The next day was the day of the final exams. In which a lot of Hogwarts students were stressed with because if they didn't pass, they'd be held back to repeat whatever year lever they're on.
Fortently for Harry, Ginny, Neville, and Luna, they had done well enough to advance to next year as the resaults came before dinner for the exams went by very quickly.
"Thank goodness we passed." Said Neville.
Having to now attend classes with Harry, Tom and Jerry were starting to behave a little better now.
However, Harry felt his scar burn again.
"Harry?" Ginny asked him.
"It's my scar. It keeps burning." He explaned.
"Maybe we should go see Madam Pomfrey." Said Luna.
"It's a warning." Harry told them. "It means something bad is gonna happen."
Just then, the six had spotted Hagrid outside his hut playing on his own flute.
"Of course." Said Tom. "Hagrid told us he always wanted a dragon."
"And how many people just walk around with dragon eggs?" Jerry asked.
With that said, the six walked over to him.
"Hello." He said when he saw them. "Finished your exams?"
"Hagrid. Who gave you that egg?" Ginny asked.
"I don't know. I didn't see his face. He kept his hood up."
"Did he seem intrested in Fluffy?" Neville asked.
"Of course he seemed intrested. I mean how often do you come across a three-headed dog? I told him the best way to calm down a Cerberus is to play the right tone of music and he'll drop off to sleep." Hagrid said until he got upset. "I shouldn't have told you."
Too late. The six ran off.
"Hey! Where you going?"
"That was Quirrell." Said Harry. "He gave Norberelle to Hagrid as a trick to tell him how to get past Fluffy."
The six then ran into McGonagall's office.
"Professor." Said Luna. "We need to see the headmaster. Do you know where his office is?"
"I'm afraid Professor Dumbledore isn't here Ms. Lovegood. He reseaved an erdgent telegrame from the minister of magic requesting his presints imidiently."
"But Professor." Said Harry. "Somebody knows how to reach the Phillosophers Stone and is gonna get it right now."
"Mr. Potter. I know not how you six found out about the stone. But I can ensure you that it is safe and well protected. Now I suggest you get back to your dormitory. We don't want any more trouble do we?"
The six sighed as they walked out of the office.
"Now what?" Neville asked. "With Dumbledore gone, the stone will be vonible."
"Hang on." Said Jerry. "We still have Professor Snape. He can help us."
"Clear the way!" Shouted Madam Pomfrey who was running by with a man wrapped on her arms. "Professor Snape is very ill and need to be looked at."
"Ill?" Tom asked as Madam Pomfrey took Professor Snape to the hospital. "How did he fall ill?"
"Oh no." Said Neville. "Quirrell must have made him sick so he can't stop him."
"Now what are we gonna do?" Ginny asked.
"We have to go through that trap door. Tonight." Said Harry.
That night, the six met up in the common room with Harry's invisibility cloak in tow.
"Are you ready guys?" Harry asked.
(Ribbet)
"Trevor." Neville said as he saw his toad on one of the arm chairs. "Trevor you need to get back upstairs."
"So should you." Came Hermione's voice from behind the chair. "You're going out again are you?"
"Hermione." Said Luna. "We really need to,"
"No. I don't care what it's about. I'm not gonna...no. I won't let you no matter what it is. You'll get Gryffindor into trouble again. I'll tell Percy. I'll tell the head boy and head girl. I'll tell Professor McGonagall."
"I'm sorry Hermione." Ginny said as she pulled out her wand. "Petrificus Totalus!"
Before Hermione could cast a shild charm, her whole body froze and fell flat on her back.
"Is there anything you can't do?" Jerry asked.
"I can cast a perfect Bat-boogie hex as well. But that would have just made things worse."
"So I hear." Said Tom.
"Come on. The efects will ware off soon."
With that said, the six walked away from Hermione and put on the cloak.
Soon, they had reached the third floor and were close to the forbidden corridor. Filch or any teachers and prefects were nowhere in sight.
