Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the Alice in Wonderland plot. I do however own the character Abby.

Chapter 9: THE Sword

Upon walking into the room, where Luna was, the three noticed all of the fabric and patterns, and tools, scattered about haphazardly. They then noticed Luna sitting at a low table littered with thread and needles with a sewing machine at the center of it all.

The three walked over and stood behind Luna, silently watching her thread a bundle of fabric through the sewing machine. Luna gave a slight smile as she noticed the three standing behind her.

"Too bad you have to make hats and cloaks for the Red Queen," Ron said, causing the slight smile to fade from Luna's lips only to be replaced with a frown.

Upon noticing the frown Hermione, lightly, hit Ron on the arm while Harry just stood there and laughed silently. She then placed the hat perfectly upon Luna's head, exclaiming, "There. Perfect."

"Thank you. Now you three must find the sword and go straight to the White Queen. Sirius and Abby will help you," Luna explained, quickly, upon hearing the Red Queen call out for her.

"We're not going to the White Queen without you," Hermione stated, Ron and Harry silently nodding their heads in agreement, wondering why they had ever gotten mixed up in this in the first place.

"You must go now to find the sword before the Red Queen catches you," Luna said as she quickly ushered the three out of the room, revealing a manacle around one of her ankles that was chaining her to the floor, and keeping her in the room.

The three reluctantly left the room and ran down the hallway before turning right and running into Crabbe and Goyle. They stopped and stood there for a moment, looking at the two in front of them for a moment before deciding to get some answers from them.

"Why if it isn't Harry, Ron, and Hermione," Crabbe and Goyle stated in unison, somewhat blocking the hallways that lead in two different directions.

"Do you know where Sirius and Abby are?" Harry asked the two of them, hoping that they could help or at least estimate as to where the two were.

"This must be how they normally look," Goyle said as he examined the three a little bit.

"I could've sworn that they were smaller last time," Crabbe replied with a hint of annoyance and confusion.

"Where are Abby and Sirius?" Harry practically yelled at the two to get their attention, and stop them from fighting with each other.

"That way," Crabbe and Goyle said at the exact same time as they both pointed in different directions.

The three, along with Crabbe and Goyle, ran down one of the halls to run right into Abby and Sirius. They then immediately stopped and stood there, beginning to wonder what Abby could possibly be doing there.

"What are you three doing here?" Abby exclaimed upon seeing them, not having gotten it that they were there to try to rescue Luna.

"We came to rescue Luna. She told us that we had to find the sword," Hermione explained, watching as Abby's mouth fell open in shock upon hearing about the sword and she began to back away a little. Seeing the nervous expression of Sirius made Hermione turn to him wondering what knowledge he could possibly possess. "What is it Sirius?"

"I know where the sword is," Sirius answered somewhat quietly, scared that the Red Queen or Malfoy or the Red Queen's guards would find them.

Sirius then led the three out to the courtyard where a small cage was. They then quickly made their way over to the cage, recognizing the horrible stench that was coming from inside. They peaked through a crack in the wooden door and saw Fluffy lying on the ground, sleeping.

"This is where the sword is?" Ron asked as Sirius gave him a nod in answer. "How are we supposed to get it then?"

"I don't know. I've never dealt with a creature like Fluffy before," Sirius whispered in answer to Ron's question, making sure that the three could hear him clearly. "Why don't you go ask Abby, Hermione? I'm sure that she knows what to do."

A few minutes after Hermione had left she returned with Abby, who looked somewhat annoyed by it. "What is it that you need?" Abby asked, highly annoyed.

"How do we get passed Fluffy to get the sword?" Hermione answered Abby's question with a question as she pointed towards the cage.

"With this," Abby answered as she pulled a small flute from one of her pockets. "All you have to do is play this and Fluffy will not attack you, but rather will sit there calmly for you until you stop playing the music."

The three opened the doors and slowly entered the cage, not wanting to disturb, or wake, Fluffy, who was still sleeping on the ground. They then decided to split up and look for the sword, Harry being the one to carry the small flute with him just in case Fluffy should wake.

Upon searching the back of the cage Hermione noticed something rectangular shaped covered by two blankets. She quietly removed the blankets to reveal a low, long rectangular, carved box that was locked. Just as she was about to get Harry and Ron's attention Fluffy began to stir, causing Harry and Ron to join Hermione in the back. Just then Hermione noticed a key, that looked like it belonged to the box, hanging from a chain that was located around Fluffy's middle head.

Harry suddenly remembered about the flute and began to play it, causing Fluffy to calmly sit in front of them. Hermione then quickly went up and took the key before turning her attention back to the box, hoping that it would unlock and reveal something useful. She quickly slid the key into the lock and turned it, hoping that the box would open.

Suddenly the lock clicked and the box opened, as if it was mechanically operated. The three peered inside, Harry having stopped playing the flute and Fluffy having stayed calm afterwards. Inside of the box was the most amazing sword that the three had ever seen, besides the sword of Godric Gryffindor.

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