Chapter 94: Dealing with consequences

When Lily and Amelia woke up, they didn’t feel well. First things first, their bodies were sore all over both inside and out. The plugs inside of them made them quite uncomfortable and so did the dry cum all over their faces, hair and skins. They were exhausted. It didn’t get any better when they realized they were bound and gagged. Not only that, when Amelia tried to move away from Lily she felt her nipples tugged on painfully. She, like Lily, let out a pained groan and the two quickly moved forward towards each other to stop the pain.

“I wouldn’t try to get away from each other if I were you.”

Both redheads turned their heads towards the voice they heard. Lilly grunted, having recognized it belonged to Marlene. A few seconds later and both their faces were cleaned up which allowed them to properly see what was happening.

Marlene was seated at the foot of the bed on a loveseat she probably had conjured as neither Amelia nor Lily recognized it. A movement of the blonde’s chin pointed at the restrained women and they discovered that a thick enchanted silver chain was going from one of their nipples to the other. A third small chain linked the two others together. Should one of the redheads try to get away from the other they would pull on the chain which would pull on their newly pierced nipples.

“That…” she drawled. “Is only the start of your punishment from what you did to my best friend.”“NGH!”“I don’t care, Lily. What you did to him yesterday wasn’t playful sexual games. It became torture the moment you refused to stop when he asked it of you. A very painful torture from the way he talked about it. Up there with Voldemort actually torturing him.”

Any protest that Lily was about to make died in her throat. The gag would have prevented her from making anything more than a strangled sound anyway.

“Let me clarify before you go on making a misunderstanding: Rick did that to you. You hurt him. On so many levels that he came to me last night.” The nasty glare she was giving the two bound women made them flinch. “Here is what is going to happen. The chains linking the both of you will be removed, the others and the piercings stay. So is the collar. For how long? Until he forgives you.”“HmNgh?”“Yes, you heard that right. Until. He. Forgives. You. Congratulations, you made the one man who doesn’t hold a grudge… hold a grudge. Not even Voldemort succeeded in that.”

Lily had the decency to look down in shame and so did Amelia.

“At the present, he can’t… stand to… Well… Even see a lock of your hair. Until he’s ready to see you, he’s out of the manor. Where? I don’t know, he didn’t share the information with me. It’s up to you to tell the children a good lie and the truth to the adults to explain his… absence. Good luck. Between Dorea and Bellatrix, I’m sure you will need a lot of it.”

Using her wand, Marlene removed the bindings, the gag and a chain, completely freeing the two redheads. Immediately, Amelia searched for her wand and found it on the bedside table. Unfortunately for her, anything she did to try to remove the piercings and the collar failed. Lily didn’t even bother to try, instead she looked guilty at her sister of choice.

“Is he… Is he alright?”Marlene glared at her. “Now you care?”“I never stopped! I just…”“Your care took a backseat while you let your lust and amusement take over last night so shut up, Lily. As to answer your question… What do you think? You have a lot of groveling to do. The both of you.”

Marlene gave them one last look, stood up and left the room to go back to McKinnon manor. Before she did so she left a few parting words.

“I’m going to fuck your husband and more importantly make love to him because of what the two of you did yesterday…. He didn’t go with it because he considered it infidelity but at this point… Only Bella’s approval matters since she’s apparently the only one who actually loves him.”“THAT’S NOT TRUE!”“Actions speak louder than words, Lily. What you did last night wasn’t love.”

She made a detour to greet Bella in the kitchen and to have a small talk with her. The frown on the beautiful face of Lady Black told everything anyone needed to know about her mood.

“They’re supposed to confess what they did and find a lie for the kids.”

Bella’s frowns deepened when Marlene requested permission to sleep with Rick. She conditionally agreed as long as she knew where her husband was and was able to talk to him face to face. The blond witch agreed and whispered to come to her manor later in the day.

When Marlene was finally home she asked her house-elf to know Rick’s location. He was still in her bed sleeping. She couldn’t help herself and appreciate how handsome her best friend was. Not only his face but his whole body. The many scars he had on his chest made her bite her lower lip in want. What a fool she had been to not see he was a special kind of bad boy during her time at Hogwarts. He was breaking rules right and left more often than not, much like Sirius did and yet she never felt the same way. The fact that both he and Lily were made for each other was perhaps the reason why she didn’t notice anything.

‘I may not get what Lily has but I may be able to get what Bella does.’

