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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 List
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- CHAPTER ELEVEN –
- A Choice –
‘I say we can’t put Harry and Hermione in such test!’

‘And I say that they are the only ones who can make it; none else will stand a chance!’

‘I agree, they have done it before with Voldemort, they can make it now as well, they’re powerful as individuals and they can be even more with the Hallows!’

‘This is not a reason for us to send them like sacrifices; they have children, three of them! Those children need parents to be raised by.’

‘Those children are also in danger because Bellatrix threatened their lives.’

Harry and Hermione had remained silent from the moment they announced the prophesy to the Order of the Phoenix and it needed just a few moments for everyone to start arguing about everything. None had asked about the Ultimate Love since everyone thought it was just a way of describing the couple and that was a good thing because Harry and Hermione didn’t want to reveal their bond to anyone. Especially in times like this, they were afraid Ron probably realized something since he was their closest friend by the glances he had been giving them for awhile. But this wasn’t the best of times for explanations.

Kingsley was the only one who hadn’t shown yet. It was two days after the couple’s return from Greece, but something important had happened as he hastily had explained in an owl and he hadn’t returned yet.

What you think is going on? Hermione asked Harry via their Bond, her husband shrugged and sighed as they exchanged glances of worry and insecurity.

Everyone around them were still arguing apart from Ginny, who for the past weeks had been like a living dead, and Ron who was looking around sadly and occasionally looked at his best friends.

Kingsley showed up and only the couple seemed to pay attention to his arrival as the rest kept up fighting on the pros and cons of the couple taking the Hallows under their possession. Kingsley was sober and seemingly exhausted and both Potters felt their stomachs drop the moment the older man gave them the few photos he was holding in his hands.

Hermione took the photos and Harry approached and looked at the photos from behind her shoulder as his wife’s slender fingers switched the photos as to see them all. The photos were magical and showing a crime scene, the fact that made the Potters’ hearts flatter was that the scene was no other but the cave they had been standing in, two days ago. The pictures were showed the inside of the cave, illuminated by wands. Blood was spread all around the walls and the oracle laid on the floor of the cave, her insides ripped and her face almost unrecognizable by the wounds and the blood. There were a few more pictures with the two-headed Dark Mark out of the cave, being shown above the hill to the entire area. There were a few more pictures of similar theme with other men and women dead and the Dark Mark raised in the Greek sky.

‘There was a massive killing, the greatest and most important oracles and prophets of Greece have been murdered yesterday, all of them tortured before they were killed. The ministry of the country is in chaos and demands answers from the ministry here as they all know already about the Dark Mark’s first appearance here. We almost have a diplomatic incident, Anderson is in a really bad position with all this and the fact that he tried to hush it all made the Greek ministry call a Balkan council to gain the support of the rest of the Balkan countries since they have lost prophets and oracles as well.’ Kingsley said and both Harry and Hermione nodded and looked at each other, they knew they had gotten there just in time to listen to the prophesy and now Bellatrix was furious. If the oracle had spoken before she died then Bellatrix knew they knew and that could make her only more dangerous.

Harry and Hermione looked at each other as everyone was screaming and arguing behind them and Kingsley looked at them with worry. They now knew what they had to do, there was no other choice after all and if they wanted to believe that they knew the power of a prophesy, then they should act really soon.

They turned around in unison and faced the rest of the Order as Kingsley took his seat among the others, everyone stopped one by one and they all took their seats as the couple stood proud before them.

‘There is a prophesy,’ Harry started after Hermione took his hand and gave it a squeeze. ‘And this prophesy has to do with Bellatrix, me and my wife and only. We’ll do what we have to, we’ll do what is needed from us to do and we want to thank all of you for your support.’ Harry went on and Molly Weasley stood up with pleading eyes.

‘Harry, the Hallows… are powerful, and she as we heard in the prophesy has Horcruxes, we can find another way, you have children to raise.’ Molly said and both Harry and Hermione sighed at the thought of Lilly, James and little Jane.

‘And that’s why we need to provide them a world ridden of Bellatrix, that’s why Ginny deserves to have her husband back so their daughters can have their father, that’s why we trust you and Ron and my parents to take care of our children.’ Hermione said and her eyes filled with tears at the mention of everyone else taking care of her three kids apart herself and her husband. She hated having to choose between them and the war but right now there were priorities and her children needed to be safe.

