Unspeakable Plot

Reading Time: 1 MinutesMany of you apparently aren’t aware of what Rough Trade is… despite the fact that I have a whole page on that site dedicated to explaining it. Rough Trade is a writing challenge site of which we have 3 challenges a year (currently). During a challenge, participants post their daily work to their project in a very rough, unedited form. That’s what I did in November for Unspeakable Plot. Since we had time until the next challenge (April), I continued to post after the challenge was finished. HOWEVER, we’re gearing up for the next challenge and had to clean off the site. My work, just like everyone else’s on the site is gone from the site now. My work will remain off line until I’ve finished the rough draft and started the beta process. That’s how I work and that’s how it’s going to be. No amount of complaining is going to change that. Thanks, Keira

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Tom’s Legacy

Reading Time: 38 MinutesTitle: Tom’s Legacy Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 22 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass Word Count: 9,566 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Tom Riddle is a nasty mother fucker. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Harry shoved Ron into a chair in the unused classroom as Draco Malfoy secured the door. Weasley was pale, silent, and wide-eyed. Harry sat down in a chair and crossed his legs at the knee. He stared at Ron for a long moment before clearing his throat. “Part of me wants to beat you senseless. In fact, it’s a very large part of me. I’d feel great about it, to be honest. Of course, you’d spend the next month, if not more, in the infirmary because the fascinating thing about parselmagic is that it can be used to heal but it can also be used to prevent magical healing. The real problem with people like you is that you don’t understand physical pain because magic provides you almost instant relief. Harry watched Weasley fidget in the chair. “I understand the full measure of physical pain—how it impacts you emotionally and mentally. Pain can drive you crazy. Did you know?” Ron swallowed. “I’m sorry.” “You don’t owe me an apology,” Harry said…

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Wizard’s Folly

Reading Time: 38 MinutesTitle: Wizard’s Folly Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 21 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass Word Count: 9,388 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Thaddeus Banner was smoking a pipe. Harry scrunched up his nose as he sat down on a log next to the man. “Stop stinking up my forest.” Banner grinned but put out the pipe. He tucked it away and stretched his legs.  “Where is your snake?” “Atlas is about seven hundred meters to the north of us,” Harry said. “He’s considering a spot of hunting.” Banner nodded. “The tether spell is working well then?” “Yes, different from my familiar bonds but still very informative. I’m not getting the emotional content that I get from Rowena and Godric.” “How is it different—the emotional content you get from your snakes versus your owl?” “Hedwig is all sweet infatuation,” Harry admitted. “I was young enough when I bonded with her that she sort of considers me her child. Rowena and Godric feel different and wild. They differ between them on a level I didn’t anticipate. Godric is strong and dominant magically. I feel like I could take him to war.” “But not your Rowena?” “No, she’s more like the Fates to…

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Ties That Bind: The Broken Road

Reading Time: 64 MinutesTitle: The Broken Road Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Chris King & Ladyholder Series: Ties That Bind Series Order: 14 Fandom: SGA Pairings: McKay/Sheppard, Lorne/OC (many secondary pairings) Rating: NC-17 Word Count: 15,978 Warnings: BDSM, discussion of past abuse, fucked up politics, asshats of many nationalities, angst, and an author who is completely amazed by herself and tolerates no bullshit from trolls. Author’s Notes: SEE THE SERIES PAGE FOR FULL AUTHOR NOTES. I RECOMMEND YOU READ THEM! Summary: John and Rodney return to Earth and prepare for the house trial. * * * * “I’m going to ask you a series of extremely insulting questions,” Thomas began and smiled just a little when John laughed. Sheppard ran his fingers through short black hair and waved a hand towards Thomas Grant. “Go ahead. I can’t imagine I’ll even get a warning from de Sade.” “No, I agree you won’t,” Thomas murmured. “Have you ever become physically aroused in a combat situation?” “No.” John relaxed in the chair and crossed his legs at the knee in what gave every appearance of a laid-back sprawl. “I’ve never made a connection between sex and violence.” “Or violence and dominance?” Thomas asked. “There is a…” John frowned. “There is an inherent dominance game in violence between combatants. Someone is going to come out on top but that has never been sexually gratifying for me, at all. I’m not sure when I made the disconnect… maybe the first time I had to kill. That…

