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Bluepancakes432: thank you. I'm glad you like this story. Yep the 3rd year with Alice is going to be very interesting.
Hermione had been very surprised when Alice had told her about being a half fae. But when the surprise faded, the wavy haired witch soon bombarded Alice with questions about her species. Alice told her everything she could which really wasn't at all that much. To satisfy her curiosity, Hermione turned to the Library. She'd even sometimes take Ron with her but that was only so she could get him to do studying for their exams which were fast approaching.
Today was a Saturday and instead of chilling out, Hermione was in the Library and had taken poor Ron with her. Alice on the other hand had decided to teach Harry how to catch a chocolate frog. "You ready?" Alice asked Harry with her hand on the chocolate frog box.
"Yep", Harry said nodding. Alice opened the box and the chocolate frog jumped out. Harry made a grab for it but unfortunately he missed.
"Never mind Harry", Alice said as the frog hopped away "at least you've got the card", she added pushing the box towards him. Harry picked up the card inside "who did you get?" she asked.
"Dumbledore again", Harry replied as he held it up giving Alice a glimpse at the back. Her lapis lazuli eyes widened.
"I don't believe it", she breathed and snatched the card from him, turning it over.
"Alice?" Harry asked confused.
Alice looked up at him "Harry we've found Flamel", she said showing him the back of the card.
Albus Dumbledore, currently Headmaster of Hogwarts. Considered by many the greatest wizard of the modern times. Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.
"Well…what do you know", Harry said.
The pair headed to the Library and showed Hermione and Ron the card. The wavy haired witch took one look at the back of the chocolate frog card before she jumped up and dashed off. She came back a moment later lugging an enormous book with her. "I had you three looking in the wrong section! How could I be so stupid?" Hermione said thumping the book down on the table "I checked this out a few weeks ago for a bit of light reading".
"This is light?" Ron asked with raised eye brows as Hermione sat down next to Alice, opened the book and started leafing through the pages. She just ignored him.
"Of course! Here it is!" she said stopping on a particular page "'Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone!'"
"The what?" Ron and Harry chorused.
"Honestly, don't you two read?" Hermione asked with a slight bit of sass.
"'The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers'", Alice said picking up from where Hermione left off "'It will turn any metal into pure gold and produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal'".
"Immortal?" Ron said.
"It means you'll never die", Hermione told him.
"I know what it means!" Ron said loudly making Harry shush him.
"'The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicholas Flamel'" Alice said continuing to read the passage "'the noted alchemist, who last year celebrated his 665th birthday!'"
"That must be what Fluffy is guarding on the 3rd floor", Hermione surmised "That's what's under the trapdoor...the Philosopher's Stone!"
The four students exchange looks.
Alice rubbed her eyes as she walked along. She was pretty tired having a good few hours with both Seamus and Neville at the hospital wing. She wasn't there as a patient, she just happened to be around when Seamus' spell had exploded in his face. Again. Unfortunately Neville was there too. Due to Alice's healing abilities she was able to assist Madam Pomfrey with her fellow Gryffindor's wounds.
However, it had taken them long after the 12 year olds bedtime. Madam Pomfrey had given Alice a note so she wouldn't get into any trouble. Due to this, she decided to take the slightly longer way around. The route she had taken brought her within eye sight of Hagrid's cabin. Alice frowned when she saw Malfoy running away from the small home. What was he doing there? She thought hurrying to intercept the boy.
"What are you do you think you're doing Malfoy?" Alice demanded grabbing his arm.
"Why don't you ask your little friends?" Malfoy sneered.
"What do you-argh!" Alice cried out when she suddenly got a burst of sparks in her face. She let go of Malfoy, rubbing her eyes trying to clear her vision. The Slytherin took the opportunity to run away. Oh I hate him! Alice thought still rubbing her eyes.
"Alice!" she heard three voices shout. Alice turned towards the direction their voices, her vision still pretty blurry.
"Alice what happened?" Harry asked.
"Malfoy", Alice replied "I was confronting him when he suddenly blinded me with a burst of sparks".
"Hold still", Hermione instructed. Alice did as she said. Her blurred vision suddenly filled with white light. When it faded Alice could see properly.
"Thanks Hermione", Alice said.
"You're welcome"
"What were you doing at Hagrid's? Were you trying to find out more about the Philosophers stone?" Alice asked as they started to walk.
"We were", Harry replied.
"And what did you find out?" Alice questioned. Between Harry, Ron and Hermione they told Alice what they learned from Hagrid. They also told her about the dragon hatching they witnessed.
~corridor~
"Hagrid always wanted a dragon. He told me so the first time I met him", Harry said.
"It's crazy", Ron remarked.
"And worse, Malfoy knows", Alice added.
"I don't understand", Hermione said "Is that bad?"
"It's bad", Ron said. The four friends stop as Professor McGonagall suddenly appeared.
"Good evening", she said as Malfoy appeared next to her looking rather smug. Alice wanted to slap that look right off his face.
