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Harry Potter and the Ultimate Love	By : Christina_Potter_09 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Harry/Hermione Views: 6805 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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- CHAPTER TEN –
- Trip in an Ancient Land –
Harry sighed and moved away from his bed, where his wife was still asleep, their lovemaking during the night wore her out and Harry was happy to see her resting before their trip to Greece.

He moved naked inside the bedroom he knew so well and moved towards the closest window of the chamber, he remained standing behind the curtain that allowed him to see outside but prevented everyone to see him since the house was magically covered with old spells the Black family had set up that neither he nor Hermione had broken.

He sighed as he looked up at the moon, wondering what Bellatrix was doing right that moment, could she be killing the person that announced the prophesy? Could he be right now losing his last chance to defeat his enemy and save Draco? Was Ginny already a widow? Were the Malfoy girls fatherless already, or had Bellatrix kept Draco alive for some reason?

He hated it but he knew his, Hermione’s and Draco’s destiny was somehow intertwined through the years. It was a weird thing to be rivals, enemies, colleagues, something close to friends and eventually something close to family in less than two decades. Harry sighed again as he remembered the moments he and Draco fought in the bathroom, during their sixth year, when Harry got that close to be a murderer, or the times he realized that by disarming Draco, he became the Master of Death… It was surreal to know how rapidly things could change.

Harry’s mind traveled back to his family, back to his children whom had hugged him tightly the moment he and Hermione had returned home. Harry’s heart ached at the memory of his sweet Lilly’s eyes filling with tears at the announcement that Hermione and Harry would have to go to Greece immediately. He hated to see his children in tears, he hated when he inflicted pain on them, even if it was unintentionally.

Two warm hands on his toned, bare back snapped him out of his stupor and he closed his eyes as a set of soft lips kissed his shoulder blade before Hermione could rest her cheek on it.

‘I was projecting my worries in your sleep again? Sorry I didn’t even think of shutting you down.’ Harry said softly as Hermione moved around him and stood before him, naked just like him, they stared in each other’s eyes for a moment before Hermione could wrap her arms around his shoulders and rest her head beneath his chin as he was taller than her.

‘It’s OK, this is the price for being like one with you, I guess,’ Hermione said softly and Harry smiled slightly, loving the fact that they worked indeed as one, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed the crown of her head.

‘I’m sorry for waking you up, you deserve some rest after the effort you put to calm Lilly and put her to bed,’ Harry said and felt Hermione smiling both by her face against his skin and their bond.

‘I wouldn’t have it any other way, I love being in your head, after so many years with the bond, I can’t imagine myself without you in my head, I would be so lonely.’ Hermione said and Harry titled her chin so they could look at each other and could kiss her lips softly.

‘I promise, you won’t be lonely as long as I can fight for us,’ Harry said honestly and Hermione smiled, fully knowing he could be so open with words only before her.

‘Right back at you, dear husband,’ Hermione said with a smile on her lips before she could wrap her arms around the man she adored tighter as she kissed him more passionately. Harry’s arms wrapped around her tighter in instinct and almost lifted her off the ground as he pulled her against him.

In moments like this, they were not the War heroes, the Aurors, the parents, they weren’t even the best friends who trusted each other with their souls, they were just Harry and Hermione, man and woman, female and male, two beings functioning like one in their bubble of love, nothing more and nothing less.

When the kiss was over Harry was brought back to the reality that right now he hated so much. When in Hermione’s arms, against her lips, in her mind and heart, he felt free and away from the problems, the moment he was even inches away from her comfort, reality was made him feel like crawling away.

‘Sometimes, I wonder,’ Harry said out loud and Hermione looked at him with soft eyes as their bodies were still pressed against each other. Hermione probably knew already what he wanted to say but still, she let him vocalize it, in hope that he would take it out of both their systems as she had wondered the same thing too.

‘Was it all worthy? Cedric’s death? Sirius’, your tortures… my tortures… Tonks’ life… and She is still somewhere out there, trying to take us down…’ Harry said exasperated and tried to wipe the tears that escaped his eyes angrily but Hermione’s hands touched his face first, giving him soothing comfort with her very touch. Her hands were soon accompanied by her lips and after a moment Hermione had took away his tears with all her love and care. The same love and care she that showed to him since they were children.

