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Chapter 9

The Christmas holiday was over and when Hermione came back, Harry told her about the mirror but what really disturbed her was that Harry was out of bed for three nights in a row. And they had almost given up on finding Flamel.

The Quidditch training had become harder, their next match was against Hufflepuff and if they won they would get a chance to over throw Slytherin for the house championship, which hadn't happen in seven years one muddy day Wood brought them bad news.

"But why is Snape referring?" George asked.

"I don't know," Wood said.

"But he'll try to do anything to make Gryffindor lose," Fred said.

"That's why we will have to play a perfect game," Wood said.

Harry and David headed back to the common room while the rest of the team asked Wood questions. When they got back Hermione and Ron where playing chess, he had beaten her. "You guys look horrible," Ron said when he saw them

Harry and David told them about Snape's sudden interest with referring Quidditch.

"You can't play," Hermione said.

"Fake being ill," Ron suggested.

"One of you fake being sick, the other one will have to say you broke your arm."

"I can't," Harry said. "Gryffindor has only me as a seeker."

"And I'm not going to let Snape make me fear a game I love playing," David said.

Suddenly Neville came in with his feet tied up and Hermione was able to undo the spell. It was no surprise that Draco had done it.

"I don't know why I was put in Gryffindor," Neville said.

"You were put into Gryffindor because you have bravery, you just have to find it," Harry said.

"Thanks," Neville said.

David and Hermione were comparing wand movements for their next Charms class. It was Hermione's idea because she wanted to know what he knew. When Harry suddenly said, looking at the back of one of his chocolate frogs, "I've found Flamel, listen to this. Dumbledore is most famous because he defeated Grindelwald in 1945, the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and finally his work on alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel."

Immediately Hermione jumped to her feet, the last time she was this excited since they got back their marks on their homework.

"I'll be right back," she said and ran up to the girl dormitory's; the boys hardly had time to exchange confused looks before she came back with a rather large book. "I picked out this book three weeks ago for light reading," she added as she set the book down.

"You call this light," Ron Said. Hermione just told him to be quiet.

Hermione started frantically turning pages until-

"I've found it," she said.

"Can we talk now?" Ron asked, Hermione glared at him and David whacked Ron on the back of the head, "What was that for?" he added as he nursed the back of his head.

"She trying to help us," David said. "Do you always have to start fights with her?"

Hermione smiled thankfully towards David and she started reading. "Nicolas Flamel is known for the sorcerer's stone-"

"What is that?" the boys said in unison.

"Don't you read? Here read that," she said as pushing the book towards them, and they started reading:

The study of alchemy is concerned with the Sorcerer's stone which can turn any metal into gold and also produces the Elixir of Life, which makes the drinker immortal. The last known stone belongs to Nicolas Flamel who last year turned six hundred and sixty-five. He currently lives in Devon, lives a quiet life wife Perenenlle who is six hundred and fifty-eight.

"Do any of you see where I'm going with this?" Hermione asked taking the book back once they were done.

"You think that the three headed dog is guarding the sorcerer's stone," David said catching on quickly.

"Exactly," Hermione said, "Dumbledore wants that protected."

"With the ability to make you rich and the ability for immortally would make anyone want it," Harry said.

"And with the guy being over six hundred years old, that explains why we only found in one book one the guy," Ron said.

What Ron just said reminded David of how Hermione was only able to find one book on his family. If Nicolas is over six hundred years old and they could only find one book on him, how old was his family?


The day of the match came, on their way down Harry and David remembered their pact to watch each other's backs. Ron and Hermione wished them luck and went to the stands and found a spot next to Neville, the Gryffindors had brought their wands incase it got bad, little did Harry and David know Ron and Hermione had been practicing the leg lock spell incase Snape tried to hurt Harry and/or David.

"Remember its Locomotor Mortis." Hermione said to Ron.

"Don't nag me," He said.

