Dreams And Decision 5

"So what do you think of my case in the ICW?" Asked Harry, continuing their conversation.

"Your case in the ICW? It was a clear cut win and your strategy was well played,"

"What do you mean by my well-played strategy?" He asked with an innocent-looking expression. She gave him a 'really? You are acting innocently?' look but answered.

"You played it step by step. Revealing detail after detail about yourself and when you finally revealed about your Heirship, they couldn't argue anything." Explained Mafalda in an impressed tone and Harry appreciated the woman's intelligence.

"How do you know that, did you come to the session?"

"No, but the whole session was the most circulated gossip behind 'Harry Potter is the Heir Potter now'," she said with quotations.

"I didn't think a lawsuit in my life will be that interesting to hear,"

"Oh Harry, you don't know many things. Our world wants everything that happens in your life. For both entertainment and security." She said cryptically.

"I didn't think my life mattered that much to our people." Said Harry as most part of his life went ignored by them by him spending in a dark cupboard.

He shoved that thought aside and continued talking about many things. Harry felt similar to how he spent his first day after he proposed to Cho.

As they both had a conversation much like this and decided to bring out the elephant in the room.

"Mafalda, what do you think about me?"

"About you?" She asked, putting her fork and spoon aside as it's long past noon and she decided to order food for them to eat.

"You are good looking, charming and an Heir as well," she said counting all his traits.

"What do you think we are doing then?" He asked and she gave him a quizzical look.

"I mean, what are your plans for us?" He clarified.

"Oh," she said as her proverbial light sparked.

"I know I can't marry you as it will be seen as I somehow forcing you to do that and that doesn't sound unbelievable when we are talking about you, The Boy-Who-Lived. But I do like you…" she gave a long gap before continuing.

"So let's just be friends with benefits!" She proclaimed out of the blue. Harry gave her an incredulous look.

"I mean, I can help you with the ministry while you talk to me and often 'play' as well." She said making a gesture that Harry understood.

'Wow. I didn't expect this. Is this woman for real? She just proposed a pleasure contract to me,' Harry wondered. He thought about it for a minute.

He doesn't want to cheat on Cho or anything and their relationship has just started. Cho surprisingly already agreed with him having multiple women in his life.

So all things considered, she shouldn't take this badly. 'Hmm, what to do, what to do. Well, if it comes to that, I'll just introduce both of them and ask them to decide,' thought Harry. This way, he wouldn't be stuck in the crossfire.

Harry liked Mafalda's proposal very well, but Mafalda seems to explain it further.

"Believe me, Harry. Our world is far more than what it appears and I'll train you how to deal with some unsavoury and other things you need to know.

And me being in the Ministry is just a bonus to you as I'll keep anything against you updated," she said with a wide smile, which has so many emotions in it.

First was mischievous, the second was obvious lust, the third was excitement and the last was adoration. That was the final push Harry needed to come to his decision and he smiled at her well.

'She thought this through. If she puts it like a learning experience, I shouldn't reject,' decided Harry.

"It seems we are friends with benefits then," he said and Mafalda welcomed his decision with a kiss and Harry's hormones took it to another level.

His hands started to explore her body and her body didn't disappoint him with what it had to offer. Mafalda didn't take it further but to rub his back.

After that, they discussed till the evening after which, with another kiss, this time to his lips, they parted and Mafalda promised him to teach him when he is free.

Harry went to his room in the Ravenclaw tower in the evening under his cloak, after having dinner and studying some more, he went to sleep and had a good night's sleep. Unlike yesterday. And some memorable ones as well.