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"Fleur" The girl's parents said as they arrived, the mother holding the hand of a five year old girl, and they immediately began conversing in French "Are you hurt?" The mother asked
"No Mama" Fleur shook her head "I fell and this English boy helped me up" She gestured to Harry, though she shyly looked away when he looked back at her. Unfortunately Harry thought she looked away because of his face, meanwhile her father had a different idea
"Fleur, he didn't hurt you did he?" The father asked, a slight growl in his voice "because if he did..."
"Then what?" Harry interrupted as he spoke in French, surprising the rest as they didn't know he spoke French
"You speak French?" The Father asked in English
"Yes, so if you're going to insult and threaten me then I advise you to..."
"Harry" Bellatrix cut him off, she then turned to the parents "hello Jacques, I'm glad you got my message and met us here" She said to the father
"Ah, Bellatrix" Jacques nodded
"Harry, Delphi, this is Jacques and Appolline Delacour. We're going to be staying in their house for the holidays" Bellatrix said to Harry and Delphi
"Well...that's made this encounter rather awkward then" Delphi whispered to Harry
"We were just looking for you" Bellatrix said to the Delacour's "the girl is my daughter Delphi, her friend is Harry Potter"
"The Harry Potter?" Jacques raised an eyebrow
"Is that a problem?" Harry asked in a bland tone
"I'm sorry about him" Delphi said to Delacours "he's usually much better behaved but he's been a bit grumpy recently. Not had much sleep either"
"Tell me Delphi, do you think that I can't hurt you or that I won't?" Harry asked the girl "There is a correct answer to that question, and I'd advise you to not say anything until you realise what the answer is"
"This is my youngest daughter, Gabrielle" Jacques had decided to ignore Harry and Delphi and introduce the rest of his family "and this is my oldest, Fleur"
"Hello" Fleur greeted them before turning to Harry "I didn't know you spoke French"
"We just met, I'm not surprised" Harry countered
"Why did you learn French?" She asked curiously
"In case I ever decided to move out of England permanently, I would've liked to be able to go to a country where I understand people. France was one of the choices so I decided to learn French, I am fluent in it now and I am currently deciding on the next language I want to learn."
"You like studying?" She asked
"I don't dislike it" Harry shrugged
"What are you two talking about?" Delphi asked
"She wants to know if she can cut off all your hair and use it for a potion, apparently it's just the right shade of blonde" Harry lied and Delphi jumped back and grabbed her hair protectively, Fleur and Gabrielle looked towards their parents and asked what he had just said and their parents began explaining.
"Relax Del" Bellatrix said to Delphi as the girls began giggling "Harry was lying, they didn't say that"
"Not this time" Harry muttered just as Delphi slapped him on the shoulder "you know you're far more likely to get a boyfriend if you were less violent"
"Shut up!" She hissed
"Perhaps we should go?" Appolline suggested
"Yes, let's go" Bellatrix nodded
"I have a portkey, grab on" Jacques said as he pulled out a silver pipe from his pocket which likely had an extension charm, the adults all grabbed onto the pipe. Gabrielle held onto her mother while Delphi did the same with her own mother. Harry removed his right hand from his hoodie pockets but before he could do anything, he felt another hand force it's way into his own. He looked at Fleur with mild surprise, but she was looking at her parents and grabbed onto her mother.
A second later they were all pulled away and landed in their destination, Harry looked up to find a beautiful and massive white manor in front of him. The place screamed rich.
"Follow me" Jacques said and walked towards the house with everyone following. Harry tugged Fleur's hand and gave a small grunt, she looked at him questioningly, he gestured to his hand which was currently being held by her. She blushed and immediately let go of the hand, almost like it burnt her. Harry turned his focus forwards and didn't see the rest of Fleur's reaction.
Once they entered Harry saw the inside of the manor and it looked even more impressive than the outside. It was as clean as can be and screamed rich louder than a howler monkey with a microphone standing next to you while rapping.
"Do you like it?" Bellatrix asked
"It's brilliant!" Delphi exclaimed as she looked around the place with wide eyes
"Hmm...I like it" Harry said after a while, he then translated his opinion to the Delacours and he couldn't help but notice that the eldest child looked rather happy. The youngest one then looked at him before tugging on her sister
"What happened to his face?" She gestured to Harry
"Gabrielle!" Fleur exclaimed in shock "You can't ask that! That is rude and..."
"It's fine" Harry cut her off "she's young" He said as he placed his hands back in his hoodie pockets and suddenly began looking around and taking a huge interest in his surroundings. 'She's just a kid' He thought to himself 'just a kid, just a kid. Don't burn. Just a kid.' "Does this place have any house elves?" Harry asked
"Yes, we have quite a few" Jacques nodded
"Good, where are we staying here?" Harry asked
"We'll have an elf escort you to your room, Dinky" Appolline called for an elf to appear. An elf appeared, dressed in a black suit "take the guests to their rooms"
"Yes mistress" The elf nodded, he also had a French accent "Follow me" It turned and the group followed, apart from the Delacour's
"This be your bedroom mistresses" The elf, Dinky, pointed at one room "young master be staying in other room" the elf pointed at a different room
"Go rest" Bellatrix said to the kids "we'll be having dinner with the Delacour's later, maybe Harry can play with Fleur" She grinned and walked into her room
"I think Fleur would like to spend more time with you" Delphi gave her own grin
"Tell me Delphi, have you heard of this new hairstyle? It's called the burnt look" Harry gave off a rather threatening glare that caused Delphi to squeak and rush back into her room.
