The next chapter! I'm sorry that it took me so long to write it, but the university keeps me busy at the moment. I hope you like this one. And thank you for the reviews, it makes me happy to know that you like my story. Please tell me what you think again, it's really motivating. And I'd love to hear your ideas as well. Did anyone notice the reference to the movies in the previous chapter? Who knows what will happen to them in the future. I'm excited to see it as well.

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"Close your eyes and try to relax. Do not think of anything at all, that would only make it more complicated. Breathe in deeply. And try to relax further. That's good. And now think of something positive. I always try to search for my happiest memory. Sometimes, it has been me standing on a lake, looking at the most beautiful castle one could imagine. Other times, I am with my family. We all had been very young and we were in a forest, playing a game. Our parents had been there as well. But it is up to you, you can choose whatever you want."

"I remember it. The day in the forest. I don't know what we've been playing back then, but it was a beautiful day. One of the last –"

"Ariana, stay focused." Albus warned her in a soft tone. "A positive memory."

"Alright." She sighed and tried to relax again. Albus watched her closely and was glad when the look on her face became less troublesome.

"You can nod when you have found a memory."

After a few minutes, she did.

Albus continued: "Now let the memory aside and just concentrate on the feeling of happiness you had in that moment. I know it might sound impossible, but you can do it. Take your time, you can not force this. Just concentrate and remain focused."

This time, she didn't move for more than just a few minutes. In the meantime, Albus closed his eyes and thought about his happiest memory as well. It had been only two days ago, which surprised him. Those past days had gone by far too fast. Probably, because Gellert didn't leave his side the whole time. He had just gone home to sleep and when his aunt had needed his help the previous day. Albus' siblings had noticed that something was different immediately, even if he and Gellert didn't do anything to show their new relationship. They didn't hold hands or touch each other in any way. When Gellert went home in the evening, Ariana had told Albus that the looks they threw at each other had told her enough to know what was going on.

Albus couldn't stop himself from smiling, the butterflies in his stomach returned every time he thought of Gellert and his brilliant smile. And the way his touch felt… He couldn't think of this right now. He had told Ariana to stay focused and the same was meant for him. After a few deep breaths, the butterflies vanished.

When Albus opened his eyes again, he saw that Ariana was still sitting there with the concentrated expression on her face. And her shoulders were tensed again. "You can not force it. You have to stay relaxed, Ari. Just think of everything that makes you happy, I know that there are many things. If it makes it easier you can also tell me about them."

Slowly, the tension in her shoulders lessened. "I like being with you three, you and Aberforth and Gellert. Somehow, everything feels complete when you are all around. And I love to help Abe with the goats, they are so sweet. And in the forest, we always see more animals. Birds, sometimes a squirrel, maybe even a rabbit. However, they run away when they hear us, the goats are too noisy. And it makes me happy to be in the garden, to take care of the flowers. Just like mommy had always done it…" She paused and Albus feared that she was going to be sad again, but then a wide smile appeared on Ariana's lips. "Albus, I think I've found something." Her voice was hesitant, however the smile remained.

"That's good. Try to think of it some more. And especially of how you were feeling in that moment."

Ariana nodded and Albus smiled. Maybe this was really going to work.

A movement in the corner of his eyes caught his attention and when he looked in the direction, he saw Gellert standing in the doorframe of the kitchen. There was an amused expression on his face – probably because Albus and Ariana were sitting in the grass opposite from each other – but there was something else as well. Albus knew Gellert well enough to interpret the looks on his face and if he was right, he could see concern now. He didn't tell Gellert about his idea before, there hadn't been the time. The idea of meditating with Ariana just came to his mind this morning and he had taken her outside once Aberforth had left with the goats. His brother would have never allowed him to do this with his sister. And Gellert had to help his aunt in the household this morning, so he hadn't been there when Albus explained his idea to Ariana.

She had been hesitant at first since she didn't want to hurt him. However, Albus had told her that it wouldn't happen. After all, he could take care of himself and he had his wand close by, just in case she would lose control. Which she wouldn't, he was sure of that. He wanted to make her think of positive memories, things that made her happy. Her magic always showed itself when she was upset or angry – maybe they could change that to positive feelings as well? And Albus was sure that no one would get hurt when she was happy. And just maybe this was the first step to controlling it – this had been Gellert's idea, to be honest.

Albus focused on Ariana again and noticed that she was still smiling softly. He decided that he could continue now. When he looked at Gellert once more, Albus was glad to see that he was still standing in front of the house. He didn't want Ariana to get distracted.

