The next couple of weeks I studied for the tests. Christine had asked me for help last week and that was where I was heading, before a lot of pain invaded my head. The reason, I didn't knew til Quirrell pass right beside me. That's when the pain was almost unbearable. When he walked around the corner it disapeared.
I ignored it and went were Christine was. She was very very good in almost all the classes but the one that had her very very worried was potions. I got to admit, Snape was not what I expected for a potion teacher. He was cold and he always supported his house, but to the others he was... It was worst for Harry and me because we were Potter.
You know that thing did bother me. I don't know what he has against our parents or father but we are not like them. We don't even live with them. I know it is not only us because he si an ass with almost everyone except the stinky Slytherin.
I helped Christine and she was prepared for the test and I was sure she was going to do good. The tests where here and it was very strange different from the muggle ones. First of all it was sweltering hot, especially in the large classroom where we did our written papers.
I have never cheated in a test never, but I have seen Dudley and his friends doing it. Though it seems that they catched someone here, because they had been given special new quills for the exams, which had been bewitched with an Anticheating spell.
Lets talk about the difficulties of the theory tests. I guess I'm starting with the point that the structure was hole way different to any muggle test I have taken. The structure was actually very weird. It asked you like very specific things. Like the exact word to a potion or spell and you had to put all the deets.
I was looking forward to the practical exams. Professor Flitwick called all of us one by one into his class to see if we could make a pineapple tapdance across a desk. Professor McGonagall watched us turn a mouse into a snuffbox -- points were given for how pretty the snuffbox was, but taken away if it had whiskers and so on. Which was very exciting. Like come on it was somewhat easy and you can really watch your progress.
Snape was another story, he made us (Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws) all nervous, breathing down our necks while we tried to remember how to make a Forgetfullness potion. I believe there were people who forgot it without the potion cause when they came out they were white.
I did my best and I was somehow sure I did good but still I was very nervous. It is just a tik I have since I was in school. When I do tests I get anxious and very nervous after I take them. The bad thing is that with the tests done, we had all the time free. So of course I started to focuse on the other matter. We were sure that Fluffy was still alive. Pretty much you could go and lean on the door to be greeted by his barks.
I saw my brother worried face. I know he was scared because of what he had seen on the forest. I was scared too, anytime now Voldemort could enter the door and kill us. Just like that. Dumbledore was as in a matter of fact the only one Voldemort is scared of.
Even though we were safe inside the castle it was just scary. We always found ourselves thinking of voldemort and that he was indeed coming in and would kill us.
Then I remembered what happened some weeks ago when I was helping Christine. The headache... I review the pains. The first one was in the forest, and know... I was sure it had to be with Voldemort, but why did it hurt when Quirrell passed by my side.
Unless... Of course Voldemort was with Quirrell, which is impossible right? I threw those thoughts away. As Jose says you should give it a break. The question was how could I give it a break when the scar itches all the time!
Yes you heard it. The stupid scar it is always now itchin or hurting. It is very annoying and it has been like 2 weeks now. That was a thing that did meesed my good mood.
How Hagrid could accept a reward like that. Then I got curious. Something I have learned from Harid is that my furry big friend likes drinks. Proof of that was his red face on Christmas. When people is drunk they don't actually think of what they said, do they?
I know that with this way I could take information. I know this because I have seen this. Then Quirrell's named popped in my head. I hurried down stair and rush out of the portrait. I was going to Hagrid's place. I had this little thorn ache deep in my brain.
I saw my brother coming towards my direction. I could hear him clearly.
"Don't you think it's a bit odd," he said, scrambling up the grassy slope, "that what Hagrid wants more than anything else is a dragon, and a stranger turns up who just happens to have an egg in his pocket? How many people wander around with dragon eggs if it's against wizard law? Lucky they found Hagrid, don't you think? Why didn't I see it before?"
He had clearly came to the same conclusion. The difference is that I already have a name, I just need a confirmation. Little proof that I'm right. The bastard of Quirrell was behind all of this. He had been voldemort's mule all this time.
Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; his trousers and sleeves were rolled up, and he was shelling peas into a large bowl.
"Hullo," he said, smiling. "Finished yer exams? Got time fer a drink?"
"Yes, please," said Ron, but Harry cut him off.
