Draco Malfoy X reader (ON HOLD!!)

Chapter 14

//////////Y/N PoV//////////
"Ow! You stepped on my foot again Ron!"
"Sorry Y/N!"
I curse under my breath as we cautiously walk towards the door of the third floor corridor with a giant three headed dog behind it. I wrap my free arm round my waist to draw in the heat to warm me up as my pjs are failing against the cold corridor, once I prove Snape isn't behind this I'm so gonna get those three back! We approached the door silently as Hermione held her wand out and quietly whispered, "Alohomora." The door handle goes up on its own as the door unlocks and she slips her wand back into a safe place as we open the door and enter. As we enter I hear the soft sound of a harp playing and look over to the corner to see a harp playing on its own. I look towards the centre of the room and see Fluffy snoring softly as all three heads blow out deep breaths through their noses causing the cloak to fly off us.
"Wait a minute... he's snoring. Snape's already been here, he's put a spell on the harp." Harry pears carefully at Fluffy,
"Again, not Snape." I mutter in annoyance,
"This isn't the time you two!" Hermione harshly whispers at her as Ron nods in agreement. We all carefully walk over to the sleeping dog as Ron groans in discomfort, "ugh! It's got horrible breath." I roll my eyes and smile at the sleeping Fluffy as Harry approaches him,
"We have to move it's paw."
"What?" Ron looks at Harry like he has two heads,
"Come on!"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all crowd round the paw on the trap door as I watch Fluffy closely praying he doesn't wake up. "Ok now push." They make grunts of effort as I see Fluffy twitch a little but not wake up, we all step back a little as one of Fluffy's snores push us but strive forward and open up the trap door. I look down the small space and see nothing but black as the accounted drop is not to be seen from here. Harry turns to us and speaks seriously as he looks briefly at the open space, "I'll go first, don't follow until I give you a sign. If something bad happens, get yourselves out! Does it seem a bit...quiet to you?" I listen carefully and hear nothing but silence, Hermione turns round and looks behind us,
"The harp, it's stopped playing."
"Ugh yuck! Ugh!"
I look to my side to see some slobbery stuff on Rons shoulder as we all slowly look up to see the towering heads of Fluffy, fully awake. He starts growling loudly as I look down at the never ending darkness in the trap door, "oh well, you only live once anyway!" I quickly hop down as Harry, Hermione and Ron follow quickly and we land on some ropey vine things below us. The sounds of Fluffy's barking and growling has stopped as I sigh in relief at the narrow escape. I look at Ron who's across from me and watch him look around curiously as he sits up a bit straighter,
"Woah, lucky this plant things here really."
"Woah!"
Harry sits up suddenly at something behind Ron as I look in his direction and see the plants quickly moving towards us. I'm about to stand to see what's actually happening when I feel some rubbery cold plant thing wrap around my waist and pull me down onto where I was sitting before and holds me in place as more of these weird vines start to wrap round my legs and arms, as well as my chest and shoulders. I look round panicked and see the others getting attacked by these plants as well as I struggle more in its hold,
"Stop moving, all three of you. This is devils snare, you have to relax. If you don't it will only kill you faster."
"Kill us faster?! Oh now I can relax!"
"Rons got a point Hermione, I mean these plants are- OH LET GO YOU OVER GROWN VEGETABLE!" I yell at the plants as their grips get tighter, Hermione gives us a annoyed look and she suddenly start sinking down into the plants. "Hermione!" Me, Ron and Harry all scream as she disappears, I struggle more as the more plants appear.
"Oh now what we gonna do?!" Ron says desperately as the sudden voice of Hermione shouts out,
"Just relax!"
I look round confused as I shout out into the air,
"Hermione! Where are you?!"
"Just do what I say! Trust me."
"Oh if this doesn't work then you so owe me!"
I yell into the air as I'm not too sure where she is as I stop my struggling and close my eyes as I relax into the plants, the moment I do that I feel myself slip down as the plants let go and I'm dropped onto the brick ground underneath the devils snare. I open my eyes to see Hermione smiling at me and Harry as I look round and see no Ron, that's when I hear him shouting mine and Harry's names from above. Hermione turns to the both of us,
"Are you two ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine, Harry?"
"Fine."
We look up as we hear Rons loud shouts of help as I sigh annoyed,
"He's not relaxing very well is he."
"Apparently not Y/N."
Hermione stomps her foot a little annoyed as she has her focusing face on,
"We've got to do something!"
"What?!"
"I remember reading something in Herbogy! Um devils snare devils snare is deadly fun..."
"But will sulk in the sun! That's it! Devils snare hates sunlight! Hermione quick."
She pulls out her wand and points it at the devils snare, I cover my eyes quickly as I hear her say the spell and the sound of something roaring or groaning sounds as the devils snare gives out and Ron falls through and lands harshly on the ground. I wince and mutter 'That gotta hurt' as Hermione lightly smiles at me and Harry helps Ron up from the ground.
"Ron are you ok?"
"Yeah, phew! Lucky we didn't panic."
