Three Years Later

"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Stella! Happy birthday to you!"

All of the Weasleys and Potters and Lupin's sang, clapping as the tiny three year old blew out all of the candles.

"Did you make a wish, love?" Teddy grinned into his princess's ear.

The blonde haired doll-like girl smiled and nodded. "Yes! Just like you told me to!"

"What did you wish for?" 20 year old James grinned. James had joined the reserve team for Puddlemere united after graduating Hogwarts, and had just replaced the seeker a year ago. He was a major icon, and he totally let it go to his head. As if he wasn't arrogant enough! However, nothing could bring him down to Earth like his second cousin, Stella. She had him wrapped around her fingers from the second she could catch her toy snitch Dom bought her. She was a year old, to be exact. It was her favorite toy, and she had completely won James over since then. He was always saying she was going to be a Quidditch prodigy, and Dominique completely agreed. They were always arguing over whose Jersey she should wear when they took her out.

"Uncle James! I can't tell you!" Stella giggled. "Then it won't come true!"

"Oh, that's right!" James laughed, shaking his head. "Silly me! How could I forget?"

"It's okay; you're still my favorite Uncle." She whispered as she gave him a hug. "But don't tell anybody. It's a secret."

"I won't, it'll be our secret." James said, linking his pinky with Stella's tiny one.

Stella absolutely adored James. She looked up to him for as long as she could remember, he was her role model, much to her parent's dismay. No parent really loves hearing their little daughter talk about wanting to be the ultimate mischief maker when they grow up.

James was Stella's Godfather, and Dominique was her Godmother. Dom was her second favorite person. She thought Dom was so cool, the way she could be one of the boys, yet keep them all in line at the same time. Not to mention she could beat any guy at quidditch. Now that was something Stella was just dying to do.

Her third favorite person was her dad. Stella loved Teddy so much, and he spoiled her rotten. He was an amazing father, husband, auror, basically everything. He was really close with Stella, and she was definitely a Daddy's girl. Victoire definitely loved her mother, there was just something about Teddy that made her feel a connection.

Maybe that's because there was one. The fears Teddy had suppressed upon getting Victoire pregnant had become a reality. Both he, and Victoire, were carriers of the werewolf gene. He got it from his father, Remus, who was bit by a werewolf at a young age. Luckily, Teddy didn't have to make the transformation at full moon, like his father. He would just get a pounding headache, and feel a little tired and cranky whenever there was a full moon. Nothing he couldn't handle. He had hoped his children wouldn't have to bare that burden, but he knew it wasn't that bad.

The problem, is that Victoire was also a carrier. Every since Bill had been scratched in the face by Greyback (the same wolf who bit Teddy's dad), he had gotten a fever when the full moon was up, and now preferred to eat his stake rare. But besides that, he was okay. Luckily, Victoire didn't show the same symptoms. She tended to be a tad hormonal during a full moon, but it was really minor, not even as bad as PMS hormones.

But with Teddy and Vic's genes together, it created something worse for Stella. Teddy figured it out the first full moon she had. He remembered it like it was yesterday…Stella was only 2 weeks old. She was such a good baby…she hardly ever cried, she never fussed, but as the moon rose, that all change.

She screamed hysterically the entire night. No matter how much Vic or Teddy cuddled her, she was restless. Terrified, they rushed her to the hospital, only to have their fears confirmed.

She was suffering the pain of the transformation. From what they heard, it was excruciating. All of the human bones broke one by one as they grew into wolf ones, and your body felt like it was on fire. But not being a full werewolf, Stella couldn't change. She just felt the fire, and her bones cracking as they rebuilt themselves back into the same human bones. The doctors had to give Stella anesthesia to put her too sleep, so she wouldn't have to suffer, but it didn't help. Just because she was asleep didn't mean she couldn't feel it, they could tell as they watched her, thrashing helplessly. It killed Teddy and Vic to see her like that, but it was something they had to get used to.

It was more manageable now, but they still put her to sleep every full moon, so at least she wouldn't have to remember it the next day.

"Daddy?" Stella's bell-like voice called, snapping Teddy out of his painful memories.

"Yes, love?"

"Can I open my presents now? Please please please with a cherry on top!" Stella begged, folding her tiny hands together and smiling up at her father with a desperate angelic look on her face.

"Of course, sweetheart." He grinned.

Stella giggled with excitement and hugged her dad before hopping down off of her chair, and onto the lawn. She ran over to the huge pile of gift and sat down in the grass, ready to tear through them all. Everybody crowded around her to see what she got.

From her great-grandma Weasley, she got the usual sweater with an S on it, along with a fresh batch of her favorite cookies, and some pumpkin pasties.

