Harry Potter Veela's Embrace

"No, not really. Occlumency requires you to actively protect your thoughts. This is the mind protecting itself. His mind will be protected subconsciously by the Veela magic and the love from the bond," Rachelle said. "With three bondmates, the level of that protection may very well be unimaginable."

"Why does the number of bondmates make a difference?"

"Think of it in terms of normal magic in a dueling situation," Rachelle said going into her Professor lecturing mode. "Say you were dueling a single person and you only had to protect yourself. Your offense and defense is pretty straight forward, a single shield to protect you and single spells to cast.

That represents a normal Veela bond of two people. You have to defend your mind from the constant barrage of thoughts while also keeping the connection going and finding the thoughts meant for you and allow your thoughts out to your bondmates."

Dumbledore nodded.

"Now what if you had to protect another person in that duel and you had two people attacking you at the same time," Professor Berceau continued.

"That is a much more complex situation, a more powerful shield along with more fluid defensive strategies. You would need more spells to cast and know to whom to direct those spells at. That would be similar to a bonded mind having to deal with two bondmates. Now consider in that duel, what happens if you had to protect two other people and fight off three people attacking at the same time. That is the complexity that Harry's mind will come to grips with. I would daresay that no one, not even the most skilled legilimens would get past that nature of that protection. But it will take a few days depending on Harry's willpower."

"Thank you," Professor Dumbledore said. "I never considered the complexity that bonds might require."

"You do not work with them on a daily basis," Rachelle replied and then turned to everyone in the room, "Obviously the bonding completed successfully," She could see the visible signs of relief in the faces of the elder Delacours, "It does seem that Hermione Granger joined the bond while in bondimage, so it is a four person bond. We will tackle that issue later when we can speak to them all at once. Now for the time being, please only talk to one of the young women at a time and away from Harry. Take pity on the young man," She continued.

"After all he now has to deal with three girlfriends and that can't be easy," She then pointed to the two full Veelas who had helped. "Please thank these two wonderful people who helped make this possible."

Harry was feeling better as his head cleared. He could still hear the chatter of the random thoughts of his bondmates and he could feel the mixed emotions they felt. It was very confusing. But then he heard it clearly through the rest of the chatter, "I love you 'arry." 

Those words from three distinct voices echoed throughout his mind.

He looked over at Madam Pomfrey's office and saw his three bondmates all smiling at him. He smiled back at them, "I love you too," And he meant it. He realized his love for Hermione was radiating through all of the bonds and could not isolate one from the other. "We can feel it," came a response he was sure was Fleur. Harry realized that they could hear every thought he had. "My life just got very interesting," He thought, and three distinctive responses came agreeing to that sentiment.

"Has it really only been nine days?" Harry thought as he sat in an armchair thinking of how much his life had changed in so short of a time.

The armchair was located in the common room of the quarters he and his bondmates shared. It actually was the visiting family area that was part of the Hogwarts hospital. Harry and all of the women love bonded to him each had their own bedroom connected to a common living space and dining area. It was the best place for them to stay until the bond settled.

"A week and two days. I'm sure Hermione could tell me the..."

"Approximately two hundred and sixteen hours, depending on if you're more concerned about the days to hours or the exact number of hours," Hermione's voice said in his head.

"Thanks," Harry replied with a small laugh. It was things like that which made those days surreal. Actually surreal was seriously understating the strangeness of what had occurred.

From the moment nine days ago that his friend Dobby the house-elf had found him in the library, to the mad dash to the lake and the subsequent events that happened under the waters, to finally being love-bonded to the three beautiful women who were currently sitting at the table discussing something, Harry's life had been turned upside-down.

"What if someone had told me ten days ago what I'd be experiencing right now?" Harry wondered with a smile. "I'd have thought them loonier than Professor Trelawney...well maybe," 

That brought a different thought to mind. "Wonder if she could have predicted something like this? Harry Potter, you will be love-bonded to three beautiful witches by the next full moon," He chuckled at the thought. "I'd have definitely thought she was crazy," Harry looked at the two Delacours and Hermione still sitting at the table. "But I am bonded and it is to three very beautiful witches."

The three women all looked over at him smiling.

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