History Fanfic / ThePowerOfSeven

* ActOfTrueLove: The fact that Ginny is willing to let Harry sleep with six other witches is presented as this at first, although downplayed as she realises that it’s not that great a sacrifice for her as she actually ''enjoys'' seeing Harry with other witches

** In chapter 58, [[spoiler:Daphne Greengrass is revealed to have become at least part-werewolf herself after an attack by Greyback]].

** While Katie [[spoiler:shows no explicit sexual interest in girls, she does encourage Harry to release all over Ginny as she masturbates him herself, and briefly fantasises about licking Ginny's abdomen clean of his release before she decides to just have sex with Harry directly]]. Chapter 28 [[spoiler:sees Katie watch as Demelza has sex with Harry, and even give Demelza advice on how to give a blowjob, but she shows no sign that she is aroused by Ginny and Demelza's own nudity. Much later, Katie gets extra creative with her time turner, using it to have a threesome with Harry and ''[[ScrewYourself herself]]'']].

** Ring=Luna. Both seem innocuous but both hold hidden power, the Ring having a lethal curse and the Resurrection Stone, Luna being a shining example of TheCuckoolanderWasRight and BewareTheSillyOnes. [[spoiler:The Ring and Stone currently remain in Dumbledore's possession, reflecting Luna's outsider status, in general and within the harem. While the other girls like Luna well enough, they don't quite ''get'' her. Luna is also the only harem member not to have had least some time as a POV character]].

** Ring=Luna. Both seem innocuous but both hold hidden power, the Ring having a lethal curse and the Resurrection Stone, Luna being a shining example of TheCuckoolanderWasRight and BewareTheSillyOnes. The Ring has been destroyed before the fic even begins, and Luna was such an obvious candidate for the ritual that Harry, Hermione and Ginny approached her directly rather than taking the time to 'feel her out' as an option like with the other four. [[spoiler:The Ring and Stone currently remain in Dumbledore's possession, reflecting Luna's outsider status, in general and within the harem. While the other girls like Luna well enough, they don't quite ''get'' her. Luna is also the only harem member not to have had least some time as a POV character]].

* FantasyContraception: There's a contraceptive charm ("''Fertilis praesidium''") the group knows and uses on a regular basis. Hermione looks up a twenty-four hour version the girls quickly start using instead. Fleur knows a slightly different one (''virilem protego''), cast on the male instead of the female, because the regular one isn't entirely reliable for Veela.

* FantasyContraception: There's a contraceptive charm ("''Fertilis praesidium''") the group knows and uses on a regular basis. Hermione looks up a twenty-four hour version the girls quickly start using instead. Fleur knows a slightly different one, cast on the male instead of the female, because the regular one isn't entirely reliable for Veela.

* StuffBlowingUp: Chapter 54 sees [[spoiler:Harry's allies in the Order mount an assault on Malfoy Manor to rescue Demelza and her family that opens with the group using Fred and George's fireworks to create a distraction]].

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: During the holidays, [[spoiler:the Death Eaters attempt to 'infiltrate' Harry's harem by setting up a scenario where Pansy Parkinson will be 'rescued' from an apparent torture session and then present her as willing to betray her family]] as they believe Harry is "dominated by his lusts for the flesh" and will be willing to screw her just because she's attractive. The harem observe that the Death Eaters are clearly incapable of even comprehending the idea that Harry is only having sex with girls he genuinely cares about rather than having sex with any willing girl, to the extent that they assume the ''only'' thing the harem are doing with each other is having sex rather than actually making plans.

* FantasyContraception: There's a contraceptive charm ("''Fertilis praesidium''") the group knows and uses on a regular basis. Fleur knows a slightly different one, cast on the male instead of the female, because the regular one isn't entirely reliable for Veela.