"No, we're in a hurry. Hagrid, I've got to ask you something. You know that night you won Norbert? What did the stranger you were playing cards with look like?" "Dunno," said Hagrid casually, "he wouldn' take his cloak off."
That's it, I thought, it is a possibility that Hagrid knows the person that played with him. No it is not a possibility is a fact and facts means that they are just true. He saw the four of with a stunned look and raised his eyebrows.
"It's not that unusual, yeh get a lot o' funny folk in the Hog's Head -- that's the pub down in the village. Mighta bin a dragon dealer, mightn' he? I never saw his face, he kept his hood up."
Harry sank down next to the bowl of peas. "What did you talk to him about, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts at all?"
"Mighta come up," said Hagrid, frowning as he tried to remember. "Yeah... he asked what I did, an' I told him I was gamekeeper here... He asked a bit about the sorta creatures I took after... so I told him... an' I said what I'd always really wanted was a dragon... an' then... I can' remember too well, 'cause he kept buyin' me drinks... Let's see... yeah, then he said he had the dragon egg an' we could play cards fer it if I wanted... but he had ter be sure I could handle it, he didn' want it ter go ter any old home... So I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy..."
"And did he -- did he seem interested in Fluffy?" Harry asked, trying to keep his voice calm.
"Well -- yeah -- how many three-headed dogs d'yeh meet, even around Hogwarts? So I told him, Fluffy's a piece o' cake if yeh know how to calm him down, jus' play him a bit o' music an' he'll go straight off ter sleep--"
Hagrid suddenly looked horrified. All went to hell, Quirrell had fooled and used Hagrid. My poor friend. "I shouldn'ta told yeh that!" he blurted out. "Forget I said it! Hey -- where're yeh goin'?"
But I barely heard that because I made myself invisible as I ran back to the castle. What should I do, what should I do.
I ran straight to the Gryffindor tower.
I told Joseph that I was going in. I told him to cover me. He tried to stop me but I made myself invisible again. I got my hukulele and ran stight to the door in the this corridor.
I made my way into the corridor on the third floor. There was Fluffy wide awake. When I opened the door I started playing and he fell asleep. I passed through the trap door closing it. I heard Fluffy take his guard position again.
It just came to my sences that I was sitting on something. I felt something get my feet. I assume it is a vine. I then started to relax so I think more clear.
I felt the vines loose their grip in me and I feel hard on the floor. Two traps passed. Fluffy and the herbology one. It was devil's snare. One trap of my guesses was right. Then i started walking. It was a big dungeon and I found a place to hide til the theif came in.
I will be honest, I was afraid. I wasn't good enough to beat Mcgonagall if it was chess and playing wizard's chess was very very dangerous.
After some minutes I guess because it felt like hours, my head started hurting. My scar was hurting so bad that I couldn't even walk to look at the thief. After some more minutes the scar did not hurt. But the thief was gone.
Or that was what I thought. I then took of my invisibility. I was walking towards the door all became dark. I walked up and my head was pounding. I didn't dare to open my eyes. I tried to open them some time after but all went dark.
--In the Isle--
I woke up with a scream. I know it is Mal. I rang again through those corridors that I have ran many many times. There was Mal, in the floor bleeding heavily. I then ran between her and mom. This time I couldn't even talk because she burned me with iron and then she hit me and kicked me. I felt like I was about to die, when she stopped.
I was bleeding yes, but not as Mal. I then took out the medical provisions my sister steals every weekend. It is funny how we look alike but at the same time we just are so different. I somehow manage to put her in bed. She was way worst than me and she needed help.
This would obviously leave some scars. Now I cleaned her wounds and wrapped them. Then I did the same with mines. I let her sleep and started walking through the mansion. I heard mom, she was angry but her voice showed sadness. " Oh Diaval, how I wish those brats were your daughters.. But you are not him, the one who made me fell in love, the one who left me. That stupid God." I was shook and after that I heard steps coming my way.
I was quick enough to move out of the way and back up again. When I entered the room Mal was stirring. I went to her side and said " Hay Mally how are you feeling? " she just gave me the face. I chuckled. " You know what sis.. I think that our mom has change since she had us.. Maybe she is blind with revenge and pain."
