Text(Potter Mansion)
Harry made his way downstairs dressed in the varsity jacket Sirius got him for Christmas with a light blue shirt and black jeans. The trunk that contained most of his things was in his jacket pocket since it made movement much easier. Harry arrived in the main room to find his parents dressed and ready to go sitting on the long couch. In front of them was a red hat that Harry recognized as a beret, "I take it that's the portkey." Harry said calmly.
"Yup. We'll be arriving at the French Ministry of Magic at 8:00 their time hence the need for a rather early exit." Lily answered.
"It's also why we had to shut off the Floo last night. I know you're probably used to more exciting mornings but that wasn't in the cards." Sirius teased.
"It's fine. As much fun as I've had recently, I'm good for a day. He may have had last night off but he got visits from Susan and Megan Jones, Tonks and Hestia, Daphne and Lyra, and Astoria and Tracey in the last four days respectively. The only one of those he hadn't fucked yet was Astoria but that was coming soon enough. Though if last time was any indication, Astoria's as eager for him to fuck her as any of his girls.
"You say that now, but I don't think you'll be getting much sleep on the trip." Sirius smirked.
"Really Sirius!" Lily frowned.
"It's the truth. Honestly, I put the over under at 2.5 days." Sirius smiled.
"Over under for what." Harry asked curiously.
"It's nothing." Lily scowled well aware of what Sirius was getting at and not wanting to even consider it..
Harry frowned, "Mom what's going on." Harry said with a hint of annoyance.
Lily turned towards Harry before her expression got icy cold, "I said it's nothing." Lily said in a firm tone that made Harry shiver. When his mom got like this, there was no room for argument and Harry had to stand down.
"Okay" Harry said with a shudder.
"Good" Lily said much calmer than before.
Harry's dad took over, "The Portkey will take us to the French Travel Hub where we'll meet with Jean Pierre Delacour before heading to his home."
"Sounds good." Harry smiled. He was looking forward to the trip.
"I assume your trunk is in your pocket." James smiled.
"Yep. Clearly we all had the same idea." Harry smirked noticing none of them had visual trunks.
"Yep. Now let's get going." Lily Potter smiled. The group reached together to grab the beret and the trip to France had begun.
(Scene Skip)
Harry found himself stumbling as he left the Portkey, "Bloody hell that's annoying." Harry groaned as he got to his feet.
"You'll find that Portkey travel does that to everyone pup." Sirius smiled.
"Indeed." A new voice said softly. Harry looked up and was immediately struck by the two men standing in powder blue robes in front of them. The first was a man on the tall side with fair skin black hair and brown eyes. The second man, reminded him of an older version of Draco which was a pleasant surprise, and he simply looked at the man with a bit of confusion.
"Your son's reaction to me is far better than yours was Lord Potter." The second man chuckled in a thick French accent that showed an incredible mastery of English as well.
"So it is." James smiled.
"Care to explain." Harry wondered.
"Before we get to that lovely story I believe introductions are in order." The first man said with a gruff voice and a similar accent.
"Of course. Harry the man with the black hair is Jean Pierre Delacour the head of the French DMLE and our host for the evening and for our trip to France. The man next to him is Francois LeClerc his number 2 and deputy. He's the Lord of the LeClerc family which is a long-standing noble family in France."
"I believe you are no doubt confused by my resemblance to a member of ze Malfoy's non." Francois said politely.
"Yeah. You remind me of an older version of Draco without the perpetual sneer on his face." Harry said bluntly.
"Harry!" Lily frowned.
"It iz alright. Ze reason is because one of my ancestor's betrayed Les Blues during ze Anglo-French war. When 'is efforts failed, he fled and 'is family became known as ze Malfoy's in your country." Francois explained.
"I see." Harry replied before remembering something, "So how did my father react when you guys first met." Harry wondered with a smile.
"We don't need to go over that story." James said with a blush.
