Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
(Master to Kitten, Kitten to Master)
'Thoughts'
[Kitten speech]
Thirteen Birthday
(With Harry and Fay)
"I'm sorry honey." Fay said as she braided Harry's hair.
"It's okay. Not your fault. I'll see most of them at school. I'm just sad about the ones that aren't at my school." He said.
"I know dear."
"Hopefully Severus's plan works." He sighed.
"Me too." She agreed.
"At least I can still talk to them via the mirror." Harry said.
"There is that." She said as she finished braiding. "There you go sweetie."
"Thank you." He said.
"You're welcome, sweetie. Go play and I'll tell you when it's time for the mirror call." She said.
"Okay." He hugged her.
"I love you." She said.
"I love you too." He said.
He left the bedroom and went to the living room. Neville, Vasuki, the babies, and Nick were there. Nick was calmly rocking the twins while Neville tried to teach Vasuki how to play the muggle game sorry. By the look on Neville's face it wasn't going well.
"Want some help?" Harry asked.
"Desperately." Neville answered.
"Thought so." He chuckled. "Hi Nick!"
"Hello Harry. Happy birthday."
"Thank you." He beamed.
"Hi Harry. Happy birthday." Vasuki tackled him with a hug.
"Thanks Vasuki."
"You're welcome. Can you help me?" He asked.
"Of course."
"Thank you, Harry."
"You're welcome."
Harry sat down next to Vasuki and started helping. It went much better now that there were two people helping the naga. The game came to an end and Vasuki was done playing. The older boys didn't mind. They waited to see what he wanted to play next.
"Can we play go fish?" He asked.
"Of course."
The kids played go fish for a while. Soon it was time for the mirror call. The kids put the cards away and went to the dining room. It had a large mirror that would be used to call all their friends that couldn't be there. Soon the images of their friends appeared. They all wished Neville and Harry a happy birthday.
"Thank you." They said.
"So since this is a mirror call with many people I want you to open their gifts first. You can open our gifts later." Fay said.
"Okay." The two said.
"We can start from the top left and go from there." Neville said.
"Sounds good to me." Harry agreed.
"Me too!" Talia said.
"Of course you agree. You are top left." Lucy teased.
"Yup!" She giggled.
"Here are Talia's gifts." Fay said, handing them over.
The two unwrapped the gifts. For Harry she had given him a few ribbons for his tail. They were different colors and patterns. For Neville she had gotten him a book on fire plants. Both loved their gifts and thanked her.
"The ribbons have charms on them. They will not only stay in place but will keep you cool or keep you warm." She said.
"Awesome. Thanks Talia." The neko said.
"You're welcome."
"Lola's gifts are next." Fay said.
The boys unwrapped her gift next. For Harry she had given him a book on Greek Mythology. For Neville She had gotten him a book on Fairies and the legends surrounding them. Both thanked her for her gift before they were handed the next set.
"These are from Jason." Fay said.
"Thanks Jason." Harry said.
"You're welcome."
They unwrapped their gifts. Neville was given a book on plants bordering on extinction. For Harry he had gotten him a jewelry box. This one was charmed to be unbreakable, prevent theft, and to keep the jewelry from getting tangled. Next up was the gifts Alex sent them. He gave the neko some new cat toys. He gave Neville a rare lunar/solar rose. A solar rose and lunar rose had accidently been crossbred and the result was a mixed rose.
"Thanks Jason." Neville gasped.
"You're welcome. My dad was the one to accidently cross breed them. I asked if I could have one of the babies and he said yes. I also sent along a care list to help you keep it alive." He said.
"I love it." He grinned.
"We noticed."
"Ooh I'm next." Melody said.
"Here you both go." Fay said.
"Thank you." The two said.
