Hiccup had got his own copy of the Daily Prophet the next day. He read the head line.

"Look!" cried Hermione and Hiccup at the same time.

The Golden Trio and Hiccup read the news.

"So now Umbridge is a High Inquisitor?!" said Hiccup, almost shouting.

"Looks like it…" said Hermione.

Hiccup couldn't believe this. Then he saw Ron smiling.

"What?" asked Harry, Hermione and Hiccup.

"Oh, I can't wait to see McGonagall inspected," said Ron happily. "Umbridge won't know what hit her."

"Oh no she wouldn't." said Hiccup, in response.

The four friends walked to Professor Binns's class. Hiccup was surprised to see Umbridge not there. He and Hermione took notes but Hiccup felt tired than usual.

When they got to the dungeon Professor Snape was waiting for them. Hiccup feeling sleepy with all the stems almost ruined his potion. When he got his result it was an A, Acceptable. Hiccup thought that to a ordialy Professor it would be about E. He looked at Hermione's, an E. Which meant that she actually got an O, Outstanding.

"Great job Hermione! You beat me to it! You actually got an O!" said Hiccup Hermione blushed at his reaction.

"No..no it's just a E." said Hermione, showing him her paper.

"That's when Professor Snape gave out the scores. You would have gotten an O if it was a different teacher."

They sat down to eat. Hiccup and Hermione were talking about the O.W.L. scores when Fred, George sat down next to them.

"Hey Hiccy! Hey Hermione!" called Fred, Hiccup grumbled.

"Don't call me Hiccy." said Hiccup.

"Nah," said Fred, smiling.

Hiccup groaned.

"So top grade's O for Outstanding." said Hermione. "And then there's A -"

"No, E," George corrected her. "E for Exceed Expectation, and I always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for exams."

Hiccup laughed and so did Harry and Ron who were also listening.

"All we have to do," said Hiccup after Fred, George and Lee had finished speaking, "is avoid D/P/T, right?"

"Yeah," said Fred.

After supper Harry and Ron headed to Divination while Hermione and Hiccup headed to Study of Ancient Runes.

"Do you think I can pass the O.W.L.s.?" asked Hermione worried.

"Hermione, you're the only person I think is possible to pass every O.W.L. with an O." said Hiccup, laughing.

"I hope so…" said Hermione. "but we wouldn't be able to learn anything from that Umbridge woman."

"I know," said Hiccup, frowning. "we have to find a way to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts ourselves."

"Hey!" said Hermione. "I got an idea. You read the Defence Magical Theory right? All of it?"

"Um, yeah." said Hiccup. "Why?"

Hermione smiled, her eyes glowing mischievously.

The Gryffindors were sitting in Professor Umbrigde's classroom. Reading, except two people; Hermione and Hiccup. Umbridge had noticed Hermione but she didn't know Hiccup. She ignored them. Now most of the class was staring at the two bookworms.

"What is it this time, Miss Granger and...?"

"Hiccup Haddock, Professor." said Hiccup while Hermione smiled.

"What is it?" asked Umbridge, eyeing the two.

"We've already read chapter two." said Hermione.

"Well then, proceed to chapter three." said Professor Umbrigde.

"We've read that too. We read the whole book." said Hiccup.

Umbridge blinked, Hiccup tried to hide a smile. Hermione's plan to anger Umbridge was working.

"Well, then, you should be able to tell me what Slinkhard says about counterjinxes in chapter fifteen."

Hiccup and Hemrione looked at each other, they nodded. Hermione went first.

"He says that counterjinxes are improperly named. He says 'counterjinxes' is just a name people give their jinxes when they want to make it sound more acceptable."

Professor Umbridge looked impressed. Hiccup smricked, then he saw Hermione nod to him. Hiccup carried on.

"But I disagree." said Hiccup.

"You disagree?" asked Umbridge, staring coldly at him.

"Yes, I do." said Hiccup.

Hermione spoke up in a clear, carrying voice. "Mr. Slinkhard doesn't like jinxes, does he? But I think they can be very useful when they're used defensively."

Hiccup nodded in agreement.

After the little speech from Professor Umbridge, Hiccup saw Harry's eyes glowing with fury.

"Oh no…" said Hiccup, slapping his forehead.

"Don't you get involved!" said Hermione, Hiccup nodded.

Harry ignored them and spoke up to Umbridge, again.

"It's our fault." moaned Hermione, after class.

"Don't blame yourself. Umbridge is just evil." said Hiccup.

Hiccup, Ron and Hermione were in the common room doing their homeworks. Hermione was obviously finished and Hiccup only had few left. Ron was struggling to keep up with the school homeworks.

"He's going to be fine, right?" asked Hermione.