She answered " Well I think you are right because now that I think Sleeping Beauty's father and Sleeping Beauty locked her here when she did nothing wrong. " I just smiled. We loved mom even though she gives us scars and black eyes. You know the ordinary life as a villain kid. We don't hate our parents even if they torture us because we know it is not their fault. We will use all this anger toward the real bad people.
Anyway we are still scared of our parents. You don't want to be here when they are angry, you don't want to be at home when it is dinner, you don't want to be seen helping others. You can't do anything good, I mean you can't show it.
After some minutes Mal fell asleep again. I decide that I would go out and look for food. I took just a few minutes because Jay had some food in the storage of the hideout. I made a note and told them what had happened and said that when we could we will come. After Mal ate the food and gained some energy we went to Hell Hall, our school. It was funny and I liked the fear we caused.
After class Evie went to Carlos's house with little Carlos and Jay, Mal and me walked at the forest near our house. We played a bit with Sher Kan cubs. Mal had hers and I had Daemon. Some time after Jay went home and we decided to train the tiger pups. It was funny how all was in its right place.
Luckily Maleficent didn't notice us not being there. We just got to our room when all went black.
--
Harry's pov
"I'm going out of here tonight and I'm going to try and get to the Stone first." I said
'You're mad!' said Ron.
'You can't!' said Hermione. After what McGonagall and Snape have said? You'll be expelled!'
"SO WHAT?" I shouted. "Don't you understand? If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort's coming back! Haven't you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won't be any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He'll flatten it, or turn it into a school for the Dark Arts! Losing points doesn't matter any more, can't you see? Do you think he'll leave you and your families alone if
Gryffindor win the House Cup? If I get caught before I can get to the Stone, well, I'll have to go back to the Dursleys and wait for Voldemort to find me there. It's only dying a bit later than I would
have done, because I'm never going over to the Dark Side! I'm going through that trapdoor tonight and nothing you two say is going to stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?" I glared at them.
" You're right, Harry," said Hermione in a small voice.
" I'll use the Invisibility Cloak," said Harry. "It's just lucky I got it back."
"But will it cover all three of us?" said Ron.
"All – all three of us?" I said a bit confused.
"Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go alone?" said Ron
"Of course not," said Hermione briskly. "How do you think you'd get to the Stone without us? I'd better go and look through my books, there might be something useful ..."
"But if we get caught, you two will be expelled, too." I tried to make sense.
"Not if I can help it," said Hermione grimly. "Flitwick told me in secret that I got a hundred and twelve per cent on his exam. They're not throwing me out after that."
After dinner the three of us sat nervously apart in the common room. Nobody bothered us; none of the Gryffindors had anything to say to me any more, after all. This was the first night I hadn't been upset by it. Hermione was skimming through all her notes, hoping to come across one of the enchantments they were about to try and break. Ron and I didn't talk much.
Both of us were thinking about what we were about to do. Slowly, the room emptied as people drifted off to bed.
"Better get the Cloak," Ron muttered, as Lee Jordan finally left, stretching and yawning. I ran upstairs to their dark dormitory. I pulled out the Cloak and then my eyes fell on the flute Hagrid had given me for Christmas. I pocketed it to use on Fluffy – I didn't feel much like singing.
I then ran back down to the common room.
"We'd better put the Cloak on here, and make sure it covers all three of us. If Filch spots one of our feet wandering along on its own –" I said
"What are you doing?" said a voice from the corner of the room.
Neville appeared from behind an armchair, clutching Trevor the toad, who looked as though he'd been making another bid for freedom.
"Nothing, Neville, nothing," I said hurriedly putting the Cloak behind my back. Neville stared at their guilty faces.
"You're going out again," he said.
"No, no, no," said Hermione. "No, we're not. Why don't you go to bed, Neville?"
I looked at my grandfather's clock by the door. We couldn't afford to waste any more time, Snape might even now be playing Fluffy to sleep.
"You can't go out," said Neville, "you'll be caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble."
"You don't understand," I said , 'this is important."
But Neville was clearly steeling himself to do something desperate.
"I won't let you do it," he said, hurrying to stand in front of the portrait hole. "I'll – I'll fight you!"
"Neville," Ron exploded, "get away from that hole and don't be an idiot"
"Don't you call me an idiot!" said Neville. "I don't think you should be breaking any more rules! And you were the one who told me to stand up to people!"
