A Spark of Magic - Year One (Magical Hybrid)

Going through the trapdoor

Several weeks later...

Ember scribbled away with her quill, her mind eyes occasionally straying over to her free hand. Her new powers AND the appearance of her mother's twin sister had been weighing on her mind lately which wasn't a good thing considering that she needed to focus on passing her exams. Not that meeting her other aunt...an aunt who actually cared about her...wasn't a good thing. It really, really was but the exams, unfortunately, took precedence at this moment in time.

Eventually, after several hard working days between writing essays; creating potions and making pineapples dance...the exams were finally over. "I've always heard Hogwarts' end of the year exams were frightful, but I found that rather enjoyable", Hermione remarked.

"Speaking from someone who's done this twice before, I didn't like them one bit", Peter admits "You alright there, Em?" he asked the hybrid, noticing that she was rubbing the mark on her temple.

"No, not really", she managed to say. The ginger didn't know why her mark was suddenly hurting like that but it was really bothering her.

"It's happened before", Hermione reminded her.

"Not like this", Ember muttered.

"Maybe you should go see the nurse", Peter suggested.

Ember shook her head "Nothing they can do about it. Besides, I think it's a warning. It means danger's coming". Flute music drifted to where they were standing and her hand dropped away from her mark, her eyes going over to Hagrid's hut. "Oh! Of course!" she breathed in realisation. She started to hastily walk over to him, making her friends scramble to keep up.

"What is it?" Hermione questioned.

"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?" the hybrid queried "I mean, how many people wander around with dragon eggs in their pocket? Why didn't I see it before?" the trio stopped in front of the Gamekeeper "Hagrid, who gave you the dragon egg? What did he look like?"

"I dunno. I never saw his face. He kept his hood up", Hagrid replied.

"This stranger though, you and he must have talked", Ember pressed.

"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", the half giant told her.

"Did he seem interested in Fluffy?" the ginger asked.

"Well, of course he was interested in Fluffy!" Hagrid answered "How often do you come across a three headed dog, even if you're in the trade? But I told him. I said, 'The trick with any beast is to know how to calm him. Take Fluffy, for example, just play him a bit of music and he falls straight to sleep'". The three first-years gape at him "I shouldn't have told you that", Hagrid said. Ember, Hermione and Peter run off "Where you going?! Wait!" he called after them but they didn't stop.

~McGonagall's classroom~

The trio race up the aisles between the isles between desks coming to a stop at McGonagall's desk. "We have to see Professor Dumbledore, immediately!" Ember demanded.

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

"He's gone?!" the hybrid exclaimed "Now? But this is important! It's about...the Philosopher's Stone".

McGonagall looked at her shocked "How do you know...?"

"Someone's going to try and steal it", the 11 year old cut in.

"I don't know how you three found out about the stone, but I can assure you it is perfectly well-protected. Now would you go back to your dormitories? Quietly", the transfiguration teacher said in a tone of voice that told them all that the conversation was over.