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Harry Potter and the Magic of Books Part 28
🕑 Added 2016-08-27 00:47:09 +0000 UTC Helena blinked as she found herself in a dark closet. “Hello?”Sarah called out, “This is your evil overlord, please take a number.”
Helena gulped. “Shit.”
Harry opened the door with a smile. “Hey, welcome to earth.”
Helena sighed in relief then glared at Sarah. “That wasn’t remotely funny.”
“Not even a little bit?” Sarah asked hopefully.
Helena held up her thumb and finger a tiny bit apart. “Just a little bit.”
Harry stepped back and gestured toward the living room. “A deal is a deal.”
“I’m just glad that you didn’t screw me over…” Helena swallowed, “most people would have.” She hadn’t quite allowed herself to believe that Harry would take her with him so she hadn’t really planned out what she was going to do yet.
“I made a promise.”
“Thank you either way. Say my name three times in a row if you want to talk or when you get the other two soul fragments.”
Sarah said, “Stay out of trouble and try not to give criminals powers they can hurt people with.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be good.” Helena smiled as she headed toward the door happy to get to explore a whole new realm.
Beth watched the succubi leave. “I’m not quite sure we did the right thing there.”
“She’s not harmless but she’s not a bad girl at least not for a demon,” Harry replied.
Sarah asked, “Did you get what you needed in order to make the waygate?”
Harry nodded. “I think so, I’m just not sure where to put the gate.”
Hermione said, “We should probably head back and pick everyone up and discuss that with everyone else.”
Harry pulled the Eye of the World book out of his pocket and set it on the table. “Can you conceal the book while we’re gone?”
Sarah gestured over the book. “Done.”
Harry reached out and pulled everyone back into the Eye of the World.
0o0o0
Harry studied the red haired girl that was sitting in Hermione’s lap listening to the gleeman spin tales about battles long past while Hermione worked on brushing her hair with the ease of long practice. She looked angelic or at least innocent and yet he knew better, she was the daughter of a marauder though she looked a lot like their mother with red hair and green eyes though her hair was a wild mane. He’d also caught her chasing Teddy around with a wooden sword on the village green. To be fair, he’d been laughing while running away and he also had a wooden sword but that didn’t change the fact that she was a bit of a tomboy.
He felt a bit left out as everyone had had eight years to move on with their lives without him. He knew that he’d get caught up but it was a little frustrating. He’d rather be building the waygate but he’d pulled Moody, Dumbledore and the rest of the faculty out of the book already so there wasn’t any reason they couldn’t stay and enjoy the stories and gift giving. It was a bit odd to think of his mother and father as royalty but that was what they were here even if just technically. They’d created a town near the Sand Hills and the mountains at the end of the old Quarry Road. It didn’t have all that much there yet, just a few stone barracks for channelers to stay that wanted to work the quarry or the mines. It was also where his parents had built a small mansion out of stone and crystal. Thankfully that meant that Lily and James were really only bothered for important things and as the mayors had been running things for generations with the village councils, things rarely required them to step in.
Harry glanced over at Sirius’s girl who was lying across her parents’ laps listening to the gleeman. Vivian had her mother’s red hair and father’s aristocratic features. Thankfully she seemed like a nice enough girl or at least she had from the brief amount of time they’d spent together so far and from what he’d learned from Hermione. He turned his attention back to the story that Thom was telling, rested his head against Sarah’s ample chest and let the words wash away his concerns for the future. He’d deal with things after the dancing and the party tomorrow.
0o0o0
Teddy looked around the Godric’s Hollow house curiously. He’d seen memories of it in a pensieve but being here was a bit strange. “When do we get to meet grandma and grandpa?”
Nymphadora wasn’t sure how her mother was going to take her having a seven year old son or the fact that Teddy could transform into a girl with a wolf tail like most of the children of the wolves. “I’ll give her a floo call.”
Sirius laughed. “Better you than me.”
Remus shifted uncomfortably as his mind ran through possible curses that Andromeda might use on him. “If I don’t survive, take care of Teddy.”
Nymphadora said, “Mum isn’t going to kill you, probably.”
James snickered. “I don’t know, you knocked up her eighteen year old daughter and she now has a seven year old granddaughter, I mean from her point of view, Nymphy should be eighteen not twenty six.”
Nymphadora rolled her eyes. “I will hex you James.”
Anna said, “Nymphadora is a perfectly acceptable name.”
“Says the girl with a reasonably normal name,” Nymphadora replied.
Beth snickered as she pulled Anna into a hug from behind. “There had to be something normal about her.”
