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The Third Time is a Charm	By : ladyedgecombe Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 45346 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I don’t own the HP Universe. I admire. Rowling for entertaining us with her world of make believe. I don’t make any money from writing this story, I just like to have fun and borrow her characters for a while but I promise to put them back

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Posted 21 March 2010

Chapter 90 The Third Time Charm

ï¿½Bloody hell,ï¿½ Silver exclaimed after he saw who Harry saw.

ï¿½This canï¿½t be good,ï¿½ Severus was heard saying at the same time Black said,

ï¿½How did she get into the wards?ï¿½

ï¿½Why is she here?ï¿½ Sirius asked.

ï¿½Hey, guys, if you tone it down we could hear what women are saying.ï¿½ Remus Sr. interrupted the group.

ï¿½ï¿½so I was determined to come and talk with you about your nephew,ï¿½ the woman said.

ï¿½Are you one of those Freaks?ï¿½ Petunia asked sternly.

ï¿½I beg you pardon? What do you mean by ï¿½those freaksï¿½?ï¿½ the woman asked in an indignant tone.

ï¿½You know, like the kind my sister was.ï¿½ Petunia said.

ï¿½We are not freaks!ï¿½ the resentful tone grated like fingernails on a chalkboard. ï¿½I have come to ask about your nephew. My Ginny would be the perfect wife for him and as his guardians you need to sign these papers. It was promised to us by his magical guardian and we were not able to get them signed before the trial.ï¿½ The red headed woman continued.

ï¿½What trial?ï¿½ Petunia asked.

Mrs. Weasley assumed that the woman had been obliviated when she didnï¿½t know about the trial. She knew that they tried to keep the magical world hidden and couldnï¿½t blame them, but Petunia was raising a magical child so it didnï¿½t make sense. Perhaps they had wanted to keep hidden all that talk about branding and slave ownership. It wouldnï¿½t matter. Dumbledore was going to be kissed and had no need of a sex slave.

ï¿½In our world, it is quite common for the children to be entered into a marriage contract. I have one here and as Harry Potterï¿½s guardian, you can take care of this for him,ï¿½ the woman pushed for Petuniaï¿½s signature.

ï¿½What does that mean for us?ï¿½ Petunia asked.

ï¿½It means that the baby can come and stay with us and that you could give custody of him to us and we would raise him to the proper station in our world.ï¿½ Molly Weasley lied. She wanted her hands on the childï¿½s money.

ï¿½What do I get in return?ï¿½ Petunia was also a selfish bitch and thought that she should get something for taking the child in.

ï¿½If you will sign the paper, we could possibly access his inheritance. Some of it would have to go to raising my daughter to be Lady Potter, but I am sure you could get a substantial sum.ï¿½ Molly evidently forgot some of what was said at the trial, or ignored it, because the babyï¿½s accounts were sealed. The occupants in the security room wondered what she was up to.

ï¿½What inheritance?ï¿½ Petunia wanted to know.

ï¿½Why, the money at the wizarding bank, the money that Harry inherited when his parents died.ï¿½

The occupants of the security room groaned. They didnï¿½t want Petunia knowing about that.

ï¿½I will have to talk to my husband and see what he says about this. He will be here soon and you need to leave now.ï¿½ Petunia tried to get rid of the woman.

ï¿½Of course, I should have known that you would want to do that.ï¿½ Molly Weasley said as she stood up, balancing her daughter in her arms. I will return in one week to have your answer. My daughter will be a very good wife for any wizard and Harry would do much worse if he doesnï¿½t contract for a wife in the next few years.ï¿½

ï¿½What a load of crap,ï¿½ Harry said as he was watching this exchange.

ï¿½I agree with you Harry. Itï¿½s not like they didnï¿½t cause enough trouble in our time lines, now she has to start trouble here. Ginny isnï¿½t even a year old and already a pain in the arse,ï¿½ Silver said in agreement to Harryï¿½s statement.

ï¿½I think I am going to call Lucius.ï¿½ Severus commented. Not that anyone was paying attention as they watched Molly leave number four Privet Drive.

