The Wizarding World

13: Up to Something

Back in the commen room the Quartet sit around the fire as Y/N and Harry tell them about Voldemort.

Hermione: You mean You-Know-Who's out there, right now, in the forest?

Harry: But he's weak. He's living off the unicorns. Don't you see? We had it wrong! Snape doesn't want the Stone for himself; he wants the Stone for Voldemort. With the Elixir of Life, Voldemort will be strong again. He'll... he'll come back.

Ron: But, if he comes back, you don't think he'll try to... kill you, do you?

Harry: I think if he'd had the chance, he might've tried to kill me tonight.

Y/N: Be glad Firenze was there.

Ron: [gulps] And to think I've been worrying about my Potions final.

Hermione: Hang on a minute. 

Harry and Ron both glance at her.

Hermione: We're forgetting one thing. Who's the one wizard Voldemort always feared? Dumbledore. As long as Dumbledore's around, Harry, you're safe. As long as Dumbledore's around, you can't be touched. 

Hermione gives him a reassuring smile; he nods.

Y/N: It's best if we turn in for the night.

Ron: Best idea I've heard all night

Y/N: Of course you think so.

Ron and Hermione leave for their rooms as Y/N stays behind with Harry as he pull him out of hearing range of the two.

Harry: What's the matter?

Y/N: In the forest you froze, its your scar isn't it?

Harry: Yeah, it felt as if it was burning.

Y/N: Do you remember the last time it did that?

Harry: No, it never has.

Y/N: I'd say it'd burn whenever your in danger but with Fluffy it didn't burn at all, that means when he's near you when your scar burns.

Harry: Its pretty obvious but...

Y/N: I'm serious Harry, even though hes dead in the world he still lives on, which means anytime that scar of yours burns you need to tell us cause if he get his hands on that Stone it's over. Promise me Harry that when your scar burn you'll tell us.

Harry remains quiet not wanting Y/N in the middle of his troubles but the boy is deliberately putting himself in danger.

Y/N: Promise me Harry.

Harry: Fine, I promise.

Y/N: Good. Let's get some sleep then.

Later all the students are rushing out as they finish their exams.

Hermione: I'd always heard Hogwart’s end-of-year exams were frightful, but I’ve found they're rather enjoyable.

Y/N: Seemed pretty easy to be honest.

Ron: Speak for yourself, you two are geniuses. All right there, Harry?

They see Harry walking next to the two rubbing his forehead right where the scar is.

Y/N: It's burning again isn't it,

Harry: My scar. It keeps burning.

Hermione: It's happened before...

Harry: Not like this.

Ron: Perhaps you should see the nurse.

Y/N: What will she be able to do?

Harry: Y/N says it's a warning. It means danger's coming. 

Harry has a look of realization as he spots Hagrid.

Harry: Ah... Oh! Of course!

Harry starts walking faster making Y/N, Hermione and Ron speed up to catch him

Hermione: What is it?

Harry: Don't you think it's a bit odd that what Hagrid wants more than anything is a dragon, and a stranger turns up who just happens to have one? I mean, how many people wander around with dragon eggs in their pocket? Why didn't I see it before?[

They approach Hagrid's hut and he is playing a flute.

Harry: Hagrid, [Hagrid stops playing] who gave you the dragon egg? What did he look like?

Hagrid: I dunno. I never saw his face. He kept his hood up.

Harry: This stranger though, you and he must have talked.

Hagrid: Well, he- he wanted to know what sort of creatures I looked after. I told him, I said, after Fluffy a dragon's gonna be no problem.

Harry: Did he seem interested in Fluffy?

Hagrid: Well, o’ course he was interested in Fluffy! How often do you come across a three-headed dog, even if you're in the trade? But I told ‘im, I said, I said, ‘The trick with any beast is to know how to calm ‘im. Take Fluffy, for example, just play him a bit o’ music, and he falls straight to sleep.’ I shouldn't have told you that. 

Y/N figures out what Harry was trying to do as did Ron and Hermione. The Quartet runs off leaving a confused Hagrid.

Hagrid: Where are you going? Where are you-?

Harry, Y/N, Hermione, and Ron run into the Transfiguration classroom to talk to McGonagall.

Harry: We have to see Professor Dumbledore, immediately!

McGonagall: I’m afraid Professor Dumbledore is not here. He received an urgent owl from the Ministry of Magic and left immediately for London.

Harry: He’s gone! Now! But, this is important! This is about the Philosophers Stone!

McGonagall: [Looking shocked] How do you know-?

Harry: Someone’s going to try to steal it!

McGonagall: I don’t know how you three found out about the Stone, but I assure you it is perfectly well protected. Now, would you go back to your dormitories, quietly

They leave the classroom talking to each other.

Harry: That was no stranger Hagrid met in the village. It was Snape. Which means, he knows how to get past Fluffy.

Y/N: It can't be Professor Snape guys, he's not only been a Hogwart’s teacher for year and wouldn't risk it for a stone.

Snape sneaks up behind them

Hermione: And with Dumbledore gone...

Snape: Good afternoon. Now, what would four young Gryffindors, such as yourselves, be doing inside on a day like this?[

The three of them jump and quickly turn around while Y/N turns around slowly.

Hermione: Ah, w- w- w... we- we were just...

Snape: You ought to be careful. People will think you’re... up to something. 

Snape walks away.

Hermione: Now, what do we do?

Harry: [With a determined look] We go down the trap door, tonight.

Y/N: Harry wait, if we're doing this tonight we need to know for sure that Hermione and Ron are up for this.

Ron: Harry is my best friend of course im going to help.

Hermione: Are you sure you're up for this.

Y/N: I'm down, I told Harry last night, if we do this tonight we could not only get in a lot of trouble but we could get hurt.

Ron: Whatever it takes.

Hermione: Same here.

Y/N: So we're all in agreement.

Harry: Great.