Lucy Jones 1: The beginning of a tale (HP fanfiction)

13 Normal Schooldays

The next day Lucy sits on the side of one of the hospital beds. Harry, Ron and Hermione walk in.

'How are you?' Harry asks.

'I'm fine. I'm allowed to leave.'

'That's good. It means you'll not miss any lessons.' Hermione says, and Ron sighs.

She doesn't remember everything that happened but remembers the troll and how the boys saved them. She asked them what happened. Hermione told her they both lost and gained points. Harry didn't tell her anything new. She got the full story from Ron. He explained what happened after she fainted, how Hermione took the blame, and McGonigal sent them back to Gryffindor Tower.

November is cold. Harry, Ron and Hermione stand around a flame made by Hermione. They see Lucy and wave at her.

She walks over. Harry told her everything that happened. It sounded strange, but she couldn't imagine why Harry would lie. He, Ron and Hermione discovered why the forbidden third corridor is forbidden, a three-headed dog. Hermione thinks it's protecting something and must be something important, but Harry has no idea what it could be. Although she found it interesting that Hermione had been out of bed at nighttime. He asked her if she remembered the vault that Hagrid had emptied. Someone tried to break into that same save only days later.

Lucy looks up and sees Snape talking to her friends. He leaves before she reaches them.

'He took my book', Harry says.

'He said books from the library cannot leave the school building. I don't believe that is a rule', Hermione mumbles.

'It isn't. Snape just made it up.' Ron adds.

Lucy laughs at how frustrated they are because of Snape: "Go and ask it back later," she tells Harry.

That evening they're working on their homework.

'I'm going to ask for my book back. Lucy is right. He has to return it.' Harry says.

While he is gone, Lucy finishes her assignment from transfigurations. Ron browses through a book and looks up when Harry returns: 'And did he give it back?'

'No, but I did hear him talk about the three-headed dog. He said he was attacked by it on Halloween. You know what this means, right?'

Nobody answers. They just wait until he decides to tell them.

'He is after what the dog is guarding. He must have let the troll in as a distraction.'

'Are you sure, Harry?' Lucy asks: 'I mean, even Snape wouldn't endanger the students.'

'Or try to steal from Dumbledore', Hermione adds.

'You two think all the teachers are holy. I agree with Harry. We must stop him from getting what he wants.'

'We won't do anything now, so I will go to bed. You should go too, Harry. You have to be well-rested for your first match tomorrow.' Lucy says, referring to Harry's first quidditch match tomorrow.