Undressing herself, down to her birthday suit, Marlene straddled Rick, gave a loving kiss, and laid down on him.

“What was that for?” He never opened his eyes but his hands embraced her. One resting on her hip, the other on her bum. She could feel him hardening right under her mound.“Because I love you.” She kissed him again but longer this time. “I got permission from Bella. She will be visiting today to talk with you and check how you’re doing.” Now she felt his entire dick, pushing against her ass, trying to nudge itself between her buttcheeks. With a smile at the corner of her mouth, she grabbed them and let it happen. “Fancy making love to me now?”

He grabbed her ass with both hands and raised it, high enough for his cock to slip by it and smack his stomach. He held it up there until Marlene grabbed his shaft with a grin and positioned him at the entrance of her folds. Very slowly he let her down, making her moan at the sensation of the best cock she ever had, parting her inner walls and filling her up to the brim. When her pelvis encountered him, she kissed him again and this time she involved her tongue.

“Let’s stay like this for a while. I want to enjoy it as long as I can.” she suggested.“Fine by me.”

They didn’t fuck. They didn’t even move. They just stayed like this enjoying each other’s body. Caress and kisses leaving a feeling of burn on their skin.

“Don’t let your mind wander to them.” Marlene noticed Rick getting lost in his head.

“I wasn’t. I was thinking about Andromeda.”A frown marred her face. “That’s not better. You’re balls deep inside me, the least you could do is think about me.”“I am. That’s why I’m thinking about Andromeda too.”“... That makes no sense.” she replied after a pause.“You said you loved me.”“I do, what about it?”“A few weeks ago, Andromeda said the same thing. Just like you, she didn’t have any action in half a year. I fucked her so hard that I… well she was in a daze and she confessed. I’m… confused. Twice I was confessed to like that. Genuine romantical love from long time partners who never felt that way. I was wondering why?”Marlene gave him a knowing smile. “For me it’s easy. It’s because you’re the bad boy I always wanted. I just never realized it. Sirius was very good at sex when we were together but you are better. I wanted to be with you more than with him the past few years. Can’t really explain why.” She shrugged her shoulders. “As for Andromeda… you gave her everything. A better life for her, for her daughter, you also gave her another child. Everything she wanted she got without even having the need to ask because you truly care about her and her needs. How could she not love you? Especially when the only other man in her life had been Ted.”“What am I supposed to do, Mar? That’s not… I can’t… I can’t answer her or your feelings properly. It’s not fair. You should find-”“I'll stop you right there.” Her forefinger found itself against his lips to forbid him from talking. “The heart wants what the heart wants. I may not be the happiest woman in the world because you don’t love me like I love you but you do love me more than enough. Same for Andromeda. Does it hurt a bit to know that you don’t love us like you love Lily? Yes. Do we want that kind of love? Yes. But we would exchange for nothing what we have. Most people don’t even have that.”“That’s sad.”“It is. Very much so. That’s why I’m happy with what I have, with the love you’re giving me and I’m sure Andromeda feels the same.”“...”

What she said prompted Rick to think about something and his eyes immediately looked far away. She knew that look. It was the look he got when he had a sudden idea regarding magic. She left him like that for as long as needed until he looked at her.

“What did you think about?”“Creating a spell like the patronus but based on love.”“... What would the purpose be?”“I don’t know… Let the affected person feel how much you love them?”“That... would be nice.” she admitted.

Done with talking and wanting some action, Marlene began to move her hips. That started a love making session that lasted the whole morning with many breaks. When it was time for lunch, they stayed home then lounged in the Living room, sitting side by side. Marlene had put on a movie on the telly she had Rick installed years ago and they were both having fun watching The Usual Suspects. A crime thriller that came up in January this year. They were barely five minutes in when Bella arrived through the floo. When she saw Rick she immediately tackled him for a very deep kiss.

“Missed me that much?” he said with a sad but amused smile.“Of course I did. There is not a moment when I don’t miss you.” she replied with a frown. “Andi and your mother also sent me here because…” she hesitated to say the reason but Marlene got it right.“You couldn’t hold back from cursing them.” It was a statement, not a question.“Yes.”“Bella… That’s not-” Rick was quickly interrupted by his wife.“They hurt you! That’s reason enough. I love Lily, I really do, you know that. What she did however is unacceptable. She put her desires first before your well being.”“You can’t expect people to always put their significant others first. Sometime-”“I can because I do!”

