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"I'll help!" Tonks said cheerfully.
"Thank you Tonks." Apolline checked her list, indicating that the young auror trainee will be responsible in helping with the food.
"That only leaves the decoration of the Christmas tree." Apolline looked at her youngest daughter and Harry who was eyeing her freshly baked tray of cookies like a predator. "Harry, you will be responsible for decorating the tree, and Gabrielle, please help your brother in law."
"Oui Mama!" Gabrielle said happily.
"I have never decorated a tree before." Harry said. "Is there any particular theme to it?"
"Just make sure the decorations are shiny, and something that we will all admire." Apolline said. "And don't forget to use the fairies, they arrived yesterday."
"Right, fairies." Harry said. "Let go Gabby!"
Fleur watched as her little sister skipped along the hallway with Harry and she smiled as she tied an apron around her waist. "Those two are really having fun."
"You know Gabrielle never really had a big brother to look up to before Harry." Apolline said fondly. "Anyway, let's prepare the roast. Tonks, be a dear and help prepare the sauce?"
"Yes Mrs. Delacour." Tonks said.
"And honey, start preparing the batter. You know how hungry Julian and Harry can be." Apolline said.
The two young witches nodded and began to perform their assigned roles, occasionally giving each other a neutral look.
Apolline palmed her face when she spotted her Christmas tree while Nicholas and Perenelle, used to Harry's antics, just laughed as they looked at the Delacours' reactions.
"We are going to get arrested." Apolline mumbled. "Julian! Don't bring anyone here! If anyone sees this..."
"I already blocked the Floo." Julian said. He drained his whiskey and sat down beside Nicholas who patted him in the shoulder.
"You will get used to it." Nicholas grinned, enjoying the much younger man's reactions. "You should have seen his Christmas present to me last year."
"Harry, what were you thinking?" Apolline asked, frustration evident in her tone of voice.
"You don't like it?" Harry asked. He patted Gabrielle's shoulder and both children looked at the Delacour Matriarch. "Gabby and I worked hard on it."
"Don't you like our work Mama, Papa?" Little Gabrielle asked, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Of course we do!" Julian said immediately. "It is just very different, something we are not yet used to."
"You said you wanted something shiny." Harry pointed out and looked back at the Christmas tree that he and Gabrielle spent hours decorating. Various bracelets, necklaces and other jewelries adorned every branch of the tree, along with Gabrielle's doll collection.
"Harry, where did you get all these?" Tonks asked weakly, she was having a hard time coping with Harry's hobby. It was one thing to hear about his exploits, but it was completely another thing to see the evidence of his exploits in full view for everyone.
"It's my secret stash." Harry said. "You like it?"
"This must be worth millions." Tonks whispered.
"You can have anything you want Tonks." Harry said. "Pick anything."
"Look at the bright side Julian." Nicholas patted the French noble man in the back. "You have the most expensive and admittedly shiny Christmas Tree in France."
"Yes, Harry sure picked the shiniest and sparkling jewelry he could find." Julian admired the glint of the Christmas tree against the light of the Faeries. He could see more than one Fairy enjoying the jewelries and he spotted one using a ring as a tiara on her head.
"You have some nerve to talk to me." Nicholas said.
"Nicholas..."
"Where is my stone you... thief." Nicholas said.
"It is still in the mirror." Albus replied. "I'm afraid it is stuck there until we can examine it more thoroughly."
"It's stuck now isn't it?" Nicholas tried to hide his smile. "Make sure to find a way to get it back."
"Do not fear Nicholas." Albus said. "I shall put my best effort in recovering the stone."
"Which means nothing."
"Excuse me?" Albus asked.
"That won't work on me Albus." Nicholas said. "Now, why did you floo me?"
"I need your help." Dumbledore said. "I need you expertise in warding. The Goblins have offered to add additional protections for my office, but I need your expertise."
"Having security problems Albus?" Nicholas asked. He spotted Harry's toy and decided to use it to get rid of Dumbledore.
"Yes." Albus nodded. "Someone has broken into my office, but thankfully I arrived just in time to prevent anything from being stolen. You know how important it is to secure my office against future incidents."
"I'm not interested. Now shoo! I got things to do." Nicholas dismissed the Headmaster of Hogwarts with a wave of his wand.
"But this is important." Albus insisted. "Don't you want to recover your stone? It might get stolen if you don't help me."
"I said get out." Nicholas was getting angry.
"Nicholas..."
Squirt! Squirt! Squirt!
"Ahck!" Albus cried when he felt jets of liquid splash in his face.
Nicholas grinned and enjoyed emptying Harry's water gun at Dumbledore's face. Albus tried to protest but Nicholas aim was true and a jet of water hit the supreme Mugwump's open mouth.
Dumbledore choked and coughed and finally admitted defeat and withdrew his head from the fire.
"That felt good." Nicholas Flamel grinned and waved his wand to refill the squirt gun. "Can I have this Harry?"
"Sure." Harry removed the invisibility cloak and sat in his chair. "Well? What do you think?"
"I think you need to contact Mister Lupin." Nicholas said. "He might be able to explain why your Godfather is currently incarcerated in Azkaban."
"Can Julian do anything about it?" Harry asked as he read the will again.
"He has no jurisdiction in Britain, you know that Harry." Nicholas said. "He only learned through his contacts that Sirius has never been charged with anything. But..."
"Yeah?" Harry leaned forward. He sensed the old man's hesitation and he was curious as to why. "What is it?"
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