* SafeSaneAndConsensual: Important for Harry's dynamic with Demelza in particular, as she has a definite interest in tales of powerful men seducing and dominating women they have power over, prompting Harry to approach their dynamic in the manner of a team captain giving her guidance, to the point that Demelza refers to him as 'Captain' during their encounters- eventually [[spoiler:'promoting' the term to 'Master' after they first actually have ''sex'' rather than just Harry basically fondling her]]- and has even been told she has a safe word (although she's never used it to date). Harry also demonstrates another important facet of this trope: if he even thinks something's gone wrong, he asks Demelza to confirm she's okay, safe word or no. So far he's always misread it and Demelza is fine (or better than fine), but pausing and checking in to make sure is an important part of SSC. Thanks to Harry's genuinely caring nature, it's a part he understands intuitively.

* SafeSaneAndConsensual: Important for Harry's dynamic with Demelza in particular, as she has a definite interest in tales of experienced men protecting/seducing lower-class women, prompting Harry to approach their dynamic in the manner of a team captain giving her guidance, to the point that Demelza refers to him as 'Captain' during their encounters- eventually [[spoiler:'promoting' the term to 'Master' after they first actually have ''sex'' rather than just Harry basically fondling her]]- and has even been told she has a safe word (although she's never used it to date). Harry also demonstrates another important facet of this trope: if he even thinks something's gone wrong, he asks Demelza to confirm she's okay, safe word or no. So far he's always misread it and Demelza is fine (or better than fine), but pausing and checking in to make sure is an important part of SSC. Thanks to Harry's genuinely caring nature, it's a part he understands intuitively.

** Initially Luna just has no problem [[spoiler:stripping down to engage in a mutual masturbation session with Ginny, but later she explicitly asks that Ginny be present the first time she and Harry have sex, although there was no sign that Luna was especially aroused by Ginny's presence in the room]].

** Although Hermione [[spoiler:has been kissed by Ginny at least twice]], she does not appear to be independently aroused by the experience, and tells Luna that she isn't explicitly attracted to women on their own; WordOfGod affirms that Hermione is explicitly straight even if some of the other girls will be bi, which is reinforced in chapter 48 when [[spoiler:she is the only one of Harry's existing bond-mates who can just acknowledge that Fleur is beautiful without feeling attracted to her]], Ginny reflecting that Hermione is definitely straight in chapter 67.

** While Katie [[spoiler:shows no explicit sexual interest in girls, she does encourage Harry to release all over Ginny as she masturbates him herself, and briefly fantasises about licking Ginny's abdomen clean of his release before she decides to just have sex with Harry directly]]. Chapter 28 [[spoiler:sees Katie watch as Demelza has sex with Harry, and even give Demelza advice on how to give a blowjob, but she shows no sign that she is aroused by Ginny and Demelza's own nudity. Much later, Katie gets extra creative with her time turner, using it to have a threesome with Harry and [[ScrewYourself herself]].]]

** Come Chapter 59, Fleur notes that she's at least curious about other women. Her Veela half doesn't react to them in the same primal way it does to males, but as a human, she can ponder and be curious and wonder how her allure affects them. She's learned -- through Ginny and Luna -- that it can, but only if they're interested, or at least curious, themselves.

** Ginny got some if this from her mother as part of TheTalk, saying that a woman who didn't control herself and wait for just the right man was a "scarlet woman." Ginny worked hard to be a good girl, and is ultimately grateful she saved herself for Harry, but isn't a fan of the insulting way her mother made the point. Even before the ritual, Ginny has a ''very'' healthy sexual appetite, trying to deny it did her no favors.

* AmbiguouslyBi: For the most part, only [[spoiler:Ginny and Luna]] have shown an interest in doing anything with the others without Harry involved, but there are certain 'exceptional circumstances';

* SlutShaming: In chapter 30, [[spoiler:Harry and the six girls fall victim to various examples of this after the truth of their relationship comes out, ranging from girls protesting that they aren't interested in Harry when he hasn't shown any interest in them anyway to others trying to accuse his current partners of being sluts]].

** When Fleur and Harry finally bond, they are shown to be this. Both having been told all their lives that something is wrong with them, something bad is in them that they should be ashamed of (Fleur's Veela heritage, Harry's magic and Voldemort soul-fragment). Harry has to share with Fleur that he's learned not only is he still worthy of love and friendship, but that the thing in him he always thought was bad is anything but.