That cut Rick short. He didn’t know quite what to say so he just smiled at her even more.

“... Nobody is as special as you are.” He let his fingers thread through her black curly hair in a show of deep love.“Fifteen years of married life and you only noticed now?” She faked her disappointment, sat on his lap and leaned back on his chest. “Thanks for taking care of him, Marlene.”“No need.” The blonde witch waved her friend’s thanks away with her hand. “He’s my best friend, I couldn't leave him all alone like a kicked puppy.”“I’m not-”““You are.””“Now, what are you watching?”

The synopsis Rick gave Bella got her intrigued and she stayed to watch the whole movie. She just wanted to check on her husband and go home or do something else, like a trip to muggle London until she had calmed down and wouldn’t be a danger to Lily and Amelia. Her plans changed when she saw him, simply because she couldn’t help it but also because she was a bit jealous.

He was her husband and it was up to her to comfort him. She understood why he went to Marlene though. He had always been the infallible man with her. Always in power and control and Bella was sure that he thought she would think less of him if he showed any weakness. Years ago when she was just obsessed with him and how powerful he was, that might have been true. Now however, she was obsessed and in love and there was nothing he could do that would make her think less of him. Of course, she didn’t say any of this for the worry of making him uncomfortable. Men had their pride and she was perfectly aware of that. She could, however, show him that she didn’t care if he was down and that he could count on her.

“Okay… the one who wrote that script would have definitely been in Slytherin.” she commented as the credits rolled.“Yeah. That was brilliant.” agreed Rick.Marlene was in agreement. “To think he came up with the whole story just by… using information on objects that littered the whole room. Bloody hell, that’s smart.”

When Bella got up from Rick, she gave him a quizzical and contrite look. He knew what she wanted to ask and gave her an answer.

“I’ll be back tonight. To see the children and be with you. I can’t really bother Ma-”“You can. Sirius has Duncan until the 30th. I’m free and all alone here, though it would be better if you go home. Things won’t be better if you don’t.”

“... Who are you and what did you do with Marlene?” he said, pointing his wand at the blonde.

“Go home, prat, before I kick you out.” she chuckled and slapped his arm.

Rick hesitated then stood up. He gave a goodbye kiss to Marlene, took Bella’s hand in his own and went for the floo. There was no one in the living room which he was glad about. No adults, no children, it was perfect for him. He dragged Bella to her room and they spent the day cuddling in bed reading books.

He avoided both Lily and Amelia the whole time. He taught Fleur, checked on Viktor and the children but he didn’t interact with his first and third wives. The first time he saw them for more than a minute was the 1st of September when the whole family went to King’s Cross station for the children’s departure to Hogwarts.

“Uncle?”

“Yes?” Rick crouched down to almost be at eye level with Atria who looked nervous.

“Which house do you think I should go to?”

Rick gave a look to Andromeda for support but she was as taken off guard as he was by their daughter’s question.

“Whichever one you like the most and if you don’t know, well… You don’t have to worry about that, you’ll be put where you’ll fit the best.”

“Will I?”

“Yes. Why don’t you ask Rose? She was scared she wouldn’t be in Gryffindor because she had plenty of traits for other houses. In the end she was put there because she asked and because it fitted her the best. It’s also possible but very rare to be re-sorted. It only happened a handful of times in a thousand years though so don’t worry too much about it okay?”

Atria gave him a small smile but it was clear she felt better. Ruffling her hair he then took her school trunk and loaded it inside the train. He said ‘goodbye’ to his whole brood and watched the train leave the station.

Lily stood by his side the whole time and tentatively reached for his hand. He let her and squeezed it to convey that he loved her. His silence however conveyed he was still mad.

The adults separated. Andromeda and Amelia went to work, Narcissa went back home to take care of Rigella and Ursa. Bella, Rick and Lily used the floo to arrive at Lions’ Pride. Everything luxurious had been removed for welcoming the order of the Phoenix. It was supposed to be the safe house where everyone could take a break, which was why it wasn’t much of a surprise for Nymphadora and Fleur to be there talking. The whole first floor was opened, however the second was closed and warded as it was the family's private quarters and no one else's business.

Rick went to Nymphadora and gave her a one arm hug and a kiss on the temple then looked at Fleur. “Ready to go back to that dreadful castle?”

“I suppose I am.”

“What about you, Nymie? Day off?”