When they were sure the woman left, Harry turned to Sentry Dobby and said, ï¿½Thanks for keeping a good eye out. I want you to call me the minute you see or hear anything else coming from that house. This is top priority for now. You can assign extra elves to watch so we have twenty-four hour surveillance. ï¿½

ï¿½Yes, Master Harry Prince, sir. Sentry Dobby will keep a good watch on what is happening in that house,ï¿½ the elf replied.

Harry shook his head in amusement. The elf had started calling him Master Harry Prince when little Harry Potter showed up and he wanted to keep the two Harrys straight in his mind.

When Harry arrived downstairs after Severus, the room was once again full of people. Lucius was there as was one of the attorneys; Snape was there as was everyone that had attended in the ritual to free the Potter baby.

ï¿½Whatï¿½s going on guys?ï¿½ Harry asked as he was the last one to enter the room.

ï¿½Harry,ï¿½ Severus started to speak but stopped to find a way to ease his way into the explanation, he was interrupted by Silver however, when he didnï¿½t continue right away.

ï¿½Petunia has legal custody of Harry, if she signs papers, it could be legal and someone else could claim the baby if they can find him. It wonï¿½t be a problem for now, but it would be later when he enters school.ï¿½

The attorney spoke up, ï¿½I have an idea, although if you tell anyone you heard it from me I will deny all knowledge of the situation.ï¿½ When the attorney smirked, Harry couldnï¿½t remember his name, he thought ï¿½Oh, this guy has to be a Slytherin. No one smirks better than a Slytherin. He thought they must have a required class for all Slytherins on how to smirk properly.

ï¿½Have Snape acquire the baby from the Dursleys. He is the magical guardian for now. He can give custody back to the Potters when they wake up.ï¿½ No one in the room wanted to add ï¿½if they wake upï¿½ so didnï¿½t correct him.

ï¿½Petunia is going to want money, and I donï¿½t want to give her any.ï¿½ Harry stated quite severely. He hated that woman.

ï¿½Harry, love?ï¿½ Severus interrupted his rant. ï¿½You are not thinking like a Slytherin.ï¿½

ï¿½Oh,ï¿½ Harry said, embarrassed that Severus had to remind him, ï¿½I guess we just trick them into thinking there is money when there really isnï¿½t.ï¿½

All the Slytherins in the room nodded, including the attorney. ï¿½Nowï¿½ said the attorney, ï¿½we just have to take care of Molly Weasley.ï¿½

Becca entered the conversation, ï¿½I donï¿½t want anything to happen to her. She may be a nasty piece of work, but her oldest five are really good people. Bill and Charley will never do anything to Harry and Percy just goes his own way in the Ministry. The twins and Harry will get along famously. It was only the last two that were a real pain in theï¿½, well anyway you get the idea. We just need to get her to back off.ï¿½

ï¿½How did she get within the wards anyway?ï¿½ Silver asked.

ï¿½We didnï¿½t do the Fidelius Charm we only did the wards. She evidently didnï¿½t wish harm to Harry Potter, only control for her daughter. I donï¿½t know exactly how the wards were fooled, but we will fix the problem. Knowing how determined she can be, she probably kept watch for Petunia and followed her here. She couldnï¿½t have followed one of us, because we always portkey in.ï¿½ Becca answered.

ï¿½Who watches her kids while she is out playing detective?ï¿½ Snape asked.

ï¿½Good question, we should find out.ï¿½ Severus answered.

ï¿½It is probably her brothers, they were sent to Between Manor. I canï¿½t believe they would be a part of this though.ï¿½ The black phoenix animagus answered.

ï¿½They most likely are not a part of this, they just know their sister needs them to watch the kids while she does some shopping or runs errands.ï¿½

ï¿½This is an easy fix,ï¿½ the attorney said. ï¿½All we have to do is record her coming to the Dursley house and have the aurors enforce the Ministerï¿½s ruling that she stay away from the Potter family. Obviously they didnï¿½t put the magical restraints on her after her emotional outburst at the trial. But in defense of the aurors, they were rather busy with other matters.ï¿½

ï¿½What will enforcing the restraint do?ï¿½ Becca wanted to know.

