Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. I do, however, own the random species of reptiles that I create, as well as Parseltongue name translations.

Chapter 14: A Dragon and Some Fun

After somehow managing to convince Cobra to put off looking in the third-floor corridor until after winter break, Draco got a letter from his mother telling him that he had to come home.

It was the last day of classes before the break. The Slytherins were walking back to the castle after herbology when Cobra stopped. After a minute, he broke into a run towards Hagrid's hut.

Cobra pounded on the door. "Hand it over, Hagrid!"

"No! 'e's mine!" came the reply from inside.

"You don't have the resources to take care of her." Viper looked at the other two in confusion. They had no answer. "At least if you give her to me, I can give her a good home."

"You can't 'ave 'im."

"She's female, Hagrid."

"Well, you still can't 'ave 'er."

"At least let me see her."

There was a considerable pause, before the half-giant replied, "Fine." He opened the door and let the four of them inside.

The first thing they all noticed was the baby dragon. "Why do have a dragon, Hagrid?" Boa asked.

"I won the egg off a fella in the pub a few weeks ago. I hatched it in 'ere just yesterday."

"What he meant," Draco interrupted, "was why do have one, when it's illegal to own dragons?"

"I don't care." Hagrid was starting to get angry. "I've always wanted one, so I'm not giving 'er up."

Then, they all heard a miniature explosion, so they quickly turned around and saw… Cobra playing with the baby dragon. More accurately, he was play fighting with it. It was breathing small fireballs at him, and he… blew smoke into its face.

After seeing this, Hagrid asked, "What'd you mean earlier? 'Bout givin' 'er a good home?"

"I was going to suggest letting me take her over the break, so I could introduce her to a few other dragons." He looked off into space and said, "I've always wanted a little sister."

As they were leaving, Cobra asked, "By the way, what's her name? She's too young to talk."

"Norbert."

"She'll be Norberta then. Because that's a much more feminine name for her."

They had about a week between the end of classes, and the beginning of break. When everyone woke up to find snow outside, no one could've predicted what would happen.

The whole school was outside making snowmen, throwing snowballs, and similar things. Quirrel was walking around with snowballs hitting the back of his head like heat-seeking missiles. All hell broke loose when Cobra threw a snowball at Viper, who dodged. The snowball ended up hitting Hermione in the face.

She retaliated by throwing one back, but he dodged, so it bounced off of Cedric Diggory and hit Parvati Patil. That was when everyone split into their houses, built forts, and had a snow war. Even the teachers joined in.

"We're pinned down!" Viper yelled to Cobra. "The Badgers and Ravens have joined forces!" They were a week in, and the war would end right before dinner.

"Everyone, Give me snowballs!" within a few minutes, there was a large pile of them at his feet. Cobra pointed his wand and said, "Frozenius Granitus." when the snowballs looked like they were ice balls, he said, "I think that worked. Let me see."

He threw a snowball out the window of their snow fort, and hit Ernie MacMillan. Everyone watched as it hit him, and he turned into an ice sculpture. "Sweet, it worked! Start throwing!" pretty soon, Hogwarts had a nice collection of statues out front, and the Slytherin snow fort had a quaint little labyrinth to distract the Gryffindors with.

Needless to say, Slytherin won with overwhelming odds.