Melody gave her fairy friend a new set of herbology tools. For Harry she gave him a simple butterfly necklace. It was gold with an emerald in the middle. Harry loved it.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Aqua was next. She gave Harry a silver necklace with a blue snowflake at the end. It sparkled in the light. For Neville she gave him some winter plant seeds. They thanked her and went on to the next gifts. These were sent by Lucy and Alice. For Harry they gave him a light purple amethyst cat statue. For Neville they gave him a dark green emerald butterfly statue.
"These statues give off a soothing light that helps you sleep and encourages good dreams." Lucy said.
"We saw them and thought of you two." Alice said.
"They are beautiful. Thank you." Neville said as Harry carefully put them off to the side.
"You're welcome." They said.
"Asim's gifts are next." Fay said.
The boys opened them. Asim had gotten Neville a book on Egyptian Plants. For Harry he had gotten him an ankh necklace. It was gold. The boys loved the gifts.
"Thank you Asim." Harry and Neville said.
"You're welcome." He smiled back at them.
"Finally we have Adam's gift." Fay told them.
This year Adam had given them a small, handheld mirror. These weren't cheap either. These were the latest models. Not only could you make calls with them but you could leave voice messages as well.
"Holy Merlin. Thanks Adam." Harry said.
The boy blushed. "You're welcome. I always seem to miss your calls and you miss mine so I thought this could work."
"It's wonderful. Thanks Adam." Neville said.
"You're welcome."
After that the kids played charades for an hour. After that everyone left the mirror call. The boys were sad but they understood why. They all hoped that they wouldn't have to do this next year. Meanwhile Harry was happy. This was the first birthday that Layla didn't show up. Everyone else was happy about it as well.
"We will eat dinner first and then you both can continue with your gifts." Fay told them.
"Okay." Neville said.
"Sounds good to me." Harry agreed.
They ate dinner before going into the living room. Harry played rock, paper, scissors to see who would go first. Neville ended up winning three out of five rounds. Alice and Frank handed their gift to their son first.
"Thanks mum, dad."
"You're welcome." They smiled.
"Oh my Merlin." The fairy gasped after he opened his gift.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"They got me the complete first edition Herbology Journal that belonged to Hector Hufflepuff." He breathed out.
"Seriously?" Remus choked.
"Oh wow." Severus blinked.
"No way!" Harry gasped.
"Not fair." Lucas pouted.
"Thank you!" Neville hugged his parents.
"You're welcome." They hugged him back.
"How?" Lucas asked.
"As you know the Smith family brags about being related to the Hufflepuffs." Alice said.
"Well it turns out so are we." Frank said.
"What?!" That shocked the room.
"We were going through the family vaults trying to look for an heirloom to give to Neville." Augusta said. "I had a specific one in mind but I couldn't find it and so I asked Alice and Frank to help."
"I went and talked to the goblins to see if they had an inventory list. My great grandfather lost ours and I had hoped the goblins had one. They did and that was when I spotted a vault that was unfamiliar to me. The goblin said it belonged to Hazel Hufflepuff. She was Hector Hufflepuff's youngest child. She married into the Longbottom family." Frank explained.
"Wow." Neville said.
"I thought so." His father chuckled. "We saw the book and just knew. We both wanted to give it to you so we decided to share the gift."
"I love it." He said.
"We can tell." His mum smiled. "Now before you read it you should open the rest of the gifts." She saw that he had opened it and was beginning to read it.
"Oh, right." He blushed.
"This one is from me." His gran handed him the gift.
"Thank you gran."
"You're welcome dear."
He opened it and looked at the gift. It was a pair of gold cuff L was engraved on them. Neville looked at his gran. She smiled at him.
"They belonged to my father. The L stands for Leveret." She explained. "He met you once when you were a baby. Oh he really loved you. I know he would have wanted you to have them."
"I love them." He said, hugging her. "Thank you."
"You're welcome sweetheart." She hugged him back.
Neville had an elf carefully put them in his jewelry box. He then was handed the next gift. This one was from Harry. He smiled when he saw it was a library trunk. It was a trunk on the outside but thanks to charms the inside was a library.