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Harry’s Bane

Reading Time: 51 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Bane Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 20 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass Word Count: 12,744 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. “Don’t be angry with him,” Minerva said shortly. She held up a hand when Hermione opened her mouth to protest. “There are matters beyond both you and I. Harry’s relationship with Tom Riddle is one of them, Hermione. We must trust in his knowledge of that dark bastard. His reaction to the situation was visceral and it not a testament to his belief in your abilities as a witch. We were all asked to leave the scene and you can’t legally apparate.” Ito and Armand Dearing emerged from the forest at that point and headed towards where they were all huddled just inside the wards of the school. “Where is Harry?” Sirius Black demanded. Ito pointed up and sighed. Hermione frowned as Pendragon flew above them then began a wide circle above the forest. “What is he doing?” “I believe he’s going to pick a fight with a very large snake,” Armand said. “How large?” Sirius demanded. “The centaur estimate at least twenty-eight stone and fifteen meters long,” Ito said. “I’ve warded the centaur’s village against snakes but…

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Godric’s Hollow

Reading Time: 40 MinutesTitle: Godric’s Hollow Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 19 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass Word Count: 10,042 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. “Lord Potter has an announcement and a little lesson on international magical creature law,” Dumbledore said without preamble as soon as the hall grew quiet in response to his announcement charm. “Harry.” “Good morning all,” Harry said and grinned when he got several enthusiastic waves from the first years. “This is a Ryūda.” He lifted Inari so everyone could see her. “I’m going to bring her around to each table so you can get a good look at her. She looks a little unusual. I’m introducing you to Inari because Hermione has started a familiar bond with her. That means you’re going to see her around the school. She’ll be in classes. She’ll be at meals. The Ryūda is indigenous to Japan and the common name for the creature is dragon-snake. She’s capable of flight, short distance apparition, fire breathing, and while her bite is venomous, it’s not lethal to magicals. She could however, make you very ill if she bit you. Ryūda are good natured creatures to a fault and in Japan they are revered on the…

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Minerva’s Legacy

Title: Magic’s Burden
Author: Keira Marcos
Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King
Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond
Episode: 18
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass
Word Count: 14,742
Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. EXPLICIT SEX.
Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings.

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Magic’s Burden

Reading Time: 40 MinutesTitle: Magic’s Burden Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 17 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione, Draco Malfoy/Daphne Greengrass Word Count: 9,832 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Cho said without a single hesitation. Her face projected all the innocence in the world. Harry watched her deny knowing Luna Lovegood’s location for the third time in silence. Cho had been woken up and taken from her bed in Ravenclaw. She’d been brought directly to the Headmaster’s office by her Head of House and had no idea that Luna was currently in the infirmary having breakfast. “Luna was kidnapped from Hogwarts and given to a dark conclave of wizards intent on sacrificing her,” Harry said finally interrupting Kingsley Shacklebolt when the older man had started to ask the same set of questions for the fourth time. “That’s horrible,” Cho said and put her hand to chest in dismay. “And you claim you know nothing about it?” Harry prodded. “Of course not, Lord Potter,” Cho said. “I’d never be involved in anything so disgusting.” “Then you won’t be upset at all to know that this particular group of dark wizards were so fucking stupid that they…

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Gryffindor’s Circle

Reading Time: 50 MinutesTitle: Gryffindor’s Circle Author: Keira Marcos Betas: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 16 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 12,346 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, discussion of sexually abusive situations, explicit language, and ritual magic. Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings.   This chapter contains group nudity, public sexual intercourse, ritual sex magic, a near ritual sacrifice, graphic imagery, emotional trauma, and the deaths of multiple canon but not major characters (no one you love will die–probably–I mean, unless you’re fond of unrepentant Death Eaters). Harry exited the portrait hole just as Hermione was returning from rounds. He caught her hand with a little smirk in Neville’s direction and tugged her down the hall away from the tower. She huffed but didn’t verbally protest the fact that he was out of the tower past curfew. Though she wasn’t honestly convinced that the curfew applied to him—he had a lot of leeway when it came to moving about the castle and even leaving the grounds. He led her through one of the more obvious not-so secret passages in the castle and straight down a narrow hall and into a broom closet she’d never noticed before. She laughed a little as he shut the door and backed her up against the wall. “What are you doing?” “Checking off a box on my bucket list,”…

