By the way, I exploded Molly's record.
Minerva was in the infirmary, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Filius Flitwick, you are never to touch me again!"
"He wrote it down an hour ago, Minerva. Now shut up and give birth."
"What do you think I've been doing for the last 7 hours? Grading essays?"
"Does it hurt?" Filius worried.
"Of course not!" snapped Poppy, "My spell is effective"
"Then why is Minerva shouting?"
"I'm bored!"
"Come on you're almost done with this one."
"Great how many more do I have left?"
"I believe it's the last one…"
"Don't you dare touching me again, Filius."
"I guess we did catch that, Minerva."
"I don't bloody care! Why don't you cut through my bloody womb?"
"I don't see the point. You're neither in danger nor suffering."
"You will be in danger if you don't take them out of me!"
She wasn't shooting anymore, but her tone was a lot scarier.
"Okay, little fellow, go to your father" Poppy said as she gave the new born to Filius, "One more push, Minerva, I just need the after birth out."
Minerva took a deep breath and did as she was told. Once it was over, Filius levitated the crib to his wife. In the gold and silver silk were nine babies. She sighed.
"Poppy, how on earth did I manage to carry them nine months?"
"They are really small, less than half the size of a small human baby. You already carried twins before and there is a lot of your cat self inside you."
Even if she didn't suffer, Minerva's forehead was sweaty and her hairs were sprawled on her pillow. Filius climbed in the bed with her. She caressed the cheek of one of them.
"How many sons do we have?"
"Seven charming little boys"
"How are you going to name them?" Poppy asked
"I was thinking about Athena…" Filius began
"Absolutely not." Minerva cut, "I had to live with this kind of name my whole life. I won't name one of my daughters after me."
"All right" Filius smoothed her, "What about Elbereth?"
"Great. One daughter is done. Keep going before I pass out from exhaustion."
"Elariel seems good for her sister."
"Keep going."
"And we could name the boys Ceorl, Onis, Estar, Celarem, Melin Aranil and Urlis"
"Perfect. You pick which one is which. I'll pick the godparents when I'll wake up."
She closed her eyes.
"By the way, I exploded Molly's record."
