Light the candle

~Twenty~

Harry turns his attention back to the newspaper he is just finishing reading. This one is from two months ago. It talks about his inexplicable disappearance from the magical world, the new school year at Hogwarts and Mrs McGonagall's appointment as headmistress. He also points out that Draco and Severus have still not been heard from. He folds the newspaper, and it disappears. A document from yesterday's Gringotts then appeared in his hand. It's still the same report, except that the sum stolen has increased every day for the last three months. He's catching up, and even though his loved ones were talking to him while he was in a coma, he wants to read the letters that his wonderful owl takes the trouble to bring him.

Since Dumbledore had gone to court, he had started taking large sums from the young man's account to reimburse the families. But it didn't stop there, after paying back the families he continued to take even more money, especially when he learned that his pawn was already married. He caused a scandal in the bank and had to be arrested. The goblins were furious so much so that they threatened to close his account. So, the old wizard stopped pestering them to validate his marriage contract or to find out who the young Potter's spouse was.

He has to see Griphook for the other phase of the plan. Then his eyes widens and his smile broadly.

"It's time." He announces under the curious gaze of Severus and Draco. And he disappears with Soren.

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"Just in time." He appears in front of Hel's nest, which is also guarding its eggs. A crack appears in the shell of one of the eggs. It doesn't take long for it to crack.

"You can do it, my baby! Go on, break that shell." Harry encourages the little wyvern about to be born. They watch as the other two eggs become agitated, and cracks appear in their golden green shells. It was as if the babies had sensed that their father was finally there for them and that they could be born peacefully. Harry approached Hel and stroked the scales on her flank. She begins to purr, and this seems to stimulate the babies. Their shells become more and more fragile.

"Super my babies. You can do it! Mummy and Daddy are right here." A little foot appears out of a shell. Then another and another and another.

The first baby to come completely out of its shell and a little one with a chubby body. She has green and gold scales on the ends of her limbs and a few that migrate to her cheeks. Her skin is pale, her hair is vermilion, and she has her father's eyes. She squeals when she doesn't see her parents.

"Welcome among us my energic Stella Ruby Potter." Hel puts her head close and blows in her direction, and Harry leans in too. Little Stella do some little move with her hands and chirped.

Hel and Harry turned their heads and smiled as they saw their second daughter who had finally opened completely her shell because she is eating it. Her skin is as pale as her older sister's, and she has the same scaly colour. But she has white hair.

"Hello, my glutton Cassiopée Diamond Potter." She smiled as she heard her father's voice. They watched as the third egg opened completely. They see their third daughter stretch and yawn herself back to sleep. Harry can't help laughing.

"That was exhausting, my beautiful Chara Saphir Potter." Their names show that they are their parent's stars, their precious stone. Chara has brown hair. It's only their hair colour that distinguishes them, otherwise they look like clones. They then notice that Chara comes out and retracts her claws in her sleep. But Stella and Cassiopée don't seem to be pulling out their claws.

"They are magnificent Hel. I'm sorry I wasn't there when you were pregnant." He rests his forehead on his pet's side. Then they hear Soren start to whimper.