"Now that you have found the positive memory, let the feeling overtake you. Concentrate on the pure happiness you felt in that moment. And then think of something else. Something beautiful. Let us start with something easy. Wouldn't it be beautiful if the grass around us would be full of flowers? They can look however you want. You just have to imagine it. Try to see it in front of you while you stay focused on the happiness of your memory. I know this sounds complicated, but it's very easy, I promise." He waited for a few moments before he continued. "Now we come to the next step. Your magic is inside of you. It is a part of you no one can take away. If you concentrate very much, you can feel it. It is like a warm feeling that runs through your body. Happiness can make the feeling even stronger. Can you feel it?" After some time, Ariana shook her head. "Try again." Albus said quickly before she could open her eyes. "It is there, it might just be hard to find it for the first time. I can help you, if you want it."

He didn't plant to suggest this. Nevertheless, he really wanted to make this work. For Ariana. When his sister nodded hesitantly, Albus closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and shoved all thoughts aside.

His talent for Legilimency had shown itself for the first time in his second year at Hogwarts. He had been outside with Elphias and it had been one of the few times they had a fight. Suddenly, Albus had been able to hear Elphias' thoughts and he knew what his friend was feeling. It had overwhelmed him so much that Elphias had taken him to the hospital wing. Of course they hadn't been able to help him there. However, one of the teachers, Professor Bright, knew what happened. And since then, he taught Albus Legilimency and Occlumency in the evenings. He had said once that Albus was very talented and that it would be a waste not to help him improve his abilities. In his last year at Hogwarts, Professor Bright announced that he had never seen someone who had learned so fast. And he told Albus that he should use his gift carefully. Albus had promised him to do just that.

Those thoughts came to his mind for half a second before he focused on Ariana again. She flinched when he entered her mind, but she didn't let go of the happy feeling inside of her. It touched Albus to see that she trusted him so much.

The memory she had chosen was really beautiful. It was a sunny day in the spring, many years ago. Ariana had been a little girl. She was in the garden with their mother, they were talking about flowers. It was the day Ariana got to know everything about plants and how to take care of them. The door of the kitchen had opened and two boys came running into the garden, both laughing. He recognized Aberforth and himself immediately, though Albus didn't remember very much from that day. He let go of the memory and began to search for the actual reason he had entered Ariana's mind. And it was not hard to find. Her magic was everywhere and Albus had never before seen someone shine so brightly – with one exception. He pushed the feeling of Ariana's magic to her conscious mind carefully and hoped that it wouldn't overwhelm her.

He knew that Ariana felt it when he heard her surprised gasp. "Albus…" She whispered and he nodded, even if she couldn't see it.

"Now think of everything at once. Embrace the feeling of the magic. Keep your happy memory in mind. And then imagine how the garden would look with the most beautiful flowers you can imagine."

And apparently, she did. Albus withdrew from her mind and opened his eyes. He felt something wet on his cheeks and realized that he was crying. Ariana was crying as well, but there was this happy smile on her lips that showed how she was feeling right now.

And that's when he noticed it. All around them, flowers were growing in the grass. There were roses, violets and lilies. Albus realized that those had been the favourite flowers of their mother and he let out a shaky laugh. "You did it, Ariana!" He exclaimed loudly and then his sister opened her eyes.

She looked around slowly, disbelief written all over her face. When she reached out to touch one of the flowers, more tears ran down her cheeks. "Albus…" Before he knew what was happening, Ariana threw herself into his arms. And then she began to cry – he wasn't sure if she was just surprised by what she had done or if it was happiness.

"I knew you can do it!" He whispered into her ear.

There were footsteps getting closer to them and Albus turned around to see Gellert standing in front of them. He was smiling widely and when their eyes met, Albus noticed that they were shining. "That was amazing." Gellert whispered and Albus smiled back at him.

When Ariana let go, they both stood up. "Gellert, look what I've done!" Her voice was excited and once she had hugged Gellert, she began to walk through the garden, looking at all the flowers she had created. The tears on her face had already vanished.

"You're crying." Gellert muttered and wiped away the tears on Albus' cheeks.

Albus smiled at him. "It's just…" He gestured at the flowers all around them. "I'm so happy for her."

"You have to tell me how you managed to do this." Gellert's hands wandered from his cheeks to Albus' neck.

"Meditation." Albus muttered and he chuckled.