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Author’s Note: Harry Potter & The Soulmate Bond

Reading Time: 1 MinutesI’m posting episode 16 of the series at midnight tonight. I’ve attached the following warning to it: This chapter contains group nudity, public sexual intercourse, ritual sex magic, a near ritual sacrifice, graphic imagery, emotional trauma, and the deaths of multiple canon but not major characters (no one you love will die–probably–I mean, unless you’re fond of unrepentant Death Eaters). The events in this episode are not explicit in nature but I do hope that you’ll take my warnings very seriously. The public sex is consensual but the situation the characters face is not. They’re all forced to participate in the ritual itself. In that way, it might take on a dub-con light but it didn’t feel that way when I wrote it. So, keep that in mind.   I’d like to take this opportunity to also thank my betas — Ladyholder and Chris King. They’ve been working their asses off on this project! Additionally, FanArts Series has been making me some awesome art work:

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Harry’s Mentor

Reading Time: 57 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Mentor Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 15 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 14,176 Rating: NC-17 (sex and language) Warnings: Sexual content, off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, discussion of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Despite the fact that more than half the Hogwarts students were missing from the Quidditch pitch, they were packed to capacity. Several additional sets of stands had to be provided. Ten minutes to two, Viktor Krum and his father arrived with a small entourage that Harry had been warned in advance included the Bulgarian Minister for Magic. He felt more than saw the dueling wards being lifted. Harry turned and looked at the area that had been left open for Hermione and Minerva McGonagall. As if it were planned, Hermione and Neville appeared with a pop of house elf apparition. Star released both of their hands and Neville took a seat on the bench leaving space between himself and Minerva McGonagall for Hermione to sit when she was ready. A low murmur ran through the crowd as Hermione walked toward him. He couldn’t blame them—she looked amazing. Most of the people in the crowd had to recognize the dueling robes of the Lady Potter—his own mother was displayed in a…

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Hermione’s Discretion

Reading Time: 42 MinutesTitle: Hermione’s Discretion Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 14 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 10,407 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Hermione rather hated Quidditch. It was well known, in fact, that she had absolutely nothing good to say about it in the past. But, come to find out Harry was quite fit in his Quidditch robes. The stands were full to overflowing and she was tucked in between her mother and his Dad. No one had been at all surprised when Lord Black had shown up for the game. It was Ravenclaw vs. Gryffindor so they were expecting a long game. Traditionally, the average game between the two houses lasted three hours. Harry was rather lovely on a broom—strong, talented, and so on task that it was breathtaking. He was also every bit the nightmare she’d already claimed he was. Cho Chang, the Seeker for Ravenclaw, had no hope of keeping up with him but she was certainly trying. She was also doing a stupid amount of pathetic flirting. It would have been infuriating if it hadn’t been so pitiable. Lee Jordan was being himself, only more since he had a bigger audience and was no longer a student at the school. He’d apparently wormed his…

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Fay’s Decision

Reading Time: 45 MinutesTitle: Fay’s Decision Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 13 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 11,160 Rating: NC-17 (sex and language) Warnings: Sexual content, off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Harry reviewed the letter he’d received from Armand Dearing. The older wizard had refused to take a communication mirror and as a result, Harry had to send the man letters, many letters. Armand was the public face of their conclave as he most often led them in their magic, especially in the UK. That would slowly change now that Harry was making his home in Godric’s Hollow. He glanced over at Hermione who was curled up in a chair in the corner of his office reading. As Mondays went, the day had been decent and uneventful. He set the letter aside and considered the needs of his conclave. They had practiced magic in the bank out of necessity in the past. Moving between the Paris and London branches had been easy for them. Harry also had a very good relationship with the Chieftain. The dverger had been instrumental in the destruction of Tom Riddle. They’d also really enjoyed eating the basilisk Harry had killed when he was twelve. In…

