chapter 7

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"I had you looking in the wrong section, how could I be so stupid!" Hermione says walking over the the three slamming the giant battered book into the table scaring the trio slightly

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"I had you looking in the wrong section, how could I be so stupid!" Hermione says walking over the the three slamming the giant battered book into the table scaring the trio slightly.

"I checked this out weeks ago for a bit of light reading" she carries on opening the large crimpled pages.

"This is light?" Ron's eyes widen at the sight of the book.

Hermione sends the boy a death stare before continuing to read, "Of course here it is!, Nicholas Flammel is the only known maker of the philosophers stone" she gasps slightly

"The what?" The three question furrowing their brows at the blabbering girl.

"Honestly don't you three read" she roles her eyes "the philosophers stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers, it can transform any metal into pure gold and produces the elixir of life, which will make the drinker immortal."

"Immortal?" Ron questions.

"It means you'll never die" Ophelia turns to the red headed boy.

"I know what it means!" He defends himself.

"No you di-" She gets interrupted by Harry shushing the pair from their bickering.

"The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr Nicholas Flamel the notes alchemist, who last year celebrated his 665 birthday!" Hermione says before pausing for a second.

"That's what's Fluffy's guarding on the third floor! That's what's under the trap door, the philosophers stone!" Hermione whisper shouts before the three look at the bushy haired girl shocked at what she had just found out.

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The four run towards Hagrid's hit as fast as they can, trying to not to get caught despite it being night hours.

"Hagrid!" Harry shouts as the tall half giant opens the large wooded door.

"Oh hello, don't wish to be rude but I'm in no fit state to entertain today" he says closing the door before getting interrupted by the small quartet.

"We know about the philosophers stone!" They all say in unison hoping Hagrid would be able to help the four in some sort of way after what he had told them a few days before.

"Oh" the man lets the four in not saying anything more .

"We think Snape is trying to steal it" Harry says as he takes of his robe leaving on one of Hagrid's large chairs.

"Snape? Blimey your not still on about him are ya?"

"Hagrid! We know he's after the stone we just don't know why!" Harry shouts.

"Snape is one of the teachers protecting the stone, he's not about to steal it" Hagrid tells the clueless first years.

"What?" Harry turns to face Ron.

"You heard, Right come on now I'm a bit preoccupied today.."

"Wait a minute....one of the teachers?" Harry leans forward more edging to the end of his seat.

"Of course, there are other things defending the stone aren't there!" Hermione points out her legs not even being able to reach the end of the chair itself.

"Yea, spells and enchantments too" Ophelia interrupts the girl.

"That's right, waste of bloody time if you ask me ain't no one gonna get past Fluffy, ain't a soul knows how except for me and Dumbledoor" Hagrid chuckles slightly "I shouldn't have told you that, shouldn't have told you that" he mumbles.

"Hagrid why is your place a lot hotter than usual? You haven't even got any fire on." Ophelia asks "blimey it's hot in here" She mumbles.

"Oh-" before Hagrid could say anything to the girl a strange noise came from the fire place, Hagrid lifts out an egg and placed it infront of the quartet as they gather round trying too see what it was.

"Uh, Hagrid what exactly is that?" Harry asks dodging his eyes from the egg to Hagrid multiple times.

"That it's uh, it's um" he stutters on his words slightly not quite knowing how to phrase it.

"I know what that is, but Hagrid how did you get one" Ron questions at the half giant.

"I won it! Of a stranger I met down the pub seemed quite glad to get rid off it"

"Hagrid how are you getting these things down the pub I mean how do you get a large three headed dog at a pub?!" Ophelia widens her eyes at the now cracking egg.

"As a matter of fact"

"Is that....a dragon?" Hermione says turning her head confused.

"That's not just a dragon, that's a Norwegian ridgeback!" Ron says leaning on slightly closer to the creature. "My brother Charlie works with these in Romania!"

"Isn't he beautiful...oh bless him look he knows his mummy!" Hagrid chuckles "hello Norbert"

"Norbert?" Ophelia and Ron look at each other smiling at the dragon.

"Yea well he's gotta have a name don't he"

The dragon shoots a flame from its small mouth scaring the five cramped into the hut "he have to be trained up a bit of course" Hagrid pats down the foams on his beard.

"Who's that?" Hagrid narrows his eyes at the window.

The four turn around in Hagrid's direction to see a blonde boy peeking into the hut.

"Malfoy.." Harry says

"One day I'm gonna get that annoying boy back no matter how I will" Ophelia whispers to Hermione to smiles at her best friend and nods at the idea.

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"Hagrid always wanted a dragon, told me so the first time I ever met him." Harry says walking a little faster than the other three hurrying back to the common room.

"It's crazy, worse Malfoy knows" Ron slightly turns his head.

"I don't understand, is that bad?" Harry questions.

"It's bad..." Ron freezes at the sight of Magonagle.

"Good evening" Magonagle gives a stern look to the four before a light blonde haired boy comes waking to the side of her with a smug look on his face.

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"Nothing, I repeat nothing gives a student a right to walk about the school at night, therefore as punishment for your actions....50 points will be taken" The four look at each other in disbelief.

"50!" Harry gasps as Ophelia and Ron look at each other, Ophelia gives Draco a death stare narrowing her eyes at the boy before knowing she shouldn't say one of the many insults she has for him prepared in her head and turns back to face Magonagle.

"Each and to ensure it doesn't happen again, all five of you will receive detention!" Magonagle says as Draco's smirk fades.

"Excuse me professor, perhaps I heard you wrong...I thought you said the five of us?" Draco says annoyed.

"No you heard me correctly mr Malfoy, you see honourable as your intentions were you too were out of bed after hours, you will join your classmates in detention." Draco turns his head to quartet as Ron and Ophelia smile at each other, Ophelia trying not to laugh at the blonde boy.

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