go to school, they all did, but it just wasn't possible but that didn't mean he had to like it.

"That rule is is there for a reason, a nine year old and a six year old could be hurt in those classes, it would be better for them to wait. You said yourself they are always with you," His mom tapped the side of her head. She still was trying to wrap her head around that.

"I know mom it's just..."

Harry's dad looked at his wife and as she looked a little out of it he answered for her. "We understand Harry but you must keep your bonded safe and it would be much harder if they were in school around all that magic from hundreds of other kids, who all are older them them, and aren't looking out for the younger students. Accidents happen Harry and in any magic school with all those untrained students accidents are far more likely. Look Harry we should go, it's uncomfortable to be here, lets us think about all that you've said and then you can call us back, we will always want to speak to you."

"Dad I'm sorry I wasn't thinking." Harry said horrified that he'd hurt his parents.

"No Harry it was fine, as I said we will always want to talk to you, just not for as long of a time, next time, OK." His dad offered truthfully. He'd stay forever if he could and he knew Lily thought the same.

Harry smiled he would be able to call them again. "OK, dad, mom I lo...I...I love you." It was hard to say to someone you never met, to their ghosts at least but he knew it would get easier, Hermione and the other girls would help him express his feelings better. Hermione reminded him that he now had lots of almost parents now especially her parents.

Harry watched his mom take his dads hand in hers and smile lovingly at his dad before she turned back to him. "We love you too. Be good to your bonded, keep them happy and safe and they in turn will do the same for you."

"Harry find Remus if our will wasn't followed and Sirius in Azkaban he will need your help, but he wont take charity, he's smart, he was the only one of us that could keep up with your mom, he'd make a great tutor. Don't worry about his furry little problem. He's harmless as a kitten," Harry smiled as his mom smacked him again. ",most of the time. Good bye for now my son."

"Yes Harry good bye for now but don't let your godfather rib you too much about your harem, he's just jealous." Harry smiled as his mom smacked dad on the back of the head again before he let them go.

As they faded away and Hermione was no longer needed as a go between she rushed to Harry's arms. She wanted so much to hold him while he had a tough time talking to his parents but now she wasn't going to let him go, the others vowed the same thing once they'd seen him next. Each of them knew how hard it was for him and understood they would need the love and support of the other bonded when they did the same thing with their lost family members, for some it will be hard then for others.

Their meeting in the directors office didn't last much longer, it was finally decided that Bill would go to his Parents house to pick up a Rat, having Aurors show up could end badly. He felt he had to do it anyway. No normal rat could live as long the Scabbers had, he should have seen it long before now but he hadn't. For a curse breaker to miss something like that was dangerous, he vowed to be more observant form then on.

Another thing that was decided on was the meeting set for three day from then, between the director, Dumbledore and the minister, the director promised to keep them occupied for four hour minimum so Bill could find the Horcrux and Amelia could have time with Malfoy without either the Minister or Dumbledore interfering where they weren't wanted. With any luck Malfoy would hang himself taking the Minister with him and any former Death Eaters Malfoy implicated were pure gravy in her eyes. Fortunately with Dumbledore and the Minister unavailable they could get the rat's confession and Pettigrew could be on the boat along with Malfoy and Sirius Black would be on the return trip and strait to ST Mungo's still unknown by Dumbledore and the Minister.

The very next boat to Azkaban could very well be for the minister.

It was tricky but if everything goes well by the 28th Bill, Amelia and a few select Aurors would enter the House of Black to get the second to the last of the Horcrux's. The last would have to wait till the 1st of September and while Dumbledore and the rest of Hogwarts were busy with the start of the new year and Bill could slip in under the radar as it were and search the the last of the troubled things and once it was destroyed Voldemort would be mortal and he was in for a surprise.

Bill showed up at the Burrow with a present for Ron, a new hamster ball, well rat ball.

As Ginny distracted Ron getting out of the house as Bill slipped the rat out in the hamster ball Goblin charmed just for this rat, leaving a new rat and regular hamster ball. Amelia was waiting to take possession they had a date for a very long and over due interview. Ron was not happy to find that his sister could play Quidditch. Bill, Fred, George and even Percy were rolling on the ground laughing watching Ginny fly circles around Ron, Ron didn't have a chance.

