Tonks' Fun (Mis)Education Chapter 3. (Patreon)

Content Warnings: Creampie, Cum Play, Teasing.

“Harry?”

“In the bathroom!” Harry yelled, his voice muffled by the closed door.

“Good Morning. You were so tired after your hearing yesterday that I thought I’d let you sleep in,” Narcissa murmured as she slipped inside the bathroom and shut the door behind her. Exonerated after using the tricks she had taught him. He was proving to be an adept student and with time would be a worthy heir to the Potter and Black names.

Narcissa shivered slightly at the rush of power she felt at being valued. Even when she was on her knees for her new master (something she found herself doing far more often than she had ever thought she willingly would), she felt like his partner.

“Hey- ouch!” Harry grunted as the sharp blade of the razor nicked his skin. A thick drop of blood pushed out of the small cut and hung from his jaw until Narcissa grabbed the napkin from the sink, reached out, and gently blotted it.

Harry, despite knowing it was futile, tried his best not to stare. Even after a week of living together, he hadn’t gotten used to the constant presence of the sensual older woman in his life. Everything Narcissa did was effortless and graceful. The woman was the very embodiment of femininity, yet that outside vulnerability also hid a will of iron.

Harry’s cock twitched under the sink as his eyes roved over his concubine’s curvy figure. She wore a semi-sheer black silk nightgown with a neckline that plunged down to her belly button, hung loosely off her shoulders, and rippled as it ran down to her ankles. Her shopping trip with Tonks and Hermione had been… fruitful. This was what she preferred to wear at home, something that was utterly decadent yet gave away absolutely nothing.

It was, as she teased him every night, also extremely easy to rip off her body.

He had resisted doing that. So far.

“Give it to me,” she commanded quietly, holding out her right hand.

“What?”

“The razor, give it to me.”

“Is this the point where you slit my throat and declare your undying loyalty to Voldemort?”

Narcissa barely shivered at the name. Harry’s bravery was infectious, but more importantly, she had come to believe his promise that he’d always take care of her. Why should she be afraid of anyone when he was there to protect her?

“Tempting,” Narcissa teased. She gently grasped the handle of the offered razor, making sure not to hurt him as she pulled it away from his hand. “But,” she whispered as she squeezed in between him and the sink. “I like sucking your cock far too much to give it up for anyone, even a terrifying Dark Lord.”

Narcissa grinned at his pink cheeks. The week with him had brought out another side of her. The side that was confident, playful, and an absolute delight to be around. He brought to life the sassy little girl she thought was dead and buried, murdered by her pig of an ex-husband a long time ago.

“It’ll be a week since you came here today,” Harry murmured. He watched as she gently grasped his chin and turned his face to the right before wiping his cheek clean with the napkin. She picked up the shaving brush and began to lather his skin with cream. “Have you given any more thought to my proposal?”

“To free me?” Narcissa asked, turning his face to the left and repeating her actions. He had offered to free her again after their first night together, and she had asked for a week to think it over. “I just told you, I like sucking-”

“You can keep doing that even after I free you,” Harry interrupted, his blush deepening. They hadn’t gone much further than that, but Cissy had insisted they end every dinner with them retreating to their bedroom for her special ‘desert’. There were days when Harry wondered if each and every one of her actions were carefully calculated to infuriate Mrs. Weasley as much as possible.

“Hmm. True. But all the points I made a week ago are just as valid today,” Narcissa murmured, leaning closer and kissing him softly. She bit her lower lip to suppress her smile as she pulled away, her cheeks and nose smudged with shaving cream. “I’m also scared. After a lifetime of living in fear, I think I’d rather stay happy. You make me happy, Harry,” Narcissa admitted softly, her own cheeks dusted with pink.

“Why are you scared?” Harry frowned.

“I’ve spent all my life serving some man. First my father, then Lucius and the Dark Lord. I’m too old to change and frankly, I don’t want to. Not when I finally have a man worthy of my devotion,” Narcissa explained with a small shrug. “I accepted you as my master for the power that came with it but I’m staying because this is the happiest I’ve been… maybe forever.”

