One day in the spring, Collin received a note to meet Hagrid in the nearby woods near the plains that Sickle the Niffler was staying. He went in wearing his "Forest gear" as he now called the gifted outfit from Hagrid.

Hagrid waived when he saw the boy making his way through the forest with relative ease compared to some of the other students. "Thanks fer meetin' me all the way out here, Collin."

Collin grinned. "No problem, Hagrid. I'm always willing to help a friend." He then looked a little concerned. "Plus, your letter sounded a tad upset. Is everything alright?"

Hagrid sighed. "No, Collin. I reckon I'm not. Professor Snape's out of the fairy wings he needs fer his beautification potion lesson."

"Er… I'm… sure he'll find a way to get more?" Collin scratched his head with slight confusion, unable to understand the problem with Hagrid yet.

"That's the problem, he already has." Hagrid looked really upset. "I overheard him sayin' he's goin' the harvest the wings from the fairies in my garden."

"Oh…" Collin had to think on that. "That's a shame… I can't really imagine fairies without their wings."

"I agree." Hagrid nodded. "Removin' a fairy's wings don't hurt 'em, but it does make 'em awful annoyed. It just seems like a rotten thing teh do teh a vain creature like that. Plus I've grown rather fond o' the little creatures an' would hate the see 'em upset."

Collin then had a thought. "So you want to keep Snape from finding the fairies?"

Hagrid nodded. "Yes, I was hopin' the relocate 'em here, but they're refusin' to leave. I suspect they like layin' their eggs on the underside o' my pumpkin leaves. Professor Snape'll be 'round my hut any day now and I'm still not sure what the do. Will you help me, Collin?"

Hagrid didn't even need to do any sad eyes. Collin eagerly agreed. "Of course, Hagrid. Between the two of us, I'm sure we can come up with a plan to convince the fairies to relocate."

The two of them sat on a log and started talking on what they could do. The two of them had come up with a few ideas. "We could try to scare the fairies out of your garden."

"It's not a bad idea, but if we scare 'em, there's no tellin' where they might fly off. If they go further on school grounds, Professor Snape'll find 'em fer sure."

"Alright then, how about we just capture them and release them somewhere else?"

Hagrid frowned. "I already tried, but they're tricky little creatures. Capturing one isn' easy. The five pumpkins I smashed tryin' to do it can attest teh that."

"Then… instead of moving the Fairies… why don't we try asking Snape directly if he can get the Fairy wings somewhere else?"

"I already tried, but no luck. Snape said he didn't want teh change his lesson plan on account o' me feelin' bad fer 'some bugs'."

Collin scratched his head. "Well, so much for my good ideas…" He started trying to think back to when he was a child. 'How had Dad convinced me to stay with him when I was younger… surely I wasn't that compliant…'

"If only we could figure out the best way teh convince the fairies teh move…"

"That might have to be it, Hagrid. We'll test out different methods on a fairy to determine the best way to persuade them." Collin reasoned.

"That sounds like a good plan, but where'll we get a fairy? The ones in my garden are all hidin' from me."

Collin rubbed the back of his head as he thought about it. "I… I'm sure I can find a fairy here in the magical creatures reserve…" Collin nodded as he confirmed the thoughts in his head. "Yeah, I'll just go find one and lure it to the care of magical creatures class area!" He set off to go do just that.

It took him a while to find a fairy, but he eventually found a small fairy that was fierce with red hair, fluttery wings, and seemed to be weed like skinned. He took a few days to feed it, take care of it, and gain its trust. He gently coaxed the winged creature to towards the Care of Magical Creatures class area. He found Hagrid there waiting for him.

Hagrid's eyes were wide with surprise. "Collin, I see yeh've brought a fairy!"

Collin nodded. "Just like I promised! This is a fairy." Collin smirked as the Fairy fluttered near him. "I've been feeding and taking care of it."

"Nice the meet yeh, Fairy." Hagrid smirked. The fairy buzzed at him, seeming a bit annoying. "It seems Fairy's not me biggest fan."

Collin smirked. "That's perfect!"

Hagrid was confused. "It is? But wouldn' it be better if the Fairies like an' trusted me?"

Collin nodded. "Think about it, Hagrid. If you can figure out how to convince Fairy to listen to you now…" He then looked at his new fairy friend. "You should have no problem persuading the fairies in your garden to move…"

Hagrid finally got the idea. "Then I can relocate 'em before Professor Snape can find 'em!"