Ron through a fit and went to his room never even realizing Scabbers was different and not missing a toe, it was doubtful he ever would, this was Ron we are talking about. To be fair Ron wasn't having a good week, he thought he'd be able to get away from his sister for a year but now she was going to Hogwarts a year early. What was that? They don't let anyone under eleven enter Hogwarts much less a girl. She was screw everything up. She was already friends with Harry Potter. He was going to be his friend but not now that his sister would be there. Ron thought for a second, well he still had a chance what boy would want a girl for a friend, only a girly one! Well Harry Potter was the defeater of Who-Must-Not-be-Named so he wasn't one of those.

So he had a chance a great chance!

Luckily Ginny wouldn't be there much longer, Bill would be taking her to Harry's house, he wished he'd been invited even if it was in the muggle world, yuk, he could finally show The-Boy-Who- Lived what having a boy friend was like and he would ditch his girl of a sister for him. They would have so much fun just the two of them, yes so much fun with out any girls getting between them and the fun two blokes can have alone.

The Grangers didn't live in a mansion or manor but they were comfortable. Hermione and her bonded husband, now that took some getting used to, and the other bonded girls, which was more of a shock and not just for them, would be arriving in an hour or so.

With it not being a mansion they only had two choices either split the girls up between the two bedrooms and have Harry on the couch or have them all crowd into the living room. Being bonded neither Granger thought that the crowding would be a problem.

They also know after Hermione's call that Harry had had a very stressful day and he would need those girls close. That boy had such a hard life, they weren't told what had happened with the director but if it affected Harry that much then they were expecting the worse. They didn't know what else could go wrong in that boys life but they would be there for him like he was there own son. From what they knew of Amelia she'd be right beside them as all the other parents would be, even if some of them would be there only because it effected their daughter. They were both sure they none of the other parents were like that, but they didn't know them as well.

Mr. Granger had the grill going hot. He doubted that any of the magical children had ever has grilled food, it wasn't more and hamburgers and hot dogs but he was sure they would love it, along with the backed beans and ultimate backed potato salad his wife had made earlier in the morning. Connie wanted to meet all the children so she was bring her favorite broccoli salad. Amelia wanted one of her police force 'an Auror'? To be on hand and Stacy having the day off was invited, she was bringing the potato chips and assorted dips so the kids could find the ones they like the best. They could more on to the more exotic flavored snack foods like 'Doritos' his favorite and 'Chess Puffs' his wife's next time.

They had the kids for two nights, so an assortment of pizza's were already on the menu, 'the ultimate meat-eater' was all his, and he would defend each gooey cheesy slice with his life. They'd have to pry it from his cold dead hands. They will be warned.

"Dad!" he was so involved with defending his pizza from the horde of hungry beasts, did he say beasts he meant children he didn't hear his daughter had come home. He turned and hugged his daughter. "Who's all here?"

"Just Harry and I, the others will be here in about ten minutes."

He closed the grill and took his hand. "Can you give us the abridged version of what happened today in ten minutes?" He asked leading her into the house.

"Sure but I already told mom about Harry Meeting his parents so she probably hasn't let him go yet." she was going to have to save Harry form her mom anyway, he was getting overwhelmed at the moment and she hadn't realized it yet.

"Whaaaa?"

Dinner went over great, all the children loved it, even if they gave the hot dogs a few extra worried looks at first.

After dinner Dan made a shopping run, they didn't have enough room for all the different flavors of ice cream they needed even if they emptied the freezer to store it in, and then there was all the other fixings that go along with it. Chocolate, caramel and strawberry toppings, with lots of nuts, little marshmallows, even gummy worms and you can't forget the whipped cream or banana's.

The dentist in Dan cringed just thinking about what all that sugar would be doing to all those teeth. However, Stacy promised to show all of them a magical way of cleaning teeth, even if Fleur the oldest and the only one already in school, already knew of it.

At first he was worried about Fleur and Bill even not being magical you could see those two could have made some magic of their own, but if was only fleeting. Amelia had explained that magic played a huge part in finding a mate, magic that clashed never worked out and Fleur's magic was mated to Harry. Fleur was bonded and dedicated to Harry, there would be no other before him, and she honestly seemed quite happy with that. The rest of the bonded didn't show any animosity toward Bill so Dan figured their would be no problems in the future.

Luckily Bill was smart and knew this, Stacy and him seemed to hit it off after that. Didn't know if it would go anywhere but the chase was half the fun. He didn't want Stacy hurt though, he known her sense she was six years old, she was family.

It seemed that Hermione was excepting of her parent's relationship with her Aunt Connie also. They had always hated hiding it from her but they figured she was too young to understand having two mothers, she may be smart but still a child. Now maybe Connie would accept moving in with them or maybe of the three of them looking for a bigger house. There was going to be more of these sleepovers with Harry, Hermione and the other sister wives. He didn't know how Harry was going to handle that in a few years. He didn't envy him either, two was enough for him. Dan just hoped that bond of theirs helps smooth over a lot of issues, or someone was bound to get hurt. Hermione may be his daughter but he didn't want that to happen to any of the others either.