“Okay,” Harry whispered.

“Okay.” Narcissa gave him a radiant smile and picked up the razor from the sink. “Why does the label matter?” she mused, both to herself and to him. “I’m more of a wife as your concubine than I ever was when I actually held that title.”

Harry nodded and closed his eyes when she pressed the razor on his cheek, enjoying the gentle scrape of the blade against his skin as she started to shave him. “Where were you?”

“In the dining room. Having breakfast with Tonks.” Narcissa gently grasped his chin, making him tilt and turn his head to make sure she didn’t nick his skin as she slowly ran the razor over his stubble. Every so often she’d pull away and clean the blade before resuming her task.

Harry raised an eyebrow. “You’ve been spending a lot of time with her. Are you trying to give Mrs. Weasley a heart attack? You know how she gets when you walk around the house wearing a nightgown.”

“Hmm. This isn’t her house. It’s my cousin’s and one day, it’ll be yours. She should be grateful I don’t kick the lot of them out so it’s just the two of us and I can roam around the house naked and wearing a collar, as is my right and duty as your concubine,” Narcissa murmured, sounding completely unbothered.

The mental image of her walking around the house wrapped only in a sheer silk shawl and wearing the emerald studded choker he’d gotten for her caused his cock to throb. He groaned quietly, the tent in his pajamas growing larger with every passing second.

“You know what? Maybe I still will,” Narcissa teased, making him tilt his head up so she could shave along his jaw.

“Absolutely not,” Harry growled, his arms instinctively wrapping around her slender waist.

“Why not?” Narcissa asked in an innocent tone, knowing exactly which buttons to push after a week with him.

“I don’t want anyone else looking at you.”

“Why is that?” Narcissa pulled the razor away from him and leaned closer, her hot breath tickling his damp pink skin. “Is it because I’m yours, Harry Potter?” He tightened his hold around her waist possessively and she bit her lip harder than before to stifle the unexpected moan that threatened to escape her throat.

“Yes,” Harry growled, leaning down to capture her lips for a gentle kiss. She melted into his arms, parting her lips and letting his tongue dominate hers without a fight. Her curvy body pressed against his and she carefully tilted her hips, trapping his raging erection between her thighs.

“You know, it’s unfair,” Narcissa whispered once he had pulled away for air. She was gasping for breath herself, her chest heaving and creamy mounds straining against the flimsy fabric trying to keep them constrained. But she still leaned towards him, desperate for another taste of his intoxicating lips.

“What is, Cissy?”

Narcissa moaned quietly as a trickle of arousal leaked out of her neglected pussy. That nickname made her weak in the knees and desperate to be his perfect angel.

Narcissa rested her head on his firm chest, his steady heartbeat drowning out her fears. “Soon you’ll get a young, pretty wife and you’ll forget all about your old, washed-up concubine.”

Harry paused for a second, too stunned to even speak. Cuddling him was one of the most beautiful women he had ever laid eyes on and she thought of herself as an ugly old hag.

Fuck you for treating her like shit, Malfoy, Harry growled in his mind as he gently kissed Narcissa’s head.

“I’m not… you still think I should get married soon.”

“The eyes of the most powerful people in Wizengamot are on you. You should strike while the iron is hot. Having a wife and an heir cements your position and protects both the Potter and Black Houses,” Narcissa murmured, forcing the words past her lips. She wasn’t blind to the machinations of the people they shared their house with. It was her job to protect him, even if that meant having to share him with someone who would be better than her in every way.

“And you’re sure I can’t marry you and that we can’t… you know…”

“Have a baby? No.” Narcissa shook her head sadly. “It’s too late for me. Even if I could, our child would spend their life fighting for legitimacy if you make them your heir. That’s not a life I’d ever want for them.”

“If I marry it’ll be to someone who understands you’re not going anywhere,” Harry vowed, his voice and expression serious. “You’re mine for as long as you’ll have me.”