Molly sighed and nodded her head as she sat down in her black clothes. Harry hugged his wife close and squeezed her shoulder comfortingly. Ron stood up and looked at his friends.

‘No matter what, I will come with you,’ Ron said and Hermione looked at him pleadingly this time.

‘We can talk about it later please,’ Harry said and Ron hesitated but nodded his head, Luna looked at her husband worried but said nothing. Harry looked at Narcissa and Andromeda.

‘The prophesy and Bellatrix herself mentioned Horcruxes, can you imagine what exactly those Horcruxes could be?’ Harry asked and Narcissa sighed but nodded her head.

‘From the moment I saw her talking about Horcruxes back in Meda’s house, I have been trying to think what she could have used for Horcruxes and I think I know.’ Narcissa said and both Harry and Hermione nodded their heads for her to elaborate as the rest waited.

‘A few months after Sirius Black’s death, she stopped using her Death Eater mask, she was saying it was very precious to her and back then I guessed it was one more of her games, the mask was a gift from the Dark Lord. I hadn’t realized she had started acting like that only after our cousin’s death…’ Narcissa said and Harry nodded his head with a frown of furry on his face at the mention of his godfather’s death. So Dumbledore was right… Bella used her relatives’ murders for her Horcruxes, that was a start.

‘So we can start looking for the mask,’ Hermione pointed out and Harry nodded his head as they glanced at each other.

‘Can anyone else imagine what the rest of her Horcruxes could be?’ Harry asked and none seemed to have an answer. ‘I thought so…’ He said after a moment but nodded his head as Ginny rose on her feet with difficulty.

‘Maybe… she had Draco as to make another Horcrux,’ she said and her voice broke on her husband’s name and the word Horcrux. Both Harry and Hermione nodded their heads but sighed as they knew they couldn’t do something.

‘Or maybe, she captured him because he had information as an Unspeakable and as to scare us all, so Draco could still be alive,’ Hermione encouraged and Ginny gave a small smile of hope at the brunette’s words.

‘We’ll recover the Hallows and keep them mine and my wife’s possession in the hope that their power won’t corrupt both of us,’ Harry started and Hermione nodded her head in agreement as the rest listened. ‘But in case we are done with Bellatrix but the Hallows have taken us under their power… you’ll need to face us both…’ Harry went on and the rest seemed upset even at the idea of such turn of events.

‘Please lets not take it that far, I’m sure you can make it,’ Bill said and Harry nodded his head, the last thing he needed now was to get everyone upset, they could get to that problem if it accorded.

The meeting was finished after everyone returned in their positions and half of the people moved upstairs to take care of the children but Ron and Luna remained there with the Potters who looked at their friend with worry.

‘So you’re going to yet another adventure, to recover the Hallows and to find Bella’s Horcruxes and you don’t want me with you,’ Ron pointed out accusingly and both Harry and Hermione sighed emotionally drained by their choices and problems, having Ron mad at them was the last thing they needed.

‘Ron really, we need to know that someone is here with our children, we trust you to keep them safe while their parents will be away,’ Hermione said and Ron kept looking at the couple intensely. Luna, by his side was looking at her husband with that constant sad glance she had gotten from the day she lost her child.

‘You two are hiding something from me, I know you do, for a long time now.’ Ron said and both Harry and Hermione panicked in their bond as they knew he would sooner or later realize something was off, Ron was their best friend, of course he would notice.

What should we do?

Tell them? He will get furious.

He already knows, at least we won’t lie to him.

‘Look Ron,’ Harry started and Ron looked at his best friend for nineteen years in the eyes. ‘When Hermione and I got together, all those years back, in our final year at Hogwarts, well a kind of Bond developed between us.’ Harry started and Ron nodded his head, wanting to know more. Harry looked pleadingly at Hermione who nodded and kept up for him.

