Soul Bond

“What did you give to him?” Hermione demanded looking from one twin to the other.

The twins both stared at Hermione with huge grins on their faces. “We can’t give away our clients secrets, Mione,” George said.

“If we blabbed about what each client bought, we wouldn’t have any clients left,” Fred agreed.

“Tell me!” she shrieked.

The two red heads looked at her and continued to grin. “Sorry,” Fred said.

“Yeah, sorry,” George agreed.

“Fine, you leave me no choice. Molly!” she shouted across the room.

“Hey, what are you up to?” George demanded.

“Remember that time when you and Angelina got caught by your mother having sex in the tool shed? And then your charming brother snuck up behind your mother and modified her memory?”

“Yes dear?” Molly asked with a smile after she joined the three.

“Mum!” Fred exclaimed. “We were just wondering if you could look after the kiddo’s for a bit while we go find Harry and Draco.”

“Oh, of course, dear! I would love to!” she gushed hurrying back over to the two who were at that moment riding Ron’s back as he pretended to be a bucking bronco.

“Faster, Uncle Ron!” Sirius shrieked.

Lilly giggled and clutched on tight to Ron’s shirt. “This is fun!”

“Alright, Mione, you win,” George said.

“Yeah, Mum is much scarier than Malfoy!” Fred said thinking of what his mother would do to him if she found out that he had modified his memory.

“We gave Draco a syrup to put into Harry’s drink.”

“What kind of syrup?” she demanded.

“Are you sure you want to know?”

Hermione looked at their grinning faces and sparkle ling eyes and figured that she probably didn’t, but she really did need to know in case something else went wrong. “Well, what did you give him?”

“Pre-mature ejaculation syrup. Guaranteed to make you come within seconds!”

“Oh Gods! I really didn’t need to know that!” she cried in disgust. “How do you two come up with this stuff?”

“We sell a ton of it for the wedding night. The best man buys it for the groom and gets the last laugh!”

“We sell a lot to the witches too. They don’t want to sleep with their husbands anymore and just want it to be done with quickly.”

“I can’t believe that Draco asked for that!”

“He said it was the only way to help Harry today. He didn’t want to miss the kids party.”

Hermione nodded. She knew that there was more to it than that. Today would be Lilly’s last day at home and Draco wanted to spend every last minute with her. He also knew that with Harry in heat that Harry wouldn’t be able to control himself. She grudgingly admitted that it was probably a good idea.

“Don’t tell them that I know. I would prefer never to have to ever hear about this again!”

“Yeah, until Neville gets old, and his balls start to sag to his knees and you can’t stand to see him naked anymore!” George said with a laugh.

“Yeah, then you’ll be crying to us for our syrup!” Fred howled.

“Oh you guys are just sick!” she cringed at the visual. “You two seriously need help!” With that she stomped off. She started to join her husband and then the visual that the twins planted in her mind came to focus and she changed her mind. She didn’t want to visualize that picture!


“So are we ready to open presents yet?” Harry shouted to his children.

“Daddy!” Siri yelled. “Look, Uncle Ron is letting us ride him!”

Harry laughed. “He’s a good sport.”

“I want my present from Aunt Hermione!” Lilly demanded.

“Lilly!” Draco admonished. “Don’t act like a brat!”

“But, Daddy! She has teased me all day about how special it is!” she pouted.

“Then all the better to wait for! Anticipation always makes things better!”

Lilly gave her father a dubious look and then sat quietly on the edge of the sofa waiting to see what he would give her first to open.

“How about this one?” He said handing her a prettily wrapped gift. He had no idea who it was from.

“Siri needs one too!” she told him.

“How could I forget Siri?” he asked in mock horror as he handed a package to him.

The two tore into their packages and came out with matching jumpers. One had a large L on it and the other had a large S on it. Both were in red with white lettering. “Oh thank you, Grandma Weasley!” Lilly exclaimed pulling her jumper on over her dress. “Don’t I look lovely?”

“Oh you look beautiful, dear!” Molly exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

“Look at me Grandma!” Siri said modeling his.

“You are so handsome! You look just like your father!” She could remember when Harry was eleven and she had first met him. He wasn’t much bigger than Siri even though he was five years older.

“Don’t start crying, mum!” Ron demanded.

“Oh, Ronald! Leave an old lady to her memories!” she sniffed.

Harry grinned. He had always loved the family get togethers with the Weasley’s. “You two look great! I remember when Grandma used to make these sweaters for your Uncle Ron and I. We always enjoyed getting them at Christmas!”

“What’s next, daddy?” Siri demanded.

Harry pulled another set of matching packages out of the pile. “How about these?” he asked.

“Those are from Uncle Ron!” Lilly shouted.

The two again tore into their packages. They both received a Chuddley Cannons jerseys. “It’s not to early to get them started on a favorite team, mate!” Ron laughed when he saw Draco’s expression.

Draco rolled his eyes. He then smiled as he watched his two children try to put their jersey’s on over their jumpers and costumes. “Hopefully they don’t get any more items of clothing,” he whispered to Harry.