Francois smiled, "Monsieur Potter grabbed his wand and pointed it at me wit' a look of pure fury on 'is face. Jean Pierre tried to calm 'im down but 'e said 'If you're looking for the man responsible for what happened to your girls, you have him right here.' It took Jean Pierre and 'is wife quite a while to calm 'im down so we could explain."
"I see." Harry chuckled.
"In my defense, I was still wound up a bit." James replied.
"Oui. I 'ave heard zat you English are 'ot blooded but I didn't expect it to be so true." Francois teased.
"Enough about that. How we 'ead back to my 'ome so the Potter's can get set up." Jean smiled.
"Sounds good. I'm starving." Sirius smiled.
"We all are Sirius." James said glad that the subject was off him for a bit.
(Scene Skip)
A smiling Potter family arrived at the Delacour mansion where they'll be staying for the foreseeable future "Harry in moments you're going to be meeting my daughter, and I feel I should warn you."
"About them being veela and the affect that Veela have on people, My parents told me as much already" Harry replied calmly.
"I see and what do you think about that." Jean Pierre wondered.
"Nothing. I'll judge them for who they are and that's that." Harry said firmly.
"Alright." Jean smiled as the group approached the mansion.
Jean Pierre was in front with James and Lily right behind him and Sirius and Harry being blocked by James and Lily respectively. This was because they wanted to prevent them from acting out in case the Allure did bother them.
Jean Pierre opened the door and walked in to find that his wife and two daughters were waiting at the entrance.
"It would seem that our guests have arrived." a woman said in an older voice.
"That's right but we've also brought a few friends." Jean Pierre said as James and Lily moved to the side.
At last Harry got a look Jeanne's family and instantly he was in awe. Standing in the middle was a woman who didn't look a day over 40 with porcelain skin silky blonde hair and ice blue eyes. She was in a sleeveless blue ruffled dress that was cut so the largest breasts that Harry had ever seen were on full display. The largest that Tonks had ever gone was an E cup, but this woman had to be a good 2 cup sizes larger than that. Harry couldn't tell much more thanks to the sheer size of the dress but that wasn't a bad thing and finishing her outfit was a pair of heels. To her left was a girl that looked to be around Tonks age, and she was a vision in her own right. Much like the older woman she had porcelain skin blonde hair and ice blue eyes. Her outfit was more relaxed, and Harry wasn't sure if that was a good thing or bad thing. She was in a silver sleeveless V-cut dress that went down to her knees and hugged her slim frame perfectly. She had a pair of solid E cup breasts, and they were quite natural as well. Finishing the outfit was a pair of silver heels. To his right was a girl who didn't look a day over 8 with the same silver hair and blue eyes in a cute little blue dress with sleeves that went down to her knees. She had a similar aura to the others but not quite as powerful as the other two.
Harry was about to introduce himself when the youngest girl yelled, "Merdi you are 'Arry Potter." she said before walking over and standing in front of him.
Harry chuckled, "That's right and what's your name." Harry said softly.
"Gabreille Delacour zis is my mother Apolline and my big sister Fleur." Gabrielle introduced.
Harry smiled before patting her head, "Nice to meet you Gabrielle. I take it you read my stories."
"Oui. I didn't read ze last one, but I loved ze others." Gabrielle said happily.
Harry smiled, "Thank you. By the way the author of those stories is this guy." Harry said pointing at Sirius.
"Hey there. Sirius Black at your service." Sirius smiled.
Gabrielle's eyes lit up with joy, "I 'ave all your stories Mr. Black. Zey are incredible."
"Thank you." Sirius beamed.
As Sirius interacted with the two and Harry watched with a smile, the older sister looked in awe, "You are not affected by ze allure." Fleur gasped.
Harry looked towards her and smiled, "Apparently not. I'll be the first to admit that you are the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes on, but I don't feel some insane pull as I would if I were under your allure."
"I see." Fleur said with a blush. She was used to all the false compliments from the allure but to see somebody who isn't affected complimenting her, hit a bit differently.
