Light the candle

~Eighteen~

"Ahaha! Is that-" Before Voldemort could finish his sentence he was killing by the old wizard by a sneak attack. Dumbledore kneel down panting. A roar of determination was heard from the light side while the Death Eaters still fighting fiercely.

"Ah." The redhaired blow disappointed of the end of the battle.

"Wait! What?!" They yell at the same time. They look behind them and found that Harry was missing. Draco and Severus are startle because they didn't notice. Griphook raise an eyebrow and Silas and Ajar sight.

The blond can't help but to get close to his other parent figure while beating anxiouly his lower lip. Severus put a hand on his shoulder to let him know he's there.

Harry Potter stands up with is old appearance in front many are bewildered the body of the copycat did disappear. The headmaster is the most affected by the rebirth of the Savior of the magic world. He stares at him blankly like he sees a ghost. They are no twinkle in his eyes. He feels the cold sweat running on his back.

And then the minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge, appears with many aurors to capture the remaining Death Eaters, wanting to make this victory their own. 

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The England magic government is a mess. The Minister for Magic had tried to detain Harry for Voldemort's death. But the Order of the Phoenix shamefully rebuffed him, because until proven otherwise it was Dumbledore who killed the Dark Lord. The great Dumbledore tried to detain the young Potter before he disappeared again.

Harry, of course, ensured the safety of the students who did not take part and sent a coded message to the Slytherins about the welfare of their Head of House and Draco. And since the disappearance of the Boy Who Survived, Fudge's power has been considerably diminished. Many people already saw him as a clown, but now nobody listens to him except his secretary Percy Weasley and Dolores Umbridge who still there. The people want him removed from office.

The great Albus Dumbledore thought that with his defeat of Voldemort he would be highly respected, but Quibbler newspapers have come out this month showing the other side of the coin, accusations of theft, extortion, abuse of power over minors and a long list of victims. The evidence was generously provided by the goblins. His name is all over the news, but not for the right reasons.

Last week he was arraigned before the impartial Amelia Bones. He was removed from his position as Wizengamot and headmaster of Hogwarts and had to return the money to the half-blood orphans who had no knowledge of their heritage in the magical world.

The small family attended the hearing under a rune created by Silas and applied by Harry. Severus smiled again, just thinking of the old fool's discomfited expression.

It's now 3am and in two days this will be the Gryffindor birthday... Severus is wide awake, not because of nausea or insomnia. He doesn't understand why he's like this. His whole body is burning, he's sweating, he's panting. All he knows is that he needs his husband. I need you Harry...

"Baby?" Harry calls worriedly.

"Harry..." The potion master manages to articulate. The green eyes move their fingers and dimly light the room. He stares at his wife, her face flushed and her body dripping with sweat. His gaze stops on a part of Severus's body that seems wide awake.

"Oh, baby, you're in heat." With a flick of his finger, he removes his pyjamas. Severus shivered and couldn't help moaning.

"Ah!" Harry has just inserted two fingers inside him.