𝑖'𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑒 - ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑥 𝑜𝑐

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑥

After a few moments, Harry, Ron, Ophelia, Hermione and Draco were being led to Hagrid's hut by Mr. Filch.

"A pity they let the old punishments die. There was a time detention would find you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons. God, I miss the screaming," Draco gulped and Hermione rushed by, "you'll be serving detention with Hagrid tonight. He's got a little job to do inside the Dark Forest."

"A sorry lot, this, Hagrid. Oh, good God, man, you're not still on about that bloody dragon, are you?" He asked, huffed.

Hagrid sniffled and sighed, "Nobert's gone. Dumbledore sent him off to Romania to live in a colony."

"Well, that's good, isn't it?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah! He'll be with his own kind, after all." Ophelia added.

"Yeah, but what if he don't like Romania? What if the other dragons are mean to him? He's only a baby, after all."

Filch rolled his eyes, "Oh, for God's sake, pull yourself together, man. You're going into the Forest, after all. Got to have your wits about you."

"The Forest? I thought that was a joke! We can't go in there. Students aren't allowed. And there's," a howl echoed through the night, "werewolves!" Draco rushed out, worriedly.

"There's more than werewolves in those trees, lad. You can be sure of that," Draco looked frightened, "nighty-night." He left, making his way back into the castle.

"Right. Let's go." Hagrid said, as he started to make his way towards the Forest.

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While in the Forbidden Forest, the group walked along a path towards a tree. Hagrid stopped, and bent down to dip his fingers into a silver puddle. He pulled out his fingers and rubbed them together, and a silver trail smeared with his fingers.

"Hagrid, what is that?" Harry asked, studying the silver trail.

"What we're here for. See that? That's unicorn's blood, that is. I found one dead a few weeks ago. Now, this one's been hurt bad by something."

Harry noticed a large, cloaked figure that was wandering throughout the trees, and he looked over at Hagrid.

"So, it's our job to go and find the poor beast. Ron, Hermione you'll come with me."

"Okay." Ron replied.

"Harry and Ophelia, you'll go with Malfoy." Ophelia rolled her eyes, Draco grimaced while Harry nodded.

"Okay. Then I get Fang." Draco retaliated.

"Fine. Just so you know, he's a bloody coward." Fang whined in return.

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The three were walking through the forest, while Fang led them, and Draco held the lamp, which was in his hand.

"You wait till my father hears about this. This is servant's stuff." Draco complained, a frown present on his face.

"If I didn't know better, Draco, I'd say you were scared." Ophelia replied, rolling her eyes.

"Scared?" He scoffed, but suddenly heard a howl.

"Did you hear that? Come on, Fang. Scared!"

The three approached a flat ground with roots grown all over it.

"What is it, Fang?" Harry asked, a concerned expression displayed on his face.

Up ahead was a cloaked figure, that was crouched over a dead unicorn as it drunk blood from its wound. The figure raised its head, while silver blood dripped from its mouth. Harry gasped and grabbed his scar, Ophelia looked over at him, full of concern. Draco screamed with pure fear and ran away with Fang.