Everyone smiled at that interaction, "Impressive and what about you Monsieur Black." Jean questioned.
"I'm not quite immune like Harry here but my Occlumency stops the most difficult of it." Sirius replied.
"I see." Fleur frowned.
"Will that be a problem." Harry wondered. This was their house and if they weren't comfortable, then it would be foolish to stay.
Apolline smiled, "It should be alright. I've mastered my allure, and Fleur has a fair bit of control. Gabby's powers haven't quite matured, or things would be much more interesting."
"Matured." Harry frowned.
"That's right. You wouldn't know it from her appearance, but my daughter is actually 12. Veela typically don't fully hit their maturity until they are 13. Until then they have the appearance of a much younger girl. Once that change happens they bloom."
'That explains that." Harry frowned.
"Yes. One of the reasons I love France so much is that you are not eligible for Beauxbatons until you're 13. It allows any veela who want to attend school to go only once their maturity hits." Jean explained.
'That must be rather awkward for those born the day after whatever day is the cutoff." Harry mused.
"It is but it is completely necessary. The first few weeks after that change are incredibly difficult.. Ze cut off is the 31st of July and Fleur was born on ze 29th. So she was able to go to school with all of her friends without any issues."
Harry smiled, "Well I'm July 31st. If Fleur and I were the same age, would I be in her class or the year below." Harry mused. Fleur was 3 years older so that was a moot point, but he was curious.
"Ze same." Apolline explained.
"I see." Harry said calmly as he reigned in quite a few thoughts that occurred to him.
"What were you zinking 'Arry." Fleur wondered.
"Something I'd rather not say. It's not bad, but I have a feeling that me voicing this will sour our good vibes." Harry replied.
"Very well." Fleur said calmly but she wasn't pleased.
"Then let's get you moved in." Apolline said calmly trying to be more diplomatic.
"Agreed. It's been a long day already for all of us and we could use some relaxation time." Jeanne smiled.
"Agreed." Lily James and Sirius said. Everyone was aware that the good vibes were on a knife edge and that they didn't want to cross it.
(Scene Skip)
Harry sat in his room in the guest wing with a smile on his face. "Vive la France." Harry said cheekily as he looked around his room. The ice blue walls were lovely and there were no portraits or anything like that so he could relax without any issues whatsoever. He had a simple desk and dresser for his things along with a built-in shower for the room and an XL twin bed was also pretty cool. His family and Sirius were all in a special guest wing that was extremely far away from the main Delacour family. There was also a ward that alerted the Delacour Matriarch and Patriarch to any movement through the wards after 10 PM. Considering Fleur and Gabrielle were kidnapped before, it made sense even if it was slightly annoying. His musing was interrupted by a knock on the door and Harry was surprised since he didn't think anybody would come see him this late at night. The door opened and his mother walked in calmly wearing some sleep clothes.
"I'm glad you're awake Harry because we need to talk about something." Lily Potter frowned.
Harry knew that look, "What happened mum." Harry frowned.
"I'm sure you're already aware, but Fleur's situation with people her age is a nastier version of Nymphadora's." Lily said calmly.
"I figured as much." Harry nodded. His thoughts about Fleur earlier were kept to himself because he recognized how problematic that must be for her.
"Good and its why I'm talking to you now. I want you to do everything you can to be a friend and ONLY a friend to Fleur during this trip. Get to know her, talk to her but above all else, do everything in your power to keep it platonic."
Harry chuckled, "It's going to be the hardest thing I've done in my life, but I planned to do just that."
"Good. If something happens, so be it, but try your best to prevent it."
"Of course." Harry replied.
"Considering how popular you are with witches I imagine that will be quite difficult." Lily said with a smirk.
Harry raised an eyebrow, "Now how do you know how popular I am with witches." Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.
Lily Potter simply smiled, "Between Fillius Nymphadora and Aurora, I get a lot of interesting details from people about life at Hogwarts. For what it's worth, I don't mind at all as long as you're happy and enjoying yourself."