Dan shook his head as he pulled up to the register. It was going to be a long night, a dozen preteens on a sugar high, what fun! Will the house survive, he asked himself as he payed his bill.

Back home the first comedy was more then half over. Harry had two of his bonded cuddled into his sides. Over the course of the rest of the movie the two girls switched to two others, obviously they all wanted to give comfort to Harry and they set of to do that collectively and as seamlessly as possible.

If things continue as they are they would have no issues the bonded couldn't over come, it made Dan far less worried about the future of his daughter.

Luckily the night was quite, sugar effected magical s differently then non magical. They had never known that, Hermione wasn't allowed much in the way of sugary sweets. Who knew chocolate could be used medicinally in several instances, the Grangers did know they never wanted to meet a Dementor, soul sucking or not.

The next day was Saturday so Dan and Emma normally would sleep in a bit especially when Connie stayed over but Dan found both Emma and Connie gone from bed when he woke up, he found them with the kids. Dan grabbed a coffee and watched as some of the girls hair changed colors and others grew longer. From the look of the scrunched up faces they were having a hard time making these changes. Harry was the only one that seemed to do this without much conscious thought but while the girls seemed happy to change as much as much they were he knew his daughter would strive to be better and Harry would be there to help and encourage her, encourage them all.

At seven sharp Bill and Stacy show up together, both with smiles. Dan shook his head, the young moved so fast, maybe too fast, he hoped it worked out.

At seven thirty there was then a tap at the window, looking over he found an unknown owl with a letter for someone. Once the owl was let in it was found it carried for Harry, it hadn't been as hard as anything thought to Remus Lupin, and the goblins were scheduling to meet with Remus about what was rightfully his from James and Lily's Will.

"He never can to check on you Harry are you sure you want to meet him?" Emma asked with no little heat to her voice, she didn't like the fact the that man who was one his parents friends never tried to help him over the lat en years, she wanted to know the answer to that but until she knew why she didn't want harry anywhere near the man. Sirius had a reason, but this Mr. Lupin didn't have a good enough one as far as they knew, and it would have to be a good one.

"We can meet him at my house, that way may parents will be there?" Daphne suggested.

"I'd like to be there too and I'm sure my boss will approve." Stacy said giving Susan a look saying she'd be asking her Aunt to the assignment. Susan would be there ultimately and having an Aurors backing up Daphne's parents was a good idea, just in case. This Mr. Lupine was an unknown at least for the moment, no one wanted to take risks with the children.

Through out the day books were forgotten in favor of cuddling Harry and movies. It was decided that movies were the best and there needed and magical version, and the bonded started making plans to do it themselves. Dan and Emma looked at each other worriedly, 'what have they done?'

Once the pizza's were delivered they were termed the food of the gods, by young and old alike.

Greengrass manor was big not as big as Susan's Aunt but close, it was big enough to separate the girls to two per room and allowing Harry to have his own. No pizza and no movies but it did have a rather large library.

When Hermione Hermione saw the Greengrass family library and was told she was welcome anytime she thought she'd die and gone to heaven. Hermione searched the others memories when she found both Fleur and Gabby were trying to hide something she glared and stomped her food it was so funny they stopped, Hermione wanted to to the Delacour's right then and there, which had the bonded on the floor laughing. Finally they convinced to her wait, the library would still be there and if she left she'd miss out on this library, and it would be rude of them to just pack up and leave after only being there for an hour.

As it was over the next two days the bonded got a lot of studying and practicing done. Practicing was always done outside, more just to get the bonded out of the library and into the fresh air a while. Before long it was time fore Mrs. Greengrass to take bonded back to the Grangers Harry had a trail he couldn't miss and Hermione wouldn't let him go alone.

Harry's guardian ship had already been decided with a little help of magic but Emma was going along she wasn't going let let her daughter Harry go with out her, beside she hope to have a few words with Harry's bitch of an Aunt. While the trial was happening Dan would be taking Mrs. Greengrass and the rest of the bond to their first movie theater. It was hoped that since they liked movies so much seeing one in a theater would be enough to keep a least some of their focus off the courtroom.