From Mom-mom (Fleur) and Pop (Bill), she got a beautiful French porcelain doll, with blonde hair and blue eyes, it resembled her a lot. Stella decided to name her Nicole.

From Uncle Charlie, she got a Swedish Fireball miniature dragon, just like the one her grandmother received so long ago in the tri-wizard tournament. It was always Stella's favorite kind of dragon. Victoire gave Charlie and earful for getting it for her daughter, but after he assured her it was entirely safe, and would stay in its cage, and only needed to be feed once a day, she agreed to let Stella keep it. Stella named him Salvatore, or Salvie for short.

From Percy, Audrey, and Lucy (Lucy had lost all contact with everybody after Stella's first birthday, so Percy and Audrey just put her name with their gifts for everybody. They knew she was happily married with Zabini, living in London. But no one had been invited to the wedding, or contacted, so they chose to just leave her be.) Stella got mostly clothes, along with every flavor beans and a nice pair of diamond earrings.

From George and Angelina, she got a Weasley Wizard Wheezes gift box, consisting of a pgmy puff in every color, fool proof (harmless) fireworks, assorted child-safe pranks, and a Weasley Wizard Wheezes t-shirt, along with a pretty blue ring (which Stella later found out happens to squirt water out at whoever she points it at.)

From Ron and Hermione she got loads of chocolate frogs, licorice wands, drewballs, pumpkin pasties, a Ronald Weasley action figure, and a batch of this amazing pink coconut candy that only Hermione knows how to make (it's a muggle recipe from her mother). Stella was thrilled too; Aunt Mione's pink ice candy was her favorite food!

From Harry and Ginny, she got a souvenir quaffel signed by all of the Holyhead Harpies (The all girl quidditch team Ginny used to play on), and tickets to a Harpies match against Ron's favorite team, the Chudley Cannons. Stella was excited to go to a new match, cause even though Puddlemere United was her favorite team, those are the only matches she's ever been too, cause James and Dom get her in for free. It would be fun to see something new.

From Molly, her husband Sam (who was still unaware of magic folk, and had to miss out on family outings like this), and their 2 year old son, Sean, she got the full collection of her favorite muggle Marvel comic books. Stella had read some of Sean's the last time he visited, and she was hooked. Sean had his father's dark brown hair, but despite both of his parent's brown eyes, he ended up getting the Weasley's signature light blue eyes.

From Fred, Roxanne, Albus, Rose, and Scorpius was a ticket to go with the cousin's this year for the Qudditch world cup. Stella was practically jumping up and down when she got it. She was finally old enough to tag along with her cousins for the biggest match of the season! To say she was thrilled was an understatement.

Her uncle, Louis got her a few pretty new dresses, and some accessories to go with them. While Lily got her the same thing she always gets, a new charm for her charm bracelet. The first charm was the pink heart, from before she was born. Then a pink pacifier charm, from her birth. And a diamond shoe, for her first birthday, when she learned how to walk. For her second birthday she got her an aquamarine raindrop, since it was her birthstone, and Stella loved the rain. Then this year she got hear a diamond snitch, which she loved the most, by the way.

But the presents only got better.

Teddy and Victoire told her Bill and Fleur were moving out of Shell Cottage, because it was just the two of them now and they wanted something a little smaller, which made Stella sad at first. She loved Shell Cottage more than anywhere in the world! It was right on the beach…it was perfect! Secretly, she had always hoped she could live that when she was a grown up. So hearing this news almost brought her to tears, until her parents told her that they were going to do a house swap, and Bill and Fleur were moving into their flat and giving them shell cottage. Stella's gift was to buy all new decorations for her room, and decorate it anyway she wants it.

Then she opened Dominique's gift, which was a toy quidditch set! It had a plastic beaters bat, and a rubber quaffel and bludgers. The only real thing was the snitch, and it was beautiful. Stella loved it so much, and gave Dom the biggest hug she thought possible. Well, that is, until she opened James gift…

"YOU GOT ME A BROOM?" The three year old girl screeched, her face lit up like she was seeing the sun for the first time as she stared at the miniature broomstick.

"Well, it only fly's about 10 feet off the ground," James pointed out; eyeing the furious glare Victoire was shooting him. "But-"

James was tackled in a hug by Stella as she clung to him like he was the best thing in the world. He grinned, hugging her back. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!"

"Anything for my mini-me." James grinned.

"When I grow up, I'm gonna be a seeker! Just like you!" Stella exclaimed, beaming.

"I have no doubt about it." He told her, truthfully. Stella was a strong willed little girl, and with her determination, she always did anything she put her mind to.

"Who wants to play Quidditch with me?" she called out.

A team lined up before the little girl, as she ordered out positions.

"Looks like our girl's gonna be a good little leader." Victoire grinned.

Teddy smiled, putting his arm around his wife. "She sure is."