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Harry’s Ward

Reading Time: 40 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Ward Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 12 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 9,994 Rating: NC-17 (sex and language) Warnings: Sexual content, off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. “Have fun on your little date yesterday?” Hermione glanced up from her book and found Ron Weasley staring at her. “I did, actually. What do you want?” “We’ve been friends since first year. I can’t believe you’re just going to throw away our friendship for that stuck up bastard.” Hermione sighed and shut the book. “I suppose you approached me in the library because you know I won’t make a scene in here.” She shoved her book into her bag and stood. The Tear warmed against her skin and she touched the sparkling diamond with trembling fingers and took a deep calming breath. “I didn’t end my friendship with you because of Harry. I ended it because you’re a horrible bully and I don’t deserve to be treated the way you treated me.” It wasn’t surprising at all that he followed her out of the library. “Don’t you think you owe me some consideration?” Ron demanded half way to the tower. “I was your friend when no one else…

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Dear SLASH Reading Minions

Reading Time: 1 MinutesI realize my recent foray into heterosexual romance has you all freaked out and worried that I’ve lost my way. I assure you, I have not. I still have my map of Cock Land (which is like Candy Land only better because it’s MANCANDY). Don’t freak out and stop asking me when I’m going to write more slash. My original OTP in Harry Potter was Harry/Hermione. I’m feeling all nostalgic right now and it’s amusing. I write what interests me or I don’t write at all. I’m not going to force myself to write something that isn’t interesting to me at the moment. That’s the road to burn out. The last time I burned out on writing–I didn’t write for three years. I’m not going there again so, honestly, just be cool. Stop asking about it. I’m not mad. Really. So don’t think I am. If I was… there would be a lot more curse words in this post. I get the fact that you like some things more than others. I also get the fact that some of you don’t like to read Het sex. I get it. I don’t understand it. I like all the fucking. Well, I like all the healthy, consensual fucking that doesn’t involve farm animals or inappropriate body fluids. Just chill out. [youtube=”http://youtu.be/hMURfINv3r4]

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Viktor’s Letter

Reading Time: 53 MinutesTitle: Viktor’s Letter Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 11 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 13,161 Rating: NC-17 (sex and language) Warnings: Sexual content, off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings.   Harry settled into a table in the common room and watched Hermione gently rosin the bow of the violin he’d given her. He sharpened his quill and pulled a piece of fresh parchment from his bag as she started to play. The common room which had been almost empty when they arrived slowly filled with upper years who hadn’t yet gone to sleep. Hermione, for her part, ignored the audience. Harry figured that ability came from performing so often in front of so many as a child. She played one song after another and he wrote his essay. By the time he was finished, she was utterly and completely lost in her music. He put his things away, quietly requested tea from Dobby and sat back to watch her play. He noticed that most of the others were just watching at that point as well and that her mother was lingering in the portrait hole with Dumbledore. He waved at the tea he had and both nodded. Harry…

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Hermione’s Memory

Reading Time: 53 MinutesTitle: Hermione’s Memory Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 10 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 13,245 Rating: NC-17 (sex and language) Warnings: Sexual content, off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. The little café Hermione had picked for lunch in Hogsmeade catered more to the residents of the town than the Hogwarts crowd. She’d figured, rightly, that Harry could use some space away from their fellow students. Classes the day before had been a little stressful and they’d both endured more attention than either garnered on a normal day. Fortunately, Ron and Ginny both had given them a lot of space. He relaxed by degrees as they browsed the menu, ordered Muggle sodas, and eventually salads. “You birthday is Thursday,” Harry said. “I considered asking your mum if I could take out—to Muggle London for the evening but then I was worried that she’d want to spend this birthday with you. It’ll be your first since you were adopted. So I was thinking we could have lunch in London on the twenty-first. Next Saturday. We’d probably get stuck with an auror escort of some kind.” “That sounds… really nice. Do you think my mum will agree?” “She trusts both of…