Harry grinned. “Let them have their fun, party pooper!” he whispered back.

“You try being pregnant and cranky and having to stand here all day!” he hissed.

“I am pregnant,” he grinned.

Draco’s expression softened as he looked into his lovers green eyes. “I love you, Harry.”

“I love you, too,” he said kissing him softly on the lips.

“Enough of that already!” George shouted across the room.

“I have a great potion you should try,” Fred whispered grinning.

“And so it begins,” Harry said blushing.

Hermione felt her face flame as she handed Lilly her gift. “Here darling, this is from me and Neville.”

Lilly grinned and tore open the package. “What is it?”

“It’s a special ball that is charmed so that everyone in the room can say something special and save it in there. If you are ever missing anyone you just say their name and their message will play for you.”

Lilly burst into tears. “Oh thank you, Aunt Mione!” she said throwing herself into her aunt’s arms.

Hermione felt her own tears spill over her face. She whispered for Lilly’s ears only, “I want you to know how much you are loved and how much we will all miss you. This way you will be able to hear our voices and know that we are thinking about you and missing you every moment that you are gone!”

“I love you, Aunt Mione!”

“I love you too, Princess!” she said kissing the beautiful little girl and hugging her tight.

“You go first!” she demanded handing the globe to Hermione.

“I am going to go into the study so there won’t be any distractions, ok?”

Lilly nodded. “Take uncle Neville too!” she reminded.

“Here, Siri,” Neville said, “this is for you from Hermione and I.”

Siri took the package and opened it slowly. He grinned when he saw it. “A broom cleaning kit! How did you know that I would get a broom?”

“With Harry and Draco as fathers? I’m surprised that you didn’t get two brooms!”

Siri grinned. “They did fight over who got to give it to me.”

Neville laughed. “Here, this is from your aunt. She said that you would enjoy them.” He said and left the room joining his wife.

“Brownies!” Sirius shouted in ecstasy.

“What did you buy me, dad?” Lilly demanded from Harry.

“You want your present from me first, or your present from Siri?” he asked.

Lilly looked at her brother and grinned. “I’ll give you yours, and you can give me mine!” she exclaimed.

Siri grinned and ran to the desk to pull out a small package. “Here!” he said still grinning.

“This is for you!” Lilly said handing a square package.

The two of them ripped open their packages. “Oh Siri! Its so beautiful!” she exclaimed pulling a dainty necklace out of the soft padding that protected it.

“I made it myself! Well I drew the picture and daddy took me to the store for the jeweler to make. I have one just like it!” he said pulling his chain out from under his shirt and showing her the matching S. “You have an emerald for your green eyes, and I have a sapphire.”

“Oh I love it!” she cried throwing her arms around her brother. “Now open yours!” she demanded.

Sirius finished pulling the wrapping of his gift and gasped when he saw what it was. “I love it!” he said in awe. It was a Muggle fairy tale book with several stories written on the smooth pages.

“Every night when you go to bed, make daddy read to you and remember how much you and I loved to read books together,” she said sniffed back the tears.

“I promise, Lilly,” he said crying and holding his sister tight.

“What is going on here today?” demanded Molly. “Why is everyone so sad?”

Draco and Harry looked at each other and then silently agreed to tell the Weasley matriarch. “Lilly is going to go away for awhile.”

“Nonsense! Where would she go?” Molly demanded.

Harry looked around the room at the faces of the people he had known and trusted all of his life. He knew that he had trusted them with his own life but still he hesitated. “Perhaps you can join us in the study?” Harry said.

“What?” the room exploded.

“Let me speak to Molly first, and then we will let your know,” Harry said.

A moment later the two men sat in the study with a concerned Molly. “Lilly is a medium. She will leave this evening with her teacher to learn what she needs to know before she receives her powers.”

“Oh!” Molly gasped. “Poor dear!” she exclaimed.

Draco turned towards the window so that she wouldn’t see the tears in his eyes. “We are sorry to have kept this from you, but we were warned to tell nobody.”

“And tell nobody you should! Do not repeat this to anyone else!” she said. She knew the current medium and how the life of one could be if it was known who they were. “This goes no further than this room. Who else knows?” she demanded.

“Just Severus, Mione, Neville, the children, her teacher, and us.”

“Never speak of it again, it is for her safety.”

“When we walk out of this door they will all demand to know what is going on,” Draco said.

“I will deal with my family. Leave it to me, boys,” she said with determination. “I know just how to silence each and every one of them.”

“Thank you, Molly,” Draco said.

“Nonsense, Draco, you are family now! Of course we shall protect your daughter! Now we have a party to continue!” she said smiling as she walked towards the door. “Is it my turn to speak to that ball?” Molly demanded as she re-entered the room.

“Here you are, Molly,” Hermione said handing the ball to her. “Neville and I are finished.”

“Arthur, its our turn!” she said to her husband.

The rest of the room stared at the red headed woman waiting for her to make an announcement. She turned and looked each one of them in the eye. “Leave it be, its not your concern.” Strangely enough they are let it drop.

“So are you two ready for more presents?” Draco demanded.


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