“No, I’m just starting my shift in an hour.”

“I never see you anymore.” he pouted, which was actually horrible for a man in his mid-thirties. “Don’t get married to your job, okay?”

“Ugh! I don’t need this from you! Mom is already annoying enough!”

“That’s because we love you and want you to be happy. Work always ends.”

He kissed the side of her head again and released her. He couldn’t help but inwardly laugh at Nymphadora’s hair turning bright red and her face blushing. Telling her goodbye, he exited the manor with Bella, Lily and Fleur and walked to Hogwarts. He made a stop at Honeydukes to buy some liquorice wands. He may be partial to muggle sweets but nothing beats them in his opinion.

When they reached the castle, Fleur was led to her temporary quarters just in case she didn’t feel like taking the floo back to Potter Manor at the end of the day. In the meantime, the married throuple joined the Professor’s lounge for the regular meeting of the first of September that always happened before lunch. It was so it wouldn’t last too long.

“Have any of you already met the toad?” Rick asked as he sat down at the table and served some tea.

“Unfortunately.” Minerva muttered. Her face said it all about what she thought of the woman.

“Hopefully she won’t be there for long.” Filius commented as he ate a biscuit.

“It’s not like Bella won’t pick her slack.”

“Won’t be that difficult, Lily.”

“I already have a plan to get rid of her by the end of the year.” Rick revealed but before he could say anything more, Dumbledore and the rest of the teachers came in.

That included the pink toad. It was all smiles looking at everyone. A smile that was visibly fake; after all, it didn’t reach its eyes. A smile that faltered a bit when it saw Bella in attendance.*Hem* *Hem*

The fake cough, if Rick could even call it that, immediately grated on his nerve. “Do you need a cough potion?” he rudely asked.

“No, thank you, that won’t be necessary.” Umbridge replied with a fake smile. ”I would like to-”

“Are you sure? This meeting will last an hour and we will talk a lot. Coughing will get on everyone’s nerves.”

The murderous look the toad sent Rick’s way, nearly made him laugh. It simply kept its fake smile up. “Quite, sure. Yes. I would like to remind everyone that this a teachers meeting, Mrs Black is not-”

“Lady Black.” interrupted Bella with total disinterest. Rick was gripping her knee very hard to not laugh when he saw the toad’s eye twitch.

“Lady Black, you’re not a teacher. Your presence here is-”

“Expected as I am the duelling teacher this year.”

That took the toad aback. Clearly she had not known until now. Albus made it certain that the news wouldn’t leak. “Is that so? I wasn’t aware that the Ministry approved of your appointment nor a duelling class.”

“I’m afraid the Ministry has no say in the matter, Dolores. The courses available at Hogwarts is a decision that resides solely in the hands of the Headmaster.” Dumbledore cut in, making the toad tick even more.

“But the appointment of a professor must be validated by the board of governors.”

“It is true. While Bellatrix’s actions during the war left the board a bit worried with her teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts to the students, they were absolutely delighted to know she would teach duelling as an extra-curricular course.” Albus confirmed.

“Of course, they all want their children to learn from the seven-time Duelling World Champion. They’re not barmy enough to decline the opportunity to have such a powerful, competent and outstanding witch teaching their children.” Rick gave a loving peck on his Black wife who grinned into the kiss. “Can we start the meeting?”

Dolores Umbridge, Undersecretary of the Minister for Magic, took a seat very unhappily. The meeting was the run out of the mill kind of meeting. Reminders of everyone’s schedule for detention and free periods. Reminders of problematic students, be they troublemakers or troubled. Which included the Weasley twins and the Potter Twins. The first pair for being notorious pranksters, the second for being… not as notorious pranksters. Minerva was pretty sure they were putting the blame of their actions on the Weasleys which they were fine with. Rick was certain, he caught them once. The stern lecture he gave them pushed them to be even more sneaky.

After lunch, Rick enjoyed a cup of tea in the family quarters. The cup laid on the edge of an open window and he was looking outside, taking in the view of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland.

A slim pair of arms circled his midriff from behind, a head rested against his back and a big pair of breasts trying to crush it made him feel heavenly. He knew who it was. He would recognize the arms, the breasts but more importantly the feel they gave him, anywhere.

