Was I just a ruse? ( Harry Potter x Reader)

The One with the Dragon🐉

The brunette was blushing all the way down to her dorm, while stopping at the Hufflepuff common room to offer comfort to her friends.

She bumped into Harry on the way, who was also on his way to the common room. The Raven told her all about how he saw Quirell and Snape arguing about suspicious Quirell's actions, the brunette thought about it a lot.

They entered the common room and the brunette still in thought bumped into the Raven. The excited redhead who waiting for them didn't notice and just began his satisfactory tale of beating up Malfoy.

The brunette was still in thought about Snape's behaviour as he was nice to her around Christmas and however bad her friends might think of him, there was something about him that she trusted.

By the time she snapped out of it, Hermione was pulling her to go to bed.
"Goodnight Raven."

After reaching their dorm, Hermione launched her pre planned remarks.
"Darling-- don't think I forgot how you hugged Mr. Raven here. People were looking how you whispered in his ear. You are so in love, gurl~~."
"Shut it, By the way do you think my brother saw it?"
"I didn't spot your brother, your Mcdreamy brother was probably studying."
"Sweetheart, let's prepare for bed. I have to visit Hagrid in the morning. I started visiting him in the Holidays."
"Okay Darlin', off to sleep now."
...........

The brunette woke up with a flourish wearing

The brunette went down to visit Hagrid grabbing a piece of toast knowing the quality of food at his home. She knocked on his door and waited.

" whose that, is it yer Y/n?"
"Correctly guessed Hagrid, I'm sorry I have not been down lately. Exams are nearing and--"
" 'ts okay, I knew yuh kids ' are workin' ard"
"What is it, in the fire?"

The brunette stepped closer and stood in shock.
"HAGRID! This is a dragon egg, a Norwegian ridgeback egg. Hagrid, I know you would love to keep a pet dragon but it's outlawed by the Warlocks' Convention in 1709."
"Y/n, yer should go."
"Hagrid if you're planning to raise it, know that my family is there to help, okay. We aren't Magizoolists for nothing.

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The brunette shaken, started moving towards the great Hall to meet her friends. She sat beside Hermione and started colour-coding her notes and making study schedules with her.

While Hermione lectured the boys about the necessity of studying, the brunette excluded an aura that if anyone touches her while she's studying they would be six feet under. Even the twins  and Peeves steered clear off her.

Unfortunately for the boys, the Professors seemed to be thinking along the same lines as them. They were given more homework than ever and the girls who had completed their homework beforehand started revising.

The brunette was getting irritating day by day, so whenever she and Hermione were in the library they branch out in different sections and issue the books they read for the other person. This resulted in the brunette sitting seperately along with Cedric who was also studying beside her.
"Darlin' chill, I quizzed you like a hundred times. I mean the only subject troubling anyone is Potions and you are great at that too. You even recited my books. Calm down, issue these books and keep them in your dorm for Hermione. Afterwards meet me downstairs, we'll go and see Hagrid. Playing with creatures seems to calm you down or we could go down to the owlery to meet Hazel."
The brunette smiled at him, which was the first time in days.
"Oh Goldie, look at you. Trying to cheer me up. Well talking to you made me feel better. But are we still good to go to the Owlery?"
"Sure Darlin' " Cedric acted out, holding out his hand and twirling her.

Meanwhile all of this was seen by a Raven haired boy, he started overthinking but was drawn back to the interesting conversation they were having with Hagrid about a possible dragon.

The brunette and Goldie went upto the Owlery where she sent letters to her dad and paternal grandparents about information about dragons or especially Norwegian Ridgebacks with Hazel.
......

Now the only human interactions the brunette was having was with her Proffesors and Hermione. She would be holed up in the dorm or in the library outside of lessons. She started practicing her spells along with Hermione who was dead set on making the boys study.

The brunette had noticed that Harry had started avoiding her. Until one day, when the quartet was sent an invitation to Hagrid's.
"Aww that's so cute. Finally something to make me smile."
"I think Cedric took care of that beforehand."mumbled Harry making sure she didn't hear it.

Well the three wanted to go there at once, but Hermione stopped them.
"How many times do you get to see a dragon egg hatching?"
"We've got lessons, We'll get into trouble, and that's nothing to what Hagrid's going to be in when someone finds out what he's---."
"Shut up." Harry and the brunette said at once sensing Malfoy, who had stopped to listen into their conversation.
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Hermione and Ron were arguing throughout Herbology. The brunette worked hard in talking Hermione into visiting Hagrid in the morning break.
"Sweetheart, If you agree, I'll agree to quiz you on History of Magic and lend you the notes my brother made in his year FROM THE AUTHENTIC SOURCES."
This bribe worked well. The boys were confused as to how she did it. While she just sang,
"Don't ask me, how I did it
I just did it and it was hard."

After lessons, the foodies i.e. Ronald and the brunette grabbed some sausage rolls from the table and rushed towards Hagrid's cabin.
"Darling, is it necessary to pig out now?"
"Huhmione, eathing ib necessary."
Hermione rolled her eyes and wiped her mouth, while the brunette grinned at her with a mouth full of food.
Harry was staring at her with a gaze full of adoration.
"Harry and Y/n sittin' on a tree, K-I-S---MMPH"
Harry grinned at the girls while giving Ron a glare.

Hagrid saw them out and ushered them in," It's nearly out."

The egg was lying on the table. There were deep cracks in it. Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from it. They all drew their chairs up to the table and watched with bated breath.

All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open. The baby dragon flopped onto the table. It wasn't exactly pretty; as Harry was whispering in her ear, "doesn't it look like a crumpled black umbrella." It's spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs and bulging, orange eyes exactly how her grandpa described it.

She remembered Hazel had just brought the information scrapbook sent by her dad & grandparents and took out a stack of notes.
"Here Hagrid, I asked my dad and grandparents to send me all their knowledge on Norwegian Ridgebacks. You can use it."

Hagrid reached one out for it, smiling at her and the other to stroke the dragon's head. It snapped at his fingers, showing pointed fangs.

"Bless him, look, he knows his mummy!"
"Hagrid," said Hermione, "how fast do Norwegian Ridgebacks grow exactly?"
Hagrid was about to answer when the colour drained suddenly from his face-- he leapt to his feet and ran to the window.

"What's the matter?"
"Someone was lookin' through the gap in the curtains-- it's a kid-- he's runnin' back up ter the school."
       
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