~McGonagall's classroom~
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Alice stood in front of McGonagall's desk while Malfoy stood a feet away, smirking. "Nothing, I repeat, nothing gives a student the right to walk about the school at night" Alice opened her mouth "Miss Weasley I know you were assisting Madam Pomfrey that is why I will not be taking points from you" Professor McGonagall looked at Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy "However, I will be taking 50 points from the rest of you".
"50?!" Harry exclaimed his mouth dropping open.
"And to ensure it doesn't happen again, all of you will receive detention", Professor McGonagall continued.
Malfoy's smirk vanished. He stepped forward "Excuse me, Professor. Perhaps I heard you wrong. I thought you said...'all of us'", he said.
"No, you heard me correctly, Mr. Malfoy. You see, as honorable as your intentions were, you too were out of bed after hours" Professor McGonagall turned her attention to Alice "and you Miss Weasley should've gone straight back to your dorm, not gone wandering. That is why you too will be serving detention with them". Alice nodded, accepting it. She didn't think she deserved to have detention too but at least it was only detention, she wasn't having any points taken away unlike her friends.
The next night the 5 of them were led over to Hagrid's hut by Filch. "A pity they let the old punishments die", the man remarked "There was a time detention would find you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons. God, I miss the screaming" Alice and Hermione exchanged uneasy looks at that. "You'll be serving detention with Hagrid tonight. He's got a little job to do inside the dark forest", Filch explained as the games keeper himself left his hut carrying a crossbow, walking over to a small fire just outside his home. "A sorry lot this, Hagrid", Filch commented then he saw that Hagrid had been crying "Oh, good God, man, you're not still on about that bloody dragon, are you?" he asked not really sounding that sympathetic.
"Norbert's gone. Dumbledore sent him off to Romania to live in a colony", Hagrid said sniffling.
"Well, that's good, isn't it? He'll be with his own kind", Hermione said.
"Yeah, but what if he don't like Romania?" Hagrid said making Filch roll his eyes "What if the other dragons are mean to him? He's only a baby, after all".
"Oh, for Gods sake, pull yourself together, man", Filch said "You're going into the forest, after all. Got to have your wits about you".
Malfoy did a double take at that "The forest? I thought that was a joke! We can't go in there. Students aren't allowed. And there are…" a howl sounded "...werewolves!"
"There's more than werewolves in those trees, lad. You can be sure of that", Filch informed him, making the blonde boy look even more frightened "Nighty-night" and with that he left.
~forest~
The 5 of them and Hagrid walked along a path in the forest, stopping by a tree. Hagrid bent down and dipped his fingers in the silver puddle at the base. "Hagrid, what's that?" Harry asked.
"What we're here for. See that? That's unicorn's blood, that is", Hagrid held up his two fingers dipped in blood as he stood up "I found one dead a few weeks ago. Now, this one's been injured bad by something. So, it's our job to find the poor beast. Ron, Hermione, you'll come with me".
"Okay", Ron said weakly.
"Harry, you and Alice will go with Malfoy", Hagrid said earning a grimace from the Slytherin. Harry and Alice on the other hand, just nodded.
"Okay. Then I get Fang!" Malfoy demanded.
"Fine", Hagrid said agreeing "Just so you know, he's a bloody coward".
"You wait till my father hears about this. This is servant's stuff", Malfoy complained as he, Alice and Harry walked along with Fang in the lead.
"If I didn't know better, Draco, I'd say you were scared", Harry said.
"Scared, Potter?!" Malfoy scoffed. There was another howl, startling the boy "Did you hear that?" he asked stopping, actually sounding scared.
"Yeah you're not scared at all are you Malfoy?" Alice said mockingly and continued to walk. Harry smirked at the look on Malfoy's face and followed after Alice.
Alice took great pride in watching Malfoy stumble around despite the fact that he had a lantern, occasionally tripping over roots whereas she navigated her way along perfectly thanks to her good eyesight. Though she did make sure Harry didn't trip over, the boy ending up holding onto her hand because to make it easier.
As they approached an area of flat ground with gnarled roots all over, Alice stopped. Her eyes widened when she saw a cloaked figure crouched over what appeared to be a white horse of some sort. They'd found the unicorn! And what was worse, they'd found the thing that had hurt it.
"We need to go, now", Alice said quietly to Harry and Malfoy as Fang growled lowly at the figure. Before any of them could move the figure raised its head, silver blood dripping from its mouth. Harry suddenly gasped and stumbled back, pulling his hand out of Alice's as he scar seared with pain. Malfoy let out a yell and ran away, Fang hot on his heels.
"Get back!" Alice ordered stepping in front of Harry who was still clutching his scar in pain as the figure glided over the unicorn and towards the two youngsters. "I said…GET BACK!" Alice demanded with a bit more force. Her eyes turned gold as fae magic appeared around her hands. She quickly lashed out with it forcing the figure to stop. Alice raised a hand, the purple-white light forming a bludger sized sphere.
The figure just looked at her for a moment before turning and swooping away. Alice lowered her hand, the sphere of magic fading and her eyes turned back to normal. She turned to Harry "you ok?" she asked.
"Yeah I am", Harry said feeling better now that the pain from his scar had faded "what or who do you think that was?" he asked.
"I have a bad feeling…that thing was Voldemort or whats left of him", Alice said seriously.
