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Devil's Snare

After exiting McGonagall's class, the four sulked as they walked down the hallway to the common room. "That was no stranger Hagrid met in the village. It was Snape, which means he knows how to get past Fluffy." Harry concluded as he glanced to them.

"And with Dumbledore gone-"

"Good afternoon." Snape's voice came at that moment. Cutting off Hermione as all four students stood frozen and tense. "Now, what would three young Gryffindors such as yourselves be doing inside on a day like this?" He asked as he came up behind them. Gulping, the four slowly turned to face him.

"Uh...we were just…" Lellian stuttered. Looking to her friends for a little help.

"You want to be careful. People will think you're," Harry glares madly at Snape, who looks genuinely shocked, "up to something." He said before turning and leaving. Once he was out of earshot, they breathed with relief.

"Now what do we do?" Hermione asked as they huddled together.

"We go down the trapdoor." Harry looked at each of them. "Tonight."

Night fell over Hogwarts that night. The four friends come down the stairs. Glancing around the common room, they nod and begin to walk across the floor. They stop, however, when they hear the sound of croaking. "Trevor!"

"Trevor shh! Go, you shouldn't be here!" Ron hissed at the toad on the arm of one of the chairs.

"Bloody toad!" Lellian growled.

"Neither should you." The chair turned and the group saw Neville sitting there. "You're sneaking out again, aren't you?"

"Now, Neville, listen. We were-' Harry begins but stops abruptly as Neville interrupts them.

"No! I won't let you!" He stands and glares at them. "You'll get Gryffindor in trouble again! I-I'll fight you." Lellian rolled her eyes as he holds his fists up.

"Neville, I'm really, really sorry about this…" Hermione said, frowning slightly as she takes out her wand. "Petrificus Totalus!" Neville's body goes stiff and falls backwards onto the ground. Hermione sighs and puts her wand away.

"You're a little scary sometimes...you know that?" Ron gulped. Looking to her. "Brilliant, but scary." Hermione couldn't help the blush that came to her cheeks.

"Let's go." Lellian sighed as she walks by Neville. "Sorry."

"Sorry, mate…"

"Sorry."

"It's for your own good, you know," Ron said as he left behind the group.

Sneaking along the corridor, the four walked along under the invisibility cloak. It was slow going up the stairs to the third floor, but they managed. "Ow! You stood on my foot!" Hermione said as she looked at Ron.

"Sorry…" A flame lights as they walked by one of the stone torches in the hall. Hermione draws out her wand as they approached the locked door to Fluffy and points it at the door.

"Alohomora." The door opens and they go in. The first thing they notice is that the room is silent except for the sound of an enchanted harp playing.

"Wait a minute...he's-" An exhale of breath from Fluffy blows the cape off them. "Sleeping."

"Snape's already been here. He's put a spell on the harp." Harry says as the group carefully approaches the sleeping dog.

"Ugh. It's got horrible breath!"

"We have to move its paw," Lellian said as she points at the trap door.

"What?!"

"Come on!" Lellian bravely steps forward bravely with Harry. The two grab at the paw, which is blocking the door. They struggle to lift it and the others reluctantly join them. "Okay. Ready? Push!" They strain against the weight of the paw but successfully manage to move it without waking Fluffy.

"I'll go first," Harry said as he opened the door for them. "Don't follow until I give you a sign." They nod their heads. Unaware that Fluffy has opened his eyes. "If something bad happens, get yourselves out…"

"Hey, guys? Does it seem a bit...quiet?" Lellian asks as she stands up and looks around.

"The harp. It stopped playing!" Hermione gasped as drool from one of the heads comes down on Ron's shoulder.

"Ew!"

"Yuck!"

"Ugh." All four kids look up to see Fluffy standing there. Fluffy barks and growls at them. Screaming, they duck as Fluffy thrashes at them.

"Jump!" Fluffy breaks the harp as he dives at the four of them.

"Go!" One by one they jump through the trap door to avoid Fluffy.

"Ahh!" Ron gasps as he lands on some mushy black ropelike vines. "Whoa. Lucky this plant-thing is here, really."

"Whoa!" The plant begins to move towards them as Lellian looks around.

"Oh. Ahh!" She shrieks startled as the plant begins to tie them up. "Stop moving!" She shouts as she looks to the other three, but more pointedly at Harry and Ron. "Both of you." The two boys look to her.

"This is Devil's Snare. You have to relax."

"If you don't, it will only kill you faster," Lellian warned. Finishing for Hermione.

"Kill us faster?! Oh, now I can relax!" Hermione manages a smile and Lellian rolls her eyes as they are sucked down below.

"Hermione!"

"Lellian!"

"Now what are we gonna do?!"

"Just relax!"

"Lellian! Hermione! Where are you?!"

"Do what we say. Trust us!"

Reluctantly, Harry relaxes and is sucked through. "Ahh! Harry!" Harry falls through and lands on the hard ground.

"Are you okay?" Lellian asks, going over to help him stand up.

"Harry!

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine."

"Help!"

"He's not relaxing, is he?" Hermione asks as she looks up. Lellian shakes her head.

"Apparently not."

"Help! Help me!"

"Well, we've got to do something!" Lellian turned and looked to her friends.

"What?"

"Ugh! I remember reading something in Herbology." Hermione groaned as she paced.

"Help!"

"Um Devil's Snare, Devil's Scare, it's deadly fun…"

"But will sulk in the sun!"

"That's it! Devil's Snare hates sunlight!" Lellian grins at her and takes out her wand, Pointing it upwards towards Ron and the plant.

"Lumus Solem!" A beam of light shoots out from her wand. Hitting the Snare, which shrieks and recoils. Allowing Ron to fall below to them.

"Ahhh! Oomph!"

"Ron, are you okay?"

"Yeah."

"Okay."

"Whew. Lucky we didn't panic!" The girls glared at Ron.

"Lucky Hermione and Lellian paid attention in Herbology."

"Thank you!"

"At least someone cares to give us credit.." Lellian muttered as she shook her head and continued onwards. The other three shake their heads and follow after her.