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Gryffindor’s Tear

Reading Time: 57 MinutesTitle: Gryffindor’s Tear Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 9 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 14,232 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings.   Harry flicked his wand back into his holster and grabbed his brush. He glanced around the bathroom, found that everyone was basically dressed, and probably wouldn’t freak out if he called his female Head Elf. “Star.” Star popped into place on the counter beside him, swinging her feet. “Yes, Master Harry?” “Busy morning?” “Just being the boss of my minions,” Star said cheerfully. She grabbed his kit and rummaged around his stuff—organizing it to suit herself before pulling out a simple black hair band for his hair, which he used without comment. “I thought you were all my minions,” Harry said. “It’s charming that you be thinking so,” Star said earnestly. “What did Master Harry be needing?” “An honest to God cup of coffee,” Harry replied immediately. “But that’s not why I called you.” He paused when Star snagged Neville’s kit from her left and started to organize it. He glanced at his godbrother and found the Longbottom Scion looking at Star with a bemused smile. “Right. Dinner in my quarters for two is actually…

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Harry’s Soulmate

Reading Time: 46 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Soulmate Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 8 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 11,482 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * After dinner and a conversation with Professor Babbling Harry stripped off all of his clothes and fell into bed. It wasn’t until the Daily Prophet started to arrive the next morning that Harry remembered that he hadn’t told Hermione about the Death Eater in the Ministry or his having taken said Death Eater down. He scowled into his teacup and wondered just how bad the headline would be. Maybe… maybe his Dad was able to prevent anyone from talking about it. Beside him, Hermione unrolled her copy of the Prophet and went rigid with outrage. LORD POTTER SAVES FATHER’S LIFE! DEATH EATER ALGERNON ROOKWOOD CAPTURED IN MINISTRY BY MINISTER’S SON. “Harry James Potter!” Hermione shouted. “You! You! How could you not tell me you and your Father were attacked by a Death Eater?” He opened his mouth to defend himself but a little boom from the front of the room caused everyone to turn to look at the Headmaster. The elderly wizard cast a sonorous charm. “Good morning, most of you have…

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Godric’s Arrival

Reading Time: 50 MinutesTitle: Godric’s Arrival Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 7 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 12,551 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Bill shoved his brother into a chair in his private quarters. “If I hadn’t silenced you—you’d have probably spent the rest of the bloody day in the infirmary.” He ended the silencing hex he’d put on his brother the moment they’d walked in and found Harry Potter kissing Hermione McGonagall like he was half a tick from taking her to bed. “She’s a whore!” Ron shouted. “She has no business letting him touch and kiss her like that.” “I know you’ve been told that you won’t be allowed any sort of romantic relationship with Hermione. I know, because I discussed it with Dad and I discussed it with Professor McGonagall upon my arrival. She made it very clear to me, Ron, that you would never be welcome in her daughter’s life than anything more than a friend but that she doubted that even that would happen because of your insulting and degrading behavior.” “She’s acting like a slag and I’m the one being punished,” Ron hissed. “I missed Quidditch try-outs because I was in detention with…

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Tom’s Curse

Reading Time: 53 MinutesTitle: Tom’s Curse Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 06 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 13,239 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, discussion of magical sacrifices, dark rituals, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. Tying off her braid, Hermione entered the large dressing area connected to the showers. It was quite full but then, it was 30 minutes before breakfast started. She took a seat at one of the vanity tables and drew her wand with a little frown. Ginny sent her a venomous glare and left without a word. Fay Dunbar snorted and shared a pointed look with Lavender. “What?” Hermione asked. “Harry Potter thinks you’re the next best thing to magic on this planet,” Parvati said with a smirk from a table across the room as she rubbed lotion on her legs . “No, really, he told Ginny off when she expressed shock that he was serious about courting you. He told her that you were beautiful, intelligent, kind, and elegant. Then he said having you on his arm was a boon to his magical house.” “You don’t know what that means, do you,” Fay said curiously and nodded when Hermione shook her head. “A boon to a magical house is a…

