Misunderstood | Draco Malfoy ✓

5 | House Cup

As I was walking to the great hall with the girls we hear laughter among the students. When we get through the doors I see Neville down on the floor so I rush over to him. "Are you okay?" I ask standing over him. "Draco. I can't walk right." He says not even trying to move so I do a counter curse. "There you go Neville." I put my hand out to help him up. "Thank you Madeline." He looks around nervous. "Do you know where Ron, Harry, and Hermione went?" I ask him. "I don't know, they were looking up a name than ran out." The library popped into my head, "I gotta go!" I tell him and the girls running to the library.

"Of course! Here it is! "Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone." Hermione says as I walk up to the table. "The what?" Ron and Harry ask. "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." Hermione reads to us. "Immortal?" Ron questions. "It means you'll never die." I tell him. "I know what it means!" He raises his voice. "Shh!" Harry tells him. "The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicholas Flamel, the noted alchemist, who last year celebrated his 665th birthday!" She reads more. "That's what Fluffy is guarding on the 3rd floor. That's what's under the trapdoor...the Philosopher's Stone." I whisper to the group and we all look at each other. "Tonight, we go sneak out to see Hagrid. Madeline meet us outside, okay." Harry tells me so I nod my head.

When it was night time I made sure no one saw me sneak out to meet up with the three. Hermione, Ron, Harry, and me were running across the wet ground to Hagrid's hut then knocked on the door and it opens. "Hagrid!" Harry speaks up first. "Oh, hello. Sorry, don't wish to be rude, but I'm in no fit state to entertain today." He says closing the door. "We know about the Philosopher's Stone!" All four of us say together. "Oh." Hagrid reopens the door. We all come into Hagrid's small hut. "We think Snape's trying to steal it." Harry says making me huff. "Snape? Blimey, Harry, you're not still on about him, are you?" Hagrid says then glances at me. All the teachers and adults at the school knew he was my dad but kept it quiet. "Hagrid, we know he's after the Stone. We just don't know why." Harry goes on. "Snape is one of the teachers protecting the Stone. He's not about to steal it." Hagrid tells him.

"What?" Harry was confused. "You heard. Right. Come on, now, I'm a bit preoccupied today." Hagrid tells him. "Wait a minute. One of the teachers?" Harry asks. "Of course! There are other things defending the Stone, aren't there? Spells, enchantments." Hermione says next to me as we sit on the large chair. "That's right. Waste of bloody time, if you ask me." Hagrid tells us. "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 says as the cauldron over a fire begins to rattle. Hagrid hurries over and grabs something then puts the thing, an egg, on the table. We all crowd around it.

"Uh, Hagrid, what exactly is that?" Harry asks him. "That? It's a ... its um..." Hagrid tries to find the words. "I know what that is! But Hagrid, how did you get one?" Ron asks. "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 says as the egg rattles and cracks. Pieces fly off as a dragon emerges. It squeaks and slips on an egg piece. "Is that...a dragon?" Hermione asks looking at it.