Disclaimer: Still not J.K. Rowling, still own the OC's I made.

Chapter 11

Filch had escorted Harry, David, and Hermione to McGonagall's office.

"I'm disappointed with you," McGonagall stated. "Why you were in the astronomy tower at one a.m., explain yourselves!"

For once Hermione didn't have an answer for the professor.

"I think I know what you were doing," McGonagall said. "You created some story about having a dragon so you could get Draco in trouble. I am very disappointed in you, I expected better from you Miss Granger. And I thought Gryffindor meant more to you two, Mister Potter and Mister Barley. Fifty points each will be taken away and you will have detention, you may leave now. I expect more from my Gryffindors."

A hundred and fifty points taken away and with that, Gryffindor was in last place. At first all the Gryffindors were wondering why it had gone down so much when they looked at the hourglasses. But then people heard about the first years that lost a hundred and fifty points. Harry Potter and David Barley the famous boys, Harry the seeker who won the cup for them and David the chaser who made one of the most difficult points in Quidditch.

To say people were giving David the cold shoulder was an understatement, even the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were upset, they had hoped that Slytherin would be beaten this year. But the Slytherins would clap whenever he would walk past one and they would say, "Good job, idiot Barley." Harry was given the same treatment except he was called a different name. Only Ron stood by them. Hermione was also suffering but not as bad since she wasn't known like Harry and David were.

With the exams only a few weeks away, they threw themselves into studying for them.

About a week later Hermione was testing David and Ron in the library on astronomy when Harry came and told them. "I just heard professor Quirrell talking to someone but when he left; there was no one else in the room."

"Snape was probably in there and then ran off once he was done," David said.

"We should tell professor Dumbledore," Hermione said. "We've gotten into enough trouble."

"Why, he won't believe us when all Snape has to do is give his word," Harry said.

"We could try to prove he is doing it," Ron said.

"No," Harry said.

The next morning Harry, David, and Hermione got a letter saying they were to report for detention later that day. When the time arrived for them, they said good bye to Ron and left to go meet Filch by the Great Hall, Malfoy was waiting with Filch when they arrived.

"Now, follow me," Filch said holding a lantern, as he led them out of the castle, he started saying. "You have it too easy, I miss the days when we would put people down in the dungeons and hang them by their toes, hear them scream for hours."

He brought them to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid was standing outside with a crossbow and Fang was right by him.

"Here you go, Hagrid, you still planning to go into the forbidden forest?" Filch asked.

"But it's dangerous," Malfoy said with fear in his voice. "There might be werewolves."

"Werewolves," David thought. "Great, my one fear could chase me while I'm in detention."

"There are worser things in there than that." Filch said.

"Stop scaring them," Hagrid said. "You've done your job, I'll take over now."

Filch left them.

"I'm not going in there," Malfoy said. "And if you force me, I'll tell my father."

"You don't want to go in there then you'll be expelled and your father can do nothing about it, you should start packing. Go on now!" Hagrid huffed. But Draco stayed put.

"Right, listen," Hagrid said with a stern voice. "Where we are going is dangerous, so stay close to me, now follow me."

Hagrid led them past the first set of trees and stopped at a fallen tree and Hagrid bended down, put his fingers into a silver liquid, got back up and showed them his fingers. "This is unicorn blood, I think one is injured."

Something caught David's eye. A little further in the woods, David saw a hooded figure walking away from them; David felt a small headache as the figure went further into the woods and out of sight. He looked to see if anyone else noticed it and saw Harry looking in the same direction as he was.

"We are going to split up," Hagrid stated. "And stop whoever is hurting them."

"I hope Draco and I get put together," David thought darkly. "I could make sure he gets lost and never be found, then who would be the idiot."

"David and Hermione will be with me," Hagrid said, David inwardly morning the loss of a great opportunity. "And Harry you will be with Draco."

"We get Fang!" Draco said clearly not happy.

"Okay," Hagrid gruffed. "He is a coward though."

Harry and Draco when towards the left with Fang. And David and Hermione went to the right with Hagrid in the lead.

David and Hermione were going further into the forest, Hagrid still leading them. David looked at Hermione, her head was down and he realized Hermione wasn't used to being trouble, he also realized that there was probably only one way to cheer her up, even though it would bore him, it would at least past the time: talking about classes.

"So what other charms do you know?" he whispered to Hermione.

"We're not supposed to talk while in detention." She whispered back.

"Hagrid is our friend, it's not like he'll tell on us and at least it make this more bearable. And I know you don't like to be in trouble."

"He actually has a kind side," Hermione thought.

For the next few minutes, Hermione and David whispered back to each other, talking about random things, David actually didn't get bored when Hermione talked about the right way to flick his wrist for a spell. He would explain some of the things about Quidditch to her even though he knew she would probably read about it.

Suddenly, they heard Fang barking and running to them.

"Where's Harry and Draco?" Hagrid asked Fang, and Fang started running the way he had come from.

Hagrid started running with Fang ahead of him. David and Hermione were right on his heels. David looked to his right when he heard a twig snap and stopped because the hooded figure was running just in his view. Then David started to get another headache when it stopped and turned towards him, and it got worse as it started walking to him. The only time he had one this bad was when he saw Snape the first time.

David's headache was growing by the second as the figure walked closer to him. He started to back up and soon found his back pressed to a nearby tree. The pain was now so unbearable that he had to close his eyes.

"David!" Hermione's voice sounded as she ran back to him and asked. "What is it?"

He opened his eyes, his headache was gone and the only thing in front of him was trees. "Nothing." He lied as he started to run again. Hermione knew he was lying but they had to catch up to Hagrid and help Harry.

They caught up to Hagrid. Harry was in front of them as well as a centaur and further in front was a dead unicorn. Draco appeared to have run away.

"I'll take my leave now," the centaur said. "Stay safe."

By the time Harry, David, and Hermione returned to the common room, Ron had fallen asleep taking about fouls in Quidditch or at least that's what David thought he was dreaming about. Harry woke him up and they filled Ron in on what they saw, David left out seeing the figure on his way to help Harry.

"Snape is getting the stone for Voldemort," Harry declared.

"Don't say that name," Ron whispered.

"Ron," David said with a sigh. "Don't fear the name, it's nothing compared to the person itself."

"Just because you aren't afraid to say his name doesn't mean all of us are."

"How do you know that it was Voldemort?" David asked, ignoring Ron flinching next to him.

"The centaur told me," Harry said.

"As long as Dumbledore is around, You-Know-Who can't get near you," Hermione said. "He fears Dumbledore, and who is to say the centaur was right."

The talking went for a little longer until they started to get tired. Harry and Ron were going up the stairs, David was right behind them when Hermione whispered, "Can I speak to you?" into David's ear. Once Harry and Ron were out of ear shot, Hermione said. "What really happened in the forest? When we were going to help Harry."

"Nothing," David lied poorly.

But he received a look that told him she didn't buy it. "I know something happened because you were backed up against a tree with your eyes closed and looked to be in pain."

"I saw a hooded figure and when he looked at me, I started to get a headache. I don't know why either.

Hermione seemed to think about something before she asked. "Do you think it was You-Know-Who?"

"I don't know," David said. "A part of me thinks it could have been Snape, I'm just not sure. I'm going to head to bed now, see you tomorrow." And with that, David went to the Dormitory.