‘This Bond, Ron, is the bond of the Ultimate Love and it gives us some powers, we can hear each other’s thoughts and feel each other’s emotions, we can do some things other couples can’t and if one of us dies, the other will soon follow, this bond has a symbol, the first symbol was a pendant Harry had bought for me and ever since it changed sometimes, now the symbol is Lilly, if something happens to her, then both Harry and I won’t last long… we’ll die since the symbol of our bond will be destroyed and we trust you to keep Lilly and her siblings safe.’ Hermione said as Ron was looking at her, at first her friend’s face was hard and frowned but as she kept up and explained the chances of them dying if something happens to them or Lilly, Ron’s eyes softened and at the end he sighed and glanced at Luna.

‘You could have mentioned something in the past decade, guys…bloody hell, I’m your best friend and Lilly’s godfather.’ Ron said after a moment but his voice wasn’t angry or reproachful, Harry and Hermione looked at each other, secretly feeling some relief, if Ron was going to be angry he would have already started screaming.

‘We kept it secret to protect ourselves, Ron, our Bond has worked wonders against enemies so far…’ Harry said softly, wanting his friend to understand, it seemed to work.

‘So you’ll go alone,’ Ron said a last time.

‘We have no other choice,’ Harry said and the three friends looked at each other before Ron would bring the couple in a hug that they returned, moments like this allowed them to see that no matter how close the three were there were priorities and that Harry and Hermione needed to work as one like before, there were times were Ron simply didn’t fit in, just like now.

The three friends broke the hug and nodded their heads absentmindedly as they smiled slightly, the couple felt relaxed knowing Ron and Luna would be there for their kids. The couple moved up the stairs in silence after Ron and Luna left for their own bed. Harry and Hermione got in their chamber and approached Jane’s cot close to their bed, the baby was sleeping soundly and Harry took his wand out of his cloak’s pocket and Hermione’s robes. He placed the two wands in the double case he had once found in the box Dumbledore had left for them in Gringorts.

Hermione took the sleeping Jane in her hug and gave a small kiss on the few months old baby’s head.

‘I’m gonna miss them so much,’ Hermione said with watery eyes as her husband wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her a kiss on the neck.

‘I know… but everyone will take care of them,’ Harry said and Hermione nodded her head and sighed as the tears ran down her face and she leaned her head against Harry’s shoulder for support. The couple watched their youngest child sleeping peaceful in her mother’s hug before they could put her back in her cot and let her rest.

Hermione turned around in her husband’s arms and the couple embraced and remained like this for awhile, finding comfort only to each other’s love.

‘We have the cloak and the stone is in the lake, the wand is back in the tomb,’ Harry pointed out and Hermione nodded her head. ‘We should go and take them the soonest, and then we should start the hunt for the mask, it could be anywhere.’ Harry said and felt Hermione sighing and nodding.

‘She probably hid it in her vault, or some hiding place Voldermort chose to hide his own Horcruxes.’ Hermione said and this time Harry nodded his head. ‘She probably has changed the location of her Horcruxes.

‘We’ll find them.’ Harry only said and kissed Hermione’s lips as the couple looked at each other’s eyes. ‘We should get ready for the hunt, go to Hogwarts and then come here and kiss our children goodbye.’ Harry said and Hermione nodded her head. ‘But first, we need to have sleep, Hogwarts is supposed to be the next safest place from here so we can rest and then, before the dawn, we can go and take the Hallows.’ Harry said and Hermione agreed.

‘You think Draco is still alive?’ she asked and Harry sighed and looked at her.

‘I really don’t know, I can imagine she used him for information, I don’t know if she was merciful enough to have him survive after she got what she needed, on the other hand, she may want to torture Narcissa like she did with Andromeda, but, back then, she killed Nymphadora… so I don’t know, I can only say that I hope he’s still somewhere out there, missing a finger and an ear.’ Harry said and Hermione sighed and nodded her head in sadness.

‘I don’t know what to think anymore…’ Hermione said desperately as she looked back at Jane in her cot. Harry pulled her back in his arms.

‘We’ll find a way, I’m sure…’ Harry said and Hermione smiled slightly and nodded at the comfort her husband gave her.

In a few hours, the couple would be using the Hallows of Death, equalizing its power with Bellatrix and her Horcruxes, in a few hours, the prophesy was pulling them even deeper in the torrent of power and danger.
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