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Chapter 11| Nicholas Flamel

I couldn't wait to be back at Hogwarts. It's still pretty snowy here but It's like my second home. Plus, I love a good snow. Harry,Hermione, Ron, and I all went to the library to learn about the philosophers stone. "I had you looking in the wrong section! How could I be so stupid? I checked this out a few weeks ago for a bit of light reading." Hermione said dropping a huge book on the table. "This is light?" Ron asked.

"Of course! Here it is! "Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone!" Hermione said. "The what?" Harry and Ron said in unison. "Honestly, don't you two read? "The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers. It will turn any metal into pure gold and produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal." She exclaimed. "Immortal?" Ron said. "It means you'll never die." Hermione said rolling her eyes.

" I know what it means!" Ron exclaimed. "Shh!" Harry and I said in unison. "The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicholas Flamel, the noted alchemist, who last year celebrated his 665th birthday!" That's what Fluffy's guarding on the 3rd floor. That's what's under the trapdoor...the Philosopher's Stone!" Hermione said.

When it turned night, all four of us ran to Hagrid's hut. "Hagrid!" Harry yelled. "Oh, hello. Sorry, don't wish to be rude, but I'm in no fit state to entertain today." Hagrid said closing his door. "We know about the Philosopher's Stone!" We all said. He opened the door back up as we said this.

"Oh." Hagrid said. We all walked into the small hut. "We think Snape's trying to steal it." Harry said. "Snape? Blimey, Harry, you're not still on about him, are you?" Hagrid said. "Hagrid, we know he's after the Stone. We just don't know why." Harry replied.

"Snape is one of the teachers protecting the Stone! He's not about to steal it!" Hagrid replied. "What?" We all said. "You heard. Right. Come on, now, I'm a bit preoccupied today." Hagrid said. "Wait a minute, One of the teachers?" I said. "Of course! There are other things defending the Stone, aren't there? Spells, enchantments." Hermione said. "That's right. Waste of bloody time, if you ask me." Hagrid said.

"Ain't no one gonna get past Fluffy. Hehe, not a soul knows how. Except for me and Dumbledore. I shouldn't have told you that. I shouldn't have told you that" Hagrid said as the cauldron over the fire began to rattle. "Oh! " Hagrid runs over to the cauldron to grab something. "Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!" Hagrid placed an egg in the table in front of us. "Uh, Hagrid, what exactly is that?" Harry asked "That? It's a ... its um..." Hagrid stuttered.

" I know what that is! But Hagrid, how did you get one?" Ron asked. " I won it. Off a stranger I met down at a pub. Seemed quite glad to be rid off it, as a matter of fact." Hagrid said as the egg began tor style more and eventually crack. Pieces of the egg fly off as a dragon emerges. It squeaks and trips over an egg piece. "Is that...a dragon?" I asked.

"That's not just a dragon. That's a Norwegian Ridgeback! My brother Charlie works with these in Romania." Ron said. "Isn't he beautiful? Oh. Bless him, look. He knows his mummy. Hehe. Hallo, Norbert. " Hagrid said as the dragon squeaked. "Norbert?" Harry asked. "Yeah, well, he's got to have a name, doesn't he?" Hagrid said. Ron began to laugh.

"Don't you, Norbert?" Hagrid said. Norbert backed away, hiccuped and blew a fireball of fire into Hagrid's beard. "Ohh! Oooh, ooh, ooh, well...he'll have to be trained up a bit, of course." Norbert hiccuped again. "Who's that?" Hagrid said as he looks out the window. "Malfoy." Harry said. "Oh, dear." Hagrid said.