Protection: The Sword and the Shield

Had Me A Blast

......Longbottom Manor, Durham

It had been a week since the c hanges to Neville and his girls. In the end it was decided that Augusta would be a frequent and welcome guest in Neville's bed but would not a permanent member of his Harem.

It was Padma who had first used the term to describe the multiple women Neville was sleeping with and it definitely fit what was happening to him. Neville wondered how many women he would have in his sexual circle when all was said and done.

Neville's confidence had grown by leaps since the previous year and the girls were surprised when he embraced the idea of keeping multiple women. It was obvious to him that he was capable of keeping them all happy emotionally and sexually and he allowed himself a small measure of pride that it was he that consistently wore his, now four, girls out and not the other way around.

Neville assured them that he would care and protect all of them even after Padma and Parvati admitted that seducing had always been their goal. Neville just chuckled and said "I think I figured that part out when the two of you climbed into my bed in nothing but your panties". The girls blushed at how blatant they had actually been.

He hugged them and both he and the girls appreciated the feel of each other. The super power potion had not changed them as much, aesthetically, as the first potion. The first potion had done most of the work, but, physically, the second potion hade made them all much stronger now. The second potion did make subtle additional physical changes though, and the group of preteens were appreciating those changes as they pressed into each other's skin.

The first potion had changed practically all of Neville's remaining baby fat into muscle. He remained the same basic dimensions showing that there was such a thing as being big boned and barrel chested. But the second potion sculpted that physique into marble. While dressed he just looked like he had become more lean but undressed his body was stacks of well-defined muscle groups.

The girls had gone through similar changes though they all kept a layer of fat that Neville definitely did not complain about. Neville knew that women could become quite muscular and made note to investigate why the potion left them in a culturally typical, if not physically necessary state.

They were going to head over to Potter castle today as Harry had invited them as part of the group that would be meeting with Mademoiselle DuFour De La Croix. It would be an exciting week and Neville wondered if he should be as giving as Harry. He had not shared the potions with anyone else and had locked the potion formulae and even its existence under his family Magics.

The potions would become part of the standard package given to the future Head of the family and his wife or wives, and concubines. In a move that Neville was still not still sure about, but committed to; it would be denied to the Vassals and Retainers as well. I weaker but still impressive potion was being developed to share with them.

Neville shook his head to force his indecisiveness away and decided to believe that Harry was keeping secret much more than he was sharing and that his inclusion in this event did not mean Harry was sharing all that was available to him. In fact as he looked at his girls he thought that Harry's circle had also looked a little more fit at the closing feast. Perhaps he was not the only one in potion development, was Neville's final thought on the subject.

......Potter Castle, Potter Estates, Ottery St. Catchpole

Harry stood outside the menagerie looking over the six eggs that were sitting in the center of lava rocks that were being kept hot by a heating charm. Reggie was explaining to him that the temperature was not much higher than what was needed for chicken eggs and that the lava rocks were just for show.