"You have collected many books and figured this would be a nice portable place for them. That way you can take them to school. Only you can enter and those you give permission. No one can move the trunk but you so no one can steal it." Harry told him.
"Awesome. Thanks Harry." He hugged his brother.
"You're welcome." He smiled.
"Me next!" Vasuki said. "It's from me and my siblings." He said.
"Okay." He smiled fondly at the boy.
"Yay!" He handed him the gift.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Neville opened it up and smiled. It was a book of pictures and drawings. The drawings were obviously done by Vasuki but the pictures were of all his friends and family. He smiled at the naga and hugged him.
"Thank you little snake. This is wonderful. I love it."
"Yes! I knew that at school you would miss us and at home you would miss your friends so I made this for you. The twins's feet and handprints are all over it." He proudly told Neville.
"And this will certainly help." He said.
"Good."
"Here you are dear." Fay said and handed him his gift.
"Thank you Fay."
"You're welcome."
He opened the gift and found a cleaning kit. The kit was for his herbology tools. Cleaning his tools would help to stop them from breaking, rusting, and obviously keep them clean. Neville thanked her and moved onto the next gift. This one was from Severus. It was a packet of assorted water plants. He was thanked and moved onto Lucas's gift.
Lucas, being a master herbologist, always received the latest herbology journals. He had gotten Neville a prescription to them as well. Neville loved it.
"Thank you Lucas."
"You're welcome."
Sirius and Remus handed him his next gift. From them Neville received a shelf. Not just any shelf. This shelf was magical and it was to hold his tools and seeds. This would help keep him organized, preserve the seeds, and help give him some space.
"Thank you." He hugged them.
"You're welcome."
Next was Nick and Alex. They had given him a book on extinct plants. He loved it and thanked them for it. Now it was Harry's turn to open his presents. Fay went first.
"Thanks mum."
"You're welcome, love."
Harry opened it up and grinned. It was a set of charcoal used for drawing. Harry learned how to draw with them in his art club and fell in love. These charcoals were charmed to make them easier and cleaner to use. She also got him a sharpener for the charcoal.
"Ooh I can't wait." He said. "But I will. Thanks mum."
"You're welcome."
"Here you are, Kitten." Lucas handed him his gift.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Lucas had given him a book on renaissance art. Not only will it give Harry a few ideas but also Harry loved learning about art from different time periods and countries. Harry hugged his mate. Next was Vasuki. The naga was super excited to give his gift to Harry.
"Here!"
"Thanks Vasuki."
"You're welcome."
It was the same as Neville's gift. He hugged the naga tightly and thanked him. Vasuki was one of the sweetest kids he had ever met. He was very thankful to have him in his family. He kissed his head.
"I love it. Thank you."
"You're welcome." He grinned.
"Here you are brat." Severus said.
"Thank you." He giggled. "Is this a journal on neko friendly potions?" He asked.
"It is. I know you like to brew your own potions, I take credit for that, and these journals will help."
"Thank you." He smiled.
"You're welcome."
"Here you are pup." Sirius handed him the gift he and Remus had gotten him.
"Thank you Sirius, Remus." He said.
"You're welcome."
He opened it up and smiled. It was a blanket. They knew Harry had a thing for comfort items. It was why he loved stuffed animals so much. This blanket was purple with silver stars. Harry cuddled into it, rubbing his scent onto it.
"Thank you." He sang.
"You're welcome."
"Here you are dear." Augusta said.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Harry opened the gift and smiled. It was a portrait of Harry and his family. He placed the painting down and hugged the woman.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." She hugged him back.
Next was Alice and Frank. They had given him a few more dresses. These were stain proof so if he accidently dropped paint on it, it would come right off. Harry thanked them. Next was Nick and Alex's gift. They had given a large stag plushie. Harry loved it.
"Thank you so much." He said.
"You're welcome."
After that they ate cake and most of the guests went home. Neville and Harry put their presents away, changed, and went to bed.