ï¿½If she gets near the wards again, a magic restraint will send her back home, and rebound her off the wards,ï¿½ the attorney answered her.

They spoke for another hour; going over different options until they came up with one they thought would be perfect. Just as they were finishing, Sentry Dobby came into the room and told everyone they would want to come back to the security room.

There on the screen was Vernon Dursley and his wife talking about the conversation Petunia had with ï¿½one of those freaksï¿½.

The only indication that the attorney was in shock was the raised eyebrow. Lucius, who had already been informed of the character of these people didnï¿½t show any expression, but had to be surprised too. One just had to see it to believe it.

Vernon was talking to his wife. ï¿½I wonder how much money we can get for the kid. If he is that important to everyone, we should be able to get enough to retire on if we talk to the right people.ï¿½

ï¿½I donï¿½t know Vernon; I donï¿½t want to get these people angry at us. They could do things to us we donï¿½t even know about.ï¿½

ï¿½Donï¿½t be silly Petunia, they wonï¿½t come after us. We are superior people.ï¿½ Someone in the room snorted at the manï¿½s audacity.

ï¿½My sister used to tell me some of the strangest things about what they could do.ï¿½

ï¿½Petunia, forget about it. Sheï¿½s dead and we have her son. Where is the freak anyway?ï¿½

ï¿½I locked him in the cupboard under the stairs, just as you told me to.ï¿½

ï¿½Well, I guess you should feed him and give him a bath. I will take off tomorrow and see what I can find out about the freak. Maybe we can get rid of him soon, so he wonï¿½t cost us any more money.ï¿½

The couple then went into other topics of conversation that did not interest the people in the security room.

Beccaï¿½s face had a strange look on it, as if she was plotting something big. ï¿½Sentry Dobby, I want you to activate the mini floo at the Weasley house.ï¿½

ï¿½Itï¿½s already done, Mistress Becca. Sentry Dobby did that as soon as the Molly lady left earlier today.ï¿½

ï¿½What are you talking about?ï¿½ Harry asked the woman.

ï¿½You donï¿½t really think I installed a mini floo in their house and didnï¿½t bug it did you?ï¿½ Becca smirked. ï¿½I was raised by a Slytherin,ï¿½ meaning her Great-grandfather.

ï¿½Bug it?ï¿½ the attorney inquired.

ï¿½Muggle expression. Means I can listen in on everything going on in the house, just as if I were an insect on the wall. Muggle devices are hard to secure in a totally magical house, but we have ways of making them work with magic. We will know everything that is going on. Thank Merlin their contract for the mini floo was over only a year after it was installed. At least we donï¿½t have to pay them any more money. They didnï¿½t manage it very well if they are in need of more and so desperate to get it.ï¿½

ï¿½Lucius, you were correct my friend, these people are most interesting,ï¿½ the attorney said to his client. ï¿½Yes, most interesting indeed.ï¿½

Operation Petunia and Molly was underway.

Snape followed Vernon the next day using a concealment charm as the fat muggle had said he was going to find out about Harry. He finally cornered him in a muggle bar, and started talking to him. ï¿½Reallyï¿½ he thought, ï¿½what did the idiot think he was going to find out in a muggle anything?ï¿½

He posed as a child trafficker and told Vernon how much he would pay for any child he could put his hands on. It was double if the child was under two. They arranged to meet the next day with the Potter baby.

In the meantime, the surveillance on the Weasley house was going well. Most of it was just conversations with the children and her husband, but one such conversation was with a Knockturn Alley attorney that was surely up to no good and provided her with an illegal Marriage Contract that would be more binding than the one she had. It listed her daughter as the beneficiary of all Potter holdings if the child should die before fulfilling the marriage.

The next day, Vernon brought the golem ï¿½Harryï¿½ to Snape and he in exchange gave the man an overnight bag full of gold coins. Vernon thought he was richer than anyone in the world with so much gold. Snape got him to sign custody papers and told the man not to spend the gold until a week had passed by so no one would know where he got it from. Vernon agreed, knowing that child slavery was illegal and not wanting people to ask him about the money.

