The Philosophers Stone - Harry Potter Male Reader Insert

16: Midnight Duel... Not Really

"Seeker?" Ron exclaimed, later during dinner. "But, that would make you the youngest player in -"

Harry was about to answer, but Y/N beat him to it.

"A century."

Ron scoffed and threw his fork at him. "Nobody asked you L/N."

Hermione looked at Harry disapprovingly. "He got rewarded when he should have been punished for breaking the rules!" she hissed to Y/N.

"Come on Hermione," Y/N whispered. "He earned it, he was sticking up to Malfoy."

Hermione glared at him, but then her gaze softened. "Yes but, so did you."

"Yeah but no one would care if I did now would they?" he said bitterly. "Besides, I didn't really stand up to him, more like fought fire with fire, I stopped him bullying, by bullying him."

"Yeah..." Hermione said, remembering how Y/N had threatened Malfoy. "Speak of the devil, here he comes now."

Malfoy had, indeed, strutted right up to the Gryffindor table. "Having a last meal Potter? When are you packing up to go back to the muggles?"

"Don't push it Malfoy." Y/N said, standing up. "Unlike Potter, you actually got punished."

Malfoy scowled. "I'll take you on anytime on my own. Tonight, Wizard duel."

Y/N sneered. "Why, so you can bail on me and try to get me expelled like you did with Potter? We both know how that ended last time don't we?"

Malfoy flushed. But seemed determined to remain a nuisance.

"How about you Potter? Fancy a Wizard Duel, or have you never heard of it before?"

Ron piped in before Harry could speak. "Of course he has, I'm his second. Who's yours?"

Malfoy looked triumphant. "Crabbe." he said simply.

After Malfoy left, Y/N turned to Harry angrily. "Are you seriously going to sneak out in the middle of the night, and have a Duel with someone when you don't even know any offensive spells?"

Harry looked dumbfounded, as if he hadn't thought of that. "Er..."

"You idiot! Malfoy won't show up! Isn't it obvious?! He's repeating exactly what happened in the Quiddich fields!"

Ron interrupted. "Its really none of your business." The duo then walked away. Ron furiously whispering assurances to Harry.

Y/N sighed. "They're going to do it anyway aren't they?"

Hermione chucked. "Yes. Yes they are."

* * *

Later that night, Y/N sat in the Gryffindor common room, writing a letter to Ellie. As expected, he heard the whispers of two boys who apparently hadn't seen him and Hermione.

"So... You two idiots are actually going." Y/N called over his shoulder.

Harry and Ron whirled their heads around, surprised at seeing them there.

"You two!" Ron in disgust. "Go back to bed!"

"No." Hermione said. "I almost told your brother, he would have stopped this."

Hermione and Y/N followed the idiots out of the portrait hole.

"Seriously Potter!" Y/N exclaimed in frustration. "Your risking your place in Hogwarts for this idiocy? What did that ginger fool say to convince you?"

"You know what," Hermione said, finally losing patience. "If you two want to get expelled fine, we're going back to bed."

She grabbed Y/N's arm and yanked him back to the portrait.

The Fat Lady wasn't there.

"Great!" Hermione said. "What are we supposed to do now?!"

"Not our problem. Come on Harry."

Y/N had enough. He grabbed Ron by the collar and slammed him into the wall. "Listen to me Weasley." he hissed, using the same tone of voice he used on Malfoy. "You two morons dragged us here. We're going follow you so we can see the look on you big, stupid face when you find out this was a hoax. And if any teacher catches us, you will very kindly explain why Me and Hermione are with you. Do we have a deal?"

Ron nodded quickly and Y/N let him go.

The four of them made their way down to the trophy room. By the time they got there, they found Filch patrolling. No Malfoy in sight. He must have tipped him off. Y/N heard Harry curse under his breath.

"What did I say huh?" Y/N whispered. They quickly ran for their lives.

When they stopped, Hermione shrieked at Harry and Ron. "We told you! Malfoy tricked you guys!"

Ron glared. "Save it Hermione. We don't need a lecture."

"Dont worry." Y/N said. "You won't get one. You'll get a massive punch when we get back to the common room instead."

As they tried to make their way back to the common room, they ran into Peeves. Ron, being the idiot that he is, snapped at him, causing Peeves to yell through the silent corridors, no doubt alerting Filch.

They quickly ran to the nearest door to hide, Y/N pointed his wand at the lock and muttered. "Alohamora". The lock immediately unlocked the door, they hurried inside.

Listening through the keyhole, Y/N heard Filch and Peeves get into an argument before they both left.

"I think we're safe." he and Harry said in unison. Hermione suddenly squealed and gripped Y/N's arm. "Y-Y-Y/N." she stuttered in fear.

Y/N turned around and came face to face with a three large heads and a lot of teeth. The large three headed monster growled menacingly.

"So. I guess we should run now." Y/N said, as calmly as he could.

Ron pushed open the door and together, the four of them sprinted back up Gryffindor Tower, and they made it back into the common room.

When they were safe and now longer panting in exhaustion, Ron spoke.

"What are they playing at, letting a monster like that into Hogwarts?!"

"You don't use your eyes do you?" Hermione fumed. "Didn't you see what it was standing on?"

"The floor?" Harry suggested stupidly.

"No. It was standing on a trapdoor." Y/N told them. "Its obviously guarding something."

"I was a little preoccupied with the heads." Harry said. "I didn't really focus on the floor."

Hermione glared at Harry and Ron. "I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could've been killed, or worse expelled. Now if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed." she stormed off to the girls dormitories.

Ron stared at her as she left. "You'd think we dragged her along wouldn't you?" he said to Harry.

Y/N rolled his eyes. He then turned and punched Ron hard in the shoulder. Ron held his arm and pain and glared at him.

"I warned you." Y/N said. Then he too, made his way to bed.