Harry Potter But AU??? - Chapter 176

FLEUR’S POV

Honestly, after the day Fleur had, the last thing she wanted was talking with Harry right now.

First she found out the tournament was planned so Marcus Potter would win, going as far as blackmailing Harry to help the boy.

Then the tournament happen, and even though she was the first to go in, she still quickly gets knocked down by a stunning jinx, which was probably used by Harry.

When the tournament is over and the winner becomes known as Marcus, he also started to scream about the return of Britain’s dark lord to life, the one everyone told her he destroyed.

After which, when she ate with Luna lunch, James Potter came searching for Harry which led to Luna bring her to this amazing secret room that apparently can change to whatever you want it to, where she and Luna had a confrontation that made her have a revelation- She is in love with Harry Peverel!

Of course, once it became clear to her, it was much harder to continue with her decision of leaving Harry to Luna, but she has a strong will, which is why she told Luna she would, at least until Harry finish school.

If Luna can’t convince Harry that he loves her after 6 years as friends then it is free game.

All of that left Fleur exhausted and unwilling to do anymore emotional stuff today, which is why, of course, that the one law that is stronger than the laws of magic showed his face with the arrival of Harry, Murphy law.

“Hey Harry.” Luna said once she noticed him, as if they didn’t just talked about their love to him.

Fleur on the other hand, didn’t have the same reaction, while she was familiar with people tripping over themselves when they talk to her, usually people so weak mentally that even her restrained and weak Veella heritage enthralls them, but this was the first time she felt she would have the same quivering tone when talking to a man.

Even when she had a crush on Steven, one of her classmates, she has never felt so self-conscious, which is why, the second she saw Harry, she felt the need to escape, to run away.

“Luna, that was a long day and I’m exhausted, let’s talk tomorrow.” She said, barley turning her eyes to see Harry, but still saw him frown.

“Are you OK?” He asked “Are you angry about me stunning you?”

‘If course he worries about that.’ Fleur thought.

“N-Not at all Harry, just a long day. Talk tomorrow?” The frown didn’t lessen, instead he grew after her tripping on her words.

“Are you sure?” Luna asked

“Yeah, thank you.” With that she reached to the door and left, only after closing the door she let herself take a deep breath as relief and disappointment filled her equally.

‘I need to talk with maman, I could really use some advices.’ She thought, leaving to her school’s carriage, where she could send her mother a letter.

HARRY’S POV

“You know what’s up with her?” Harry asked really confused, it didn’t seem like her lose in the Triwizards tournament really bothers her, but something clearly is.

“It’s her time of the month.” Well, you can’t say anything about that, though he feels sorry for her that she had to go through the tournament in that situation.

“Forget I asked anything, how was your day?”

“How was my day!?” Luna exclaimed “No! You can’t ask me that question before explaining why were Potter senior and Professor Snape searching for you! Not to mention what did you do to Potter junior’s memory!”

The last sentence made Harry wince, he should have known Luna is able to see the memory change in the aura, but even now, when his understanding of magic got better and incorporate belief into it, Luna’s special sight is beyond his full understanding.

He knows she sees short term emotions as ‘imaginary’ creatures, long term emotions as changes in the aura, and that magic that targets the soul/mind like Occlumency is affecting the aura she sees, but still, seeing his magic in the aura of Marcus meant she also identified his magic inside it.

“Professor Snape and Potter searched for me to talk about my deal about losing the tournament and about my stay in summer.”

“And you can’t really talk too much about the deal without the possibility of breaking the deal.”

“No, I can, I just can’t talk about the other side in the deal.”

“So they didn’t find out about the memory change?”

“Not as far as I can tell, and even if they did, they will never suspect it is me.” At that he smiled, doing the charm in second year saved him so much trouble in hiding his abilities.

“What about the your placement in the summer?”

“Well, I actually only talked with Professor Snape about it, seeing James seemed unable to have the conversation about the deal without losing his temper, but according to the Professor they want me to live in the house of someone from the light, as they think Voldemort came back to life.”

“And You said no, of course.” Luna’s lips rose up a little bit.

“Of course.” Harry’s did the same. “After all, not only do I have a lovely apartment, but even if I didn’t, they kicked me out, I don’t need favors.”

“Not to mention you are Slytherin.”

Hearing that Harry laughed while rolling his eyes. “Of course.”

“Anything else that happened there?”

“Well nothing big but… ImighthaveaddedtheProfessortoourcompany.”

“I’m sorry what?”

“I might have added the Professor to our company.”

Luna looked at him with big round eyes before starting to giggle, something that for the last few months kept twisting his stomach and accelerated his heartbeats every time he heard that.

“That is the best prank ever to pull on the twins!”

“I’m not joking.” Harry said wryly.

Looking at him and seeing he is serious Luna’s laughter stoped.

“Seriously? Shit! What the f.u.c.k Harry?” Harry knew he is in trouble, Luna never cursed “You can’t do something like that without asking any of us! It is like the argument last time only in reverse and in the most jerky way possible!”

“No! It’s not like that.” Harry said defensively

“Isn’t it? Why didn’t you consult with us before doing it? Because you don’t consider us equal partners?” Luna said, looking hurt.

“No, just let me explain.”

“The floor is all yours.”

“Saying i added him to the company is wrong, it is more like the both of us reached a deal where we use his contracts to buy and sell potions and our ability to craft low and medium level potions in a bulk without needing a person working on it to make more money and help distribute potions in cheaper prices.”

When he said that Luna’s angry face calmed a little bit, so Harry continued.

“Not to mention I don’t plan on letting him be a full part of the company, the only other thing I’m having a deal with him about is marketing.”

“Marketing?”

“Yes, while the twins are great at selling products to most people, the one group that is almost impossible for them to sell to is pure-bloods elitists, who consider buying a ‘blood-traitors’ products as below their status, Professor Snape, on the other hand, is not only the head of the Slytherin house and a known pureblood elitist can make our products something those parts of the wizarding world own.”

“I get it, I do! But it should be a joined decision! Even if the cause is good with the potions, even if your idea of using Professor Snape’s connections is good, this decision is of all of us! Especially the twins, who not only were in the same situation you are, only harder and still chose to talk to you before doing it, but you are talking about selling their product, the one their father and them make together! You can’t choose something like that about their products without telling them, without letting them choose it!”

“I was wrong about not telling them about the way I plan of selling their product, but don’t say it like they came to me before having their father join, the only thing that made them come to me and the thing that caused the fight was their father demand to meet me! I’m not saying I did nothing wrong, but don’t make it like I betrayed them!”

“No, you always do it, you always use logic to reason things that are emotional, you can’t keep doing it! What you does was a jerk move!” The shouting of Luna somehow clicked something everywhere in his body.

He felt it in his heart, where it hurt him knowing he hurt his the people he loves.

He felt it in his arms, which he knew he used them to start a war that if something goes wrong they might die.

He felt it in his head, where he less then 10 minutes before planed the capture of the magical world in a artificial reality.

But most of all, he felt it in his stomach, as he knows he has to keep the war, keep the plan, at least a part of it.

Harry felt shame in every part of his body, and it hurt