"The coast is clear." Said Harry. "I'll unlock the door."
Before he could however, Peeves showed up in front of them.
"Who's there? More students out of beddy bed? Oh you're in trouble now?"
"It's me Peeves." Neville said in a deap voice. "The Bloody Barron has all rights to be invisible. I'm going to be potroing this floor tonight so I must ask you to stay away for the rest of the night."
"Yes your bloodyness." Peeves said as he flew away.
"Good job Neville." Said Tom.
"Alohomora." Harry unlocked the door.
By then, they walked inside. Fluffy was sound asleep as a big harp was seen playing by itself.
"Quirrell's already been here. He's bewitched the harp." Said Luna.
"Okay." Said Ginny. "Very carefully move his paw off the trapdoor."
Tom shivered as he walked to the paw and touched it and then moved it off the trapdoor. Until, he snorted.
"YAAAAHHHH!" The cat screamed as he syummbled back and fell on the harp and smashed it.
Because the harp was busted, the music stopped as Fluffly woke up.
However, Harry pulled out the flute he got From Hagrid and played a melody to calm him down. And it worked as he then laied down on his side with his paw off the trap door.
"Come on. He won't sleep forever." He said as he opened the trapdoor.
"Wow. It looks deap." Said Jerry. "Maybe even miles below the school."
"Alright. I'll go first." Said Neville.
Without hesitating, Neville jumped through the trapdoor as Harry and Tom and Jerry followed before the girls jumped in as well.
It wasn't that long of a fall as the six landed on some vines that broke their fall.
"Everybody alright?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Said Ginny. "Lucky these plant things were here."
But then, the vines began to move and wap themselves around the six of them. Tom and Jerry began to strugle to get free but more vines wapped around them.
"Stop moving." Said Neville. "This is Devil Snare. We need to relaxe or it'll kill us faster."
"Kill us faster? Oh now I can relaxe." Said Tom.
"Trust me." Neville said as he relaxed.
But when he did, he began to sinck below the vines.
"Neville!" Jerry shouted.
"It's alright." Said Harry. "Relaxe."
Jerry sighed and relaxed with Harry and the girls. And then they sank as well.
"Guys NO!" Tom shouted as he began to strugle more vilently.
"Everyone alright now?" Harry asked.
"Tom's not relaxing is he?" Luna asked as she looked up at him.
"Tom we're alright! It'll be okay!" Harry shouted but Tom kept strugling. "He won't listen."
"Devil Snare. Devil Snare." Said Neville. "It grows and grows. But stops with the sun. That's it! Devil Snare hates sunlight."
Neville then pulled out his wand and casted,
"Lumos Solem!"
A bright light emerged from his wand and hit the Devil Snare and shiened like the sun and they left. Making Tom fall and land on his head.
"Thanks." He said annoied. "Lucky we didn't panic."
"Lucky Harry and Neville pays more attention in Herbology." Said Ginny.
"Hey. Do you hear something?" Jerry asked.
He was right. A flapping sound was heard in the next room. The six walked over there and saw what looked like a flock of birds. Until they got a better look at them.
"They're not birds. They're keys." Said Luna.
"And I bet one of them fits that door." Said Tom.
"Let's see." Ginny said as she looked at the lock. "We're gonna need a big old fasion key."
"Right there. I see it." Harry said as he pointed to it. "The one with the broken wing."
And there was also, a floating broom stick.
"What moddle is this?" Jerry asked.
"By the looks if it, a Shooting Star." Said Neville. "Go on Harry. You play Quidditch here. Not the rest of us."
"Seeker as you know." Harry said as he touched the broom.
The moment he did, the smaller keys began to attack him. Scratching him with their blades. Of course, Harry managed to get on the broom and chase after the big key. It wasn't very easy do to the smaller keys getting in his way.
But of course, it didn't take too long for Harry reach the big key and catch it.
"Catch the key!" He shouted as he tossed it.