"Exactly!"

"So where should we start?"

Collin placed his hands on his hips and looked at his giant friend. "You're the creature expert, Hagrid. I should be asking you that question." He raised a brow.

"Teh be honest, Collin, I haven' got much experience workin' firsthand with fairies…" Hagrid grimaced. "I know they're vain, and they're always primpin' an' preenin', but I'm not sure how that'll help us." He scratched his head. "That's why I was hopin' yeh'd have an idea on how the win over a Fairy."

Collin looked at his new fairy friend with a smirk. "That's easy, you should try to bond with a fairy by flattering it. That should help you to be more likely to get them to listen to you."

"Good idea, Collin! Fairies are vain creatures, after all."

Collin indicated for his friend to move forward. "Go on then, Hagrid. See if you can get it to come around to you with flattery."

Hagrid took a deep breathe, and tried to compliment the fairy. "Yer wings are lookin' quite nice today, Fairy." The fairy blinked and buzzed in surprise. "In fact, yeh must be the prettiest Fairy I've ever seen!" The fairy was getting excited with it's buzzing. "It worked! Fairy's really warmed up to me!"

"Brilliant! Now we know flattery is the way to go. With a little polish, I bet we could perfect a way to persuade the Fairies."

Collin smiled as he watched Hagrid work with his fairy friend. Collin somehow had a feeling of how to do things like this, working with creatures from deep within the forest. He remembered a time when he did it out of habit. Talking to strange creatures with little to no problem, and somehow being able to survive in a situation that doesn't always make sense… Collin shook off the thoughts. Those had probably just been stories he read, there was no way that part of his life had been real… Charles found him probably hours after he had been left alone… right?

Collin smirked as he saw his friend's confidence growing. "This proves it! Playing to a Fairy's vanity is the best way to persuade it. If you try that with the Fairies in your garden, you should have no problem convincing them to move."

"This is great, Collin! I can't wait the try it out!"

Collin bit his lip. "Hold on, Hagrid. It might be a good idea if I study the Fairies a bit more first…" Collin smirked. "That way I'll know how to best react in case something goes wrong."

Hagrid looked a little confused. "A little extra studyin' never hurt anybody, I suppose."

Collin nodded. "I'll go and do some more research, then meet you when I'm finished."

Collin spent the next few days researching with Rowan in the library, convincing Ben to talk his fairy with him, and even managing to get the fairy's name from it; Ana Fey. Who knew Fairies knew Morse code? Collin certainly had some fun with the conversations now. He became concerned though when Hagrid had sent him a letter to meet with him at the training grounds as soon as he could with his fairy. Collin raced down and got Ana Fey to follow him to the grounds.

"Thanks fer comin' and bringin' yer Fairy, Collin." Hagrid nodded in greeting.

Collin nodded back. "Of course, but what's the matter? We weren't supposed to meet up until later."

"It's Professor Snape. I saw him lookin' around me hut fer Fairies!"

Collin's eyes widened. He had less time to work with than he had hoped. "He's already begun to hunt them for their Fairy Wings?"

Hagrid then seemed to get more upset. "I know I told yeh I'd wait before I started relocatin' 'em, but there wasn' any time…" Hagrid then looked a little proud. "So I took advantage o' Professor Snape returnin' teh the castle fer supplies teh talk teh the Fairies."

Collin nodded again. "You made the right call, Hagrid. How did it go?"

"Good, at first. I was able the use what we learned about flatterin' Fairies the persuade 'em teh move." Then Hagrid got upset again. "In fact, I was in the process o' relocatin' the Fairies one by one… when Professor Snape returned."

"Oh no!" Collin felt bad now.

"Thankfully, I had already relocated all but one o' 'em. But the last fairy was so startled by Professor Snape that it flew off towards the castle!" Collin's eyes widened at the possibilities of what could happen there. "That's why I called yeh an' yer Fairy here. I figured the best way teh find a Fairy is with another Fairy." He looked at the two pleadingly. "So will yeh two help me find the missin' one before Professor Snape does? It headed in this direction."

Collin nodded. "Of course, Hagrid. Let's search around a bit. I'm sure we'll find the missing Fairy."

Ana buzzed in agreement, and the hunt was on. After an hour, Hagrid got discouraged.