Mr. Greengrass elected to stay at home to meet a possible new employee. If it was up to him he'd wash his hand of this Mr. Lupin, he remembered the boy Lupin when he entered Hogwarts with Harry's parents. He was a seventh year at that point and his wife a sixth, neither were impressed with the boy and his friends antics back then. And not that impression was even lower leaving the boy of one of his best friends at the hands of Aunt and Uncle.

He'd hear the man out, he was important to harry and what was important to harry was important to his daughters, before kicking him out of his home and the bonded lives. They had come to that agreement, for now it was his decision, all the parents knew that the kids could look the man up once they were older, that was also apart of the agreement, unfortunately.

When the bell sounded that they had a visitor Mr. Greengrass looked to Stacy in the back corner of his office where she'd be behind those facing the desk, and saw tip of the girls wand just hidden beside her leg. Stacy was still young, only 25 and didn't have kids, but she had a good head on her shoulders and her niece was one of the bonded she would take care of the bond. This Lupin would be given one chance, if it didn't work our he hoped the man would leave in piece but if he didn't...

"Ah Mr. Lupin please come in and have a seat, we have must to discus!" he said happily. "Thank you!" he nodded to the house elf. The house elf bowed low and popped away to continue with it's work.

"Tea, Mr. Lupin?" He asked as Mr. Lupin sat.

"No thank you Mr. Greengrass, I'm fine." Mr. said with a smile of his own but then he straightened and turned to look at Stacy. "Hello, ma'am."

Stacy was unnerved but kept her professionalism and nodded back with just a small smile, hoping it was disarming enough. This Lupin could not have easily known she was there. She wasn't hidden, no cloak or anything but the office open doors should have shielded her from his sight unless he turned to face her like he had, but he had no reason to do so, it was like he already knew she was there. It was enough to tighten her grip on her wand.

Both Mr. Greengrass and Stacy would agree on one thing about this man, he may look week and fragile, harmless like a kitten but he was not a kitten by any means.

"I remember you from Hogwarts, Mr. Lupin."

"You do?" Remus looked at the man, he may not have looked it but Mr. Greengrass was older the him. Remus knew he should have done some research on the Greengrass's before accepting a meeting. Thanks to James and Lily he didn't a job not for a long time, but he was too used to needing to take any job offered.

"I was a seventh year when you entered, you and your friends. I believe you are the last of your friends. In fact I believe the Potter's boy will enter Hogwarts this year, with one of my daughter's. Can you tell about him, is he like his mother or his father? I'd like to know for my daughter's sake." Mr. Greengrass watched Mr. Lupin tense and look down at the floor.

"I...I wouldn't know. After James and Lily's murder, Dumbledore said he was taking care of Harry and he would be safe. I sort of crawled into the bottle for a few years. I...I finally stopped feeling sorry for myself and decided to avenge my brothers and sister, but they wouldn't let my in to Azkaban, I'd be put down but I didn't care I just needed to ring that traitors skinny little neck, so maybe James and Lily could finally have peace."

"You don't know how little Harry turned out?" Mr. Greengrass prompted softly hoping not to break the spell and Lupin clam up.

Remus shook his head. "I saw Dumbledore but he assured me harry was fine. When I pressed he said he placed wards so that no Death Eater or Dark Creature could endanger him." Remus seemed to realized he'd even been talking at all, much less about the things he was. He stood. "I'm sorry Mr. Greengrass sorry to waist your time." He'd screwed that interview up and he knew it.

It all made sense now, the furry little problem and the wards against Dark Creatures, Lupin's ability to know that Stacy was in the room with out looking for her. Of course those same wards didn't work against the Dursleys if they existed in the first place, what they'd learned about the Headmaster he suspected that they didn't or at least didn't work fully. Mr. Greengrass looked to Stacy and she nodded the story, along with everything else they knew, was good enough for the two of them.

"Please sit Remus, you can call me Charles." Remus sat "I don't mind hiring a werewolf, I have two positions I'm looking to fill, first as a tutor for my nine old daughter, Astoria. Of course she's too young for Hogwarts so we will need a tutor, your bio suggests you'd be good at that."

"You have a Bio on me?" Remus asked worriedly.

"Yes, one of the things it did not list was your affliction, now the other is, sort of a book collector. My daughters want the biggest library in existence and they are determined to have it, even if they bankrupt several families to get it." Charles said with a laugh.

"So, Remus, what have you?"

Stacy was impressed, she hadn't heard the offer of book collector, she thought Charles just wanted a tutor for Astoria while the others were in school, she would have to talk to Bill and if he was agreeable, talk to Charles and the other families, Bill travels a lot and she was sure he was always finding interesting books that could be sent back.