Anna grinned as she rubbed her behind against Beth’s crotch. “I love you too sis.”
Hermione said, “If you don’t behave I’ll get a newspaper.”
Beth playfully stuck her tongue out at Hermione.
Anna snickered. “Promises, promises.”
James laughed as he headed toward the kitchen to see how the stasis charms had held up and what they’d have to throw away.
Harry asked, “Now that we’re back,” he glanced at Tiffany, Vivian and Teddy, “or here, where are we putting the waygate?”
Lily yawned. “I’m voting a piece of property that the Ministry of Magic knows nothing about.”
Sarah said, “I suggest a large estate or castle. It’s not like we have a shortage of gold and we’ll want at least a little bit of land on this side of the waygate.”
Anna asked, “What about a tropical island?”
Harry asked, “People sell those?”
Sirius shrugged. “Now and then. They’re seen as a novelty by most people but with vanishing cabinets, waygates and portkeys, they’re not a bad place to live for wizards and witches.
“That has my vote. It certainly wouldn’t be under the British Ministry of Magic. ” Lily wouldn’t mind a place where they could get out of the cold.
Anna grinned. “Naked girls on a tropical beach, there are worse places to live.”
Beth said, “I’m a fan but doesn’t the Ministry ward against portkeys entering or leaving the country?”
Nymphadora said, “There are wards up and licenses to control that sort of thing.”
Hermione said, “That’s why we have vanishing cabinets or a local system of waygates.”
Teddy asked, “Does that mean we can go swimming outside without freezing our bits off?”
Beth said, “There is nothing wrong with the water back home.”
“It’s salt water and part of it is frozen so yes, it’s too cold.” Teddy stuck his tongue out at Beth.
Lily looked at Sirius, “Okay, let’s head into London and check out real estate offices.”
Sirius shook his head. “Let’s hit Gringotts first, I think the Blacks actually have an island in the tropics that might work.”
“And it’s just sitting there?”
“If I remember correctly it belonged to an ancestor that was a pirate and liked creating magical creatures that weren’t strictly legal.”
Beth asked, “You mean strictly legal now?”
Sirius shook his head. “According to the notes I remember reading they were illegal back then as well, which makes me curious just what he was making.”
Vivian asked, “Our family was crazy weren’t they?”
“You have no idea, be happy my parents are dead already,” Sirius replied.
Nymphadora sighed. “I guess that means we have to face the music and call my folks.”
Remus said, “I’m sure she won’t kill us.”
Sirius laughed. “Bellatrix is her sister, I wouldn’t trust that. I’d send Teddy first.”
Nymphadora looked at her son. “Better him than us, I’ll call and tell her about him, then we’ll send him through first. She’s right handed which means you need to make sure you’re hugging that arm when we show up.”
Teddy looked at Lily, “How did Mom end up in Hufflepuff? I thought they were supposed to have loyalty and such things.”
Lily laughed. “She’s not evil enough for Slytherin, Ravenclaws are worried about intelligence more than they actually have it which isn’t your mother and Gryffindors act before thinking, it was more a case of Hufflepuff taking everything else.”
Nymphadora flipped Lily off then looked at Teddy. “I’ve got loyalty, I just know she won’t hurt you and I’m not terribly sure she won’t kill or at least maim your father.”
Remus rolled his eyes. “We could always invite her over here, neutral ground and all that, not to mention witnesses.”
Lily mock pouted. “But we just got everything put back together.”
Sirius said, “In that case, let’s go talk to the goblins while they sort that mess out.”
Remus mock glared at his friends. “I see how it is.”
Lily shook her head. “In all seriousness, just call her and get it over with.” She looked at Harry, “How long do you think it will take to create the waygate network?”
Harry said, “I’m not sure, at least twenty minutes to an hour to create the ter’angreal that will grow the gates and I’m not sure how long to grow the actual gates.”
“In that case, we should hurry we have two hundred munchkins that are looking forward to going to Hogwarts.”
Nymphadora shook her head. “I still can’t believe that you actually want to be a teacher.”
Lily shrugged. “I’m only teaching potions part time and it will give me a chance to keep track of Harry and the rest of the troublemakers.”
Anna pouted. “Did grandma just call us troublemakers?”
Hermione laughed as she reached out and ruffled Anna’s hair. “You are a troublemaker.”
“That doesn’t mean our grandmother is supposed to call us troublemakers.”
Lily asked, “Would it make you feel better if I called you little hellions?”
“Ya… wait no.”
Beth snickered. “Not really.”
Tiffany turned to look at Teddy. “I’m not sure whose family is more screwed up.”
