Harry Potter: The Witty Wizard

Harry was up early as he wanted to be up when both adult Grangers left for work. He was surprised when they didn't leave until almost 8.00am and asked about it.

"Harry, we're dental surgeons, not ordinary dentists," explained Monica. "On a Monday morning we have a nine o'clock start at the hospital to go over the surgical programme for the week. Then we do rounds, then we have an early lunch. We finally start operations at just after lunch.

For Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we tend to follow a schedule starting at 8.00am of rounds, surgery, lunch, surgery, post-op and wrap up with a couple hours, if necessary, spare. We also try to fit speaking with referred patients in among there when we can. Some surgeries are long, some are short. That gives us the time to see new patients. Friday is paperwork, review and self study of new techniques and the like in our field.

"Ah," he said. "That's why you were able to cancel your day, last Friday, at such short notice."

"That's why," she smiled with a nod.

As Hermione joined them, having just come down, Wendell stood up straight and said, "Now, you two..."

Harry focussed his full attention on him.

"I've spoken with the aurors and they'll be keeping an eye on you," he firmly said. "So, no funny business while we're not here. Got it?"

"Dah-deeee!" Hermione whined, while madly blushing.

"Yes, Sir," Harry immediately and firmly replied. "I have your trust and will not abuse it."

"I know, Harry," he replied. "I'm just invoking 'Father's Prerogative' by warning you."

"Yes, Wendell," said Harry, more relaxed.

That the senior auror had told him the aurors wouldn't step in, even if the two decided to consummate their relationship in the middle of the parlour floor, was beside the point. He'd talked to them.

"Sorry, Sir," the auror had apologised. "But, we're here to ensure the safety of Lord Potter and... now that he and your daughter are soon to be in a Betrothal Agreement, from what I hear... she's included in that too.

"Under our law; they are both over thirteen years of age, there is less than a two year age gap between them, Lord Potter does not hold a position of authority over your daughter and, if it happens, they would both be consenting. As such, we would be required to simply give them privacy."

"Understood. Thank you, auror," Wendell had replied. He had what he needed, anyway.

"A reminder, Sir," said Harry. "My Lord Black is likely to pay us a visit, this very evening, after the sixth hour past noon."

While Hermione gave him a funny look for his formal language, Wendell smiled and replied, "I well remember, Lord Potter. Thank you."

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With Wendell and Monica out for the day, both teens spent more time together.

At her request, Harry began to educate Hermione better on the roles the Houses played in wizarding British society. It had started with her asking why he had used the formal language he had used with her father that morning.

"At that moment I wasn't 'Harry' speaking with your 'Dad' about 'Sirius'," he explained. "I was acting as Heir Tertiary and Agent for Lord Black of the House of Black, speaking with Doctor Wendell Granger, Justice of the Peace, concerning a business matter between Lord Sirius Black and himself. It was not my place to be familiar in the role I was playing. Your father understood that."

She firmly said, "I need to learn this."

"Yes, you do," he agreed. And smiled back.

That led to Harry getting what books he had on the subject out and looking for what ones he needed to teach her.

"At some stage we need an excursion to Diagon Alley," he said. "Now that we're out of school, I can spend time having a browse and looking for books like this. The last time I was there I had snuck out of the school and time was limited. And most of that was taken up with what I had to quickly accomplish in Gringotts."

He started with an overview of the Houses and which was what.

"I know this, Harry," she exasperatedly said.

"I'm sure you do," he reasonably said back. "However, I don't know that you know everything I'm trying to teach you, so I have to go over it in case there's something important you should know that you don't.

"However, at least your prior knowledge of a lot of it will make most of this go faster. We can quickly skip through what you know, as a sort of revision, and focus on what you don't when we find something you don't."

She gave a minor harrumph, but didn't object. "Fine."

"Wasn't that my signature response?" he teased.

She gave him a look and said, "Why do you think I used it?" And smirked.

He chuckled and the two teens got on with it.

While Hermione knew all the 'ranks' of the Houses she wasn't so sure about the terms relating to the Heirs. "Why Heir Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, while they also use Heir Apparent and Presumptive?"

"Apparent and Presumptive are sub-ranks of Primary," he replied. "Heir Apparent refers to the heir that will ascend to the Lordship unless they predecease the Lord, or they're Disowned. An Heir Presumptive can be dropped down the line of succession by someone born who would become the Heir Primary.

"For example, Andromeda is currently Heir Primary of the House of Black... or, rather, Heiress Primary. But, she can lose the position by Sirius becoming a father by blood; which makes her an Heiress Presumptive. That son or daughter would then be Heir or Heiress Primary. If it's a girl she would be Heiress Presumptive because Sirius could then have a boy, who would then be Heir Apparent, while the girl moved down to Heiress Secondary.

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