章 70: Bonds Forged in Fire
Amos said "I agree. Cedric and Harry need to go into this thing without all these burdens weighing them down. There are some other matters we need to discuss but we can do that over the summer. Judging from the sound of things, we may need to bring Amelia in on part of it."
Harry said "I have no problem with that. It will be a good test to see how badly she really wants to save the alliance. For that matter, invite Augusta Longbottom as well. It would be good for them to hear the depths to which Dumbledore was willing to go to control me."
Megan turned to him and said "Drop it Harry. Just leave it alone for now. And the rest of you, if you bring up anything else that will upset Harry; I will take him and leave this tent."
After a moment of uneasy silence, Kathleen asked "So Cedric, what is this symbol you and Harry have on your backs?"
Celeste said "As long as you've been around him and you never paid any attention to his comic books. It's the sign of the punisher."
Rebecca asked "Oh, does it mean anything?"
Cedric smirked "To Viktor Krum it might."
Harry said "I still say we conjure a cross and nail his arse to it."
Daphne said "Just leave his bits alone. I want Mandy to have the chance to remove those."
Lady Greengrass said "Daphne Elaina Greengrass! I will not have you speak like that."
Tracey snorted and said "Little miss perfect finally got caught."
After Daphne shot a glare at Tracey she said "Yes, Mother. My apologies for my crude language but it doesn't change the fact that it would be only right."
A small house elf popped into the room and stood beside Lord Greengrass. "Milord, you have visitors at the door."
"Do you know who it is?"
"Yes Sir, he announced himself as Jean Delacour and family."
Jonathan smiled "Well by all means show them in."
Jonathan stood and approached the door as the Delacour family entered. Jean stuck out his hand "It is good to see you again Jonathan."
"You as well Jean, to what do we owe the pleasure of your company?"
"I was hoping to have a quick word with Mr. Potter and then maybe discuss a mutually beneficial arrangement between my family and your coalition. But first, let me introduce my wife, Appoline, and my daughters, Fleur and Gabrielle."
Jonathan returned the courtesy by introducing everyone in the room. As he finished, Harry stood with Megan right beside him and asked "What can I help you with Mr. Delacour?"
"Jean, please, I wanted to thank you personally for what you did for both my daughters during the last task. It is the mark of a great man that willingly puts himself at risk for his fellow man. The closest description I could give would be a warrior like the Knights of old."
"I was glad to do it but I am no Knight. I am just happy that things turned out as well as they did."
"But surely Mr. Potter, such a selfless act that caused grievous injuries to you should not go unrewarded."
"Jean, my injuries would have happened whether or not I helped your daughters. The nature of them was of a personal vendetta towards me by Viktor Krum. As far as selfless actions, I don't see it that way. I saw a problem that I was fully capable of dealing with and I did. If I had not and something worse had happened, I would have suffered with the guilt of it for many years to come. It was thanks enough for me that they were safe and happy."
Fleur stepped forward "Mr. Potter, I wish to formally apologize for my attitude towards you at the beginning of the tournament. I have no excuse other than I am a bitch to people I do not know."
Megan and Daphne snorted at that comment. Megan made light of it by saying "Do you want to join our club?"
Fleur smiled "Thank you, I might. Still I gave no reason for you to help me and yet you did anyway. For that I am grateful and offer my sincere gratitude. Hindsight has also shown me that I refused your first offer of help and my stubbornness led to my failure. My first memory when I awoke was of you kissing me and in a life and death situation for a Veela that would normally lead to an unbreakable bond between us. I have yet to understand how that did not happen."
Harry chuckled "Well, I had the ability to help you by breathing for you. I never thought of it as a kiss or I would have put a lot more effort into it."
She blushed but smiled in return. Megan looked at him in shock. Harry chuckled again "The bond didn't form because I was already bonding with someone else."
Fleur looked to Megan and said "So it is true. You do love him."
"With my whole heart."
"Then I am happy for you both. If you ever need anything, do not hesitate to call."
Gabrielle stepped forward "I just wanted to say thank you. I never had any problems like Fleur because I knew I would be fine because Harry Potter was down there with us."
Harry smiled and got down on one knee. He held out his arms to her and Gabrielle rushed into the hug. Fleur asked "Where was my hug?"
Harry looked to Megan who nodded her head. When he hugged Fleur, she said "Do not worry, your lady put me in my place months ago."
Harry was hugged by Fleur's mother and thanked again by her father. Jonathan asked "You said there was another matter you wished to discuss?"
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