"That's odd, there's no sign o' a Fairy around here… besides yers, o' course. But I could've sworn I saw it come this way…"

It was at that point that Penny Haywood showed up. "Did you say you're looking for a Fairy?"

Collin nodded. "Yes, one of Hagrid's! Did you happen to see one, Penny?"

"Actually, yes, in the Potions Classroom, though it was such an odd sight I thought I must've imagined it."

Collin face palmed himself while Hagrid groaned. "Oh no! Professor Snape'll find it fer sure!"

Collin shook his head and sighed. "Don't worry, Hagrid. I have a plan." He turned his gaze to Penny. "Penny, I promised Hagrid that I'd help prevent Snape from finding the Fairy and takings its wings. But, in order to do that, it seems I'll need your help. Will you rescue the Fairy from the Potions Classroom while I distract Snape?"

Penny seemed nervous, and rightly so. "I'm not sure, Collin. I'd rather not do anything to get on Professor Snape's bad side… If you've got a convincing reason, I might change my mind."

Collin rolled his eyes. "Penny, you're the only person I am aware of that Snape actually likes! If something goes wrong, you can reason with him and have a good chance of him actually listening to you."

Penny blushed. "You're exaggerating, Collin. Snape likes you just as much as me."

Collin raised a brow. "He still believes I blew up my own potion on the first day. He often pretends to not hear me when I ask questions. Oh, and let's not forget, he favors Merula over me, and so anything she has to say will be taken over me, leading him to the conclusion that I'm a half-wit." Collin scowled with crossed arms. "Shall I also point out that I'm related to a supposed mad-witch and that's who everyone chooses to focus on for some reason?"

"I see your point…" Penny grimaced. "All right, Collin, I'll help you find the fairy and get it out of the potions classroom. I personally don't see the harm in collecting a fairy's wings for potions, but…" She sighed. "This is clearly important to you and Hagrid, so I'm willing to lend a hand."

Collin smiled softly. "Thanks, Penny. You're the best."

"But I really don't know anything about working with fairies." Penny pointed out with concern. "If I do find Hagrid's missing fairy, how will I make it listen?"

"Flattering it should work, but just in case, you can take Ana Fey here along with you." Collin indicated to the fairy fluttering next to him. Ana Fey buzzed in confirmation. "Having one of its kind around might help the lost fairy feel more comfortable."

"That's a good idea, Collin," Hagrid nodded. "But that's a big task fer a fairy."

Collin and Ana Fey looked at each other. They nodded. "We've got this. We'll meet you in the Potions Classroom, Penny." Collin said as he and the fairy went off.

They met up again in the Potions room. Snape was already there. He had started to brew a potion.

Collin looked at Penny with a smile. "Thanks again for volunteering to help me find Hagrid's runaway fairy, Penny. It's really important to him that we relocate the Fairies before Snape has a chance to take their wings."

Penny nodded. "You're welcome, Collin. As an aspiring potioneer, I might personally side with Snape on the Fairy Wings issue though…" She sighed. "But you and Hagrid are my friends, and I'm willing to put my feelings aside for you." She pointed near Snape. "Besides, it looks like I won't have to look too hard, there's the fairy now!" Indeed, the pink haired fairy was staring at Snape as he worked.

"We're in luck!" Collin muttered. "It looks like Snape's too caught up in his work to have noticed it yet."

"It doesn't look like he's noticed us come in either. Why don't we use the opportunity to go over your plan?"

Collin nodded. "Alright. First, you'll tell Snape you left something behind in the classroom and want to look for it… then I'll distract Snape while you and Ana Fey try to get the other Fairy to cooperate."

"But what if I can't get it to cooperate? What if it gets startled and Professor Snape notices?"

Collin smiled again. "Don't worry, Penny. Ana Fey is going to help you. She trusts me and is prepared for this, aren't ya?" He asked the fairy sitting on his shoulder. It nodded and buzzed in Morse code. Collin grinned. "Not to mention, I promised to give her a mirror if she helped." He chuckled as he lightly petted her with a small finger. Ana Fey buzzed happily at that. He looked at the fairy once more. "Now quickly, go hide while Penny and I go and talk to Snape." Ana Fey did as told while the two students made their way over to the professor.

"Excuse me, Professor Snape?" Penny asked nervously.

Snape looked up from his pot after finishing something. "Oh, Haywood and…" He noticed Collin. "Hedgehog… to what do I owe this interruption in my work?"

