Harry Potter Veela's Embrace

"Winky, if your old Master doesn't take you back," Hermione said tenderly, but at the words Winky started crying, "if he doesn't take you back, is there anything else that you would like to do? Maybe I can help you get a job you like."

"Winky don't want –hic- job, Winky wants a family," The elf said glaring at Hermione as she tried to keep her eyes open but ended up looking like she was winking.

Hermione remembered the discussion with Fleur and understood what the elf wanted. "Fleur do you know of a family who needs an elf?"

"Winky, would you like a family that might be very large someday?" Gabrielle asked.

Hermione looked at her bond sister as Fleur responded "Non, but I can ask father."

Winky looked at Gabrielle, "What family would –hic- want a disgraced elf?"

Gabrielle looked at Hermione before turning back to Winky, "Eet's not a real family yet, but it will be someday. Zere will be a wizard and Zree witches and ze possibility of lots of children."

"Children?" Hermione asked as what Gabrielle was suggesting to Winky clicked.

"There will be –hic- children?" Winky asked as her eyes finally became focused. "Winky likes taking care –hic- of children."

"Gabrielle, we can't," Hermione cried out mentally.

"Why not 'Ermione?"

"It's not right. I can't have a slave."

"Ermione we've already discussed zis," Fleur said.

"Yes but.."

"What is ze primary reason for freedom?" Fleur asked.

"There are lots of reasons to be free, but the whole underlying purpose is the ability to choose," Hermione replied.

"Exactly and isn't zat exactly what you are denying Winky? Ze ability to choose what she wants?" Fleur replied.

"But if she becomes our servant, she loses that right to choose in the future," Hermione argued.

"We already discussed ze 'ouse-elf bond and zat it's not real slavery, but if you are concerned about zeir choice in ze future, give it to zem," Fleur said.

"What do you mean?"

"Once you 'ave bonded with an elf, zey must follow your orders right?"

"Exactly why I don't…"

"Then give 'er ze order to immediately tell you if she ever wants to be free or not do something zat you or we tell 'er to do."

"But…" Hermione's argument died at that point but she wanted to ask the one person who was the center person in their family. "Harry?"

"Yes love?"

"Have you been listening?"

"Sort of."

"What do you think?"

"I just want you, Fleur and Gabrielle to be happy," Harry replied. "I'm not sure what we would have a house elf do until sometime in the future but if you can figure all that out, I will support you whatever you decide."

"Thanks Harry. I love you."

"I love you Hermione."

Hermione looked at Gabrielle and nodded.

"Winky, we need you to sober up," Gabrielle said. "When ze zird task is over, come find 'Ermione or me and we will tell you about ze family we 'ave in mind. Eet's a little strange and it will be a few years before it's a real family wiz a 'ouse, but we 'ope you will accept it."

The little elf looked at Gabrielle, "No house –hic-"

"Not yet, but someday zere will be a 'ouse and lots of children."

"Lots?" Harry asked nervously.

"Arry we know you want a family," Gabrielle said. "And I want to 'ave your children when we are older."

Two other witches agreed with her sentiments.

Ginny had no idea why Harry's face had drained of color and Fleur was giggling behind her hand.

"Lots -hic- of children?" Winky asked.

Gabrielle put her arms gently around the little elf and said quietly. "Lots."

A short time later Harry and Fleur were guiding Ginny into Moaning Myrtle bathroom. They had to pause as she started trembling. Memories of two years prior rushing back to her. Harry gave her a friendly hug. "It'll be alright. We go down there several times a week."

"You do?" Ginny asked. "So that's where you disappear to?"

"Yes."

Ginny looked around. "I don't remember, but it still looks so familiar."

Harry walked over to the wall and hissed the door open. Slowly the three of them made their way down the steps. Ginny continually looked around all the time as if expecting something to happen. Finally they made it to the bottom of the steps and started down the tunnel. The huge snakeskin was now gone and the path was cleared from the many times they had traversed the tunnel. Finally they reached the doors to the Chamber and Harry could see the color drain from Ginny's face.

"It really is alright. Hermione and Gabrielle are already in there."

"H..how?" Ginny asked nervously. "I…I thought you had…had to be a Parselmouth."

"We'll explain," Harry promised and nodded at Fleur who hissed and the doors opened.

When they had entered Lupin greeted them warmly.

"Professor?" Ginny asked "What are you doing down here?"

"I've been taking care of that overgrown garden snake that was down here."

That's when Ginny noticed where they had left the Basilisk two years prior was now empty. Her eyes turned to Harry. "What happened to it?"

"We'll explain shortly," Harry replied. "Ginny, we aren't going to tease you like we've teased Moony and your brothers."

"Brothers?" Ginny asked and then the answer came to her. "Fred and George?"

"Yes. They know our secret," Harry replied. "They also helped me in another fashion, but that's for later. Now I'm just going to come out and tell you. Understand we wanted to keep this as much a secret as possible but had to tell people on occasion. So please do not repeat what we are going to say to you. Not to anyone."

"Of course Harry."

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