"I'm certainly doing that." Harry chuckled.
"Good. I know it will be difficult at first but for Fleur's sake, please try." Lily pleaded.
"I will." Harry answered. He would try his best to keep it platonic but there was no way of knowing what would happen.
'Good. Now get some rest because tomorrow's the start of a long week until the Euro's begin."
"Sounds good." Harry smiled and Lily left not long after so Harry could get some sleep.
(Scene Skip)
Harry picked out a simple Gryffindor Scarlet t-shirt and some blue jeans and made his way downstairs via the guest stairwell. Despite having left Hogwarts 14 days ago he still wasn't quite used to waking up without some sort of intimacy but thankfully the in-room shower made it much easier. As he arrived at the kitchen he found a gray house elf making breakfast dressed in a fancy shirt and trousers. "Greetings Master Potter I am Louis, and I cook for the Delacour's. Would you like me to make anything for you." the elf named Louis said warmly.
"How about a crepe with cheese and ham." Harry smiled. To prepare for the trip he made sure to look into French food to see if he could find something to eat.
"Excellent." Louis said and Harry went over to the breakfast table. Sitting there was Jean Delacour drinking coffee and reading a paper.
"Morning Harry. How are you." Jean smiled.
"I'm well. This place is amazing." Harry praised.
"Thank you. I imagine being in the guest wing must be difficult." Jean sighed.
Harry quickly shook his head, "Not at all. You're doing this because you love your family, and you want to keep them safe. The mere fact that you've let us stay here is a massive step and being upset about being in the guest wing would be stupid." Harry answered.
Jean sighed with relief, "Thank you for understanding."
"So what's the plan for today." Harry wondered.
"That's up to your family."
'Alright." Harry replied. As he sat there and relaxed Louis walked in with his meal, "Master Potter. What would you like to drink."
"What do you have." Harry wondered.
"We have wine of course along with a group of assorted juices. Milk. Coffee. Tea."
Harry smiled, "You wouldn't happen to have grape juice would you."
"Yes sir we do."
"Great. I'll take some grape juice." Harry smiled.
"Of course. Your food will be ready in 5 minutes." Louis said warmly.
"Thank you." Harry replied.
Jean smiled, "You're rather polite for somebody raised in England."
'Most of us do kind of suck at this." Harry chuckled ignoring the dig.
Jean chuckled at how nonchalant Harry was, "So Harry where are your."
"Papa when iz breakfast going to be rea.." Fleur said as she walked into the room before she immediately stopped as she realized who was sitting at her breakfast table and staring right at her.
"I thought we warned you about this Fleur." Jean Pierre groaned in annoyance. After all Fleur was in a thin blue crop top that just barely went past her breast and showed off a spectacular amount of cleavage along with a toned stomach and a pair of red and white shorts that barely went past her shapely rear showing off long legs and a pair of white socks and blue sneakers.
"Sorry Papa." Fleur shouted before running out of the room no doubt on her way back to change into regular clothes.
"Well, that was awkward." Harry said bashfully. Fleur looked incredible in her outfit, but he was more than used to this by now. Tonks wore just as little at home, and he did have sex pretty much every morning. Never before had he been happier for the charm on his clothing because he was rock hard underneath his clothes.
"Fleur is usually rather relaxed at home. I swore I told her about this yesterday." Jean sighed.
"It's alright. Hopefully she's okay." Harry said politely.
"We'll see." Jean Pierre sighed. Not long after that the other started to come down from the guest side and the focus quickly changed to the first breakfast of the day
(Scene Skip)
Harry had to admit that his first morning in France was off to a surreal start. First he saw the lovely Fleur Delacour in very little clothing, though now she was in a much more conservative outfit compared to the one he saw her in minutes ago. The same could not be said for the younger Delacour who was embracing Harry's arrival, "When you said you were a fan of my books, you weren't kidding." Sirius smiled. Gabrielle had on Boy-Who-Lived pajamas and even had a Boy-Who-Lived breakfast plate.
