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"This is absurd, I feel good!" Clarissa exclaimed in an annoyed voice, while Andromeda Tonks made complex wand movements, Jon had never seen such precision, there was no doubt that the witch had impeccable control over her ability

The healer spoke "Calm little one, Lord Stark is only worried about you, if we detect something, then we can help you" Andromeda's calm voice reassured the little girl, who simply nodded

Clarissa's mother looked at her daughter with concern and hope on her face, wishing with all her being that the witch would find out what was wrong with her daughter

Things were much better since she worked for the Stark family, earned four times as much and had all the time in the world to be with her daughter, however, the threat of her illness was a guillotine that tormented the poor woman

Jon, looking at the woman's worried face, tried to comfort her

"Andromeda is the best healer, she'll tell us what's going on" Lara simply nodded, too worried about her daughter to speak

After several minutes, Andromeda spoke

"Well, I'm done little girl, now I must talk to your mother and brother" Lucrecia, who was with Jon, intervened

"Clarissa, why don't you help Nerea and me with the dragon eggs? We must have everything ready by the time they are born," exclaimed the future Lady Stark, with considerable emotion

The girl's face lit up and she responded

“YES! Come on, I will think about their names too!” Lucrecia and Clarissa left the room, leaving Jon and Lara alone with Andromeda, sighing, Jon asked

"How bad is it?" Jon was preparing for the worst, and Andromeda's sigh of resignation didn't help at all

"First things first, Clarissa is not a Muggle, she is a witch, a powerful one" At those words, Jon and Lara looked at Andromeda in disbelief, Jon intervened

"But I didn't detect magic in her, in all these months" Andromeda nodded and continued

"I know, and that's because of the curse she has, you were right Lord Stark, the young woman is cursed, and the worst thing is that I recognize the curse." The tone of hatred and contempt in Andromeda Tonks' voice was so strong, that it baffled Tonks

The healer continued “I'm able to avoid relapses with potions and filters, I'll take care of her treatment completely, at no cost” at those words, Lara cried with happiness, however, Jon suspected that there was more, that they weren't telling him

"Why?" asked Jon, as he watched with even more suspicion, as the healer sighed with a face of guilt and answered

"Because this curse belongs to the Black family, a blood curse, created and implemented by the cruelest of that lot, it is practically a death sentence, for the moment, Clarissa's magic is fighting against the curse, however, as soon as she turns eleven, the strength will increase and we will not be able to do anything more," such words broke the mother, who simply began to cry uncontrollably, completely overwhelmed by the situation

Jon was in disbelief, such a horrible curse, put on the little ray of sunlight that illuminated the castle, he would not allow it, he would cure Clarissa's curse, and she would go to Hogwarts with him, she would not deny such bliss to his little sister

I wouldn't fail her

Jon remembered something that Andromeda mentioned, he mentioned that it was a blood curse, so without thinking much about it, he used his ring and screamed

"Lord Stark summons Alexandra Koslova, report to your lord, NOW!" Due to Jon's poor mood, the castle wielded more magical power than necessary, intimidating Andromeda and Lara alike

A couple of seconds later, Alexandra appeared in the room, and then knelt submissively before Jon, his face was worried, probably about the urgency of the summon, Jon simply sighed and spoke

"Lady Koslova, in the clan's vast library, do we have the means to break a blood curse?"  

Alexandra, quite puzzled, replied immediately

"There is my lord, however, it's a pretty expensive ritual" Jon moved his hand indifferently and continued

"Gold is no problem, just tell me what you need and prepare everything for the ritual."

At those words, Alexandra hesitated for a moment and replied

"I wasn't referring to the economic aspect my lord, the problem with the ritual, is that it requires the heart of a magical beast defeated in combat, the more powerful the curse, the more powerful the beast must be, how powerful is the curse you want to break?" Faced with that question, Jon looked at Andromeda, who sighed and replied

"It's a classification five on the lethality scale" Alexandra grimaced, and let out a big sigh, before answering

"Such a curse would imply a category XXXXX beast, the most dangerous, something as powerful as a Nundu or a dragon" Jon walked around the place in an agitated way without saying a word, completely lost in thought, until it hit him

Jon had an idea, so he spoke up

“Alexandra, and if by chance, I had a magical beast with more than a thousand years of life in my reach, with the ability to petrify humans, animals and specters with a simple glance, would it be enough?”