It was five days later when Molly Weasley arrived on the Dursley doorstep with her contract in hand. Petunia Dursley was upstairs asleep after being fed a sleeping draft fromï¿½ (you guessed it, Becca polyjuiced as Petunia again). When they went into the sitting room, tea and biscuits were already waiting for them.

Salazar was under an invisibility charm in the same room. He was watching things closely in case Becca needed help. He saw the contract that Molly had brought and while Becca had her distracted with the tea and cakes, he switched the contract with one of their own. Everything was set.

ï¿½Petuniaï¿½ and Molly had a nice little five minute chat and then Molly pushed to get the contract signed saying that she needed to get back to her children at home. Molly and Becca signed it and Molly was on her way.

ï¿½When do you think she is going to notice that the contract is not the one she brought?ï¿½ Salazar asked his soon to be wife.

ï¿½When she finds out she is not getting any money and in fact has to pay to raise Harry as a Lord.ï¿½

ï¿½Then I expect she should be reading it in about ten minutes.ï¿½ Salazar speculated.

ï¿½No, the kids might keep her busy when she gets home; I say she will read it tonight after they go to bed.ï¿½ Becca said.

ï¿½How much do you want to bet?ï¿½ Salazar asked with a smirk.

ï¿½A night of changing diapers for you and if I lose what do you want?ï¿½

ï¿½I want to get married a month early.ï¿½ Salazar answered.

ï¿½Really? Thatï¿½s a lot of work to finish in a few weeks.ï¿½

ï¿½I am sure you are up to the challenge.ï¿½

Becca was more than happy to accept the bet and almost wanted to lose just so she could start her married life with the man in front of her.

Later that eveningï¿½

They were all sitting in the security room watching the screens that monitored the Dursleys and Weasleys. This was better than a muggle soap opera. Watching the lives of these people and waiting for something to happen.

ï¿½Petunia!ï¿½ Vernon shouted when he walked in the door. Today was the day he could start spending some of his gold from the sale of the Potter freak. He was coming home from work and could not wait until tomorrow when he could quit.

ï¿½Yes, Vernon dear, supper will be ready in a few minutes,ï¿½ the woman said as she came from the kitchen.

ï¿½Iï¿½ll be upstairs washing up,ï¿½ the whale of a man said before he almost skipped up the stairs (if you could call the funny way he moved his hulking form skipping) to look at his money.

He pulled out the bag from its hiding place and thought about all the lovely things they could do with the money. He opened the top of the bag and ran his hands through the coins. It was almost an orgasmic pleasure, knowing all that gold was his. He stopped short when he realized it didnï¿½t feel right.

ï¿½PETUNIA!ï¿½ yelled the man from his sitting place at the desk. ï¿½What have you done?ï¿½

Petunia, who didnï¿½t know what was going on, came running up the stairs and into the smallest bedroom in the house where her husband was yelling from.

ï¿½Wooden slugs, what happened to all my gold? I have wooden slugs in the place of it. What did you do with my money?ï¿½ the man shouted and screamed. The people in the security room were sure the neighbors could hear him from down the street.

Petuniaï¿½s dinner was cold by the time they went downstairs. Vernon was crying and inconsolable because he lost all his money and didnï¿½t even have his nephew to sell to someone else.

At the Weasley householdï¿½

Nothing happened when Molly got home. The kids kept her busy until their father arrived from work, and then they all sat down for supper.

It wasnï¿½t until later that night that Molly opened the roll of parchment that was the contract for marriage between Harry and Ginny. Even if she couldnï¿½t access his funds right away, her daughter would be Lady Potter and she would be respected and rich beyond their dreams.

Clause one of the contract stated that the contract could be cancelled at any time by the magical guardian of Harry Potter.

ï¿½Thatï¿½s not rightï¿½ Molly muttered to herself.

ï¿½What did you say dear?ï¿½ Arthur asked from the chair where he was reading that dayï¿½s Daily Prophet.

ï¿½Nothing, just reading something, dear.ï¿½

Clause two of the contract demanded the sum of one hundred galleons per month to raise the Potter child in the ways of a Lord.

