Chain Beast (HP FanFiction)

Chapter 4

Tiamat eyes follow Hagrid's movement or more like him stomping around that even when he sat down in front of the fire carving a stick. He did so with such aggression.

"I'll bite, why are you angry?"

Hagrid grumbles, "I don't like how they assume you are dangerous,"

"Humans fear what they can't control that their choices are to kill them or lock them up," Tiamat explains eyes staring upward at the night sky.

Hagrid sighs, "I don't like it," he shakes his head, "I don't like it at all. Will they change?"

Tiamat let a roar like laugh that takes a few minutes to calm down.

"I doubt I will see it as I take breath,"

Before Hagrid could even respond steps approach them. Hagrid picks up his gun and Tiamat just leans back on her hands behind her.

"Lower that gun. He doesn't mean no harm," Tiamat says, softly. The young man enters the light of the fire matching the color of his hair. And eyes only focus on Tiamat who could feel the heaviness of his gaze.

"Ah Charlie!" Hagrid lowers his gun and goes to Charlie giving him a hug.

They spoke a little bit before he approaches her.

"Greetings and is honor to-"

"Talk freely I have no need for that formalities,"

Charlie nods, "My name is Charlie Weasley and I work at a reserve for dragons,"

Tiamat nods, "Reserve, huh,"

"Tell me more,"

Charlie takes a seat next to Hagrid, "Reserves were founded by wizards who didn't..." Tiamat raises an eyebrow.

"Sorry, it's just amazing that I am having a conversation with a dragon," he smiles softly.

"Then I am glad I helped and dragons are capable of having conversation with humans its just they don't listen to them that we stopped wasting our breath,"

Charlie nods and continue talking about the reserves. She frowns deepening at each word that follows. For our safety? They lock us up like we are cattle, Tiamat shakes her head, was I an idiot for believing they would keep their promise?

"Are you okay?" Charlie asks.

Tiamat waves his concern away, "Did that man tell you what to do when the students come?"

"They return tomorrow and the professors arrived today," Hagrid says.

Tiamat frown straightening up into a sitting position and lift her arm, "I am guessing I will have to go in there often,"

"Yes, and I will be near when you do only to watch,"

Tiamat nods already dreading the next day where she will be on show, I first have to figure out how to remove these, she moves her wrist as the cuffs slide back and forth with her movement.

"They also want you to attend the great hall,"

Tiamat turns to Hagrid, "Great Hall? What for?"

"To eat with the students and professors,"

"To show that I have manners or better said civilize," she watches their expression both sharing the same frown and lower cast gaze.

Tiamat spent the day sleeping dreading the evening.

"Are you okay?" Charlie asks.

"Will that be your permanent question?"

He smiles, "No sorry, I ask that a lot to the other dragons when they are moved or check,"

Tiamat nods as she walks toward the castle catching sight of students arriving in carts pulled by Thestrals. So, they even got them to pull those carts. She sighs.

"Ready?"

Tiamat huffs a small puff of smoke and starts her trek into the castle with Charlie leading the way into what they call the Great Hall.

"Ah, Tiamat and Charlie over here," Dumbledore waves them over to the head table where a few of the professors stares at her wide eyed.

I guessing he didn't tell them about me, lucky me.

They reach the table and take a seat left side close to the end. Letting lose a brunch of whispers at Dumbledore who laughs.

"Relax everything is under control," Dumbledore says.

"Albus, what is she?" the short professor asks.

"If I didn't know any better that is a dragon,"

"Severus, that is impossible!"

"Yeah, she just might be curse,"

Tiamat closes her eyes and tries to tune their arguing out and the lack of Dumbledore confirming the one who guessed correctly is something to go by is that he is enjoy this. At least for her they quickly quiet down when the first wave of students starts to fill in the hall. She even takes a small nap with her close eyes as students are then sorted to house. She didn't understand the purpose of that and she didn't feel like asking Charlie for that extra information.

When everyone got sorted Dumbledore stands up, "Thank you, professor McGonagall," he nods at her and turns his attention back to the students.

"I have announcements to tell all of you, but I think I will start with the lady sitting next to a former student; Charlie Weasley who I am sure some already know him," a few waves and a loud yes from the red tie table made him chuckle. Its not hard to see that they are related by the matching hair and freckles.

"Yes, Mr. Weasley is here to keep watch of the lady called Tiamat who clearly is not a witch, but a dragon,"

"Queen. Because last time I checked I still had have not given it away," 

Dumbledore clears his throat, "Yes, Queen Tiamat."

"What?!" echoes through the whole room that Dumbledore holds up a hand to silence them.

"I know all of you have many questions about my reasoning which one of them is that I want to help her by showing that she will not harm nobody,"

Tiamat huffs loudly, "You believe this will work?"

"Of course," Dumbledore says, smiling.

Tiamat stands up follow by a few gasps from the students because even with her black gown there are parts of her skin that are cover in blue, soft scales.

"Then when will these come off?" she lifts her arms to show off the cuffs, "because from what I remember and have a very good memory I never spilled human blood the one who attacked us were you not my kind. So, how much longer do I have to pay! For a war that we didn't start and many dragons were lost because of your pathetic fear." She turns away from them and makes her way out follow by Charlie who wasn't still they were outside in front of his camp that he broke out in laughter.

"That was bloody brilliant!!" he says and continues laughing.

"Lucky for them nothing was destroy and maybe now I wouldn't have to show my face in there anymore,"

Charlie shrugs grinning, "Wish I could have taken a picture of their face shock faces."