The Marauder's Heir (Harry Potter FF)

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Norbert the Dragon

Either Quirrell was braver than they thought or Snape wasn’t really after the stone and he was keeping Quirrell from it. Though, none of them were thinking about the stone as much as one would think. Hermione had decided to bring up exams, which were ten weeks away.

“Hermione, exams are ages away. You need to calm down, you’re going to give yourself an ulcer,” Harri told her while she wrote out the last of her transfiguration homework.

“Oh, please. Ten weeks is like a second to Nicolas Flamel!” Hermione argued as she poured over her potions text book.

“Yes, but you aren’t six hundred years old! Honestly, you’re going to worry yourself sick. You do have some of the best grades in our year,” Draco told her while reading a section of his defense book.

“Are you kidding? I should have started studying weeks ago! These exams are what will get us into our second year, they’re very important!” Hermione nearly shouted. Harri rolled her eyes. She figured that Hermione wasn’t going to get anything less than an E in any subject.

Sadly, the teachers seemed to think the same way as Hermione because they gave piles of homework. Even Fred and George were getting more work than normal. So, the five of them spent their time in library together learning different spells and talking about the goblin wars.

Harri was reading her text book: One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi when she heard Fred call out to someone she never thought she’d see in the library, “Hagrid! What are you doing here?” 

The friendly half giant gave a far too innocent look, peeking the curiosity of the five students in front of him. 

“Nothing, more importantly, what are you lot up to? Not still looking for Nicolas Flamel, are ya?” he asked, turning the conversation around.

“No, we’re doing homework and studying for exams. We found out of Flamel ages ago. We also know what Fluffy is guarding,” Harri replied, trying to ruffle Hagrid’s feathers.

Her teasing worked, “Don’t talk about that here! Come and see me later,” he urged, obviously worried about other students finding out about the stone.

“Sure, see later,” Harri answered as the half giant quickly walked off with something hidden behind his back.

“Any idea what he had behind his back?” George asked with a questioning gaze towards the section that Hagrid was looking in.

“I’m going to go and check,” Draco said as he put his homework down and went over to the section Hagrid was just in, “Dragons! He was looking things up about dragons!”

“You don’t think Hagrid has a dragon, do you? It’s against the law to breed or own one. Charlie complained about people who have bred dragons. He works with them in Romania,” George told the group with a smile. His family had visited him during the Christmas season, but he and George had opted to stay with Harri. They didn’t need their parents spending more money on them.

“Well, I think we’ve read enough. How about we head down and visit Hagrid?” Harri said as she closed her book and packed her bag up.

Nearly an hour later Harri, Draco, Hermione and the twins knocked on Hagrid’s door. There was a muffled ‘come in’ from the other side. Fred opened the door and a rush of heat greeted the group. They all entered the hut to see a large egg sitting in the heart of the fire.

“Hagrid, please tell me that isn’t what I think it is…” Fred sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Breeding dragons isn’t legal, Hagrid. You can get into a lot of trouble for this,” George continued in an exasperated tone.