‘I love you,’ Hermione whispered. ‘All those people sacrificed themselves so we could have a better future and even now, with Her, out there, trying to take us down, we can still fight for our future… we can still have it as we want it.’ Hermione said between kisses as her husband remained slightly bowed in her arms.

‘I need to believe you,’ Harry said and Hermione looked deep in his eyes.

‘Then do so, because I will only let my last breath in my try to be with you, I love you, and I will die a sad woman only if my love is not enough for you,’ Hermione said honestly and Harry hugged her tightly and kissed her lips.

Your love means the world to me. He only said through their bond and Hermione moaned against his lips.

Then we’re more than ready to fight once again. She only responded before Harry could lead both of them on their bed for their last lovemaking before the dawn and the trip to Greece.

If someone didn’t know about Greek history or wasn’t magical, he wouldn’t have noticed the traces of magic in the modern city of Athens. You could see ancient signs of a huge civilization that once existed but most of it was covered under the try of the people to change and evolve through the centuries in the city that produced democracy. This is what both Harry and Hermione thought as they apparated from the apparition point of Eleftherios Venizelos airport close to the Greek ministry of magic, in Athens.

They were supposed to meet some friends they had made during their holidays to the Morgana’s, a magical island occupied by magical people exclusively. The couple was lucky enough to have met Aurors like themselves and since then, their team had been helped or helped the Greek team.

The couple waited in tension as they watched around them, they knew that Bellatrix had probably have people around the Balkan countries and their move would almost be expected. After a few minutes of waiting two women moved close and the couple smiled relieved as they recognized their friends.

‘My name is Christina Stephanou and my Patronus is a Krykry goat and this is Maria Manou and her Patronus is an eagle,’ the woman named Christina said smiling in anticipation for the end of the formal routine between Aurors. She was a blonde woman with blue eyes who always reminded to Harry and Hermione of Luna and Maria was a tall witch with brown short hair and kind, brown eyes.

‘Our names are Harry and Hermione Potter and our Patronuses are a stag and an otter respectively.’ Harry said smiling and the four people hugged and greeted each other.

‘We should hurry,’ Maria said in her Greek accent and the rest nodded their heads as they moved close to a car the two women seemed to own.

‘Alexandros and Markos will meet us close to the oracle’s hiding place, we could apparate but since you informed us about the situation, we’re afraid that every chance in the magical activity close to the oracle could be proven lethal for all of us, especially if your enemy has set up wards unknown to us…’ Christina said and the couple nodded, already knowing what she meant.

Bellatrix could have used spell similar to that Voldemort had used about calling his name during the Horcrux Hunt. ‘We’ll need a couple of hours to get to Delphi, the car is the safest way up to a point, then we will have to move fast and try to approach the oracle.’ Christina said as she got in the passenger’s seat as the Potters moved in the back seats and Maria in the driver’s.

The four people started with the car and soon the complicated capital of Greece was behind them, being replaced by a road by the sea, it was remarkable to see how close the mountains could be to the sea. It was simply beautiful to travel and watch the sea till the end of the horizon and at the same time, trees were inside the water as the mountains reached the point where the waves were stopping.

Soon the sea was replaced with its turn by trees and huge pieces of land as they moved further inside the country. Maria seemed to tense more as the time passed by but Christina tried to keep their minds away from the danger.

‘Delphi was once the greatest oracle in the ancient world, people from around the world were visiting the place and gave money and made sacrifices as to have prophesies by the oracles whom were believed to be communicating with the Twelve Gods of Olympus.’ Christina said smiling as she looked behind her at the back seats. Harry and Hermione smiled as they listened to the history. Harry didn’t really care, as far as he was concerned the oracle was the most import issue right now but he could feel Hermione wanting to know more.

‘”Hermione” actually is a Greek name, the first, famous Hermione was Beautiful Helen’s daughter with king Menelaus.’ Christina said smiling and Hermione seemed surprised.

‘That was something you didn’t know, I guess,’ Harry said and Hermione shook her head.

‘You knew?’ she asked surprised when he nodded his head.

‘I had watched a boring movie with mythology during a summer when the Dursleys were out for dinner, I never gave much thought to it,’ Harry said and Hermione chuckled and nodded her head.

Soon the sun had started to set and the car reached a point where there was no more road to follow, the couple could already feel increasing magic in the area. The four people came out of the car and Maria cast a small spark of light with her wand, a moment later two figures showed up from nowhere and the four raised their wands.

