"My Black Thorned Rose"

Chapter 12: The Three Headed Dog (Fluffy)

Ron stopped and looks at Fluffy "Wait a minute... he's... sleeping". Fluffly blew a strong air and our cape flutters off us. Harry told us "Snape's already been here. He's put a spell on the harp". We approached Fluffy, Ron complained "Uh. It's got horrible breath!". Harry looks at the paw, "We have to move its paw". Ron screamed a little bit "What?!". I went to its paw "Come on!". We grabbed the paw which was blocking the trapdoor, I continued "Okay, Push!". We strained and moved it. We opened the door, Harry looked at us, "I'll go first, don't follow me until I give you a sign. If something bad happens, get yourselves out.... Does it seem a bit... quiet?". We looked at the harp, Hermione pointed towards it "The harp, it stopped playing". Drool comes down on Ron's shoulder, "Ew! Yuck! Ugh". We all looked up and saw Fluffy standing up. Fluffly barks and growls, thrashing. It breaks the harp and dives towards us.

Harry shouted "Jump! Go!". We all jumped through the trapdoor. Ron screamed "Ahh!", we gasped as we landed on some mushy black ropelike vines. Ron sighed in relief, "Woah, Lucky this plant-thing is here, really". The plants begins to move towards us and I realized... It's the Devil's Snare!. The plant tied all of us up and Hermione explains "Stop moving, both of you. This is Devil's Snare". I also told them "You have to relax, If you don't, it will only kill you faster". Ron keeps on trying to pull himself out "Kill us faster?! Oh, now I can relax!" Hermione manages to relax, I got sucked down then Hermione followed. The boys screamed "y/n!, Hermione!". Then she screamed "Just relax!". Harry screamed back "Hermione! Where are you?!". Hermione rolled her eyes and shouted "Do what I say just trust me!".

Harry manages to relax and was sucked through and Ron was still not relaxed Harry looked at us, worriedly, "We have to do something!". Hermione keeps walking back and forth, muttering "Uh! I remember reading something in Herbology, Um Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare...". I rolled my eyes and said "Oh move both of you!". I cast a spell "Lumus Solem!". A beam of light shoots out. The Snare shrieks and recoils. Ron falls down, hard. We hunkered down near Ron, and Harry seems worried "Ron, are you ok?". We grabbed his hand so that he can stand up "Yeah". Ron finally stands up "Whew. Lucky we didn't panic!", we glared at Ron and Harry spoke up "Lucky, that y/n knows a lot of spells". Then there was a sound, Hermione asked "What is that?", Harry answered "I don't know, it sounds like wings".

We entered into a room filled with gold birds with wings and a broomstick. "Curious, I've never seen birds like these", Hermione exclaimed while looking above us. Ron creeps over to the door and takes out his wand "Alohomora!" nothing happened. Hermione looks at us, "Ugh! What're we going to do? There must be 1000 keys up there!". Ron told us something "We're looking for a big old fashioned one, probably rusty like the handle". I pointed it out, it was way up high "There it is!". Harry complained "It's too simple". I think what he means is that it's too simple because we have a huge advantage and the keys are flying too slow.

Harry grabs the broom then all the keys suddenly go one direction. I muttered "I knew it". They all looked at me with a questioned face, Hermione went towards me "What is it y/n?" I looked at them and said "These keys are not normal, they are magical keys". I looked at Harry and said "Harry let go of the broom". He lets go and they start to slow down. I grabbed my wand and pointed upwards "Accio broken winged bird!". Of course it worked, the key was on my hand and put the key inside the keyhole. Harry puts his hand on my shoulder and complimented "Wow y/n, that was even more simple! You really do know your spells". Hermione scoffs and went inside first. Was she jealous again? We entered into a dark room with broken pieces all around it.

Harry asked "Where are we? A graveyard?". Ron made a face and stutters "This is no graveyard. It's a chessboard". We walked onto the marble board and flames lit up, illuminating the board and giant players. We came up with Ron. Harry pointed towards something "There's the door!". They walked across the board, towards the door. Suddenly, as they reach a line of pawns, the pawn bring up their swords. The three jumped and backed up. I told them "You need to play to get through the door". Ron assigned them into their places except for me because there's only three pieces missing, so I'm just sitting on the side.

(Let's just say they were playing chess and y/n was just counting unicorns in her head. I know, I'm genuinely sorry, I'm too tired to be in details and it's like 1 in the morning)

After the chess game, Ron fainted and Hermione was beside him while I went inside with Harry. Almost all chess pieces were broken. We were walking down on a long staircase to an empty room with pillars around it. The Mirror of Erised is in the middle of the room and a man was standing before it. It was Prof. Quirrell. Harry yelps and touches his scar. I immediately turned to Harry "Harry, are you alright??", he just nods. I looked back at Prof. Quirrell. Harry looked at him, confused "You? No it can't be... Snape... he was the one" He turns around "Yes. He does seem the type, dosen't he? Next to me, who would suspect, 'p-p-poor s-stuttering Prof. Quirrell?' Harry stutters, "B-but that day, during the Quidditch match, Snape tried to kill me" He screamed "No, dear boy. I tried to kill you! And trust me, is Snape's cloak hadn't caught on fire and broken my eye cntact, I would have succeeded. Even with Snape muttering his little counter-curse".

I looked and told Harry, "Harry, listen to me. He planned everything from the start, since Halloween, the troll incident. I know this is a lot to take in but trust me, Prof. Snape was protecting you". He looked at me and looked back at Prof. Quirrell, "Snape was trying... to save me?". Prof. Quirrel grinned "Very good Potter, yes. Snape, unfortunately wasn't fooled. He, of course never trusted me again. He rarely left me alone". He turns back towards the mirror and Harry complains about his scar again, "But he dosen't understand. I'm never alone, never. Now what does this mirror do? I see what I desire. I see myself holding the stone. But how do I get it?". A raspy voice calls "Use the boy".

Prof. Quirrell screamed "Come here, Potter, now!". I grabbed my wand while Harry walks forward shakily. He asked "Tell me. What do you see?". He just gasped and Prof. Quirrell even screamed more "What is it?! What do you see?!" Harry stuttered "I-I'm shaking hands with Dumbledore. I've won the house cup". Then Voldemort's voice came out "He lies..." He shouted at Harry "Tell the truth! What do you see?!" Voldemort's voice again "Let me speak to him". He backs up "Master you are not strong enough". He replied back "I have strength enough for this". He starts to unwrap his turban and on the opposite side of his face, another face was planted. It was Voldemort. He stretches out and faces Harry via the mirror, "Harry Potter, we meet again". I even raised my wand higher. Harry and I said together "Voldemort".

"Yes, you see what I have become? See what I must do to survive? Live off another, a mere parasite. Unicorn blood can sustain me, but it cannot give me a body of my own. But there is something that can, something that conveniently enough, lies in your pocket!" I cast a spell on the stone "Accio, Resurrection Stone!". It flew towards me and we both ran. Prof. Quirrell snaps his fingers then there were fire, surrounding us. We were trapped. He flew towards Harry and they bothe fell down the stairs. Harry puts his hand on him, trying to get him off. Smoke furls from under his hand. He screamed "AH! AH!". His hand crumbling into a mountain of balck ash. Voldemorts screamed "Fool! Get the Stone!". When he walked forward I cast a spell "Avada Kedavra!". They both screamed then vanished. In the other hand, Harry fainted.