The Empress of Magic ( Currently Undergoing Editing )

Chapter -- : Graverobbing- The perfect time for siblings to bond

It was only a few days later that Celestia revealed how exactly she planned on acquiring a body for Tom.

,, ..... Pardon?" asked a bewildered Xavier, eyes wide as he stared at his granddaughter's smiling form in front of him. ,, Could you repeat what you've just said ?"

,, I would like to request your permission to visit the graves of Tom's father and grandparents to dig out their skeletons so that I can perform an ancient ritual and create a body for him using their shared DNA." calmly repeated the young half-Veela, still smiling as if she hadn't just admitted to wanting to comitt several felonies and perform a probably highly dangerous, if not deadly, ritual.

, Whoever said raising children was easy clearly hasn't met this grandchild of mine....' thought the elder Wizard, resisting the urge to summon a glass of fine aged Firewhiskey to drown his disbelief in.

Instead of following the urge he let out a tired sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose, asking ,, Do I want to know what kind of undoubtedly highly dangerous ritual entails having to disturb the peace of the dead and risk leaving you to Hades' ire?"

,, Not necessarily, if you want to eat in the next two days without feeling the need to throw it back up whenever you think back on this conversation, that is." easily replied the young half-Veela, tilting her head at him.

, ...Wonderful..... Absolutely delightful...' he thought. , Though I have to give her credit for even bothering to ask me for permission, knowing that she could have just gone ahead and done it without seeking me out first.... Knowing Rabastan he would have quite happily done exactly that....'

He had, after all, seen the results of such adventures with his own eyes whenever his youngest son ventured out of the Manor with Eliza and a young Barty Crouch and came back looking like he'd been attacked by a small army of Fairies. Dazed but high on adreline and ready to go straight back to whatever it was that had him looking like that to begin with.

,, Fine..... you can go." he told her. ,, But you will not go there alone, nor will you spend unnecessary time around the Muggles near that place or venture off to investigate something that might pique your interest without informing anyone."

,, Of course, grandfather." readily agreed the witch, bowing her head. ,, May I be excused now to inform the others of our coming departure?"

Xavier waved her off with a nod of the head, silently watching her make her way out of his personal office, humming a happy tune and a light skip in her step.

, Unbelievable....' thought the elder wizard with another shake of the head.

Celestia on the other hand met the eyes of Fred and George and offered them a smile of triumph as she closed the door behind herself, Fenris walking up to her with his tail happily swaying from side to side.

,, By the look on your face I take it he's agreed?" asked Fred, Chrome balancing from the top of his head and burrowing himself in the strands of red.

,, Have you ever heard of someone being able to resist my natural charm?" asked the girl in return, smirking. Yes, dearest brother of mine, he's agreed under the condition that I take a responsible adult with me."

,, Fair enough, I guess." shrugged George as the three of them began heading towards the library. ,, Godric knows what you would do if left unsupervised with the Muggles for too long."

,, Probably overthrow the closest government or do something that would land anyone else in prison." added Fred, to which Celestia shot a stinging hex at the pair in retribution, making them jump upon being struck.

,, What was that for?!" they exclaimed, each rubbing at the body part that was hit, more offended than in actual pain.

,, Wer keine Mannieren hat, muss auf die harte Tour lernen." ( Those who don't have manners have to learn the hard way ) she responded, picking up her pace and leaving the pair of Gryffindors to catch up to her and match her stride as best as they could.