"Not with that Umbridge woman." muttered Hiccup, jabbing his paper with his quil.

"I wonder how she will take it." said Ron, stretching.

"Not good," said Hiccup. "It's his second time isn't it?"

"I think so." said Hermione.

Hiccup, Ron and Hermione watched as Angelina shouted at Harry's face. 'This is not good,' thought Hiccup.

Later that day when Ron and the rest of the Gryffindors were gone Hiccup slipped into his bag.

[Finally!] cried Toothless. [Hurry, the egg is hatching!]

Hiccup ran to the egg which was in an empty room that Hiccup didn't allow in. Indeed the egg was hatching.

"Okay, Toothless. Stay back." said Hiccup, closing his eyes. He reached for the egg. He had a dagger in his hand.

Crack!

Toothless closed his eyes. Hiccup braced himself.

[Mom?] asked the basilisk. [I can't see you…]

Hiccup let go of the dagger. He hasn't used it. It should be able to see. The basilisk could kill its victims by just looking at them, even the new hatchlings.

"Can you see me?" asked Hiccup.

[No.] said the basilisk. [I can't…]

Hiccup carefully opened his eyes. The basilisk was still in the broken eggshell, afraid.

[It's so dark. Where are you?]

"I'm here." said Hiccup, handing out his arm for the snake to climb on to.

[You're my dad?] asked the basilisk after rapping its body around Hiccup's arm.

"Sort of." said Hiccup, shrugging. He touched the snake gently. "Your name is Terrigena. Gena for short. I'll take care of you."

[Thank you...]

Hiccup patted the basilisk. It wasn't going to be hard taking care of a 'blind' basilisk.

When Hiccup sent the Gena to sleep he told everyone(or I should say every'creature') not to disturb her. He climbed out of the bag. Hermione and Ron were the only people that were in the common room.

"Harry's not here yet?" asked Hiccup, sitting down next to Ron.

"Nope," said Hermione now, not surprised of Hiccup climbing out of a bag that was too small for him.

"He'll be here soon." answered Ron.

"I hope so." said Hiccup. "The sooner he gets away from Unbridge the better."

"What are we going to do about her!" said Hermione, throwing away her knitting.

"We can kill her." said Ron.

"Ron!" said Hermione. "We can't kill a person!"

"How about a potion?" asked Ron, Hermione rolled her eyes.

"I think," said Hermione. "We need to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts by ourselves."

"How?" asked Hiccup. "None of us are teachers and none of us know a lot about Defence Against the Dark Arts."

"Well…" said Hemrione deep in thought. "Harry does."

"Good luck asking him." said Hiccup. "He'll say no."

.

.

.

"But I'm not a teacher, I can't…"

"Told ya." said Hiccup under his breath.

Hiccup watched Harry and Hemrione talk about who was the best in Defence Against the Dark Arts, then Ron spoke up. Hiccup listened and understood why Hermione wanted Harry as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Then Harry exploded and Hermione balrey was able to calm him by saying 'Voldemort.'

"Look," said Hiccup. "You did all those heroic things. You just did, even if you didn't know what to do or want to. We are looking up to you. People are looking up to you. You can't change that."

Harry stared at him. "How do you know?"

"Well, back at Berk everyone said I killed the Red Death and saved the village when I got help from 5 people and a dragon." said Hiccup, shrugging. "More help than you ever had."

Harry sighed, shaking his head. "Fine, I'll think about it."

Harry, Hermione, Ron and Hiccup were in the library looking for potion ingredients for Professor Snape.

Hiccup and Hermione, already finished, were doing other things. Hiccup reading books about snakes and Hermione staring at Ron and Harry.

"I was wondering," said Hermione suddenly. "whether you'd thought any more about Defence Against the Dark Arts, Harry."

"'Course I have," said Harry grumpily. "Can't forget it, can we, with that old hag teaching us -"

"I mean the idea Ron and I had" - Ron casted her an alarmed, threatening kind of look; she frowned at him. - "Oh all right the idea I had."

Harry didn't answer. Then finally he gave in.

Hermione told them they were going to have a meeting at Hogsmeade on the first weekend of October.

Hiccup had a lot to do. He had to take care of young Gena and keep up with school work and make sure Harry doesn't run off somewhere.

[What's thisss?] asked Gena poking Toothless.

"That's Toothless your...big brother." said Hiccup as Toothless huffed.

[Hello, big brother, Toothlessss] said Gena.

Hiccup laughed as Toothless smiled at Gena.

Hiccup still managed to do all his homeworks and do some extra studies. He didn't know anything on the 1, 2 and 3rd year subject. Ron was taking it the worst. He had to do homework, play Quidditch, and do his Prefect duties...Good luck Ron.