‘Συνθηματικ�!!’ A voice demanded in Greek and Christina pointed her wand towards the source, as the figures moved forward Harry and Hermione could recognize the ladies’ husbands, Alexander, a raven haired man with brown eyes and Marcus, a brown haired man with grey-green eyes, all of them needed to know if they were the ones claiming to be.

‘Με φων�ζεις Τ�τα και ο Προστ�της μου ε�ναι �να Κρικρ�, αυτ� ε�ναι η Μαρ�α και ο Προστ�της της ε�ναι �νας αετ�ς,’ Christina said in her language and the two men lowered their wands but the Potters and the women kept theirs raised.

‘Ο Προστ�της μου ε�ναι �να φ�δι και του Μ�ρκου ε�ναι μια αρκο�δα,’ Alexander responded in Greek, the Potters couldn’t understand a word apart the names that were spoken so they waited in tension, when the two women finally lowered their wands and smiled at their husbands only did the couple followed suit.

‘You’re late,’ Marcus said with a smile as he moved close with Alexander and shook hands with the couple, ‘Welcome to Greece again,’ he added as he smiled at the couple.

‘Maria was driving slowly in fear of something happening.’ Christina said and Maria nodded her head as she glanced up at the hill, down below them, the ancient ruins of the oracle were slowly being surrounded by darkness.

‘You should hurry,’ Alexander said and Christina nodded her head and looked at the Potters.

‘Women are more welcome then men from the oracles’ hiding places since they’re more pure in magic according the tradition, only we can come with you, you’re both welcome since you’re probably both involved in the prophesy. If this is not the oracle that announced the prophesy and she’s in ecstasy… then we’ll stun her and run away.’ Christina said and ended her words with a heavy sigh.

‘How will we understand what she says? In case she’s the one…’ Hermione asked as the four people started climbing the hill.

‘We’ll translate for you,’ Maria said as she moved up with effort, carrying a bag on her shoulders.

‘Oracles are not like witches, they’re far more complicated, the ones living out in caves and hiding places usually turn wild after a period of time and they can get quiet dangerous, but the magic binds them with the people, they have to obey to the power that is given to them and give the prophesies, if they don’t, they’re afraid of the consequences as they know they interrupt fate’s plans.’ Christina said breathless as they kept up. Both Harry and Hermione weren’t the kind of people who believed in Divination but things here seemed far more serious than when they had to deal with people like Sybil Trelawney.

The four finally reached a point on the cliff where a cave was formed, it seemed small but you couldn’t see its end even if the orange glow of the setting sun was upon it. Christina and Maria nodded at each other and the second took the bag off her shoulders and placed it down. She opened it and took an apple out of the bag. She bowed slightly and threw the fruit like she would do with a bowling ball, the fruit toppled inside the cave and disappeared in its darkness. After a moment, Maria did the same with another fruit, and then she straightened up and waited like the Potters and Christina.

A moment later, a ear-piercing scream was heard from the inside of the cave and echoed through its walls, Harry could feel every hair on his skin standing up along with Hermione’s shivering at the almost inhuman sound.

‘I think we can keep up,’ Christina said with a small smile.

That was the welcome? Hermione wondered as she and Harry looked at each other in wonder and worry.

The four moved inside the cave slowly with Maria and Christina leading the way, the two women enlightened their wands and the cave finally showed itself to the visitors who moved inside it. Weird drawings were marking the stone walls and Harry tried not to ponder on the color of the painting being very similar to blood. A drawing of a symbol just like the one of the Deathly Hallows held his gaze for a moment longer before he decided to focus on the mission. The four moved further inside and Harry shivered again as the last time he entered a cave as creeping was the night Dumbledore died, more than a decade ago.

‘Ξ�νοι!’ a voice was heard and the four people stopped on their tracks, Christina pointed her wand in front of her but looked at the couple.

‘She said “strangers”,’ she whispered and even the whisper echoed in the cave’s walls.

‘Σας περ�μενα,’ the voice was heard again and the couple was looking at Christina and the darkness that spread before them in turns.

‘She had been waiting for you, she is the one,’ the woman said and Harry and Hermione felt their hearts aching in triumph in spite of the creeping cave they were in.