"Oui. Your books were my favorite, and I got a lot of ze merchandise." Gabrielle said with a smile on her face.
"Thank you Gabby and now not only do you have me the author in your house, but you also have the star of those books also." Sirius smiled focusing on Harry.
"Oui. 'Arry did you know zat Fleur has-."
"GABBY." Fleur shouted quickly to interrupt her sister. The last thing she wanted was for Harry to learn about the very specific Boy Who Lived products that she brought.
Harry cracked a smile since he had a feeling he knew what Gabrielle was getting at, "I think that secret is Fleur's to tell."
'Sorry Fleur." Gabrielle said with a cheeky smile.
"It's alright Gabi. Let's focus on breakfast." Fleur said trying to hold back her blush.
'Sounds good." Jean groaned. This was getting far too interesting for his taste.
'So. Where do you guys plan to go on your first day in France." Apolline wondered.
"I thought we could explore magical France. See how different it is from home." Lily smiled.
"Sounds good to me." Harry beamed.
"Me too" James nodded.
"I guess that we'll make it a trip." Lily smiled.
"Excellent. Would you like me to get you a guide." Jean Pierre asked.
"That would be nice." Lily beamed.
"Papa. What if Ileana and I do it." Fleur wondered.
Jean Pierre raised an eyebrow at that suggestion, "Are you sure about that dear?" the man asked curiously.
"Who is Ileana." Harry wondered.
"Ileana is the daughter of my second in command. She's also the heiress of the LeClerc family."
"I see." James Potter said calmly.
"Will that be a problem." Apolline asked focusing on the Potter family.
"No. My issue is with Lucius and he's completely different from Francois" James smiled.
"Agreed." Sirius smiled.
"Good. I can call him after breakfast." Jean Pierre smiled.
"Excellent. Now let's enjoy breakfast." Lily smiled playing peacemaker. She was glad that everything was working out.
(Scene Skip)
Harry exited the Floo calmly and wondered what the French Ministry of Magic would look like since they used a different building. Instead he found himself inside a small building that looked extremely muggle, "What's going on." Harry wondered.
"Ze French Ministry's location iz just outside zis building. If zis is your first time being zere you must enter using ze No Maj entrance."
"No Maj." Harry frowned.
"Oui. It iz what we French call ze Muggles. It is far less degrading zen our English counterparts." Fleur said cheekily.
"You're a cheeky one aren't you Fleur." Sirius smiled.
"Oui." Fleur grinned and they walked down. Everyone was dressed in relatively casual clothes, and they would be meeting Ileana once they arrived at the entrance. The group left the small building and made their way outside into a small clearing with a fountain nearby.
"I take it this is the entrance." Harry mused.
"Oui. it is protected by a barrier, but we will 'ave to go one at a time. You cough and zen the entrance is revealed." Fleur instructed.
"In that case I'll go first." James smiled.
Fleur nodded and James coughed activating the entrance. Harry watched as he was surrounded by vines before being lowered down. It took a good five minutes before things seemingly reset which suited Harry fine because it allowed him to focus on the area around him.
"I'll go next." Lily smiled before doing the same thing as her husband. Now it was down to Harry Sirius and Fleur.
"I'll go." Harry said quickly deciding this would be better.
"You sure pup." Sirius frowned and unseen by Harry, so did Fleur.
'Yes.' Harry replied.
"Okay pup." Sirius said and Harry went. As Harry finally saw the French Ministry he was in awe of how incredible it looked. The walls were essentially a large green dome with various animals and other art of females that Harry didn't recognize. The entrance itself was surrounded by a series of tables and Harry got off as his parents stood in wait.
"I take it Sirius and Fleur are next." Lily Potter frowned.
"Yep." Harry said calmly.
