Fate's Request: A Harry Potter FanFiction

Contrary to popular belief, the headmaster did occasionally check over the awarding of points by his various Professors. And one lazy December afternoon, as most of Hogwarts was empty due to the holidays, he did just that.

Quite quickly he noticed the extreme bias Severus Snape held in bestowing house points, he, in fact, gave a total of zero points for Gryffindor and a measly sum of fifty to Ravenclaw and twenty to Hufflepuff since the new school year began.

The amount he had given to Slytherin however, was immensely over-inflated, but as usual, the headmaster dismissed the angry, broken Potion's Master's transgressions as he did every year.

What caught the eye of Albus Dumbledore, however, was the awarding of twenty points apiece to a Miss Hermione Granger, and Mr David Cross, by their extremely proficient Charms professor.

It wasn't the awarding of points that bothered him, no, it was the reason for them. Duelling.

Normally, he would help his Professors in matters like this and keep it all swept under the rug, he trusted all of them dearly after all.

But the problem was David Cross. Maybe he was getting old he thought, but it was far too dangerous for the unknown David to be receiving tutoring from one of the world's premier duellers, especially at such a young age. He himself only dabbled in duelling with his peers during his Hogwarts days, and only truly learnt the art after leaving the school. Even Tom Riddle didn't have the opportunity to really learn how to duel until his Hogwarts days were behind him.

He shuddered to think what Tom would have become if he'd focused on duelling from a young age, learning at a pace that only children could.

And here was a student doing just that, learning the potentially deadly art form that was duelling. What could he become if he was left to master this skill?

Knowing that he couldn't allow a second Voldemort to rise, he quickly wrote a note for Filius, summoning him to his office at his earliest convenience.

All the while, dismissing the fact that Hermione, Harry's close friend was also learning under the Charms professor.

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While the headmaster was penning his note regarding the questionable teachings of Filius Flitwick, said couple, David and Hermione, were up in her bedroom, where things were getting hot and heavy.

Both Daniel and Emma Granger had to hop into work the day before Hermione and David returned to Hogwarts, which let the two have some privacy. Something that they rarely had at Hogwarts.

As such, by the end of their little tryst, clothes were sown about Hermione's room, with the both of them only in their u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r, breathing heavily as they broke apart.

Laying side by side and holding hands, David looked over at Hermione who was on his right and gave her a goofy grin.

Hermione blushed terribly at this, as she was still a little embarrassed being so undressed around David and slapped him on his stomach in mock anger.

Unfortunately, this resulted in a much harder slap than intended, and the sound and pain that Hermione accidentally brought left David tensing in discomfort and letting out a small groan.

"Oh my god, are you okay David?" Hermione blurted out as she rapidly got to her knees to check on her boyfriend.

It was more the unexpectedness of it that shocked David as he was soon perfectly all right, aside from the red handprint that had started to form.

Scrunching his eyes due to the slowly dissipating stinging, David replied, "Yeah… I'm fine…"

Hermione cautiously lowered her hands down to the red welt, growing guiltier by the second.

"I'm so sorry… I'm so sorry David, I swear I didn't mean to do it that hard," Hermione said with glistening eyes, feeling horrible.

"Hey, it's all right Hermione, I'm really okay," David said as he also sat upon his knees and took Hermione's hands into his own.

This didn't work as intended, for Hermione merely looked away sadly.

Not knowing how to convince her he was fine, David decided to distract her, he decided to snog was the answer.

At first, she was shocked and didn't know what to do. But eventually she got back into the rhythm of it and David's plan had worked.

All was forgotten, so forgotten in fact that they hadn't heard the front door opening.

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Luckily for the both of them, it was Emma Granger who'd arrived first, as her husband was out purchasing take-out for dinner, as both of them dead tired from work.

Usually, when she arrived, she would announce herself, but with Hermione being gone so often she forgot this old habit of hers and after setting her keys on the kitchen table, made her way up the stairs.

Quite quickly she found herself in front of Hermione's room, watching her daughter and now confirmed boyfriend in a state of undress making out and groping each other.