A movement caused the four to point their wands at the same time and soon, in the dim light of the wands, the ugliest creature showed up with its eyes narrowed and the orbs having turned white. Someone could assume the creature was a large house-elf, other could think it was a golem but the human face and the long, untidy hair proved the creature to be a woman, an old, toothless woman with wrinkles in every inch of her face, she didn’t seem able to see with her physical eyes but she was pointing her wrinkled finger at the couple as her none existing orbs were focused on the Potters. Harry could feel Hermione’s heart pounding in her chest, it was almost echoing, like his own in the inside of the cave.

‘Αυτο� με την Απ�λυτη Αγ�πη Ενωμ�νοι,’ the woman started as she kept pointing at the couple with her finger, her fingernail was curled and gray.

‘Those who are united with the Ultimate Love,’ Christina started the moment Harry moved his wand and with a flick of it a recording spell was cast.

‘Θα ε�ναι αυτο� που θα παλ�ψουν με Εκε�νη που ε�ναι δεμ�νη με το Απ�λυτο Μ�σος,’

‘Will be the ones who will fight with the One bound with the Absolute Hatred.’

‘Αυτο�, που με την Αγ�πη τους αν�κητοι ε�ναι, θα πρ�πει να παλ�ψουν με του Κλ�ρους του Θαν�του για �πλα με αυτ�ν που ξεγ�λασε τον Θ�νατο τρεις φορ�ς.’

‘Those who are unconquered with their Love will now have to fight with the Deathly Hallows as weapons against the One who deceived Death three times.’

‘Δυο Δυν�μεις τ�σο δυνατ�ς �σο η Απ�λυτη Αγ�πη και το Απ�λυτο Μ�σος δεν μπορο�ν να συνυπ�ρχουν για �νθρωπους που �χουν δεθε� με α�μα και μαγ�α.’

‘Two Powers so strong as the Ultimate Love and the Absolute Hatred can’t coexist for people who are bound by blood and magic.’

‘Η αγ�πη κ�ρδισε στο παρελθ�ν αλλ� το Μ�σος πηγ�ζει αστειρε�το και θα προσπαθ�σει να διαλ�σει την Αγ�πη που π�τυχε τ�σα.’

‘Love conquered in the past but the Hatred is endless and will try to take down the Love that succeeded so much.’

Both Harry and Hermione were so absorbed in the oracle’s words that didn’t notice the change in her behavior. The old woman suddenly convulsed and spitted blood from her mouth. Harry ended the recording spell and pointed his wand at the withering human who started howling, her screams echoing through the stone walls until they reached the twilight outside.

Both Christina and Maria started moving backwards and soon the four started moving outside with their wands pointing at the creature that approached them steadily, totally lost in ecstasy.

‘She’s supposed to stop the ones who heard her prophesy. Run!’ Christina said as the four broke into a run and started moving down the hill as the creature crawled to the very edge of the hill’s top and started howling threateningly.

Hours later, the couple exited the bathroom of their small room in a hotel somewhere on the drive to Athens, they needed a stop and they needed something quiet as to keep themselves away from the spotlight. Both Harry and Hermione knew what the prophesy meant…

They knew it was about them and Bellatrix, they never imagined she could have developed such a strong bond, almost the reversed version of their own bond, but still, things had happened and now the only thing torturing their minds was one part.

‘Those who are unconquered with their Love will now have to fight with the Deathly Hallows as weapons against the One who deceived Death three times.’

The Deathly Hallows, a bane long forgotten by them was now right before them and needed to be used by them as to fight against Bellatrix. The mere thought of making it and destroying Bellatrix but losing themselves because of the Hallows made their stomachs drop and their hearts to ache in pain. They both knew how much addicted someone could get to the Hallows’ power, they knew the cycle of blood had lasted centuries and now they were made to open it again.

Harry and Hermione were the only ones knowing that the stone was thrown in the black lake as they were the ones who got rid of the Hallow right after they had seen Harry’s parents and some friends, years ago, but never, ever had they talked about it.

It was something done, something needed to be done and forgotten back in the war, but now, everything seemed to be brought back years ago, when Harry was deciding what to do with the Hallows and Hermione was agreeing with him not to use them more than the time he did so as to repair his wand and later on when he introduced Hermione to his parents…

Now, the couple, who was already powerful with a Bond as strong as the Ultimate Love was called to fight and control an equally powerful bond of magic, this of the Deathly Hallows and the thought of both of them losing themselves because of the absolute power in their hands made their souls feel pain that had been eased since the War days.
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