"Only you can pull off something like that." Slowly, Gellert ran a hand down his back and Albus shivered. He knew that Ariana was busy with the flowers. Nevertheless, it was a strange feeling to stand here with Gellert like this when someone else was around.

"It's nothing." Albus protested.

"You're too modest." Gellert looked at him for a few moments in silence, a frown on his face. "You helped her. When she couldn't feel her magic." He moved closer so that their foreheads were touching. "You never told me that you were this good at Legilimency."

"I told you that my teacher at school taught me Legilimency and Occlumency in the evenings when he realized that I had a talent for it."

"Seems like you've been very talented. If it's this easy for you."

Albus shrugged, not sure what to say now.

"I've tried it once. And I have to admit that I wasn't very good." Gellert laughed nervously. Albus thought it was cute that he didn't like to admit when he wasn't good at something.

"I could try to help you with it." He offered without thinking about it.

Gellert's eyes widened. "You would do that?"

Albus nodded. "Of course. Though I do not know if I would be a good teacher."

"I'm sure of that." The determination in Gellert's voice made him raise his eyebrows. To his surprise, Gellert blushed. "Don't ask me why, I just know it."

Albus wrapped his arms around him. "You're amazing." He whispered into Gellert's ear and then they just stood there, arms wrapped around each other, and watched Ariana jumping through the garden happily.

Ariana had agreed to repeat the meditating immediately. She had been happy the entire day and couldn't stop looking at the flowers. She even had picked some of them which were now standing in a vase on the kitchen table. When Albus asked her not to tell Aberforth of the things they'd done, Ariana had agreed hesitantly. She didn't like to have secrets from Aberforth, but Albus knew that it was necessary. Otherwise, his brother would be very angry.

That's why they told Aberforth that Gellert and Albus were responsible for the flowers in the garden. Albus told him that they did it to make Ariana happy. Since that was true, Aberforth didn't ask more questions. He just walked into the garden with Ariana and let her show him all the beautiful flowers there.

Albus and Gellert watched them from the kitchen door. Gellert had his arms wrapped around Albus' waist from behind and he couldn't be happier than in this moment.

"Maybe we can really help her to control it." Albus muttered.

"You've proven that it's possible." Gellert whispered thoughtfully.

"It was amazing, Gel. Her magic is there, inside of her. And it shines so bright, I've only seen one person whose magic is even brighter."

Slowly, Gellert turned him around in his arms so that they were facing each other. "And who is that?" Gellert asked curiously and Albus smiled softly.

"Can't you imagine?"

Once they were in Albus' room, Gellert locked the door and pointed at it with his wand. Albus didn't hear the spell he used, but he had a good idea which one it was. This time, no one would interrupt them.

Gellert put his wand down on the nightstand and pushed Albus towards the bed. When his knees hit the mattress, he fell down on the bed. With a chuckle, Gellert followed him and began to kiss Albus fiercely. They stayed like this for some time, their tongues fighting for dominance. In the meantime, Gellert ran his hands up and down Albus' back, while Albus' hands were in Gellert's hair.

"You are amazing." Gellert whispered between two kisses and flipped them around so that Albus was lying on top of him. Without further hesitation, Gellert's hands were under his shirt and Albus moaned.

"And you are perfect." Albus replied which made Gellert stop for a few seconds. A soft smile appeared on his lips, even if his eyes were still dark with want.

"Albus…" He began hesitantly and only continued when Albus nodded encouragingly. "I love you. I know it may be too early to say this… But it's true. I knew it from the moment I first saw you."

Albus smiled at him widely. "I love you too, Gellert." He whispered and then they kissed softly. However, it didn't last long before Gellert's movements became more urgent. His hands were under Albus' shirt again and finally, Albus found the courage to touch him as well. Gellert's reaction surprised both of them. He moaned and took off Albus' shirt. Then, he flipped them around. Now Albus was lying under Gellert, his weight pressing him into the mattress. They looked at each other wide-eyed for a few moments, before Albus smiled widely and touched Gellert's cheek.

At the soft touch, Gellert closed his eyes and put his hand above Albus'. "I really don't know what I would do without you, Albus." Gellert's tone was soft and he leaned down to kiss Albus again, this time more carefully. Slowly, Albus ran his hand down Gellert's back until he reached the hem of his shirt. When Gellert smiled encouragingly, Albus took it off as well.

"You're beautiful." Albus whispered and ran a hand through Gellert's hair. He loved the feeling of those soft locks in his hands.

"And you're breath-taking."

Albus chuckled and kissed Gellert again. This time more urgently.