Later Hiccup was sitting with Harry, Ron and Hermione. He was studying about the Boggarts. He wondered what his Boggart would be. It could be his dad dying or Toothless dying or Harry dying or anyone he cared about dying. He stopped thinking, he didn't want to know.

Later Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hiccup were heading to Hogsmeade. Hiccup was carrying his bag with him.

"Where are we going anyway?" asked Harry. "The Three Broomsticks?"

"Oh - no," said Hemrione. "no it's always packed and noisy. I've told the others to meet us in Hog's Head, that other pub, you know the one, it's not on the main road. I think it's a bit...you know...dodgy...but students don't normally go there, so I don't think we'll be overheard."

Hiccup first thought on Hog's Head was that it was creepy, strange and up to no good.

"Nothing out of this place will end well." said Hiccup under his breath. "I'm sure of it."

"Four butterbeers, please." said Hermione.

"Eight Sickles." said the Barman.

"I'll get them." said Harry quickly.

When they sat down Hiccup got his bag out. He peeked inside. The animals seemed to be doing fine. He closed the bag and looked around. Then he noticed a Niffler getting gold from the counter.

"Get...back...here…" whispered Hiccup, loud as he dared. He didn't want the Niffler to get in trouble.

[Shiny…!] said the Niffler, ignoring Hiccup.

Hiccup got his wand and thought for a moment.

"Accio, Niffler." said Hiccup quietly. The Niffler flew toward him, the Gallons flying out of his belly. The Niffler looked sadly at the money and he tried to grab them in midair.

Hiccup grabbed the cute creature and raided it on his lap.

"You know you shouldn't steal other people's money!" scolded Hiccup.

[Sorry…] said the Niffler.

"Good, now in the bag." said Hiccup, opening it so the Niffler could go in. Then Hiccup realized something. He just did a summing charm perfectly.

"How did I do that?" said Hiccup looking at his wand.

Then at that moment students came into the pub. Ginny, Luna, Angelina and other people Hiccup knew. When they all sat down Hermione spoke up.

"Er," said Hermione, Hiccup could tell she was nervous. Her voice was higher than usual. "Well - er - hi."

Now everyone stared at her, she continued.

"Well...erm...well, you know why you're here. Erm...well, Harry here has an idea - I mean" - Harry threw her a sharp look - "I had this idea - that it might be good if people who wanted to study Defence Against the Dark Arts - and I mean, really study it, you know, not the rubbish Umbridge is doing with us because nobody could call that Defence Against the Dark Arts -" "Hear, hear," said a Ravenclaw boy. "well I thought it would be good if we, well, took the matters into our own hands."

She paused, and looked at Harry.

"And by that I mean learning how to defend ourselves properly, not just theory but the real spells -"

Later they signed their names on the piece of parchment that Hermione gave them after that they stepped out of Hog's Head. Hiccup happy to be out of the dirty pub.

Hiccup heard Hermione and Ron talking about Ginny.

"She is nice," said Hiccup, surprising the two. "and pretty."

"Don't tell me you like her too." moaned Ron.

"I like her but only as a friend." said Hiccup, shrugging. "My only love is to Astrid who is in the past."

Ron looked sorry as Hiccup looked down.

Hermione, who was talking to Harry, was not paying attention to the two.

"Well," said Hermione, smiling slightly. "she couldn't keep her eyes off you, could she."

On Sunday morning Harry, Ron and Hiccup went down to the Grounds with Hermione. Hermione and Hiccup, already finished with their homework, were minding their own businesses. Hermione was knitting other clothing for the House elves and Hiccup was surrounded by his animal friends. The Niffler, Bowtruckle, Shard, and the Demigaze. Toothless and Gena wanted to come out and enjoy the last fall air too but Hiccup decided that it was too dangerous to the other students if there were a dragon and a basilisk outside. The animals were either sleeping or talking to Hiccup.

[And...and then I went all…] said Shard, boasting about her fight with Toothless.

"You shouldn't fight Toothless." said Hiccup, in a half joking manner. "You never listen."

[No, I won't.] Shard joked back.

"Silly bird." said Hiccup, ruffling Shard's feather. Knowing Shard and Toothless were only playing and won't harm each other.

"Hiccup," said Hermione, suddenly making Hiccup and Shard jump.

"Yes Hermione?" said Hiccup.

"I think it'll be a good idea if you teach the other students about your creatures."

"Well…" said Hiccup, still petting Shard. "I guess I can help. I never teached anyone before. Only the gang, which is only 5 people."

"You'll do a great job," said Hermione, smiling.

"Thanks Hermione." said Hiccup, smiling back.

This is not Hiccup x Hermione. I know they look like they are but I'm going to follow the original ships ^^

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