“That’s reassuring to hear.” Narcissa gave him a small smile as she pulled away from his chest. His promise gave her the courage to move ahead with her plans. “Truth be told it’ll be nice to share the burden of polishing your wand with someone else. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t hoarse,” she teased, her lips curling into a playful smile as she finished scraping away the last of his fuzz. She dropped the razor into the bowl of cloudy water before dabbing some of the aftershave she loved so much on her fingers and patting his cheeks.

He smelled of parchment and grass. A subtle aroma that set her heart aflutter.

“Oh that’s my fault, is it?” Harry growled, using his hold around her waist to pick her up and throw her over his shoulder. She wasn’t the only one who had picked up a few tricks in their time together.

Harry knew exactly what his sinful goddess liked, even if she was too prim and proper to ever voice her desires. In her mind, everything they did in bed was about pleasuring him. He still remembered the shocked expression on her face when he had asked if he could finger her.

It had taken careful observation (and a few helpful pointers from Tonks) but he now had a good idea about what she liked. She liked it when he paid attention to her body. She loved it when he treated her like a princess.

And perhaps most of all, she loved a little playful manhandling.

“Let me down!” Narcissa squealed, playfully kicking her legs against his chest.

“Nope.” Harry chuckled at the sight of her pink cheeks in the mirror. He wrapped his free arm around her legs to make sure he didn’t accidentally drop her before walking out of the bathroom and into their bedroom. “Not until you admit you’re addicted to my cum.”

“Am not!” Narcissa turned her head to look up at him and faked a scowl. “That’s a crass lie.”

“You smeared some on a muffin last night, Cissy.”

Narcissa ignored the butterflies fluttering in her stomach. “I can’t help it if the only thing drier than Molly’s skin are her muffins. That thing would have been inedible without frosting and you know how much I hate wasting food,” she shot back.

Harry grinned.

The last thing his tempestuous concubine absolutely adored in bed?

Banter.

“So you’re not addicted?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Then you won’t mind if we do something different today?” He gently dropped her on the bed. She bounced on the mattress and he watched with enraptured eyes as her large chest swayed with every bounce. Her pink nipples were already rock hard, the stiff rosy peaks poking through the semi-transparent black fabric of her nightgown and begging for attention.

Narcissa frowned. “I thought we were going to celebrate your victory. We’re going to Diagon Alley after breakfast and it’ll be late by the time we return. I’m not going to make you spend the entire day frustrated-” She paused and gestured at the massive tent in his pajamas. “Or make you take a cold shower. Not when I’m right here-”

Harry bent and captured her lips in a bruising kiss, cutting her off mid-sentence. She moaned quietly and he took advantage of her parted lips to slip his tongue into the warm embrace of her mouth. This time, however, he coaxed her tongue into a playful duel. Narcissa squealed as he playfully nipped at her lower lip. The gentle sting combined with the lack of air amplified her pleasure and an unfamiliar coil of tension tightened in the pit of her belly. The trickle out of her pussy turned into a gush, her thighs gleaming under her nightgown as streams of arousal snaked down her legs.

“Thank you,” Harry whispered breathlessly as he pulled away for air.

It took Narcissa a few seconds to find her voice. “For what?” she asked hoarsely, her heart pounding in her chest. He stood at the edge of the bed and towered over her and the position made her feel delightfully small and helpless.

“For taking care of me? For teaching me. For…” Harry gestured around the room. “Everything.”

“It’s my-” Narcissa paused. It wasn’t her job. Not anymore. She supposed it never was, not after that first night and the first time he had brushed her hair. Like a true Black, she had just been too stubborn to see what was right in front of her. “It’s my pleasure, Harry,” Narcissa whispered, looking up at him through thick lashes as he gently applied pressure and pushed her down on the bed.

“What’re you doing?” she whispered, her eyes growing wide when she realized he had wrapped his hands around her waist and pushed her up on the bed.

“I thought we could…” Harry paused, took a deep breath, and steeled his nerves. “I thought you’d like it if we slept together.”