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Harry’s Secret

Reading Time: 55 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Secret Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 5 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 13,878 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * Hermione looked up from her essay as a stack of books were slapped down in front of her. She stared at Ron as he sat down at her table, already irritated by his gall and he hadn’t even spoken. It wasn’t like she hadn’t anticipated the conversation that was about to take place. Ron was stubborn and utterly blind to their new circumstances. She knew he was under the impression that eventually things would return to the way they had been. “I need your help with my Charms essay.” “No,” Hermione said and went back to her own work. “What do you mean, no?” Ron asked. “No, I’m not going to help you,” Hermione said slowly and clearly. “I’ve shown you over and over again how to write your essays and you can’t be bothered to pay attention. I spent so much time in the past trying to show you only to have you do it half-arsed and barely get a passing grade. Why on Earth should I waste my valuable time…

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Gryffindor’s Covenant

Reading Time: 55 MinutesTitle: Gryffindor’s Covenant Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 4 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 13,559 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * Minerva McGonagall looked over her glasses at Ron Weasley and set aside the parchment he’d presented to her. “Lord Potter’s familiar is duly registered with the Ministry and the Board of Governors. She is a protected species and bonded to him. It is illegal to separate them against their will.” “But the thing is dangerous, it almost killed Hermione yesterday,” Ron protested. “No, Mr. Weasley, that is inaccurate. In fact, Rowena was merely protecting Hermione in a moment of great emotional stress – to her own detriment, I might add. Elemental vipers have no offensive magic to speak of. While a witch or a wizard can channel a great deal of parselmagic through them, their own native magic is protective. That is why I purchased that snake for Lord Potter and gifted her to him on his birthday over the summer.” “You bought that snake?” Ron asked, aghast. “Why would you buy something so dark and dangerous?” “Because there is nothing dark or dangerous about an elemental viper unless you present yourself…

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Rowena’s Fire

Reading Time: 49 MinutesTitle: Rowena’s Fire Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 3 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 12,186 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child, bigotry, passing mention of rape, sexual harassment, and explicit language Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * – Harry settled into a chair in Transfiguration beside Neville and willed his stomach to settle. He knew he could call Emmie and get an update on Hermione’s circumstances but that felt like cheating. He knew that the elf would have come for him if there were trouble so he’d just resolved to stew with his worry. A couple high-pitched squeaks and one alarmed scream had him turning in his chair. He watched, flabbergasted, as Padfoot trotted up the aisle to the teacher’s desk and transformed into his father with rush of magic. “Good morning, I am Lord Sirius Black, the Earl of Blackmoor and I will be your substitute teacher in Transfiguration for the next two days.” Sirius took a seat on McGonagall’s desk and swung his dragonhide clad feet like a first year. “She didn’t leave me any sort of plan so… well… she’ll definitely learn her lesson when she returns.” He smirked at the laughs and sighed when a small cat Patronus suddenly appeared in front of him. “My…

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Rough Trade Site

Reading Time: 1 MinutesI’ve created a new site for our writing challenges and it is located here: www.roughtrade.org You can not use the log in for this site on the new one. They are run by the same software and have similar layouts (but different art) but they are ENTIRELY SEPARATE in function. This means — if you want updates, you’ll have to subscribe. If you want to read/comment on Rough Trade, you’ll have to register. Period. Due to the nature of the site, I’ve decided to make it members only. It’s free to join and I found a new painless registration form that doesn’t require you wait for an email. Don’t bitch about this. It’s the way it is and I’m not going to change my mind no matter how much you bitch about it. Keira [youtube=’http://youtu.be/49hP3ZmHuJk]

