Jack Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Halloween

Jack's POV

It is Halloween morning and Harry was looking at the daily prophet with Ron. Apparently someone broke into Gringotts except nothing was nothing. That's weird why break into one of the most secure places in the wizarding world and not steal anything. Soren delivered me a letter from Madame Hooch. Reminding me about the first quidditch match in a week and how she wants to gives me a bit more practice before then.

Nothing strange has happened since the third floor incident. Just normal lessons, homework, visiting Hagrid and training with Madame Hooch. Harry has been training for quidditch and has received his broom as did I. They are both Nimbus two thousands. I didn't understand why we needed the same broom or why I needed such a good one. If I am only going to be an assistant to Madame Hooch during games. But we did enjoy seeing Draco's reaction to us receiving brooms. When first years are not allowed to have them and how Professor Flitwick said he knew our special circumstances. Draco's face was priceless when he saw we didn't get into trouble for having brooms and when Harry thanked him. It was his fault that Harry got onto the quidditch team.

Right now we are in Charms learning a new charm 'Wingardium leviosa'. Harry and I were teamed up while Ron was with Hermione. He kept saying the spell wrong and Hermione finally decided to correct him. But he didn't take it well, when Hermione won us ten points for doing it correctly. Like I had. Now he was sulking while Seamus blew up his feather and I tried not to laugh out loud. I succeeded and the class finished.

"She's a nightmare honestly, no wonder she has no friends" Ron said as we headed to our next class. Hermione bumped his shoulder as she stalked away with tears in her eyes. I rounded on Ron angry.

"Do not ever say that again Ronald Weasley" I tell him lowly pointing my wand at him. Before running after Hermione who ran into a girls bathroom. I looked around the hall and it was empty. Then slipped into the bathroom and heard her crying in a stoll. "Hermione, it's me Jack don't listen to Ron. I'm your friend" I say walking over to her cubicle.

"Jack why are you in the girls bathroom?" Hermione asks sniffling as she opened the door.

"I was worried about you Hermione, you are my only girl friend here" I tell her. Then blushed "I didn't mean it like that, I mean you're my best friend here. And I hate to see you upset" I finish sheepishly looking at my feet. "So are you going to come to class?" I ask her changing the subject.

"No, I think I'll stay and wash up; can you please take notes for me?" she ask.

"Sure, I'll give them to you after dinner" I tell her happily. Then gave her a hug "Ron is just jealous of how smart you are, so please don't cry because of him" I tell her. "I'll see you later" I state she nods her head and then I leave the bathroom. I got to class just as the bell went and took extra notes for Hermione.

(Halloween feast)

I sat in between Harry and Ron as we ate dessert. Which was a bunch of sweets like lollipops and normal dessert foods like cakes. Suddenly the main doors slammed open and Professor Quirrell runs in screaming "Troll! There's a troll in the dungeon." He looks at all of us before saying "thought you ought to know" then faints falling to the ground.

All the students start screaming and stand up to start running to the door. "Silence!" Dumbledore yelled and everyone turned to him. "Everyone please do not panic, perfects will escort their houses back to the dormitories. Teachers will follow me to the dungeons" he instructs us all.

Percy immediately called all the Gryffindors to follow him. When I realized someone was missing from our group. I pulled Harry and Ron back they give me a confused look. "Guys Hermione doesn't know, we have to find her" I tell them and they nod their heads. I lead towards the bathroom I had left her in earlier. Praying she was still there.

Just as we entered the corridor where the bathroom was there was a piercing scream. "That's Hermione's voice" I tell them and we ran towards the bathroom. When we opened the door we saw Hermione cowering in a broken cubicle as a troll stood over her with a club.

"Hermione move" Harry and I tell her as the three of us start throwing broken pieces of wood at the troll. She moved over and hid under the sinks instead. I then run towards her carefully while the other to distract the troll.

"Oh pea brain!" Ron yells getting the troll's attention. Harry then run and jumped onto the trolls back with wand in hand. As Harry held on he accidentally rammed his wand into the troll's nose. Ron then pulled out his own wand as I reached Hermione.

"Hurry up" Harry yells at Ron and I see him in the troll's hand upside down as the troll tried to hit him with it's club.

"Swish and flick" Hermione and I tell Ron.

"Wingardium Leviosa" Ron said waving his wand as we instructed him. It worked the troll was disarmed. Then hit in the head with it's own club, knocking it out. It had released Harry who retrieved his wand and wiped it clean.

Just then the teachers arrived, well a few of them any way. "Oh my goodness, explain yourselves both of you" McGonagall demands pointing at Harry and Ron. She hadn't realized Hermione and I were in the room.

"It's my fault professor McGonagall" Hermione states stepping away from me. Snape noticed me and sent me a stern look. I lowered my head, I knew he was angry about my involvement. "I went looking for the troll, I had read all about them and thought I could handle it" Hermione tells her. "If Harry, Jack and Ron hadn't come to find me; I would probably be dead" she finishes.

"Be that as it may it was very foolish five points will be taken from Gryffindor for your serious lack of judgement" McGonagall tells Hermione. Before turning to Harry, Ron and I saying "as for you three. I hope you know how fortunate you are, not many first year students could take a full grown mountain troll and live to tell the tale. Five points will be awarded to each of you, for shire dumb luck" she finishes. "Now come you are returning to Gryffindor Tower" she orders.

We all follow her and the other two professors quietly. When we reached the portrait the teachers left and we said the password. Hermione went straight to her dorm, while the other two were talking about how she laid for us. I wasn't surprised and went back to my dorm.

A/N

Gif above of dining hall during Halloween.