“Oh.” Narcissa nodded in understanding. She turned until she was lying on her belly and pushed herself up on her hands and knees, presenting herself to him.

“What’re you doing?”

Narcissa frowned. “You want to take me, don’t you?”

“Yes but… is this how you want our first time to be?”

Narcissa shivered at the gentle pressure on her hip. She wasn’t sure if it was anticipation or fear. Probably a bit of both. He was pulling her towards him and his free hand wound in her long blonde hair, using it to gently pull her up against his firm chest.

“This is how…” Narcissa shrugged helplessly. This was how she was made to lie on her wedding night. He had told her it was to make sure her tears and ugly expression didn’t spoil the mood. This was how she had always been taken, even if the last time was many years ago now. He had made her watch him fuck his whores in other positions but there was, as he had told her, only one position fit for a ‘stuck-up bitch’.

“Got it,” Harry said softly. He pushed a finger under her nightgown and gently pushed it down her shoulder, revealing more and more of her flawless skin. “What did you do?”

“Assumed the position, buried my face in a pillow, and waited for it to be over,” Narcissa replied reflexively. “He hadn’t touched me in over a decade before he sold me but when you only know one thing you don’t really forget it, do you?”

“I’m sorry.”

Narcissa shook his head at the genuine sorrow in his voice. “It was what it was, darling. It’s in the past. With you, I don’t wait for it to be over. Instead, I wish I could freeze time so we can live an entire lifetime in the little slice of heaven that is our room,” she whispered. She closed her eyes and leaned into him, a happy smile dancing on her lips.

“I want to try something different.”

“I don’t know anything different, Harry,” Narcissa whispered.

“That’s good. Because I don’t either. We can learn together,” Harry murmured as he pushed the other half of her nightgown down her shoulder. The silky garment tickled her soft skin as it slithered down her body and pooled around her waist. Her heavy breasts swayed with every shuddering breath. Her stiff nipples were the same shade of pink as her lips and appeared just as enticing to Harry.

“I’d love that,” Narcissa whispered. She kept her eyes closed as he turned her but reached out with her hands to grab his shoulders, clinging to him like a koala.

Harry gently set her down on the bed. His hands slowly traced her curves as they moved down to her waist, committing every detail to memory. From her heavy teardrop-shaped breasts and puffy pink nipples, down to her flat belly and bare mound. “Lift your hips,” Harry ordered, grabbing the edges of her bunched-up gown.

Narcissa immediately complied, waiting for him to pull the gown free of her body and toss it away. She spread her legs and gave him a clear view of her gleaming thighs and glistening pink folds.

“You’re so wet, Cissy,” Harry breathed, his breath hitching at the sight of the perfectly shaped petals that guarded her womanhood. It wasn’t his first time seeing Narcissa naked, but her perfection never failed to take his breath away.

“You seem to have that unfortunate effect on women, master,” Narcissa teased, groaning softly as he climbed on top of her. She kept her eyes clamped shut. If this was nothing more than a dream, she never wanted to wake up.

Her sense of duty won out in the end though, and she tried to sit up to take off her master’s pajamas.

Harry placed a hand on her shoulder and gently pushed her back down on the bed. “Let me take care of you today,” he murmured. The bed creaked as he stood, one leg on either side of her. He quickly pulled off his pajamas and tossed them away before straddling her waist, his massive erection lying on her belly. It was big, almost reaching up to her bellybutton. She had no idea if she’d be able to take him given the fact that she had never had anything bigger than his fingers inside her before, but she wasn’t about to give up without even trying.

“But,” Narcissa started with a frown, only for him to place a finger on her lips to cut her off.

“That’s an order.”

“Okay,” Narcissa whispered. Unsure what to do with her hands, she grasped his shoulder for support with one while the other pushed into his messy black hair. She spread her legs as much as she could, giving him easy access to her core.

“You’re so beautiful, Cissy,” Harry breathed as he grasped the base of his shaft with one hand. He gently guided his tip to her wet slit, keeping an eye on her face for signs of discomfort as he slowly pushed inside her folds. Her pussy was unimaginably tight and Harry gritted his teeth as he thrust inside her, trying his best not to lose control prematurely.