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Dear HET Reading Minions

Reading Time: 1 MinutesI write a lot of slash, that is to say there is a lot of gay porn on this site. I’m really very pleased to have you here reading Harry Potter and the Soulmate Bond. Really. I don’t want you to click on something all willy nilly and get surprise butt!sex of the gay variety. So, to avoid that whole thing let me just say there is a LOT OF BUTT SEX ON THIS SITE. There. Now, this is not a WARNING as I don’t believe in warning for slash. This is merely a heads up — if you invite your mom or your grandma to the site to read my Harry/Hermione story do monitor them closely to make sure they don’t go on a Surprise!butt Sex Magical Mystery Tour. AND, if you find that your grandma has already been on the Surprise!butt Sex Magical Mystery Tour (and she liked it or alternatively thinks you’re going to hell), you only have yourself to blame. Honestly, you brought that shit on yourself. Much Love, Keira PS: [youtube=”http://youtu.be/YwLMM_QBkMc”]

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Hermione’s Choice

Reading Time: 46 MinutesTitle: Hermione’s Choice Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 2 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 11, 549 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse, violence against a child, bigotry Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * Dobby had a pain potion and a pepper-up potion waiting for him when he woke. Harry rolled over and reached for the mirror that his elf must have removed from his transfigured clothes sometime during the night. “Sirius Black.” His Dad’s face appeared immediately. “Are you alright? Dobby said you were exhausted and you went to sleep before he even got you under the covers.” “She’s beautiful,” Harry murmured. “So bright and lovely, just like I remember. She kept looking at me and blushing and calling me Lord Potter and she’s lovely, Dad.” Sirius’ face relaxed and smiled. “Well, then, look at you all infatuated with your witch.” “Not just any witch and not mine yet,” Harry said. “As to my exhaustion, some vicious bitch in Slytherin convinced all the first years they’d have to fight a dementor to be sorted. I thought they’d be okay after being sorted but… it was bad. Aunt Min said they were all in various states of hysteria after their curfew. The little Slytherins holed up in one room, made a blanket fort, and set…

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Membership/Log In Issues

Reading Time: 1 MinutesOver the past couple of weeks I’ve been having problems with newly registered users not being “validated”. This evening I found that a plug in I was using to monitor bots and spammer account creations was outdated and in conflict with another plug in. When I deactivated them — it fucked up all the members passwords (including mine). The system tried to send you a new password. This MAY or MAY Not work. If it doesn’t work, try using the LOST PASSWORD Option: https://keiramarcos.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword If that doesn’t work — please use the contact form to send me an email and I will reset your password manually. As there are just over 4,000 registered members on my site I am begging you to try to reset on your own first and contact me second. If you have to contact me for help — please keep in mind that it might take me a day or so. There are a LOT of you. So frustrated I’d cry if I wasn’t a badass, Keira   [youtube=’http://youtu.be/XjVNlG5cZyQ’ ]

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Harry’s Return

Reading Time: 50 MinutesTitle: Harry’s Return Author: Keira Marcos Beta: Ladyholder & Chris King Series: Harry Potter & the Soulmate Bond Episode: 1 Fandom: Harry Potter Relationship: Harry/Hermione Word Count: 12,371 Warnings: Off-screen child abuse, discussion of child abuse and violence against a child Author’s Note: You know I hate Ron and Ginny Weasley, right? See Series page for further author notes, warnings, and ratings. * * * * Wizengamot Chambers November 6, 1982 “You have no bloody right to keep him from me,” Sirius Black said bluntly. He focused entirely on Albus Dumbledore as he spoke. “Thanks to you all, I spent six months in Azkaban without even being questioned. It has been a year since I’ve seen my own child. I’ve proven with magic and blood that I am Harry Potter’s third legal parent. The will of James and Lily Potter specifically named me as his guardian should they both perish. This body is infringing on my rights as a parent and as the Regent of the House of Potter.” “Lord Black, we understand your position thoroughly. You’ve stated it before this court on five different occasions. Our decision stands, Harry Potter will remain hidden in the Muggle world. It is for his own safety,” Dumbledore said gravely. “His situation isn’t even being monitored by the Children’s Protective Services—he’s being denied his basic rights as a magical child and as the future head of the House of Potter. He’s nearly three years old, Albus, and in most households,…

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