Me, Harry and Hermione gives him a look as he stares at us, Harry raises an eyebrow at Ron.
"Lucky Y/N and Hermione pay attention in Herbology."
I'm about to say something when I hear a weird fluttering sound from behind us, we all turn to look as Hermione edges closer to my side.
"What is that?"
"I don't know, it sounds like wings."
"Oh I hope your wrong Harry."
We quickly follow the sound of the fluttering and enter a room but when I look up I see hundreds or maybe thousands of keys flying up in the air.
"No. Way." I mutter as I stand there gobsmacked at the sight before me, Hermione walks by my side as she looks up as well.
"Curious, I've never seen birds like these. Have you Y/N?"
"There not birds Hermione, there keys."
"And I bet one of them fits that door."
Harry stands in front of a broomstick whilst the rest of us stand by his side, I scan the room and spot a door on the other side of the room. I watch Hermione look at the broom in confusion,
"What's this all about?"
"I don't know." Harry briefly looks at her as he brings his gaze back to the broom, suddenly Ron brings out his wand and walks over to the door on the other side of the room as Hermione follows quickly.
"Ron what are you doing?"
"Strange."
"What's strange Harry?"
He ignores my question and looks at the broom as I look back at Ron who's trying to get the door to open with a spell but fails. He turns back to us as I walk over to him and Hermione,
"Well... it was worth a try."
"Ugh! What are we going to do?! There's got to be a thousand keys up there!"
"Calm it Hermione, Ron any input in what to do?"
"We're looking for a big old fashioned one, it's probably rusty like the handle."
"There! I see it, the one with the broken wing."
I look up and like Harry said there was a slow flying key, I watch Harry look at the broom and think for a second. Hermione does the same and decided to speak up about it,
"What's wring Harry?"
"It's too simple."
"Oh go on Harry! If Snape could catch it on that old broom, you can! Your the youngest seeker in a century!"
"Again Ron, it's not Snape! But he's right Harry, you can do it, beside what can go wrong?"
He looks back at the broom and raises his hand to it, the moment his hand touches it all the keys start to get hectic and fly down to attack Harry whilst he try's to get on the broom stick.
"This complicated things a bit." Ron turns to me and Hermione as Harry flys up and hits off the keys whilst trying to catch the old one,
"I stand corrected! A lot can go wrong! In fact next time I ask what can go wrong just slap me!"
"Y/N snap out of it!"
Hermione takes me by my shoulders and shakes me a little as I calm down and watch Harry fly between the archways and away from the keys, we watch him grab the old one and jump in joy as he starts to fly towards us but my excitement ends as I see the keys still chasing him. "Catch the key!" He throws it down as he passes us and Hermione catches it, we turn round and rush to the door and she struggles to open the door,
"Hurry up!"
"She's trying her best Ron!"
Hermione looks back up at Harry as she unlocks the door and we all rush in, we hold open the door as we wait for Harry to fly through, once he passes us we quickly shut the door and Hermione locks it as I hear the sound of the keys hitting it on the other side.
"Well done Harry!"
"Thanks Y/N, but it's not over yet."
He discards the broom as we walk through enough door to a darkened room, I step closer to Hermione and take her hand in nervousness as she gives it a squeeze for encouragement as we step further into the room and pass some rather large statues of something.
"I don't like this, I don't like this at all."
"I agree Hermione."
"Where are we?" Harry asks,
"Are we in a graveyard?"
"No Y/N, it's not a graveyard. It's a chess board!"
The moment Ron says 'chess board' the room is filled with light from flames around the board and I can see the statues are actually chess pieces. We look round and Harry points at the other side of the board, "There's the door!" We quickly walk over whilst I look round but as we approach the pawns on the other side they draw out their swords and blocks us from walking any further. As we walk back from the pieces in shock they draw back their swords,
"Now what do we do?" Hermione looks at us waiting an answer as I shrug and look at the pieces,
"It's obvious isn't it, we're going to play are way across the room." Ron steps forward as he speaks and turns to face us,
"Alright, Harry you take the empty bishops square. Hermione, you'll be the queen side castle. Y/N, you'll be the queen. As for me, I'll be a knight."
We all nod and make are way over to the places Ron has given us, I stand next to the kings piece and the other knight.
"What happens now?" Hermione looks towards Ron who's sitting on the horse,
"Well white moves first, and then... we play."
"A little dramatic Ron but ok."
We all watch in suspense as the whites pawn moves two spaces forward, I watch Ron look at all the pieces as Hermione speaks her mind.
"Ron, you don't think this is like...real wizards chess do you?"
"Oh please tell me this isn't real wizards chess!"
Ron thinks for a moment then points at the pawn in front of me, "You there D5!" We watch it move two steps forward and see the white pawn take out its swords and hit them through the blacks pawn. Me and Hermione jump in shock as pieces of the pawn scatter across the board,
"Yes Hermione and Y/N, I think this is gonna be exactly like wizards chess."