“What’s your favorite part?”

“Of you?”

“Yes,” Narcissa whispered in between quiet moans. She bit her lip but it was impossible to completely stifle herself, not when it felt like he was setting her nerves on fire.

“That feels like a trick question,” Harry muttered with a groan. Her walls fluttered around his thick girth, burning and aching as his cock stretched them to their limits.

“No… wanna know…” Narcissa gasped. She was already breathless, her creamy mounds quivering as she gasped for air.

“Your eyes. I could stare at them forever.”

Harry nearly came when she timidly unclenched her eyelids and looked up at him with big scared innocent blue eyes.

“Really?”

“Really.” Harry leaned closer, his lips brushing against her pink cheek. “Although your ass is a close second,” he whispered, his lips inches from her ear.

Narcissa cried out as he thrust deep inside her, timing the push to coincide with his teeth clamping down on her sensitive earlobe. He gently tugged on it, drawing a strangled scream from her lips that echoed around their bedroom.

He was now fully sheathed inside her and he took a moment to compose himself. He let go of her earlobe and buried his face in the crook of her neck, kissing down her flawless skin until he reached her pulse point.

“HARRY!”

Narcissa’s moan reverberated around the room as his lips clamped around the pulse point and teeth sank into her soft skin, leaving a massive hickey in their wake.

She was his, and this was his way of letting the world know.

“You’re perfect, Cissy,” Harry whispered. He reached out to grab her wrists and pulled her arms over her head, pinning them to the bed. Acting almost on instinct Narcissa wrapped her legs around his waist, angling her hips in a way that would allow him to thrust even deeper inside her.

She could feel him right in her belly and she felt a sudden pang of loss at the reminder that she’d never be able to have a family with him.

Her melancholy vanished the minute he started rocking his hips. He pulled out of her until only his tip was inside her, letting her walls flutter around empty air for a few seconds before he impaled her with one firm thrust. Again and again, they repeated the cycle until he had established a rhythm and driven all rational thought out of her mind. The burning quickly turned into a pleasant ache and an unfamiliar tension started to build in the pit of her belly once more.

Narcissa moaned wantonly as he pistoned in and out of her. She resisted the urge to close her eyes, keeping her gaze locked with Harry’s. She locked her ankles, using gentle pressure from her legs to coax him back inside her every time he pulled out.

This was where he belonged, sheathed inside her tight pussy and with his seed filling her womb.

His grip on her wrists tightened as he sped up, his fingers leaving bruises on her pale skin.

“Who do you belong to?” Harry grunted. He sped up again, thrusting in and out of her slick pussy as fast as he could. Her arousal coated his cock, his shaft gleaming from the juices that covered it. Even more of it was streaming down her thighs or onto the white sheets below, forming a large stain on the fabric.

“You!”

“Say my name,” Harry growled. His balls tightened and he knew he was fighting a losing battle. Still, he held on through sheer willpower, determined to last as long as possible.

“Harry!”

“Louder.”

“HARRY!” Narcissa shrieked. The coil of tension in her belly erupted without warning and her back arched as the first orgasm of her life rocked her body. It set her nerves on fire and her mind shut down, wiped clean of all thoughts as she floated away on a sea of pure pleasure.

Harry wasn’t too far behind her. He buried himself inside her and erupted with a roar. He tried to pull out but was prevented from doing so by Narcissa tightening her legs around his waist, keeping him sheathed inside her, and letting ropes of his cum paint her fluttering walls.

Harry collapsed on top of her, both of them needing a few minutes to recover physically and mentally. He slowly pulled out of her and rolled off her, groaning quietly as her spread legs gave him a clear view of her gaping pussy and the thin trickle of his white seed leaking out of it.

“Cissy?”

“Hmm?”

“Are you alright?” Harry asked quietly. He reached out and grabbed her arm, gently pulling her on top of him. She sighed and wrapped her arms around him, resting her head on his chest.