James and Lily Potter both looked at each other and frowned before saying nothing. They waited another five minutes for Sirius and then of course Fleur to arrive. "Follow me.' Fleur replied and they walked over to a long table where a young woman with dark skin and black hair was waiting.
'Welcome to the French Ministry. Where are you going today." The woman asked politely.
Fleur stood in front, "We are meeting at ze French DMLE."
"Very well. I take it you can show them." the woman said again.
"Of course." Fleur nodded before turning to the Potter's.
"Right this way." Fleur said calmly and they made their way into the Ministry."
As they walked, Harry made a point to be next to Sirius and focus on everything around him instead of their guide and soon they arrived at the office in question.
Fleur opened the door, and they walked in. waiting for them was Francois and a girl who looked like an older version of Lyra, but with low E cup breasts. She was dressed in a gray long sleeved jacket over a dark blue blouse with a dark blue skirt black stockings and a pair of blue flats. "Welcome to the French DMLE. I am Ileana LeClerc."
"Your English is beautiful." James remarked.
"Thank you. As the daughter of the head of DMLE it is my duty to learn multiple languages. I'm often translator for my father in foreign places."
"Impressive." James praised.
"Thank you. Now I hope you enjoy the tour. Fleur and I are going to show you all of the good spots." Ileana smiled before turning to her father. "Papa. I'll take it from here."
"Of course dear. Have fun everyone." Francois LeClerc smiled.
"We intend to." James smiled.
(Scene Skip)
Harry took a deep breath as he sat in the room. "What a day" Harry groaned in annoyance. Here he was a guy used to having sex constantly and he found two beautiful girls and his only thought was what would it take to get them naked. Fleur was just like Tonks, and he knew good and damn well that the last thing she needed was somebody who acted like that. Ileana was hot also, and he'd be lying if he didn't notice the looks she gave them as they walked. Still, he needed to focus on the vacation and considering how much action he got that wasn't a simple task at all.
A knock on the door broke him from his musings, "Come in." Harry sighed and thankfully in walked Sirius.
"You doing okay pup?" Sirius said with a grin.
"You know damn well what the answer is." Harry groaned.
"I do. Which is why I'm the one who's coming to talk to you." Sirius chuckled.
Harry sighed, "So what exactly do I do. I want this to be a good trip but."
Sirius smiled, "When you look at Fleur, the first thing that comes to mind is Tonks right. How she complained so much about the guys in her life and how they treated her the way she was because of her abilities."
"Yep."
"Well you're right but what you didn't know is that Tonks was fighting a different demon the whole time also and that demon complicated things more." Sirius said with a grin.
"Explain." Harry frowned.
"Remember how she freaked out when you kissed her the first time."
"How can I forget." Harry groaned.
"Tonks was actually doing her best the whole to get over you. Get over the fact that her cousin who was much younger was such a great guy. One of the things that made things so annoying for her was that every guy she met she compared to you and there was no comparison.
It reached a point where she wanted you as much as you wanted her, and she used the fact that she knew how powerful you were to try and delay things in the hopes of trying to replace you. Then you figured out wandless and the floodgates opened."
Harry figured that out himself "So what does that mean for this situation." Harry wondered.
"It means that you need to follow a similar formula. Treat Fleur like a regular girl and then if things escalate, let them." Sirius replied.
"You make it sound so easy." Harry sighed.
"Because it is. If she likes you and is interested go for it. I doubt JP will complain since it's a genuine attraction on both ends. It might be annoying to talk to her while you guys are in different schools but hey, that's how it is sometimes. Worst case it's a great summer romance" Sirius shrugged.
Harry smiled because Sirius had a point, "Thanks for the advice Sirius." Harry smirked.
"No problem pup. Have a good night." Sirius grinned before he walked back.
Harry cracked a smile and decided to get some rest. Sirius was right that he was overthinking this, and he needed to focus his mind on enjoying the vacation. If things happened they did but if not, he still got to enjoy a foreign country and the Euro's.