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AUBERY, HERMIONE, Harry, and Ron were walking along a path with Hagrid, talking.
"Nonsense! Why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?" Hagrid asks.
"Who knows? Why was he trying to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween?" Harry asks.
Hagrid turns to them, suspiciously. "Who told you 'bout Fluffy?"
"Fluffy?" Hermione asks.
"That thing has a name?" Ron says.
"Well, of course he's got a name. He's mine. I bought him off an Irish feller I met down at the pub last year. Then I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the..." Hagrid starts.
"Yes?" Aubery asks.
"Shouldn't have said that. No more questions! Don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is." Hagrid shakes his head.
"But, Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it." Harry reasons.
"Codswallop. Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher." Hagrid shakes his head.
"Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a spell when I see one. I've read all about them. You've got to keep eye contact and Snape wasn't blinking." Hermione fires.
"Exactly." Harry nods, even though he had no idea Hermione was talking about.
Hagrid sighs audibly. "Now, you listen to me, all three of you. You're meddling in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel."
Harry perks up, curious and turns to Ron then back to Hagrid. "Nicholas Flamel?
Hagrid starting mumbling to himself. "I shouldn't said that. I should not have said that.
"Nicholas Flamel." Harry turns to Hermione. "Who's Nicholas Flamel?"
"I don't know." Hermione shakes her head.
Christmas soon began at Hogwarts, with snow falling by the ton. Hermione walks to the Great Hall entrance with her luggage and wearing a scarf as the ghosts are singing Christmas songs.
"Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Ring the Hogwart bell. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas..." They sang in harmony. Hermione looks from the massive Christmas tree as Flitwick uses his wand to put another ornament on the tree to Harry and Ron as they play Chess and walks towards them. Aubery is reading some history books, diligently looking for any thing with Nicholas Flamel.
"Knight to E5."Harry commands, and the Knight moves to its destination. Hermione walks up behind Harry.
"Queen to E5." Ron says, smugly. Hermione watches as Ron's queen goes over to Harry's knight and whacks the knight with her chair. Ron grins.
