HP: Harry Had Enough

Megan had her arm tightly around Harry as they made their way out of the castle and onto the path that would take them to the gates to exit the grounds of their former school. A quick glance revealed that their entire 'family' was following along closely behind them and she leaned into him as she felt the slight tremors running through him. She looked up at him questioningly and with a glance of his own behind them, he leaned over and whispered. "I'm okay, just coming down from the adrenalin rush from all that."

She chuckled and whispered back. "You almost bit off more than you could chew by taking on both of them."

He sighed "I know but Albus just begged for it. At least it was a war of words and not magic. Two would have been a little bit too much even with grandfather and Dobby there."

"You know it's not over don't you Harry? You know you're going to have to face Albus again?"

Before he could answer, the rest of their group was overtaken and passed by Amelia Bones and Augusta Longbottom as the group made their way to the gates.

"Lord Peverell. May we have a word?"

Harry stopped and turned where he politely said "Why certainly Madam Bones. How may I help you?"

Amelia's experience as an Auror came into play as she noticed his entourage stopped as well but spread out allowing them to approach Harry. She recognized the tactic as an unorganized gauntlet that while allowing them to approach Harry, any threatening moves toward him would result in her and Augusta fighting for their lives with very little hope of escaping unscathed. What made it even more impressive was that these weren't warriors but normal people who were showing their concern and love for the young man in question by trying to protect him.

She held up her hands in a non-threatening manner to show that she wasn't armed. "Lord Peverell, had we known of your circumstances, we would have moved heaven and earth to get you out of there."

"Ladies, I was being completely honest when I said that I really don't hold your houses responsible. I completely blame Dumbledore as he kidnapped me and then kept me so ignorant of the magical world that I had no idea that there were options available to me. After many discussions with my family, I no longer hold Neville and Susan completely to blame for this as I know they tried but were rebuffed by my paid minders at every turn."

Daphne stepped forward "In your heirs' defense, Granger and Weasley were very effective in keeping them as well as the rest of the school as far away from Harry as they could. Until this past year, they were constantly in his presence. I would even be willing to swear on my magic if it would help you to believe me."

Augusta asked "But what about everything you said about them tonight?"

Harry smirked "It was just my way of driving home my point. They need to change their ways if they expect the alliances to remain in place whenever the two of you relinquish control over your houses."

He noticed their uneasy expressions and added "Yes, as long as the two of you remain in control of your houses, the alliances will remain intact. I may be young and inexperienced and as my fiancé says, may have the tendency to jump into things without thinking them through but I am in no way stupid enough to just dismiss a valuable asset to my house."

Amelia smiled "Thank you for giving us a chance. However, I would like to know how you fooled the book. I knew your father and godfather well, so it has to be some kind of prank." Augusta Longbottom was nodding her head as Amelia said this.

Harry smiled "Well, it is and it isn't. The runes on the Veil forced the enchantments on all the record books to show that Harry James Potter died. However, the Veil is an ancient family artifact that protected my physical body during my time on the other side. I was taught family magic by my ancestors and the only thing I could really do when I came back was to take on a new name. Thank goodness I had several available to me."

"So you are saying that your name died but your body didn't?"

Harry laughed "Pretty much. Weird isn't it? Now I understand why all the old families hold onto those secrets like you do. I imagine I'd have been screwed otherwise because even though I already had the family rings, I had to take an inheritance test at Gringotts before they would believe me."

She stood there and looked at him dumbfounded for a minute. She finally said "Nothing is ever easy with you is it Lord Peverell? Augusta and I once again wanted to offer our apologies for our failure on your behalf."

Harry replied "Yes, well I think instead of spending your energy trying to make up for something you had no control over would be a waste of time for all of us and a better focus would be to work together so that this cannot happen to anyone else."

It was about this time that many of the students had come out of the castle and were approaching the group. When Reginald saw them, he said "Ladies, if my Lord Peverell agrees, perhaps it would be better to continue this conversation in a more private location?"

Harry gave him a quick nod and he continued "I would invite you to dine with us tomorrow afternoon at Jones Manor. It was our intention to have an informal meeting afterwards to discuss the events from this evening and perhaps a few more subjects now that one of my future son-in-law's problems has been solved."

After sharing a quick glance as Amelia, Augusta said "We'd be delighted to."

Harry gave them a quick smile and then turned to leave only to find the path blocked by the students who had come out of the castle. Harry's eyes narrowed and his wand quickly found his way into his hand as did Megan's, Daphne's, and Luna's.

Fred stepped forward and held up his hands to show they were empty. "No need for that Harry. We don't want any trouble with you guys, we just want to talk."

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