The Brightest Star Of The Darkest Night

21. A Small Outing

A chapter full of fluff and adventure!

Enjoy!

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Soon, November starts to roll into December and the weather started to get colder, even though it's not as cold as it would have been in Britain.

Sitting in his study, Marvolo kept the thick portfolio on the table, glancing at the fireplace thoughtfully. Lord Sharptooth did a good job and sent him folders on the best child psychologists and Mind Healers, both Magical and some of the non-Magical - squib, according to the folder. He has narrowed the list down to three of them. But he needs to contact them before he decides on which of them is best for his son.

":Yes, my little one, you're doing great.:"

Marvolo blinked as his attention went back to the medium-sized box in front of the fireplace, where a green-scaled snake is rubbing its head against the branch that he conjured until it managed to create a tear on its epidermis near the nose area. As soon as sufficient tear appeared, it started to slowly drag and wriggle its whole body through the hard branches. Marvolo watched, fascinated as the green mamba slowly, but surely shredded its whole skin and slowly slithers out of the old epidermis. No matter how many times he has seen Nagini does it, or did it himself, it never gets old.

Besides, it's his son's first time molting. So obviously, it's more special.

":You did it!:" The pride in Nagini's voice was obvious. Marvolo smiled, watching Hadrianus slithering out from the box, looking around with his clear eyes.

":I can see clearly now!:" He exclaimed, his tongue flickering as he tasted the air, turning to look at his mum.

":Yes, your eyes shredded the outer skin as well,:" Marvolo commented, motioning him to come over. Hadrianus shifted back to his human form, looking down at his hands and then rubbed it together, grinning, before sprinting towards his father.

":Father look,:" He said, rubbing his chubby cheek on the back of his palm, ":I am so soft!:"

Marvolo laughs amused, followed by Nagini who chuckled as well, ":You will feel so for a while, you just regrow your whole skin.:" He said, levitating the box and saving it in one of the shelves in his study. If the timing is right, he would need the box for his own shredding which he has scheduled to happen before Yule, so no need to banish it.

Speaking of which, he needs to start adjusting Hadrianus's shredding as well. He can't have him molting in Hogwarts, no. It needs to be done during his Winter and Summer holidays. He will brew the potion himself that will postpone the time by three weeks, that will be enough.

Marvolo moved his hand, letting his son climb on his lap. He had missed out on his son's childhood and is determined to milk most of the time before Hadrianus is hit with teenage rebellion and decides he is too old to climb on his father's lap and be pampered by him - Marvolo thinks as he runs his hand on his son's soft hair fondly.

Nagini watched the scene unfold with a soft look, before deciding she deserves to join in the cuddling as well. So she slithers towards them and wraps the father and son in her coils, before keeping her head on their lap. Marvolo shifted a little to get more comfortable and Hadrianus giggled, scratching her mum's scales earning pleased hiss.

Marvolo glanced at his lapful of Naga and Maledictus and decided to use the time to practice something new. ":Hadrianus, do you want to practice?:"

Hadrianus widened his eyes and nodded eagerly, before summoning a ball of light using his pure Magic on his hand. the turquoise color emitting small ball bounced on his hand like some rubber ball. His father has been teaching him how to use his Magic through wishing very hard and control it.