Completely surprised by such a question, Alexandra replied

"It sounds like a powerful beast, if it's as old as you say, then it might work, I have no way of ascertaining it," the lady's voice was one of concern, overwhelmed at not being able to answer his lord with certainty, Jon nodded and replied

"Clarissa turns eleven in ten days, I have ten days to hunt this magical beast, I have a trail, today I will follow it, I will cure my sister, no matter how far I have to go" the certainty in Jon's voice captivated all the witches present

Jon quickly turned his gaze to Alexandra and spoke

"Prepare everything, as soon as I defeat the beast we will do the ritual, Nerea will give you access to all the necessary resources" Alexandra nodded and, without saying anything else, disappeared from the castle, to begin preparations

Nhympadora's voice was heard

"I'll help you! I'm proficient in battle magic, we'll both have more chance," said the witch with determination, Andromeda simply looked at her daughter with concern

Jon smiled softly and replied “I appreciate it Nymphy, but I couldn't put you in danger like that, we don't know what we are up against yet” Andromeda hoped that her daughter would say something to Lord Stark about the use of her name, but the claim never came, Nymphadora simply blushed, much to the healer's pleasure

Tonks replied “the three of us will have more chance together, plus that beast hurt a child in my house, I want to finish it off too” Jon looked approvingly at Tonks' determination, and nodded softly

Andromeda just sighed and spoke

"Promise me you'll be careful my daughter, I know you're as stubborn as a mule, so promise me you'll do everything Lord Stark says."

Tonks nodded as he looked at Jon with a smile

The young Lord simply looked at Lara and said

"It's time to inform the little girl, she's strong to handle this" everyone nodded and left the healing room, looking for the little girl

Clarissa Walters, Wolf´s Den

"So, these crystal help dragons grow strong?" asked Clarissa as she watched Lucrecia arrange the dragon eggs that her brother found

Lucrecia and Clarissa were very excited, in no time, there would be five baby dragons flying around the castle, she couldn't wait to see them

Clarissa would talk to Jon to name one, if one is a girl she will be named sky princess

 Nerea's voice was heard behind her

"It's quite curious, we have records of Hebridean Black eggs, the eggs, although similar, have noticeable differences" Hearing that, Clarissa asked curiously

“Which are the differences?”

Nerea looked at Clarissa for a moment and then answered

"These eggs are scaly and twice as big; a normal dragon egg has a texture similar to that of a normal egg, these ones are rough to the touch, they may belong to a sub species never seen before" Clarissa nodded and replied

"Maybe it's on purpose" at those words, Lucrecia and Nerea looked at the girl curiously, Lucrecia spoke

“What do you mean, little one?”  the curiosity in Lucrecia's voice was evident, Clarissa simply shrugged her shoulders and spoke

"Maybe someone modified the mother with magic, or they used some spell or ritual with the eggs, maybe they wanted to make them stronger or live longer" Lucrecia and Nerea looked proudly at the little girl, who blushed at the attention received

"Excellent deduction little sister" Jon's voice was heard at the door, hearing it, Clarissa ran to him and hugged him

She was not stupid, she had been taken out of the room to talk about her illness, the young woman asked

"Am I going to get okay brother?" The vulnerability in the girl's voice broke the hearts of everyone present, Jon just hugged her very tightly and spoke

“You will, I'll take care of that, healer Tonks will come every day with some potions, it's important that you take them all, understand?”   

Clarissa nodded, if Jon trusted the healer, then Clarissa would too

Jon continued “and I also have another news for you, you have magic!”  those words puzzled Nerea, Lucrecia and Clarissa, who simply looked at Jon with hope in his eyes and asked

"Are you serious?" Do I have magic like your brother?” Jon nodded and replied

"That's right, your illness prevents you from using your magic, however, as soon as we cure you, your magic will flourish and you can go to Hogwarts with me in September! Nymhpy, Lucrecia and I will take care of getting you what you need to heal, understand?” the young woman was clinging to Jon while crying without apparent control, too overwhelmed with the situation, Clarissa began to babble

“Yes brother, I will behave well, I will listen to mom and Nerea, and I will drink all the potions, thank you for being the best brother, I know you will never fail me!” Jon hugged the little girl tightly, and Jon swore that whatever was hidden at Hogwarts, her days were numbered

She wouldn't fail her little sister, after all

Forbiden Forest, that night

Upon returning to the castle, Jon was greeted by terrible news, Hermione and Penny had been petrified, the castle was in chaos, and apparently, they were looking to remove Dumbledore as headmaster of the school

A stupid decision in his opinion, but one that would bring enough chaos for Jon and his girls to sneak away that night, Jon left the potion to cure Penny and Hermione in preparation while preparing for his excursion.

As soon as night fell, Jon, Lucretia and Tonks got down to work, the young Stark shared with both witches about the centaur's words and indeed, the three of them could observe how all the spiders in the castle moved in terror towards the forbidden forest

Jon and the girls prepared, they each had two Wiggenweld potions, two White Honey and two edurus, they wanted to avoid any problems and be ready for any situation

Jon looked at Lucrecia and Tonks and spoke

"Where we are going is dangerous, we have to stay together, as soon as we have what we are looking for, we use the portkey to get out of there" both witches nodded, they would not take unnecessary risks

So Jon and the girls went into the darkness of the forest, ready to escape quickly at any moment, unaware of the reckless pair of twelve-year-old lions, who were entering the forest with the same objective, just with their wands and a lot of faith

The night would be quite eventful apparently