It has been a long time since the battle of the Wizarding world at Hogwarts. Draco Malfoy may have been freed from the job of killing Dumbledore but he still has the dark mark on his arm which is a reminder that he is still a part of the Dark Lord's...
Ancient Magic was no different than our magic today in the Wizarding world, but there were only 1 out of 10 wizards who could see it. Tom riddle was one of those wizards who could see this magic, but he was unable to touch it without the Elder Wand. This is why when he got the wand from headmaster Dumbledore and opened his gravestone and took the wand, that magic was so deep inside his heart where he used it for dark reasons, never light.
Harry and Hermione were going through the book with Hagrid who was sipping his hot goat milk from the morning and tilted his head " Do you think that magic is here at Hogwarts? If yer boy Albus is having nightmares, it outta be on the school grounds or somewhere he can feel it strong in his heart." He sipped his milk again and Harry sighed leaning back into the chair taking a sip of his own goat milk. "To honest Hagrid, it's possible. According to some of the Slytherin students, Albus has been having more dreams and nightmares at the school than anywhere else. I don't like where this is going.. where else would this magic be hidden?" He asked and Hermione summoned the school map from her bag and pulled it out. "The school has 3 main halls. I've seen a student walk down this random hall near the Hufflepuff common room. .when I went to talk to Hannah Abbot, she said it was just another kitchen but I'm keeping my nose clean when it comes to being that curious cat." She giggled to herself and Harry nodded "Is Hannah still at the school as anything?" Hermione shrugged "she and Neville are married and I haven't really talked to or written her in a long time. Isn't Neville at the school?" Hagrid laughed "that boy is still in that plant class herbio— herbi—"
" Herbology?" Harry asked and Hagrid nodded finishing his drink and stood up. "Neville was helping me feed the little dragons this last week so he had extra baby carrots and plants." He chuckled and put his hand on his beard to remove any milk. "What time is his class over?" Harry asked and Hermione looked at the watch on her wrist. "Should be about time to be honest, wonder if Hannah is coming in." She smiled.
They both hugged hagrid and left for the greenhouses where Neville was helping a student with her chomping cabbages and putting them onto a table. "Good job. Tomorrow come in early and I'll show you how to use them on the dummy okay?" The girl nodded and left bumping into Harry "S.sorry! Sorry Mr potter." She smiled and walked out, Neville looking up. "Ah, my friends. What can I do for you?" Neville asked as they walked in. "Sorry to bother you if you're busy Neville.. we're actually looking for Hannah. Is she with you?" Neville shook his head "whatever dark chaos you're in Harry, you know I'm all in either way." Harry chuckled and nodded "we have a situation where we think there's a hidden hall under Hufflepuff. I asked Hannah about it but she looked away like she knew something dark was down there." Hermione spoke up. Neville raised a brow "if Hannah knew anything, she wouldn't have kept that secret from even me.. or I don't think she would." He shrugged and put the chomping cabbage in a wet box to keep it fresh and active. "But knowing Hufflepuff.. they have their secrets like every house.. what's this about?" Neville asked and Harry sighed taking the dark magic book out and showing him the page.
"Albus has been having nightmares, kind of like visions of the future. There's a dark mark called ancient magic which he can feel. But every time he's here at the school? It's stronger where the nightmares become visions of the future.. if there's something at the school, it's in one of these houses. Hermione and I had permission to look at every house and their history books in their common rooms, but we haven't checked Hufflepuff yet." Neville tilted his head and looked at the symbol on the page.
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"I've seen that symbol.." he pulled out his own dark magic book and raised a brow reading through. "Here!" He pointed to the history of the magic hidden "One true eye can see the past present and future.. one true eye must have heart with light and dark. One with that eye cannot use this magic for only darkness as one cannot survive without the other." Neville translated it perfectly where Harry smirked thinking of the one thing Albus Dumbledore told them all his third year when there was so much darkness and almost death with the Dementors.
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light" Both Hermione and Neville looked up and smiled at Dumbledore still being in their hearts. "He would be proud we've made it this far." Hermione spoke up and Harry nodded "if Albus is really going through with this, we must remind him to keep to the light and never be fully tempted with darkness.." he growled and Neville looked at them both "As much as it would help us get rid of the darkness, I would hate for your son or anyone to go down that path by temptation. But that hallway seems a bit sketchy. I've been into that round part and have never seen any hidden hole or opening.. maybe Albus can find it for us?" He asked and Harry shook his head "he wouldn't want to put us at risk.. I have one person I trust to go with him if there is something there." He chuckled summoning one of the ghosts who knew the halls pretty well but knew how to put protective charms on any student if needed.
