A Hogwarts Rose Year 1

Chapter 19

Transfiguration was fun, trying to turn water into rum and for some strange reason instead of getting rum I got weak blackberry cordial! Mind you it did taste nice. Anyway after lessons had finished we couldn't help, but think more about our mystery and there was only one logical thing to do. Talk to Hagrid. It turns out that the others had already talked to him without me about Snape jinxing Harry broom at the quidditch match and Hagrid didn't seem to like our theory.

'We know that three headed dog is guarding something and-'. Harry started

'Who told you about Fluffy?' Hagrid asked, we all stared.

'That thing has a name?' Hermione asked.

'Of course he's got a name, he's mine. I got him off a Irish fella I met down at the pub last year. I bought him for Professor Dumbledore to guard the-'

'Yes?' We all asked in anticipation.

'I should not have said that. No more questions, don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is.'

'But Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding Snape's trying to steal it.'

'Codswallop! Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher.'

'Hogwarts teacher or not I know a spell when I see one, I've read all about them.' Hermione rebutted. 'You've got to keep eye contact and Snape wasn't blinking.'

'Exactly.' Harry nodded. Hagrid turned serious as he addressed us again.

'Now listen all four of you, you're messing in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel.'

'Nicholas Flamel?' Harry said puzzled.

'I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that.' He said frustrated at himself as he walked away.

'We need to find out who Nicholas Flamel is and what he's got to do with this.' I said determined.

'Let's go to the library.' Hermione suggested and with that we were off.

Each of us chose a section of the library to search and once everyone knew what they wedding we started looking. We searched for hours in every area we could think of in the library and came up empty handed. Ron, of course, was quick to get bored, but we stuck at it until we had to go to dinner in the Great Hall. By which stage we needed a break and were glad to have something to eat.

'We'll have to try again tomorrow.' I suggested, the others nodded. I was about to continue eating when I felt someone watching me. I looked around until I glanced at the teachers table and I was met with the cold gaze of Professor Snape. I stared back at him, my own gaze darkening. If he is up to something we are going to find out what.

'Anyway what happened to the others from potions? Are they ok?' Hermione asked.

'Yeah Madame Pomfrey used the cure for boils on them and they're fine.' Seamus replied.

'Even Malfoy?' I asked.

'Yes.' He replied. I turned to the others and pouted, making them laugh. It seems like almost everyone in Gryffindor hates the blonde pureblood Slytherin and I can't say I blame them. He is truly terrible. Which is why many of the students stared as the afore mentioned boy walked into the Great Hall, flanked by his two followers. The three of them went and sat at the Slytherin table, of course they were bombarded with questions and they were very happy to answer them.

'It was terrible, I was just minding my own business when that stupid Longbottom nocked over my cauldron, spilled the potion all over me and melted my cauldron! And if you ask me it was on purpose.' He lied. It made me sick and I couldn't just sit here while he was making up lies about Neville like that.

'I'm going back to the Tower, I'll see you guys later.' Then I stood up from the table and
left the Great Hall, but not without feeling the familiar chill of Snape's gaze on my back.

I walked up to the Tower feeling angry with Malfoy, he and almost everyone in at lesson knows that it was his own fault that his potion failed and that Neville had nothing to do with it. How dare he blame it on Neville! Neville had never hurt a soul and Malfoy just teasing because he has a little bit more trouble doing somethings that the rest of us find easy. If you ask me someone needs to give Malfoy a taste of his own medicine.

When I reached the portrait I told the Fat Lady the password and she let me through, confused about why I had come back from dinner early, but I didn't feel like telling her about it so I just went straight in and flopped on the lounge in front of the fire place. I was so angry I just wanted to hex Malfoy all the way down to the forbidden forest and feed him to whatever creature were in there. Unfortunately my temper has been know to make me do not so nice things, but as I fumed the fireplace sparked and lit up in a giant burst of flames!

I had heard of accidental magic, but I had never done it myself so all anger vanished from within me and was replaced by intrigue. I wondered if I could extinguish the flames with my emotions too, but as hard as I tried I couldn't really change my emotions. After a while the others came and saw me sitting in front of the fire, with my anger at Malfoy starting to come back.

'Are you ok Steph?' Mione asked.

'Yeah, I just couldn't stick around to hear Malfoy blame Neville for something that was his own fault.' I replied.

'That was why we left too.' Ron said sitting down next to me. 'Hey, who started the fire?' He asked.

'I did. It was accidental caused by my hate for Malfoy.'

'Cool.' Harry smiled.

'Have you ever done accidental magic before, Steph?' Mione asked.

'No. What about you guys?'

'I haven't.' Hermione replied.

'I did when I was about five, I stole cookies from the jar.' Ron said sheepishly. 'What about you Harry?'

'I made the glass from a snake enclosure disappear at the Zoo and my cousin fell in. The snake came out and by the time my cousin went to come out the glass had come back. He and my aunt started screaming and banging on the glass.' We all laughed, but then I remembered that day at the Zoo with Dudley. The exact same thing had happened to him. That day flashed back into my mind and I saw the nameless boy from school on the ground grinning up at the scene.

'Harry, what is your cousin's name?' I asked suspicious.

'Dudley.' He shrugged.

'Oh my gosh!' I shrieked.

'What?' Ron asked confused.

'I saw that happen at the Zoo. Harry you remember that girl Dudley was talking to? The one that yelled at him for being such a spoiled brat.'

'Yeah........Wait, that was you?' He asked shocked.

'Yes! I knew I recognised you when I saw you at Kings Cross! I always wanted to talk to you at school, but I couldn't because of that brute. This is great!' I beamed.

'Awesome.' Harry grinned.

'I didn't know that you were Dudley's cousin, that explains why you went to the Zoo with him. When we go home for the holidays I'll take you to the Zoo, my Mum works there and I get an all access pass to do anything with the animals, well except the Sharks, but still and I'll invite you guys too.' I smiled at my friends.