"I left my favorite quill behind in class and was hoping I could look for it."

"Your favorite… quill?" Snape raised a brow, suspicious of the two first years.

Penny started to lose confidence. "Y-yes… my…er My mum gave it to me. It has very… sentimental value."

Snape sighed. "I see. Very well, go ahead."

"Thank you, Professor!" Penny beamed.

She went to go look, but Snape noted that Collin hadn't budged. "Aren't you going to help her?"

Collin had a bit more confidence now as the year was ending and he had gotten used to having the human teach him such bold sciences in the arts of Potions. "Actually, Professor… I came along because I was hoping I could ask you a question."

"If you must. What is your question?"

Collin nodded. "You said in our first lesson that you could teach us how to bottle fame. Can you show me?"

"Can I?" Snape raised his brow once more. "Yes. Will I?" His face was serious again. "No. If that's all, I have some important work to finish…"

"I have some other questions for you, if you don't mind." He pulled out one of his notebooks, having actually accumulated a list of questions for his potions to be better.

"Ugh."

Collin double checked his notes on the uses of Moonstone in potions, the morals and legal issues of Love Potions, and much to Snape's surprise, a couple of questions about the Defense Against the Dark Arts. After a while though, Snape was getting irritated by all the questions.

"That's quite enough, Hedgehog." Snape snapped after about twenty minutes. "I suggest you take your incessant questions elsewhere. Haywood perhaps, when she finally manages to find her quill."

Collin raised a brow in confusion, hoping his plan hadn't been seen through, though he was happy to have gotten as many answers as he had. "Why? Where are you going?"

Snape sneered. "Somewhere I can continue my work without interruptions." He started out and looked at Penny as he left. The fairies had managed to hide behind her in time. She held out her quill, indicating she had found it.

After Snape left, Collin rushed over to Penny. "Penny! Did you and Ana manage to get Hagrid's missing Fairy?"

Penny smiled. "See for yourself!" The two fairies floated out from behind her. Ana Fey landed on Collin's shoulder once more while the other Fairy floated near Penny. "At first, Hagrid's Fairy didn't want to cooperate. It loved looking at its reflection in the glass jars too much. But, with Ana Fey's help, we were able to convince it to come with us."

Collin sighed in relief. "Thank you, Penny. Now I can take these Fairies to the Magical Creatures Reserve Hagrid has set up where they'll be safe."

Penny grinned. "You're welcome, Collin. To be honest, it was quite exciting. Let me know if you ever need help sneaking creatures behind Professors' backs again."

"Hehe, oh what have I done." Collin chuckled as they left.

Collin led the out to the reserve and found Hagrid waiting. Hagrid spotted them and was happy to see them. "Collin! Yeh managed the find the missin' Fairy!"

"Yes, but I couldn't have done it without Penny and Ana Fey." The fairies started to buzz in acknowledgement. "With their help, we managed to get the Fairy out of the potions classroom without Snape noticing. Snape will have to get his Fairy Wings at the apothecary like everyone else."

"Sounds like yeh've got yerself a good friend an' a fine fairy."

"Thanks, I'd say so."

"Yeh don't know how much o' a relief this is. I've been pacin' 'round me hut all day with worry. Now I can rest easy knowin' all the Fairies from me garden can live without fear o' losin' their wings."

Collin suddenly had his own fears act up. "But will the Fairies really be happy here when they've lived in your garden their whole lives? What if they'd have been happier in the garden without wings than here with them?"

Hagrid started to be worried as well. "I suppose we'll just have the release this last fairy an' see fer ourselves…" After watching it for a little bit, the Fairy flew off into the forest.

Collin smiled. "I'm going to take that as a sign that your fairies are going to be happy here, Hagrid."

"An' it's all thanks teh yeh an' Ana Fey. I'm impressed with how much yeh two connected. Yeh really have a way with creatures."

Collin grimaced. "Thanks Hagrid, but I still have a lot to learn about creatures." Ana Fey jumped on his head and smiled as she sat down.

Hagrid smiled. "Yeh might not think so, but it looks like Ana Fey does. At the end o' the day, I know where teh go the next time I need help with a creature…" He hugged the tiny human. "Teh my friend, Collin." Collin grimaced as he was enveloped in the giant's hug. It wasn't easy to breathe, but he didn't mind. He was just happy that Hagrid was happy.