The Boy Who Fought: OC X Hermione

Meet Buckbeak

The class ended and the four walked to Hagrid's hut to go to care of magical creatures. As they were walking Hermione was talking about divination. "Death omens. Honestly. If you ask me, Divination's a very wooly discipline. Now Ancient Runes. That's a fascinating subject." Hermione said, earning looks from Ron and Harry. Carson knew how many classes she was taking; he just didn't know how. He suspected a time turner but couldn't prove anything.

"Ancient Runes? Exactly how many classes are you taking this term?" Ron asked, concerned.

"A fair few."

"Hang on. Ancient Runes is the same time as Divination. You'd have to be in two classes at once." Carson said, not knowing how she could do it.

"Don't be silly. Nobody can be in two places at once. Are you getting enough sleep love?" Hermione said, pressing her hand up to Carson's forehead, making sure he didn't have a fever. He rolled his eyes at her, and pecked her lips as they kept walking, Harry and Ron looking at the interaction awkwardly.

"You two are oddly cute together...it's sickening." Ron said, disgust on his face. Hermione smacked the back of his head and connected her hand with Carson's.

"C'mon now, get a move on! Got a real treat for yeh. Great lesson comin' up. Follow me." Hagrid boomed as they arrived.

The four students hurried over to Hagrid and walked with him to a part of the forest. Once they arrived, Hagrid gave his next set of instructions. "Gather 'round. Find yerself a spot. That's it. Now, firs' thing yeh'll want ter do is open yer books" Hagrid started, being interrupted by Malfoy.

"And exactly how do we do that?" Draco asked, annoyed at Hagrid.

"Crikey. Didn' yeh know? All yeh've got ter do is stroke 'em. Look" Hagrid demonstrated on Carson's book. Once he opened it, avoiding the book trying to bite him, the rest of the class looked unsure.

"igh' then. So... so... yeh've got yer books, an' now yeh need the Magical Creatures. Right. So... I'll... I'll go an' get 'em." Hagrid said, hurrying off to get who knows what.

"God, this place is going to the dogs. Wait until my father hears Dumbledore's got this oaf teaching classes." Draco said to his cronies, Carson stepping up to beat the shit out of him.

"Shut it you stupid bleached blond prat." Carson said, going to punch him, but Hermione holding him back.

"How funny, the mudblood protecting a blood traitor!" Draco said, now taking Harry and Ron as well as Hermione to stop Carson from killing Malfoy.

"Don't ever call her that! I'll make sure you pay!" Carson said, as the three holding him back dragged him away.

Once they move away from Malfoy, Hagrid came back with a winged horse creature thing. "Cheer up there! Beautiful isn't he?" Hagrid said, Carson and Hermione cringing at what Hagrid said. They were not so sure about the creature.

"Hagrid, what exactly is that?" Ron asked, apprehensive.

"A Hippogriff, o' course. Now, firs' thing yeh gotta know is they're proud. Easily offended, Hippogriffs are. Don't never insult one, 'cause it migh' be the las' thing yeh do. Right then -- who wants ter come an' say hello?" Hagrid said, as Carson brought Hermione into a hug from behind and moved them both away from it. He kept his arms wrapped around her waist, as he placed his head on her shoulder and she kissed his cheek.

Unfortunately, Harry did not step back in time, making Hagrid think he wanted to. "Good man, Harry!" Hagrid boomed, before giving his next set of instructions. Harry came closer to the hippogriff and stopped a bit from it.

"Tha's it. Easy now... stop! This here's Buckbeak, Harry. Yeh want ter let 'im make the firs' move. It's polite, see? Jus' take step forward, give 'im a bow, and if Buckbeak bows back, yeh're allowed ter touch him. Ready?" Hagrid asked, waiting for Harry.

Harry nodded reluctantly, as Hagrid smiled at him. Harry steps forward and bows to Buckbeak. The hippogriff bows back and everyone lets out a sigh of relief.

"Well done, Harry! Go on. Give 'im a pat." Hagrid says, as Harry pats Buckbeak's head. The class applauds for him, as Hagrid keeps talking.

"Look at that! I reckon he migh' let yeh ride 'im!" Hagrid said, beaming at Harry.

"Excuse me?" Harry asks, to make sure he heard that correctly as his smile drops.

"We'll jus' set yeh behind the wing joint. Mind yeh don' pull any feathers out. He won' like that." Hagrid says, picking up Harry and putting him on the hippogriff and sending him off.

Carson and Hermione both share a 'what just happened' look. Hermione tenses up at the thought of Harry getting hurt, and Carson wraps his arms around her tighter.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be okay." Carson said, trying to force himself to believe it. Both Hermione and Carson hated Hagrid right about now.

Once Harry returned all in one piece, they let out a sigh of relief.

"Good work Harry!" Hagrid praises, as he whispers under his breath to Harry, "How am I doing on me first day?"

"Brilliant, professor." Harry says smiling and returning to his friends.

Suddenly, Draco got jealous and ran up to Buckbeak while insulting him.

"If Potter can do it, it must be easy? Your not that scary are you? You great big ugly brute!" Malfoy says, strutting to the hippogriff.

Buckbeak lifter his talons and went to scratch Malfoy, as Carson pushed Draco out of the way, but still receiving a large gash on his arm.

"It's killed meh! It's killed meh!" Draco shouted in pain. Hagrid went pale and picked up the blonde as Hermione went to open the gates to let them out.

"Hagrid. He's got to be taken to a hospital. I'll go with you if you like" Hermione said to the professor.

"No. I'm the teacher. You all... you all just... Class dismissed!" Hagrid said, getting the blonde to the hospital wing.

Once they left, everyone started talking about what happened. "They should sack him right away!" Pansy Parkinson said to the group. Carson was pretty sure they were dating and felt bad for her. It must suck to date such a daddy's boy. Nobody listened to her however, because he was warned not to insult the hippogriff and he did anyway.