Coughing loudly, Emma announced herself to the two love birds, "Well… nice to see you making David feel so at home, Hermione dear, but maybe you should stop and get dressed before your father gets home?"

David and Hermione flung apart immediately and were both equally mortified that she had caught them.

"M-mum… I…" Hermione mumbled out as she covered her c.h.e.s.t with a pillow near her.

David wasn't nearly as lucky and had to reach for the nearest piece of clothing, which he didn't realise was Hermione's discarded skirt.

Watching David fumble with the skirt, unsure if he should drop it or use it to cover himself, Emma Granger couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a snort of short laughter.

Holding in her laughs, while shaking her head and fanning herself, she wordlessly closed her daughter's door and made her way to own bedroom, immediately throwing herself onto her bed, muffling her hysteric laughs with her mountain of pillows.

Eventually, she stopped and decided she needed to give both Hermione and David the 'talk' later, the embarrassment of that conversation itself should keep them off of each other for a while and be punishment enough.

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David and Hermione were considerably subdued during their last day at the Granger household, something that confused Daniel Granger and Emma merely stated she had no idea what was going on whenever he asked.

Hermione still couldn't meet her mother's eye for longer than a second following the talk they had, and David was overly polite all the time.

She enjoyed this immensely and decided she would have to tell her husband what she'd found once the two returned to Hogwarts, safe from his scolding.

Luckily for David and Hermione, that was just around the corner, and both of them let out sighs of relief as they farewelled Daniel and Emma as they got onto the Hogwarts Express.

Sitting in a compartment alone together, Hermione turned to David and said, quite seriously, "We're going to have to make sure we don't get caught again."

Nodding, David replied, "Agreed."

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"Lemon drop?" Albus asked as Filius sat in a boosted seat in front of him.

"Please," Filius replied, startling Albus slightly as he was the first person to agree to one in decades. This made him feel slightly guilty of what he was going do to.

"Quite good, aren't they?" He asked as the Charms professor s.u.c.k.e.d on small lemon sweet contently.

"Very, no idea why everyone bem.o.a.ns them, Albus," Filius replied with a teasing smile.

Eye's twinkling, he got down to business, no longer feeling all that guilty thanks to that comment about his Lemon drops.

"I'm afraid Filius, that it has come to my attention that you've been teaching two students how to duel. Something that the Ministry frown's upon heavily," Albus started, in a grave tone.

A little shocked, but managing to compose himself, Filius responded, "But the Ministry has no say in the running of Hogwarts, Albus."

His smile not wavering, he responded, "That, is unfortunately not as true as it used to be old friend… Not to mention, I also agree with the Ministry in this regard, the art should not be taught to children."

"I assume… my orders for cancelling this class are coming into effect?" Filius asked sadly, hoping he'd have more time to teach David and Hermione, so much potential in the both of them he thought.

"Yes, Filius… I'm ordering you to end your duelling classes," Albus answered, smile now gone.

"Very well… I'll give the news to the students once they return…" Filius said, accepting that this was not up for discussion after knowing the headmaster for so long.

Albus didn't say anything as the Charms professor got up from his chair and made his way out of his office, but not before asking one last question.

"I assume, Albus, that it wasn't a student that revealed to you my extracurricular lessons?"

"No, I can assure you no student betrayed your trust," Albus responded, slight twinkle returning.

"I see… I wondered after I awarded those points whether you truly do your duty as headmaster and oversee them or not. It would seem… you do," Filius said, his tone dark. He didn't like the fact that the headmaster was quite obviously aware of the pattern of favouritism Severus showed.

Giving no time to for the headmaster to reply, Filius Flitwick left the office quite briskly.

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Hermione and David soon received letters from Professor Flitwick, summoning them to his office as soon as they arrived at Hogsmeade Station.

As such, they soon found themselves in the diminutive Charms professors office, discussing the end of their duelling lessons.

"But Professor Flitwick! How can he do that?" Hermione shouted, dismayed that the headmaster was ending her extremely interesting and useful duelling lessons.

"I'm afraid, Hermione that it is completely in the headmaster's domain of power to stop these lessons," Professor Flitwick explained.

