"I need to listen to you?" Harry asked as his eyes flashed dangerously. "YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER! I appreciate the concern you've had for me, but I will not sit here and listen to you insult my..." He stopped and looked back at Hermione, "I'm tired of it. I am really tired of dealing with this. Let's show them."
Hermione stared at him for two seconds before answering. "Are you sure?"
Harry shrugged. "Do you think Mrs. Weasley is going to let this rest? Besides Madam Bones and Professor McGonagall were right, it's going to come out soon enough. Nothing will change except they know."
"I guess, you know that'll mean Dumbledore too," When Harry nodded, Hermione got out of bed and ignored the red-faced Molly Weasley as she brushed past the red-headed woman who was glaring at her. She walked to Harry's trunk and opened it. She dug to the bottom and pulled out the roll of parchment that Madam Bones had given them a few days earlier. She turned to Ginny who was still glaring at her, "You never had a chance you know. We knew about your plans; we knew about the potions, everything. We can even tell you where you brewed them and from what book you got the potions from."
"Kreacher said it happened this morning," Sirius spoke up. "In the juice."
Hermione's wand was up instantly. "Accio cup."
Ginny looked on in horror as the cup rose from the tray and moved toward Hermione. In the confusion she'd forgot about it. She tried to snatch the cup out of the air, but Hermione beat her to it.
"What's in it?" Hermione asked the ginger-haired girl as she eyed the contents of the cup.
Ginny swallowed as her complexion quickly lightened to an almost ghoulish color. Her eyes never left the goblet in Hermione's hand. Again she grabbed for it, but Hermione moved it away. "Nothing...just pumpkin juice, what makes you think something is in it?" she stammered.
"Nothing is in it? Really?" Hermione asked. She shrugged and held the cup out toward Ron. "Want some pumpkin juice Ron?"
"Yeah thanks," Ron said and reached for the cup. "Is anyone going to eat the food?"
"NO!" Ginny wailed and grabbed for the cup again, but Hermione had already pulled it back out of her reach.
"We knew all along," Hermione told the red-headed girl as she handed the cup to Harry who had left the bed and now stood beside his wife. Hermione then turned back to Ginny. With a wicked grin she handed the parchment to her. "Here. I have an Impervius charm on it, so you can't destroy it. Then again even if you did, it wouldn't change anything. As I said, you never had a chance, Harry isn't just my boyfriend; he is my HUSBAND! I am Mrs. Hermione Jean POTTER!"
Ginny's eyes traveled down the parchment, with each line they grew wider and wider. "NO!" She screamed at the end. "IT CAN'T BE! HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE MINE! HE SAVED MY LIFE, HE LOVES ME! I KNOW HE DOES!" The parchment slipped from her hands as she reached for her wand. Before her hand had moved a few inches, Hermione's wand was pointed directed at her, not more than two inches from her nose.
"Leave it or you will regret it," Hermione said dangerously.
"You leave my daughter alone you...you hussy," Molly said as she brought back up her own wand. "I want you out of this house this instant. I don't know what kind of game you're playing but you will stop threatening Ginny."
"Molly, I wouldn't do that," Sirius said from over her shoulder at the same time Arthur pulled Molly's wand from her hand. "Hermione won't hurt her unless she's forced to. As for her leaving, you seem to forget that this is my house. If you don't want to be in the same house as Hermione, you and your family can always leave. I will not stop you."
"But..." Molly started.
"Want to know what is in that cup?" Hermione cut off Molly with the question. "Give it to Arthur," When Harry held the cup out to the Weasley Patriarch, she continued. "Sir, we are sure there is either love, jealousy or lust potion in that cup. Maybe a combination of them."
"NO!" Ginny screamed out again and tried to lunge for the cup again.
"Want us to send it to Bulstrode?" Harry asked as Mr. Weasley took the cup.
Ginny's eyes instantly reflected her understanding. "YOU! YOU did it," The rage and desperation she felt surged up and she lunged at Hermione.
Harry had seen it before, but was still surprised when Hermione's fist connected with Ginny's nose. The smaller girl was stopped instantly and looked up in surprise as blood trickled out of her left nostril.
"THAT was for trying to steal my husband," Hermione said.
Molly made a move to physically defend her daughter, but Arthur's voice stopped everyone as he yelled. "STOP!" It was so different from his normal tone, it took everyone by surprise and the room instantly quieted as everyone stopped in their tracks.
"Molly, get Ginny out of here and fix her nose," He commanded as he handed his wife her wand. "Harry, what exactly do you think my daughter has been doing and what's in this cup?" He asked in a no nonsense voice.
"Obviously this is some sort of thing that strumpet..." Molly started again as she went to her daughter.
"MOLLY!" Arthur started. "PLEASE be quiet and take care of Ginny. I want to know what is going on and you insulting Miss..." He looked at Hermione, "is it true? What you said?" He nodded at the parchment that had fallen on the floor. When Hermione nodded, he continued, "MRS. Potter, isn't getting us anywhere."
"She can't be; I mean..." Molly argued but stopped as Hermione picked up the parchment from the floor and handed it to her.
"It was a magical bonding," Hermione explained.
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