Remus was surprised, more would not accept him and his little problem, most would have already called the Aurors or just shown him to the door as politely as they could before baring it shut against him and pretending they never met the man.

Mr. Greengrass, no Charles was watching him so Remus cleared his throat. "If It's all the same to you I think collecting books would be more up my alley, I'm not sure I would be a very tutor and all work would need to stop for a few days each month for my furry little problem."

"Good, good. Then why don't you stay for a while, We can get to know each other and discus pay then when the other family's arrive you can meet them"

"Other family's?"

"Well did say my daughters had every attention on obtaining every book out there, and bankrupting several families, well I'm sure you'll like to met them and I'm sure they'll want to meet you."

Remus nodded, what did have to lose. "My wife and daughters are out for most of the day but I'm hoping they will be back in a few hours. I'm hoping with good news."

About two hours later the parents arrived, anxious to hear news of the trial. Remus met most of the other families. Some he knew of, gone to school with or with another family member, though some he had never heard of before like the Patil's and the Delacour's but not being British that didn't surprise him. Though why each having two daughters like the Greengrass's mattered he had no idea.

The Patil's had two daughters, Remus was surprised that they were twins, considering their parents those girls were going to be exotic beauties.

One of the Delacour's daughters was a few years older then most of the other children would be at thirteen and the other would be much younger at seven. If those girls were anything like their mother and being Veela they would be they would be quite beautiful.

Of course he had heard of the Weasleys, well he knew Mrs. Weasleys Brothers at least before their deaths. He never heard they had a daughter though, he had known they had a son about Harry's age but had not known they had had another child after him, making seven children total. He would never be given the chance to father children and he never wanted to put a woman through his monthly issues. The anger with in the werewolf slowly grew the closer the full moon was, he just could put anyone through that. So he remained a single man. Even if there were women that found that sort of thing attractive. So he never had the desire to read about the births of children but he knew Lily was keeping track of those kinds of things, with her being pregnant at that time. Lily seemed to be looking for something every time she read about the expectant parents were announced and births were recorded but he never knew what.

Lionel Lovegood was another single parent, even if Remus thought his name was something different. He did remember him and his wife Pandora having a daughter, Lily was so excited for her friend. It was Mrs. Abbott that let him know quietly that he had lost Pandora about a year ago, in some accident.

Mrs. Abbott may have one of those women that found his furry little problem sexy, she seemed to stay close, it didn't help that she was a single mother. Remus was sorely tempted, she was one nice looking female and she smelled wonderfully.

It didn't take long to realize that they all had daughters so it was important but still no one said. The only women who didn't have children were the sisters Stacy and Connie but Stacy stressed she had a boyfriend that seemed to be a surprise to her sister. Connie and Stacy got to talking and apparently Connie was in a new relationship. Remus had to excuse himself, the two were acting like school girls. It always amazed Remus how he could ask a girl a simple question and he got there life story, it had been that way most of his life. Lily said he was just the kind of guy a girl could trust. How could anyone

trust the kind of monster he was, was beyond him.

Mrs. Abbott seemed more than happy to lead him away from the two sisters.

It wasn't till around four that the Greengrass sisters port-keyed home, with all the children of the families.

The Weasleys jumped in first, practically pushed Mrs. Abbott out of the way, to proudly show off their one daughter Ginny, a ten year old with flaming red hair.

Mrs. Abbott was next with her 11 year old strawberry blond girl, Hannah.

The Patil's brought forward their long black hairs twins, Parvati and Padma, they were definitely exotic.

Lionel brought his Luna, she'll also be a beauty with those expressive gray eyes and long blond hair.

Remus finally met Mrs. Greengrass with their two daughters. The oldest had her fathers black hair while the younger Astoria had their mothers blond both would be lookers when they were older.

Remus was surprised to meet a set of muggle parents the Grangers when they brought up two girls, one their daughter Hermione. Hermione had brown bushy hair, she'd grew out of that though. The other girl had dark red hair named Susan. Susan was the niece of Amelia Bones her now guardian, he remembered Amelia she worked with James in the Auror, tough lady with a will of iron. He remembered Susan parents well, it was devastating when Susan's parents were murdered, luckily Susan was spending the night with Amelia that night. That was shortly before James and Lily's deaths.

Remus almost had to step back and sit down when he was introduced to the only boy in the whole group when he stepped from behind the Grangers, Harry Potter.

A.N.

This was supposed to be the last chapter as I thought I didn't have enough for two. We will see if I can get a third however I haven't started on the next one yet.