He stayed like that for a moment, enjoying the sensation. He had missed her for the past two weeks. Greatly. Her touch, her scent. He couldn’t mistake them anywhere and he wanted more. One of his hands went to rest on top of hers affectionately then pulled it away to put it on his face, burying himself in it, wanting more of what he was feeling. Kiss it. That’s what he wanted to do. Kiss its owner. Anywhere he could. The simple feel of her skin on his made it hard. Both his cock and resisting the urge to turn around and throw her into the bed to make love to her.

Turning around he took her in his arms and Lily melted in his embrace. It was fierce but short. He knew he couldn’t let himself go. Not when he was still mad with her. Still hurt. So he kissed the top of her head then her forehead but no more. Had he kissed her lips he would have crumbled.

He let her go and left the room. He had four hours before the students arrived on the train, which meant four hours without really having anything to do. Exiting the castle, he apparated to Lions’ Pride and took the floo to visit Marlene. She was still in the duelling circuit and thus most of her time and days were free. He wanted comfort and he knew she was the only one that could provide it. Bella was in the castle and it would have been incredibly rude to get it on with her when Lily was there too. He didn’t want to show his weak state to her either. Andromeda was at work, Narcissa, while he loved her too, didn’t reciprocate it. She was all in for the mind blowing sex but rebuffed any of his attempts for anything more. His mother was out too. That left only Marlene which was really the best choice as she knew Lily and him more than anyone with perhaps the exception of Bella.

He called for Marlene’s house-elf to announce his arrival. A few minutes later his best friend came into the room dressed in a very scandalous and revealing blue dress. The kind that Bella would wear.

“We saw each other this morning so what happened?” she asked after giving him a welcome kiss then dragged him towards the kitchen for some tea.

“Lily, happened.”

“Meaning?” She sat him down at the small table there and took a seat too.

“She embraced me from behind and I just… It felt so right. I missed it- missed her so much then that… ugly thing roared inside of me and just said ‘no’. I can’t believe I left her there. The simple scent of her made me rock hard. Ready to hammer nails. I don’t want to be mad at her anymore, Mar but I can’t help it. I’m… It’s like I’m hamstrung all the time.”

“...” Marlene looked at him for a moment with a calculating gaze. After a while she sighed. “The way I see it? Fuck her. Hard.”

“I already did. You know that.” He pointed out with a frown.

“She was stunned so that’s not the same thing. You need to fuck her until it’s out of your system then talk afterwards.”

To say Rick was more than skeptical was an understatement. “What if I can’t get it out of my system?”

“You will eventually.”

The conversation didn’t go further. Instead they simply watched a movie and talked about everything and nothing. When it was time for him to go back to Hogwarts he gave Marlene a kiss and left through the floo. Back at Lions’ Pride, he changed into his crow form and flew towards the castle. On the way he passed over the carriages carrying the second years and up. Going through the owls’ windows and into the Great Hall he took back his human form. With his wand he separated Bella and Lily sitting next to each other, conjured a seat and sat between the newly created space. Students began to pour in the room while the last teachers took a seat at the head table.As per tradition, once everyone was seated, Minerva went to fetch the first years. The sorting hat sang and began its job. The first one to be sorted was Atria and she ended up joining Ravenclaw.

“No, we’re not having a fourth child so each house has a Black in it.” he interrupted Bella who had taken a deep breath to speak. “Don't give me that look, Bella. I know you. It’s exactly what went through your mind.”

She pouted in disappointment, making him smile. He put his hand on her thigh for comfort and squeezed it. He did the same for Lily, who quickly put her hand on top of his. Without thinking about it he turned his hand palm up and held hers, his fingers intertwining with hers. It was her who squeezed as if she was fearful that he would get away from her for good.

They stayed like that until Dumbledore made the announcements from the year. To be more precise, until Dolores Umbridge faked a cough, interrupting Albus, stood up, went in front of Albus and began to talk as if she owned the castle and everyone in it. From the corner of his eyes he saw Minerva twitch and reach for her wand but he was faster. Under the table he cast a charm at the Pink Toad making so no one could hear the ministry drivel she was spouting.

“How come she’s still talking?” Bella wondered.

“She can hear herself but nothing else.”

The smirk on his lips wasn’t missed, either by the students nor the teachers. Dumbledore gave him a disappointed look but said nothing. He wasn’t that against the toad being pranked like this, not after how rude she has been. As the speech stopped, Rick undid the charm and the idiot didn’t realize anything.

It was going to be a very long year, dealing with the pink thing and he will take pleasure where he could.