"Oh joy!" I say sarcastically as I look towards Hermione in worry. We all look at Ron as he looks towards the whites, looks like this is gonna be interesting to say the least.
After many moves and cuts later...
The white queen hits off our sides castle off the board and turns back to face us, Hermione hasn't moves yet and Harry is ahead of her and near the queen as I'm on the other side of the board near their king but not in the right place to check him. Harry looks up and down the board,
"Wait a minute."
"You understand right Harry, once I make my move the queen will take me. Then your free to check the king."
"No! Ron, no!"
"What is it?"
"He's going to sacrifice himself."
"No you can't! There must be another way!"
"Do you want to stop Snape from getting that stone or not!"
"Again! It's not Snape! Ron please don't do this! Listen to Hermione!"
"Y/N there is no other way and when we get to the stone and see Snape you can stop saying he's innocent! Harry, it's you that's got to go on. Not me, not Hermione, you!"
Harry nods at Rons words and I watch Ron take a big breath in as he looks at the board, "knight to H3." His piece slides over the board and sideways to H3 and the queen turns towards him, it moves forwards and stops by his side as Ron looks up at it. "Check." The queen takes out its sword and stabs the horse and Ron screams and falls off, I gasp and cover my mouth with my hands in shock as Harry screams Rons name as Ron falls to the board unconscious. Hermione moves to help him when Harry points at her, "no don't move! Don't forget, we're still playing." She nods and stays still as Harry walks across the board and round some broken pieces as he stops in front of the king and looks up. "Check mate!" The kings sword drops to the board and that's when I know we've won the game, I run over to Rons side with Hermione and Harry as we look at him with worry. Harry looks at Hermione,
"Take care of Ron, then go to the owlery. Send a message to Dumbledore, Rons right, I have to go on."
"You'll be ok Harry, your a great wizard, you really are."
"Not as good as you."
"Me? Books and cleverness, there are more important things. Friendships and bravery, and Harry just be carful."
Hermione words makes me smile as Harry nods and gets up, he looks down at me and takes my hand as he pulls me up as well.
"Come on Y/N, lets do this."
"Woah Wait! Why am I coming?"
"It's like Ron said, he's going to prove you wrong about Snape being innocent."
I send a sad smile to Hermione and follow Harry whilst holding his hand in worry as we walk off the chess board and pass the doors. We walk down a series of steps as we get to another dark room, as we walk down I see someone standing in front of the mirror. I tug on Harry's hand as we make it to the ledge of the stairs, Harry looks at the man before us and says in disbelief,
"You? No it can't be, Snape he-"
"Yes he does seem the type doesn't he. Well next to him who would suspect, p-p-poor s-s-uttering Professor Quirell."
Harry walks forward as he speaks bring me with him,
"B-but that day at the quidditch match, Snape tried to kill me."
"Mhm no dear boy, I tried to kill you! And trust me, if Snape's cloak hadn't caught fire and made me loose my eye contact,I would have succeeded! Even with Snape muttering his little counter curse."
I squeeze Harry's hand in fear as Quirell speaks in a harsh and scary tone,
"Snape was trying to save me?"
"I knew you were a danger to me right from the off. Especially after Halloween."
"T-then you let the troll in!"
"Very good Riddle, Yes, Snape unfortunately wasn't fooled. When every one else was in the dungeon, he went to the third floor to head me off! He, of course, never trusted me again. He rarely left me alone, but he doesn't understand, I'm never alone, never."
As he turns round to look at the mirror, Harry gasps a little and holds his head where his scar is. I look at him in worry as he gives me a small smile to let me know he's ok,
"Now, What does this mirror do? I see what I desire, I see myself holding the stone. But how do I get it?!"
"Use the boy!" At the new voice I step closer to Harry in fear and Quirell turns round and points at Harry.
"Come here Potter! Now!"
Harry slowly and cautiously steps forward with me as we stand in front of the mirror and by Professor Quirell, "Tell me, what do you see?" I look into the mirror reflection of me and Harry and I see Harry's reflection let go off my hand and go into his pocket where he pulls out the stone. My reflection looks at it and winks at me and Harry as his reflection puts it back in his pocket and holds my hand again, Harry slowly looks towards his pocket and lets go off my hand as he feels the side. He jumps a little and I can only guess that the stone is inside!
"What is it?! What do you see?!"
"I'm shaking hands with Dumbledore, I've won the house cup."
"He lies."
"Tell the truth! What do you see?!"
Me and Harry look at Quirell as I step behind Harry a little in fear,
"Let me speak to him."
"Master you are not strong enough."
"I have strength enough for thisssss."
Me and Harry step back towards the steps again as Professor Quirell turns to us and start to unwrap his head scarf, as he does me and Harry look behind us at the exit and then turn to see Professor Quirell take off the finial part to reveal a face on the back of his head. I grab Harry's hand as we watch with widen eyes at the owner of the voice and the reason behind every thing that's happened to Harry as a baby,
"Harry Potter! We meet again. And Y/N riddle, how I've waited."
"Voldemort...!"