"Yes, but not to us," said Ron in exasperation. "Neville, you don't know what you're doing."
He took a step forward and Neville dropped Trevor the toad, who leapt out of sight.
"Go on then, try and hit me!" said Neville, raising his fists. "I'm ready!"
I turned to Hermione. "Do something," I said desperately.
Hermione stepped forward. "Neville," she said, "I'm really, really sorry about this."
She raised her wand.
"Petrificus Totalus!" she cried, pointing it at Neville. Neville's arms snapped to his sides. His legs sprang together. His whole body rigid, he swayed where he stood and then fell flat on his face, stiff as a board. Hermione ran to turn him over. Neville's jaws were jammed together so he couldn't speak. Only his eyes were moving, looking at them in horror.
'What've you done to him?' I whispered. 'It's the full Body-Bind,' said Hermione miserably. 'Oh, Neville, I'm so sorry.'
'We had to, Neville, no time to explain,' I said . 'You'll understand later, Neville,' said Ron, as we stepped over him and pulled on the Invisibility Cloak. But leaving Neville lying motionless on the floor didn't feel like a very good thing to do . In our nervous state, every statue's shadow
looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them.
At the foot of the first set of stairs, we spotted Mrs Norris skulking near the top.
'Oh, let's kick her, just this once,' Ron whispered in my ear, but I shook my head. As we climbed carefully around her, Mrs Norris turned her lamp-like eyes on us, but didn't do anything.
We didn't meet anyone else until they reached the staircase up to the third floor. Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.
'Who's there?' he said suddenly as we climbed towards him. He narrowed his wicked black eyes. 'Know you're there, even if I can't see you. Are you ghoulie or ghostie or wee student beastie?'
He rose up in the air and floated there, squinting at us.
'Should call Filch, I should, if something's a-creeping around unseen.'
I had a sudden idea.
'Peeves,' I said, in a hoarse whisper, 'the Bloody Baron has his own reasons for being invisible.'
Peeves almost fell out of the air in shock. He caught himself in time and hovered about a foot off the stairs.
'So sorry, your bloodiness, Mr Baron, sir,' he said greasily. 'My mistake, my mistake – I didn't see you – of course I didn't, you're invisible – forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir.'
'I have business here, Peeves,' I croaked . 'Stay away from this place tonight.'
'I will, sir, I most certainly will,' said Peeves, rising up in the air again. 'Hope your business goes well, Baron, I'll not bother you.'
And he scooted off.
Finally we were in front of Fluffy's door. You could hear a harp playing inside. Snape passed Fluffy. We open the door and the dog started to wake up. I quickly started to play the flute Hagrid made me.
After the creature was sleep, we opened the trap door. I gave the flute to Hermione and gave a jump. Soon after I felt my other two friends land beside me. Hermione was quick and she got away from the grips of the strange plan. We were a little panicked as we started to feel the vines trapping us. I heard Hermione telling us to stop moving and to relax. I did and quickly was with her beloved the massive plant.
Ron on the other side was getting more and more aggressive and the plant started to squeeze him. Suddenly Hermione said it was devil's snare. Tyen she let out a sight and said that how was she making fire. "You are a wizard dummy." I said a harsher than I intended.
After Ron was free we made our way. I stopped dead on my tracks as I felt something. I entered a little room an there it was. My sister's wand. She was here...
--.
In Auradon
In Beast castle there was a big discussion. There they were the parents of the "disappeared" twins. Whether almost all the parents wanted their other kids back, there were a few that were more scared of the villains twins.
Beast let out a roar, making all the room look at him in dead silence. He then said: if the kids are on the island, then they will never get out. I don't think there is a problem with that. Have you seen your kids... They need their brother or sister. I can't stand watching Ben like that, even if he has take it well. " after some more talking they agreed to make their twins come back and if there was something odd going on, they will cast the spell to make them go.
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Anna's pov
I was at a dark room. I didn't knew what had happened then a light and Mavs came out of me. Then she said that they were being separated. "That means I will never see you again right." I said. We hugged each other and wished luck. As she disappeared I began to open my eyes.
My head was hurting pretty bad. I felt weak. After a lot of years of having two souls. I watched Quirrell in front of a mirror. The mirror of erised. It was too much right now I was very tired.
Then everything was black.