Teddy pointed at the twins. “You’re related to the twins.”
Sirius said, “Technically so are you.”
Lily said, “Let’s go.”
“I’ll start on that talisman.” Harry muttered as he turned and headed off to his room for a quiet workplace.
Sarah snickered as she shrank down and flew after Harry.
0o0o0
Ron glared at his sister. “This isn’t fair, how come she gets to come to Hogwarts this year?!”
Molly Weasley replied with some exasperation. “Hogwarts changed the starting age to ten.”
Ron grumbled. “Does that mean she’ll be in the same classes?”
“Yes, I expect you to be nice to your little sister.”
Ron sighed. “Fine, how come she gets new stuff and I don’t?”
Molly scowled at Ron. “Because Hogwarts is providing all of the supplies for the 10 year olds because of lack of warning. If not for that, we’d have to owl half your supplies to you.”
Ron grumbled as he stalked off.
Ginny waited until her brother stalked off before saying, “Sorry.”
“It’s not your fault dear.” Molly Weasley pulled Ginny in for a crushing hug.
Ginny had to resist the urge to try to squirm or otherwise resist as it just made the hugs worse.
0o0o0
By the time Harry actually managed to create a stable growing talisman he was tense, stiff and moderately annoyed with the process but at least he had a way to get people from one world to another and another device that created gates and floating landings without any paths between the landings. Considering he could fly, not having paths between the gates was a security feature rather than a failure or at least that was what he was going to tell people.
By the time they’d grown the amethyst gates and brought Wendy, Egwene, Elayne and the other two hundred Hogwarts students over he was ready to crawl into bed and sleep for a week. At least that had been the plan. Of course, that plan had gone out the window when the girls decided that passing around a camera and putting on a sex show was a fun way to end the summer before they used the Loliblade and potions and lost their late teens bodies. He’d certainly enjoyed the sex and watching them touch and fondle each other but they’d mentioned a few events that he had no memory of which were a bit irksome, sure the girls had explained the references but it just wasn’t the same. “I’ll be right back Hermione.”
Hermione looked up from licking Egwene’s nipples. “Are you okay?”
“No, but I will be, I think.” Harry turned and left the room.
“I’ll be right back.” Hermione slipped off of Egwene and followed Harry out of the room.
Harry was in the middle of looking through a bunch of different comics when Hermione walked into his room and asked, “What is the matter?”
Harry sighed. “Everything and nothing, I mean you’ve all had eight years to get to know each other and I was stuck pulling everyone out of the book. Everyone has been beyond great but that doesn’t change the fact that I barely know my sister, you know my parents better than I do and you’re a gorgeous model that is almost twenty. Egwene is cute and Elayne stunning but they’re your friends and that’s fine but it’s not because damn it, I would have liked to know them and now I feel like I’m whining.”
Hermione said, “Dreamland issue 05 on your pillow.”
Harry blinked. “What?”
“You didn’t honestly think I’d be okay with eight years without you, did you?”
“What?” Harry walked over and picked up the comic. “Doctor Insano invents a time travel machine and uses it to learn the formula for eternal life.”
“Basically it lets you send an echo back in time that can make a different choice.”
“I could change the past?” Harry asked curiously.
Hermione shook her head. “No but you could give everyone in the room when the device is turned on a second set of memories as if you had stayed which in this case is better than if you had actually stayed or created a duplicate you to try to live through things with us.”
Harry grinned as he opened the magazine and started reading it. “What are the downsides?”
“Well, there’s a reason the Doctor was called Doctor Insano. Supposedly the device eventually drove him mad but other people have used it a couple of times without an side effects, I’m fairly sure it was the fact that he couldn’t win even with time travel that caused him to go nuts rather than the device.”
Harry smiled as he let his gaze run over her naked body. “Have I told you how much I love you lately?”
“It’s always nice to hear. Let’s go fuck the girls, we can use the device after Lily and James gets back from ice cream with the kids.”
“That works, I want to see Anna and Beth fuck Elayne.”
Hermione laughed. “See, that’s the Harry I remember.”
“Sorry for sounding like a whining brat. I’d thought I was okay with giving everyone a shot at getting better but I don’t want to have to play catchup for years.”
“You’re not being selfish to want to know your sister and your parents and the rest of the girls as well or better than I do.”
Harry picked up the magazine and followed Hermione back to her room where he proceeded to enjoy himself with the girls.
0o0o0
James looked at the floating glowing multicolored ball then back at Harry. “What are the chances of our brains leaking out of our heads from using this?”