“I think I’ve died and gone to heaven,” Narcissa whispered. She closed her eyes and they lapsed into a comfortable silence, both of them happily enjoying their post-orgasmic bliss.

The blissful silence was shattered by Tonks hammering on the locked door of their bedroom.

“Oi! We’ve been waiting downstairs for fifteen minutes! Do you lovebirds plan on joining us anytime soon?”

Harry looked at Narcissa, then turned to the clock on his nightstand in alarm. “Shit. We’re late,” he hissed, ignoring her disappointed groan as he pushed himself up into a sitting position with her still in his arms.

“Give us an hour-”

“We’ll be out in ten minutes!” Harry shouted, clamping a hand over Narcissa’s mouth to shut her up.

“Ten minutes isn’t enough to squeeze in another round in the shower,” Narcissa whined needily, sounding much more like a girl with her first lover than the graceful concubine she was supposed to be.

“Cissy,” Harry growled, then kissed her forehead. “We can’t keep Hermione and Tonks waiting.”

“Fine,” Narcissa pouted and slipped out of his lap. She slowly padded over to the bathroom, swaying her hips with every step to make her cute bum bounce and make sure Harry saw just exactly what he’d be missing.

Harry shook his head, groaned, and followed her.

They showered and dressed quickly and were out of the room in fifteen minutes, much to Harry’s surprise. Narcissa normally took much longer to get ready but had opted for minimal makeup, a simple white blouse, and skinny jeans for their shopping date. Her hair was secured in a messy ponytail and the only piece of jewelry she wore was the choker he had gifted her around her neck.

“I forgot my purse, give me a minute,” Narcissa whispered, kissing his cheek before climbing back up the stairs to their room.

Harry continued the trek to the ground floor alone, coming face to face with Sirius waiting for him in the hallway.

“What’s with all the noise?” Harry asked, nodding to the shouts coming from the kitchen.

“Ron’s a Prefect. Molly is planning a party,” Sirius explained, sounding unusually tense.

Harry nodded. Everyone had thought he and Hermione would be the ones to be chosen as Prefects and he was sure people would expect him to be upset at being passed over but he honestly didn’t care. He had more important things to occupy his time with.

“Tonks and Hermione in the kitchen?”

“No. They’re waiting for you out on the street,” Sirius explained with a shake of his head. “Look, Harry, when Narcissa comes down, don’t dawdle. Take her and leave. Hermione already has your Hogwarts letter. Once you’re done with your shopping, book a room in the Leaky Cauldron and spend the night there, okay?”

“Why?”

“Snivellus is here,” Sirius muttered. He grimaced and shrugged. “If Narcissa sees him she might just snap the bastard’s neck with her bare hands. Maintaining his cover is one thing but to quietly watch while Lucius had her dragged out of her home and sold off is just psychotic. You know I’m not exactly a fan of him but-”

“Yeah, I got it,” Harry murmured. He smiled and reached out to take Narcissa’s hand as she stepped into the hallway. “Tonks and Mione are waiting for us outside. Let’s go before Tonks starts blowing up street lamps out of boredom.”

“Cousin.” Narcissa quickly kissed Sirius’ cheeks before allowing Harry to pull her out of the house. They threaded their fingers together as they bounded down the steps to join Tonks and Hermione, both of whom greeted them with knowing grins.

All four of them walked down the street until they reached the dark alleyway all Order members used for apparation. Tonks disapparated with Hermione first and Narcissa quickly followed them with Harry. They landed in the alley next to the Leaky Cauldron and entered the pub without incident.

The pub was empty and Tom perked up when they entered, only to slump back in his seat as they passed him and piled into the backyard that also served as the secret entrance to Diagon Alley.

Tonks reached out with her wand and tapped the right brick to reveal the entrance to the crowded street. She and Narcissa fell back, allowing Harry and Hermione to take the lead.

“The freshly fucked glow suits you. I can’t believe I’m saying this but you’ve somehow gotten hotter,” Tonks whispered as they made their way to Flourish and Blott’s.

“Real happiness does wonders for your appearance.”