"So you guys are using that spell huh," a female voice said from behind them.

Hermione turned to see a girl with a friendly face, shoulder length, straight dark blonde hair and brown eyes stood behind her, but what surprised Hermione was that this girl was wearing her tie loosely.

"I would use something else on Snape if I were you, like slugs," the girl said, "I'm Ariann Gateon, I'm a second year, I hope we win this game, that would show those Slytherins."


In the locker rooms Wood pulled Harry aside to tell something and the chaser Katie Bell came up to David and said. "Do what you did in the last game and we'll win."

"I think the whole school is out there." Fred said.

When David looked out there he saw Dumbledore. He knew now that Snape wouldn't be able to hurt him.


"Look her they come," Hermione said to Ron and Ariann, they had been talking about Quidditch ever since Ariann had sat down.

"Ouch," Ron said when Draco Malfoy poked him on the head.

"Oh, I didn't see you there Weasley," Draco said smirking with Crabbe and Goyle.

"Boys, I wonder how long it'll take Potter and Barley to fall off their brooms," he said snickering, "wana make a bet Weasley,"

Ron didn't respond, but it appeared as though Ariann was getting to (She hated Slytherins with a fury). Hermione was watching Harry and David intensely with her fingers crossed on her lap. Snape had awarded Hufflepuff a penalty shot after George shot a bludger at him.

"You know what I think about the Gryffindor team," Malfoy said. "It's for people who were chosen by people who felt sorry for them, look at Potter, he has no family, and Barley, I've never seen more of an idiot but he does take after his parents, and you Weasleys are so desperate for money."

"Your wrong, Malfoy," Neville said.

"Shut up before I make you."

"I'm worth ten of you, so I can take you on."

"If he doesn't take you on, I will," Ariann said. The stand started cheering because David just scored another goal making that five.

"Stay out of this half blood," he spat.

Suddenly Ron got up and started fighting Malfoy, Neville was fighting Crabbe and Ariann was beating up Goyle. Hermione was watching the game; Harry started to dive for the snitich and he caught it.

Within minutes both Harry and David landed as the Gryffindors were coming to the ground. Harry and David saw Snape spit at the ground. They barely got out of the changing room before they were lifted onto peoples shoulders. David saw Hermione with Ron, who was holding his bloody nose, and a girl he didn't know in the distance. Harry still had his broom and went off towards the woods, David didn't know why but he would ask later and he made his way towards his friends.

"Good job," Hermione said happily, "Where's Harry?"

"I don't know, he flew off towards the forest," David said, then he looked at Ron as he said, "What did you do to yourself?"

"I got in a fight with Draco," Ron said. "Neville got into one with Crabbe and Ariann here beat up Goyle."

David noticed Ariann's dark blonde hair was a little out of place, probably because of the fight, but other than that she looked like she hadn't been in a fight.

"I'm Ariann Gateon," she told him, "I'm a second year and when I heard about their plans for Snape, I wanted to help."

"I'm David Barley," David said as he extended his hand but she hugged him instead, David looked unsure what to do, she then left and joined her friends.

David was about to ask what plan when someone topped him on the shoulder. He turned around and the girl named Rebecca Lilan from their sorting was standing there, she was wearing regular clothing instead of the Hogwarts robes.

"I thought you played great out there," she said softly, then she kissed him on the cheek and ran off.

David just stood there; mouth agape, not sure what just happened.

"I think someone likes you," Ron said.

"I have more important things to worry about," David said as he realized that he had just been kissed on the cheek, trying to stop himself from blushing, thankfully Harry just landed.

"Harry where were you?" Hermione said.

"Let's find an empty room and I'll explain to you guys."


"I saw Snape heading into the forest and I found out he's using Quirrell to get past the dog," Harry said.

"Just like we thought," David said, "he's after the stone."

"So our only hope is that Quirrell holds out," Hermione said.

"It won't last long then," Ron said.