Harry shook his head. “Hopefully that doesn’t happen. The only one that had problems with the device was the creator but he used it dozens of times and close together. It should be safe enough. I’ll understand if you don’t want to risk it.”
James said, “Nah, it’s fine, I’m curious what things would have been like if you’d been there.”
Tiffany spoke up, “I want to know you.”
Anna said, “I’m game.”
Elayne said, “Will we still have our original memories?”
Hermione nodded. “We should.”
Lily asked, “What change are you going to make?”
Harry said, “That I used a time turner to cheat and live through the eight years with you.”
“That should work.”
Harry reached out and touched the floating multicolored ball keeping that one thought in his head. Nothing happened for a couple of seconds then he was hit with a stream of memories.
He could remember staying with his parents, going to school with Hermione, Sarah and the twins as well as Egwene and Elayne eventually. Dozens of spells were at his fingertips that hadn’t been there before. He remembered floor parties with a bunch of naked girls from the dorm, he remembered seeing Nymphadora breastfeeding Teddy more times than he could count as well as watching the twins drink breast milk from her after winning a bet. He was fairly sure he hadn’t been supposed to see that but that’s what invisibility rings were for. He could remember having sex with the twins on a table while Nymphadora, Hermione, Sarah, Egwene and Elayne cheered them on. He could remember a couple of times when Lily had watched Hermione have sex with Egwene and Elayne with amusement.
He could remember the twins letting Vivian and Tiffany ride them around the yard or the house, countless fights in the practice arena against Rand and Mat and others, countless normal lunches, of helping Tiffany with her homework, hearing stories from his parents about their Hogwarts days and eight years of mundane memories mixing with his normal memories. Now that he’d experienced the process he could understand how using the device more than a couple of times would make someone insane or at least look insane.
Hermione groaned as she sat up as the stream of memories finished mixing with her original collection. She could tell the difference if she thought about it but she had to think about it more than she’d like. Some memories were easy to tell apart, she’d taken sword fighting more seriously when Harry had stayed than when he hadn’t. She’d also taken a body sculpting class that she hadn’t taken the first time around. Mostly though she’d had a lot more fun when Harry was there. “Let’s not do that again or at the very least not for eight years.”
Lily twitched as memories flowed together and she had a much better idea of the mental scars her sister had left Harry with, scars that had taken her years to mute. She remembered stuff that hadn’t happened the first time, Harry winning awards, Hermione happier, the girls smiling more, Tiffany being more of a tomboy with Harry as an example. A few things had fallen by the wayside taking care of the town at points as Harry took up some time and gave it back in other ways. Her studies at the college had gone better in some ways because she hadn’t been as worried about Harry.
Tiffany’s eyes went wide as she jumped at Harry and squealed, “Harry!”
Harry caught Tiffany with a smile on his face. “Hey munchkin.”
Egwene blinked a few times as her memories settled. “This explains some of the dreams I’ve had over the years.”
Elayne said, “I think the second time through was more fun.”
Sirius grinned. “You know what this means don’t you?”
James rubbed his hands together gleefully. “It means that our pranks are going to be even better than the last time around.”
Remus groaned. “Or we could just skip going back as students and work as teachers like Dumbledore suggested.”
Nymphadora looked at Harry and Hermione. “I know we said the plan was to go back but that was before we had children.”
Harry glanced at Hermione. “Are you still planning on coming back with me?”
“Of course,” Hermione replied without hesitation.
Anna said, “We’re looking forward to having fun so yes, we’re coming back with you.”
Harry looked at his parents, “In that case, I think having everyone as teachers is better.”
James said, “We can still toss you plenty of prank supplies.”
Tiffany asked, “Do I get a cute babysitter?”
Lily looked between Wendy and Nymphadora. “I’m sure we can work something out.”
Wendy said, “I’m already going to be watching Vivian so I don’t see why not.”
Nymphadora said, ‘Same with Teddy, besides, you’ll have school that you need to attend.”
Teddy asked, “Does that mean we can use the ways and portkey to school in the Wheel of Time world?”
Nymphadora said, ‘I don’t see why not they understand magic and are better teachers than most of the people we’ll find here.”
Lily stood up. “In that case, I think we need to get some sleep, tomorrow is going to be a long day making sure everyone has what they need, then it’s off to Hogwarts the next day.”
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Chichi son
Both typos here are mismatched quotes Nymphadora said, ‘Same with Teddy, besides, you’ll have school that you need to attend.” Nymphadora said, ‘I don’t see why not they understand magic and are better teachers than most of the people we’ll find here.”
Alex Wierzbicki
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