The Pet
As they rounded the corner, Harry heard a sound that was familiar to him. He remembered a sound that was similar from his forth and first year at Hogwarts. He peaked around the corner and his mouth dropped open. He didn't know what kind it was, but he knew what it was. It was a large blue dragon with gigantic bat-like wings. It was a much smaller dragon then the ones Harry had faced in his fourth year but it was also, not as small as the Norbert.
Thora caught site of the look of surprise on Harry's face and calmly said, "Blue Danish Cloud-dragon. I don't care what anyone says, he is the best kind on Earth." She walked over and lightly touched his snout. The dragon sat solemnly as she stroked its nose. Harry's expression of surprise never left his face. She looked up and saw Harry still in awe. "Do you want to pet Drake?"
"That's a dragon!" Harry yelled.
"Yeah, isn't he beautiful."
"I guess."
"Oh come on. He's very gentle. You could walk up to him and slap him in the face and he wouldn't do anything unless I tell him to. He might attack, also if you were trying to kill me or hurt me. That would be without me telling him to." A sly grin came over her face.
"I take it that you trained him very well." Harry finally walked over to the dragon and started petting it on the back.
"I don't know. He's just spoiled and a big baby. He's very gentle, but he can be very fierce. He's usually very timid too but he looks like he's very fond of you."
"So how did you get Drake? I thought they were illegal."
"Uh…It all depends."
"Depends on what?"
"Um…er…How well you can train them."
"So how do you keep him here without scaring the people around?"
"Camouflage and sound-proofing charms. My uncle had to do them of course. I hate that we can't use magic outside of school."
Harry laughed and looked around. He looked over at Thora. She seemed to be talking to Drake. It wasn't until then that he realized how beautiful she really was. She seemed very kind. Her eyes were a piercing aqua and her short blond hair whipped around her face with the wind.
He shook his head to get out of the trance and he thought of something, "What if someone looks out and sees us petting something?" he thought.
"They'll think you're insane."
"Did I say that aloud?"
"Uh…yeah. All they see is a dog."
"So you camouflaged Drake to look like a dog."
"Yeah, pretty good, huh?"
"If you have a sound proofing charm to prevent anyone from hearing him, how come I could still hear him?"
"The barrier doesn't extend all around the house. It extends around the fence and around the side of the house and the front yard. Once you reach the corner before going to the backyard you can hear him. Why do you keep asking so many questions?"
"Sorry. Am I making you uncomfortable?"
"Well it kind of makes you wander," she winked at him.
"Thora! We have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow so you need to get ready to go to bed," Richard yelled out to the backyard.
"Well, I guess I'll be leaving," Harry said looking deep into her eyes. "I might see you tomorrow. I have to go to Diagon Alley too."
"Okay, see you tomorrow. It was nice meeting you Harry. You know, for a celebrity you are very nice."
"Thank you. I try," they laughed.
"Thora!"
"Shew, I'm coming! See you Harry."
"Bye."
He watched her run in through the back door and then made his way to the front yard and across the street. "Wait until I tell Sirius," he thought excitedly.
As they rounded the corner, Harry heard a sound that was familiar to him. He remembered a sound that was similar from his forth and first year at Hogwarts. He peaked around the corner and his mouth dropped open. He didn't know what kind it was, but he knew what it was. It was a large blue dragon with gigantic bat-like wings. It was a much smaller dragon then the ones Harry had faced in his fourth year but it was also, not as small as the Norbert.
Thora caught site of the look of surprise on Harry's face and calmly said, "Blue Danish Cloud-dragon. I don't care what anyone says, he is the best kind on Earth." She walked over and lightly touched his snout. The dragon sat solemnly as she stroked its nose. Harry's expression of surprise never left his face. She looked up and saw Harry still in awe. "Do you want to pet Drake?"
"That's a dragon!" Harry yelled.
"Yeah, isn't he beautiful."
"I guess."
"Oh come on. He's very gentle. You could walk up to him and slap him in the face and he wouldn't do anything unless I tell him to. He might attack, also if you were trying to kill me or hurt me. That would be without me telling him to." A sly grin came over her face.
"I take it that you trained him very well." Harry finally walked over to the dragon and started petting it on the back.
"I don't know. He's just spoiled and a big baby. He's very gentle, but he can be very fierce. He's usually very timid too but he looks like he's very fond of you."
"So how did you get Drake? I thought they were illegal."
"Uh…It all depends."
"Depends on what?"
"Um…er…How well you can train them."
"So how do you keep him here without scaring the people around?"
"Camouflage and sound-proofing charms. My uncle had to do them of course. I hate that we can't use magic outside of school."
Harry laughed and looked around. He looked over at Thora. She seemed to be talking to Drake. It wasn't until then that he realized how beautiful she really was. She seemed very kind. Her eyes were a piercing aqua and her short blond hair whipped around her face with the wind.
He shook his head to get out of the trance and he thought of something, "What if someone looks out and sees us petting something?" he thought.
"They'll think you're insane."
"Did I say that aloud?"
"Uh…yeah. All they see is a dog."
"So you camouflaged Drake to look like a dog."
"Yeah, pretty good, huh?"
"If you have a sound proofing charm to prevent anyone from hearing him, how come I could still hear him?"
"The barrier doesn't extend all around the house. It extends around the fence and around the side of the house and the front yard. Once you reach the corner before going to the backyard you can hear him. Why do you keep asking so many questions?"
"Sorry. Am I making you uncomfortable?"
"Well it kind of makes you wander," she winked at him.
"Thora! We have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow so you need to get ready to go to bed," Richard yelled out to the backyard.
"Well, I guess I'll be leaving," Harry said looking deep into her eyes. "I might see you tomorrow. I have to go to Diagon Alley too."
"Okay, see you tomorrow. It was nice meeting you Harry. You know, for a celebrity you are very nice."
"Thank you. I try," they laughed.
"Thora!"
"Shew, I'm coming! See you Harry."
"Bye."
He watched her run in through the back door and then made his way to the front yard and across the street. "Wait until I tell Sirius," he thought excitedly.