** In the epilogue, [[spoiler:it is noted that their sex life has 'died down' after Voldemort's defeat as there's less urgency for them all to be together, but Harry and the girls all accept that they have the rest of their lives to be together]].

* HouseHusband: In chapter 39, [[spoiler:Katie 'suggests' that Harry should just prepare to be this once the war's over, considering that he'll have seven women to satisfy and would probably prefer to take it easy at home rather than fight more Dark Wizards; Harry privately isn't sure if he would be able to respect himself if he wasn't providing for his family, but Hermione assures him that he has enough money to do that if he wants and doesn't need to worry about it at the moment anyway]].

* NotSoDifferent: Chapter 43 sees Fleur comparing herself and Ginny due to their current strong desire for sex.

* CryingAfterSex: [[spoiler:Demelza does after one of her encounters with Harry (see IJustWantToBeSpecial). Harry is immediately concerned that something's wrong, but quite the opposite. The experience was so wonderful, so beautiful, so perfectly overwhelming for her that she's weeping in joy. For a similar reason, Susan also does this after her and Harry's first time.]]

** ZigZagged with [[spoiler:Ron. When Harry first tells Ron and Hermione about being a horcrux, Ron is as supportive as he can be. Once Hermione discovers the ritual, she and Ginny convince Harry not to tell Ron, convinced he'll react poorly and there's no guarantee it will work. Once they get their first success bonding Harry and Ginny, they still talk Harry out of telling Ron. Ron finds out when he sees Harry and Hermione having sex, and reacts about as well as you'd expect. Things get worse when Ron starts stumbling on Harry and other girls, watching them in secret until he gets caught, and finally he accidentally spills the beans to Lavender, believing that she's dumping him to be part of Harry's harem. Lavender being Lavender, the whole school knows within a day. This pretty effectively burns Ron's last bridge between him and Harry, though Ron does start trying to make amends, becoming Harry's spy in the Order of the Phoenix to see what Dumbledore may be planning against Harry. When Voldemort captures Demelza to lead Harry into a trap, it's Ron who plans out the rescue (though Lupin tweaked the plan a bit with his greater experience). Ron eventually returns to being, if not a close friend, then dependable ally and friendly acquaintance.]]

** Chapter 31 [[spoiler:has all six of the girls currently active in the harem spend the night with Harry and then spend the morning pleasuring him, but it is made clear that the girls were all pleasuring ''Harry'' with none of them doing anything to one of the others even after they start removing their nightclothes]]. Chapter 39-40 [[spoiler:feature another orgy, but apart from Ginny and Luna starting it off by masturbating each other until Harry arrives, the girls show no sign of being interested in doing anything to each other, focusing all their sexual desires on Harry.]].

** Susan's interests appear deeply suppressed, but [[spoiler:under the influence of Hermione's experimental invigoration draught, she fantasizes about Harry overpowering her and taking her, essentially a rape fantasy. She also lets herself simply enjoy watching Harry and Hermione]].
** Fleur is presented as a more sexually aggressive domme than Katie, but she manages to maintain a balance where she is encouraging Harry to let her take charge without forcing him.

** While Katie [[spoiler:shows no explicit sexual interest in girls, she does encourage Harry to release all over Ginny as she masturbates him herself, and briefly fantasises about licking Ginny's abdomen clean of his release before she decides to just have sex with Harry directly]]. Chapter 28 [[spoiler:sees Katie watch as Demelza has sex with Harry, and even give Demelza advice on how to give a blowjob, but she shows no sign that she is aroused by Ginny and Demelza's own nudity]].
** Chapter 31 [[spoiler:has all six of the girls currently active in the harem spend the night with Harry and then spend the morning pleasuring him, but it is made clear that the girls were all pleasuring ''Harry'' with none of them doing anything to one of the others even after they start removing their nightclothes]]. Chapter 39-40 [[spoiler:feature another orgy, but apart from Ginny and Luna starting it off by masturbating each other until Harry arrives, the girls show no sign of being interested in doing anything to each other, focusing all their sexual desires on Harry]].