“Oh, so you’re not even going to try and deny it?” Tonks teased. “I saw the way you two held hands by the way. The way he treats you is adorable.”

“Harry’s been teaching me not to be ashamed of my desires. I like it when he holds my hand,” Narcissa explained with a shy smile. “Maybe it’s not proper Pureblood way-”

“Does it make you happy?”

“Nothing’s made me happier.”

“Then, as my mother eloquently puts it, ‘fuck the proper Pureblood way’,” Tonks murmured, playfully nudging Narcissa’s side with her elbow. They walked into the bookstore behind Harry and Hermione, both of them keeping an eye out for any potential trouble.

Narcissa blushed. “G-give, give me a minute,” she murmured, clearing her throat. “I need to place an order.”

Tonks nodded and gravitated to the section on hexes. Narcissa joined her a few minutes later carrying a small, empty basket.

“Where are they?”

Tonks nodded to where Harry and Hermione stood, frozen in the middle of the aisle. They were clearly having a discussion about something and the two women moved closer so they could hear what the two were talking about as well.

“This is… wow! There’s only five hundred of these in existence,” Hermione breathed. She gently caressed the spine of the old book, almost like she was afraid it would crumble into dust if touched. She kept staring at the aged black leather cover, unable to force herself to move forward and continue shopping for the books actually mentioned in their Hogwarts letters.

Harry paused and chuckled quietly. The look of innocent excitement on her face was absolutely adorable. “Why don’t you get it?”

“Are you suggesting I buy it?”

“Yeah.”

Hermione considered the idea for a few seconds, then frowned and shook her head. “It’s too expensive for me. It’ll probably cost me several months worth of allowance.” She bit her lip and groaned quietly. “Maybe I can ask the shopkeeper to set it aside and convince Madam Pince to buy it for the library when we get to Hogwarts.”

Harry reached out, grabbed the book, and pulled it off the bookshelf.

“Harry, be careful! What’re you doing!?”

Harry carefully placed the book on top of the pile in her basket, shooting her a crooked grin as he straightened. “Call it an early birthday present.”

“You’re… no…. Harry, I can’t accept it. You can’t… that’s too generous. You can’t buy it for me.”

“Okay, then I’ll buy it for Padfoot. It’ll be in Grimmauld’s library and I’m sure he won’t mind you borrowing it whenever you want. Grab him a nice, juicy steak from the Leaky Cauldron on our way home and he might even let you take it with you to Hogwarts for the year,” Harry teased, his emerald eyes sparkling mischievously.

Hermione stared at him with a strange expression on her face for a few seconds before she suddenly lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling herself flush against his body. Before Harry could react, their lips connected. She groaned quietly as he immediately deepened the kiss, their tongues dueling playfully.

They were snogging in the middle aisle of Flourish and Blott’s, completely oblivious to the people staring at them.

Tonks stared at Harry and Hermione with wide eyes, unable to believe what she was seeing. Her perfect plan to get them together had been destroyed by a single book. Her plan would have taken her a month to implement and would have culminated with a passionate kiss on the Hogwarts Express. She had been so confident she had even made a bet to that effect with Narcissa-

“Hey, weren’t you reading that book last night?” Tonks hissed, whirling around to glare at her new friend.

“I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”

“You had that book in your hand. You were sitting in the armchair by the radio, waiting for news of Harry’s verdict and you were reading that book.”

“I think you need to get your eyesight checked, my dear. But first I do believe you owe me something.” Narcissa held out her hand, smirking as Tonks grumbled and slapped five galleons into her waiting palm.

Notes:

Sorry for being a day late, had electricity issues yesterday! I love giving Narcissa a more tragic past, mostly because I believe it adds a lot of depth to her character. As you can see in this chapter, however, she also has a playful side that comes out in the protective environment provided by Harry. Higher Tier Patrons voted for this story to receive an extra chapter this month so expect another chapter next week! I conduct this poll at the end of every month and if you want your favorite story to get extra chapters remember to get on a tier that lets you vote in the polls!