La Pietra

20

They were there, and softer than Harry remembered. He was just glad to sleep.

He quickly changed into his sleep wear and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth. Harry used to only brush his teeth once a day, but since he had rarely gotten to brush his teeth at all during the beginning of the summer holiday, Harry brushed them when he woke and before he went to sleep. He had started that three weeks into the holiday and it resorted into his teeth being pearly white and shiny.

After he was finished, he walked back into the bedroom that he and Draco shared to see Draco still changing. Harry just gazed at Dracos body for a moment. It was nice, he was much taller than Harry, at 12 years old. He was pale and had nice muscles forming. He would be a sight when he got older.

Harry walked to his bed and got in, mumbling a goodnight to Draco before falling asleep.

•••••••

Within the next few months all was quite at Hogwarts. During Halloween, a troll had gotten into the castle, but the teachers took care of it. And he grew closer with Professor Quirrell, becoming a top student in the Defense class. He was also one of the top students in Potions, Charms, and Transfiguration. He tied with Draco in Potions, and Hermione Granger in Charms and Transfiguration. He was exceptionally good at Herbology, History of Magic was quite boring, and Flying was one of Harry's favorite classes. He was placed as Slytherin Seeker, who had lost their last seeker due to him not being good enough for the job. The rest of the Houses had a Seeker so it only seemed fair. But every game they had, Slytherin won so everyone couldn't help but be jealous. It was nearing Christmas when something actually happened.

It was after curfew one day when Harry, Draco, and Pansy were on their way to the library. They needed books for an assignment and had no other time where they could go to get them. Filch, the caretaker, suddenly rounded the corner, but he was looking and talking to his cat, Mrs. Noris, and wasn't paying attention in front of him. The three students ran into a door, the one that led to the third floor corridor, the part of the castle that was banned to students.

"This is the Third Floor corridor! We aren't aloud here!" Pansy hissed
"Just be quite and we'll leave as soon as Filch passes!" Harry said quietly

They were silent after that and after they heard Filches voice fade as he passed, they then talked some.

"Come on, we have to go." Harry said, shifting uncomfortably. The pants he was wearing were uncomfortable.

"Why don't we look around a bit? See what's up here that's so important we can't be here?" Draco said
"Yeah, come on Harry, why not?" Pansy asked

Harry hesitated, then reluctantly nodded.

"Okay I guess. But be quick about it." Harry said

The other two smiled and they wandered for a bit. Pansy came upon a door and called the two boys over.

"It's locked." She said
"Wait, I know a spell for unlocking doors. My parents use it quite a bit. Alohamora!" Draco said, using the spell.

The door unlocked and the three piled in. They were not expecting what was behind the door. It was a giant, three headed dog.

Harry stared at its huge paws, and the other two at the heads, which started to move.

The dog was awake. If snarled and growled at them, and the three students screamed. They quickly ran out of the room, slammed the door shut, locked it again, and ran back as fast as they could to the dormitories. Harry and Draco bid Pansy a goodnight and went to their private dorm.

The books could wait.