Clause three, if the Potter magical guardian cancels the contract, no monies will be refunded that have already been paid.

Clause four, Harry Potterï¿½s funds, properties and heirlooms would remain his even if the marriage was cancelled.

Clause five, If Ginny Weasley was unfaithful to him she would automatically lose all rights and privileges to their children and Potter funds and properties.

Clause six, Harry Potter had the right to acquire any Mistresses or Consorts he wished during the duration of his life.

Clause seven, If Harry Potter died, no monies would go to the Weasley family.

And the contract kept on through twenty seven different clauses, stating that Ginny got nothing, the Weasley family received nothing and the contract could be cancelled at any time by Harry but was complete binding to the Weasley family until the Potter guardian cancelled first. She had just sold her daughter and had to pay for it. They would receive nothing. This contract was the complete opposite as the one she had taken to Petunia Dursley.

They were sure the screeching could be heard a mile from the Burrow. It took Arthur at least half an hour to find out what was going on. He was not happy with his wife.

The next day the attorney had filed an injunction to keep Molly and Arthur Weasley away from the Potter guardians and Harry Potter himself. It was served to Arthur Weasley in his Ministry office by a very loud and obnoxious auror who did not hesitate to shout why the document was being served.

Also that day, Petunia Dursley woke up and went to her front door to get the morning paper only to find out her yard, once again, was covered in spider webs. The yard, the windows, the door, the roof, all of her flowers and plants, all covered in the sticky webbing that had filled her yard like last time. This time she couldnï¿½t even blame it on the freak as he wasnï¿½t there.

It was a week and a half later on November 25, 1981, when Becca and Salazar had finally completed their nuptials. The ceremony was very much like Harry and Severusï¿½ without the strange power surge that knocked everyone over.

It was during the reception that Sirius, his mother (they had reconciled this past week) and some of the attorneys, (now on the Prince payroll as well) were speculating the ramifications of everything they had learned about the situation. More and more people were being pulled into the secret of the Time Spirits, Salazar Slytherin and one small boy named Harry Potter.

ï¿½What about his parents?ï¿½ Walburga asked. She hadnï¿½t seen Becca for a few days but had helped with the wedding when she could.

ï¿½They are very slowly getting stronger. Doc found out he could do the same spell with their cores that he did with the Malfoy twins. The only problem is they can only give them one small speck of fairy dust per week to strengthen their magic. It will take at least a year at this point for their magic to return, but they should be awake in another month or so.ï¿½ Becca answered. Everyone had been very supportive of little Harry Potter and his plight.

ï¿½Why,ï¿½ one of the attorneys asked. ï¿½Why would you give up your life, travel through decades and centuries of time for one small boy? Invoking a spell as tremendous as The Third Time Charm that has never been used and without any instruction. You could have been killed.ï¿½

ï¿½Let me answer your question with another question.ï¿½ Becca said to the attorney as her new husband was sitting next to her and watching her every expression. ï¿½What would you do for a child that was prophesied to change the wizarding world back to its former glory? A child that would return our world back to the old pureblood ways, and would have the power to influence the good kind of change? A child that was terribly mistreated and left with people that hated him and yet he still loved this world so much he would give his life for it? What would you do for a child that could save our world and make it stronger than ever before?ï¿½

Everyone at the table turned their head to see what the attorney would answer.

But the attorney gave Becca a hard stare and then smiled one of those smiles that light up a face. ï¿½I guess I would invoke The Third Time Charm, build an army, start a business and train him up so that he could succeed at his prophesied mission in life.ï¿½

ï¿½There is a muggle expression that goes something like this, ï¿½It only takes two people to make a child and a whole village to raise itï¿½.ï¿½

A/N Thus concludes The Third Time Charm. This story was about what you could do to save Harry and help him to survive without the pain and suffering he went through. I hope you have enjoyed it. The sequel will start in about two weeks and is called ï¿½Growing Up Royal: After TTTC. I will notify as many of you as I can, so if you would like an email you may send a request to my author name at yahoo.com and I will make sure you get a notice.

Thank you all for the reviews, ratings, the story, author, and favorites alerts and most of all, thanks for reading.
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