"Fleur" Appolline asked her daughter after the guests went upstairs "are you okay? I noticed you seemed to be interested in the English boy "
"Mother, his name's Harry" Fleur said, her demeanour then immediately turned into a happy one "and when I touched him I felt a tingle"
"What?" Her mother gasped "THE tingle?"
"Yes mama!" Fleur nodded happily
"What is it?" Jacques asked
"Ah, you see when a veela meets her destined mate, her magic will react" Appoline explained
"You never told me about your magic reacting when we met" Jacques frowned "Or do you still have a destined mate out there?"
"Not all Veela have a destined mate, it is actually a rather uncommon thing. Besides, the Veela must meet their mate before they become adults. For example if Fleur had met her mate at twenty years old then she wouldn't know as there wouldn't be a bond but if she met him at ten then she would as the bond could still form. Luckily Fleur has met her mate"
"Wait? That boy?" He gestured to where Harry had left
"What is wrong with him?!" Fleur demanded angrily
"Nothing!" Jacques quickly jumped back in shock at the sudden change in his daughter "It's just...well, with his face and..."
"There is nothing wrong with his face!"
"I'm not saying there is, just that he looks different from what I expected of my future son-in-law. Besides, I don't think he likes me"
"That's because you were about to threaten him" Fleur crossed her arms and glared at her father
"Jacques, quit while you're ahead" Appoline said "in Fleur's eyes Harry is the perfect man and nothing anyone does will ever change that"
"What do you mean?" Jacques turned to his wife
"The reason that this phenomenon is uncommon is because adult veelas usually try to stop it from happening. When the veela bonds with her mate she essentially becomes devoted to him"
"You mean like a slave?!" Jacques exclaimed
"In a sense" Appoline said slowly "but that never happens" she added quickly when she noticed her husband looked like he was about to blow up "the magic is careful with who it choses and it has chosen him for a reason."
"Is...my daughter a slave?" Jacques asked as calmly as he could possibly force himself to be
"She'll be as devoted as one and she'll feel like her life evolves around him, but being a slave depends on the boy. However..." She added before Jacques could interrupt "like I said, I doubt the boy will treat her horribly because her magic has chosen him"
"He'd better not" Jacques growled
"Father!" It was now Fleur who growled "You will not threaten him!"
"No, he will not" Appolline said before her husband could respond
"Hmm" Fleur sniffed "I'm going to go see if they need help" She walked away
"Darling, tell me more about this bond" Jacques said to his wife "I mean I don't understand how you are okay with it"
"It's simple, Veela often kept their children close in the hopes of preventing any bonds from happening. But in the past some Veela have attempted to keep their children away from their mates after the bond has formed, and let's say that the results were not always pretty"
Harry was currently sat on the bed in his room, or at least the one he'd be staying in for the holidays. He doesn't really know why but it was clear that Bellatrix had some reason for being here. His thought process was disturbed by a knock on his door
"Come in" He called and a second later Fleur walked in "can I help you?" he asked
"Hello" She spoke in French "I just wanted to ask if you needed anything?"
"No, not at the moment" Harry shook his head
"Also, I want to apologise for my younger sister's behaviour, it was very rude of her to..."
"It's fine" Harry cut her off "she's just a kid, it'd be childish of me to angry at her when adults do the same"
"They do not!" She gasped in disbelief "How could they be so rude?!"
"The world's a very big place princess, that means lots of different people" Harry said
"I suppose" She mumbled before she shook her head and turned to Harry "I was wondering if I could ask you for a favour?"
"What favour?" He asked, not sure about what the girl wanted
"I was wondering if perhaps you could help teach me how to speak English?"
"Why?" He asked
"Well" She was tempted to say 'so I could talk with you and spend more time with you' "it would help me get a job in the future and I have always wanted to learn another language"
"Fine" Harry nodded after several seconds "but in exchange I want access to your library"
"Library?" She blinked
"Yes, judging by the size and state of this house I can tell that your family is very rich and possibly a very old family, that means it's likely for you to have a library. I will teach you English in exchange for being allowed to use the library"
"Of course" She nodded "I will have to ask papa and mama but I'm sure I can get you permission"
"Excellent" Harry nodded "how about we start our first lesson after dinner?"
"Yes" She nodded, holding back a smile "I will see you then" She turned and walked out of his room 'nailed it' she mentally praised herself.
Once she had left Harry had locked the door with a few wandless charms, fortunately the British ministry couldn't track him in other countries and even if they could he didn't have to worry about them or the French one as his wand didn't have the trace. He waved his wand, causing some white boxing tape to wrap around each hand. He made himself a punching bag and got to work after he put up a silencing spell, though he was careful enough to put up one that allowed him to still hear the outside world but not let them here him.
It was about an hour later when Harry heard Bellatrix call and tell him to get ready for dinner.
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