"What was his reason?" David asked curiously, hiding his immense disappointment.

"Well, the headmaster mentioned how the Ministry frowns upon it… however, he also admitted that he also agrees with this sentiment. Much as I told you back in first year, David… I had hoped he wouldn't find out until your fifth year or so…" the Professor answered in dismay, wishing he could have finished the lessons he'd planned out.

"So that's it? We've learnt so much from your Professor," Hermione added, with David nodding along.

Smiling sadly, Professor Flitwick nodded and said, "It truly is a shame Miss Granger, but my hands are tied."

Following the meeting where the Professor gave them the bad news, Hermione and David thanked him profusely for the lessons and went their separate ways to their common rooms with bitter tastes left on their tongues.

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What David found as he entered the Ravenclaw common room further ruined his already bad mood.

It seemed Luna's bullies had gained enough courage if you could even call it that, to begin their torment of her.

Surrounding her was a group of second to fourth-year girls all taking turns insulting her. A few people were simply minding their own business, ignoring what was going on, which only annoyed him further.

While he disagreed with the separation the House system cultivated, they were meant to stick together, not alienate one another.

Cold fury rising within him, David unknowingly let out an aura of magic that gained the attention of everyone in the room.

"You alright Luna?" David asked of his friend, who had a sad, empty-eyed look to her.

"Hi David," she greeted sadly.

"Hey, Luna. These girls bothering you?" he asked kindly, nudging them out of the way as he put a hand on her shoulder.

"I…," she said, not really knowing what to say.

"I see… where are your shoes, Luna?" David asked, strangely calm.

No one answered, including Luna, who looked away in shame.

Fl.i.c.k.i.n.g his wand into his wand-arm, David summoned Luna's hidden shoes with a non-verbal Accio charm, which no one noticed.

Kneeling, he helped Luna slip her shoes on, much to her dismay and took her for a walk, ignoring the presence of the gaggle of bullies, but making sure to remember each and every face.

As David closed the door to the Ravenclaw common room behind him, the pressure was lifted and the group of girls all gasped in relief, fear and confusion in their eyes.

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"Was this the first time?" David asked as he sat with Luna overlooking the Black Lake.

"The nargles are sure out today…" Luna mumbled, avoiding the question.

"Luna…" David said in a warning tone, wanting an answer from her.

Following a lengthy silence, Luna finally answered, "They make comments usually… 'Loony' Lovegood and such… nothing… physical, until recently."

Wrapping her in his arms, David leaned into her and whispered, "I'm sorry Luna. I'll do better to keep an eye out."

Shaking her head in refusal, Luna tried to refuse, "It's not up to you to protect me all the time David, you've really helped already. Nobody in third-year bothers me."

"I'll make it so nobody will dare try Luna," David assured her, meaning it.

Luna didn't respond to that, she just embraced the warmth David brought quietly.

Eventually, she did speak about what really had really been bothering her recently.

"I… I can deal with the taunts from them David. But… but not when someone I thought was a friend does it too," Luna admitted sadly.

"What do you mean?" David asked in slight fear, hoping his friends Sue Lie and Padma Patil hadn't said something in passing.

"Ginny… you know her, right? I mean the rumours say you helped rescue her, so I guess you do… we used to be friends, we live quite close, you know? Anyway, I noticed that she's been having a hard time this year, so I tried to help. I guess it makes sense after being kidnapped and all… It's just… why David? Why her too? I thought she was my friend," Luna confessed, finally tearing up.

David had nothing to say as he continued to sit with Luna well into dinner time, only returning late at night thanks to Mel, who popped a sleeping Luna into her dorm room.

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AN: So some of you clearly had issues with the last chapter... I was honestly surprised. David has no real 'power' as such in the eyes of the public and he'd also forced Daphne into a vow first. They only wanted to make sure he was telling the truth about their daughter's salvation when they asked for one as well. If felt it was reasonable. In the end, everything worked out.

I've obviously been hinting at Dumbledore having issues with David, and the first signs of his manipulations are starting to begin. Don't worry though, David and Hermione already learnt a lot and David will increase his time in the Room of Requirement as a result of this.