Before it flew away, Tom grabbed the key and ran to the door and unlocked it as all of them ran in and slammed it shut and made the smaller keys hit the wall or get stuck on the door.
"That was close." Said Ginny. "Where are we now?"
"Some kind of grave yard I think." Said Harry. "Do we need to find which tombstone will take us ahead?"
Until the sound of moving swords was heard and made them step beck. And then Tom got a good look at the tombstones.
"Those are not tombstones." He said. "This is no graveyard at all. It's a chess board."
He was right. They were standing on a giant wizard chess board. And by the looks of it, the white peaces won't let them pass.
"So what do we do now?" Luna asked.
"Symple. We play our way across." Said Neville. "I'll take that empty bishop spot. Harry, you be the queens side castle. The rest of you stand over there and let us handle this."
With that said, the six moved to take their places. Tom and Jerry and the girls of course weren't gonna be part of the game though.
"Okay." Said Neville. "White moves first."
With that said, a white pawm took its move.
"You don't think this is gonna be like real wizard chess right?" Jerry asked.
"Pawm to D5!" Neville shouted.
And then, the white pawm attacked it and smatched it so it can tack its place.
"Yes Jerry." He said to the mouse. "I think this is gonna be excactly like wizard chess."
As the game went on, many peaces were smashed.
"Caslte to E4!"
And soon the game got intensive.
"Pawm to C3!"
Harry and Tom and Jerry and Ginny and Luna watched as the game got more vilent each time. By then, the white queen took out the black castle.
"Alright." Said Neville. "I'm gonna make the white queen take out our knight. And then, I'll be free to check the king."
"Neville no!" Harry shouted.
"I have to do it."
"But the what if the king still has defences?"
"Harry do you wanna stop Quirrell from getting that stone or not?"
Harry looked like he was gonna vomit.
"I'll be alright. I promise. Knight to H3."
The knight then made it's move to the spot it was insrtucted.
"Check."
And then of course, the queen took it out. Neville then walked to the king and then,
"Checkmate!"
The king dropped his sword to the floor. They had won. The king then moved the remaining white peaces away to let them and the others pass. Once they were on the other side, they began to talk.
"Okay." Said Jerry. "We know Fluffy belongs to Hagrid."
"For what I know, Professor Sprout set up the Devil Snare." Said Luna.
"The Keys must have been charmed by Professor Flitwick." Said Ginny.
"No daught it was McGonagall who transfigered the chess board." Said Neville.
By then, they found another mountain troll like the one from Halloween. But it was knocked out.
"At least we won't have to fight this one." Said Harry. "This must be Quirrell's."
The six then passed on to the next room. Until, black flames had showed up in front and behind them. And in front of them was a table with seven potions.
"Don't tell me. This is Professor Snape's." Said Tom.
"It has to be." Said Jerry.
Harry then found a peace of paper on the table and picked it up to read.
Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind,
Two of us will help you, whichever you would find,
One among us seven will let you move ahead,
Another will transport the drinker back instead,
Two among our number hold only nettle wine,
Three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line.
Choose, unless you wish to stay here for evermore,
To help you in your choice, we give you these clues four:
1: owever slyly the poison tries to hide
You will always find some on nettle wine's left side.
2: different are those who stand at either end,
But if you would move onwards, neither is your friend,
3: as you see clearly, all are different size,
Neither dwarf nor giant holds death in their insides.
4: the second left and the second on the right
Are twins once you taste them, though different at first sight.
Harry read it through four times and then looked at the potions. He thought about the clues and then, it hit him.
"The 2nd and 6th potions are the neetle wine. the 1st, 4th, and 5th potions are the poisons ones. The 7th is the that''l take us back. Which means the 3rd potions is what we need to go on."
"But, there's only enough for one of us." Ginny said as she looked at the bottle.
"Then I'll make it bigger." Said Harry.
"Harry I don't think using spells will work on potions." Said Neville.
However, Harry casted the same spell he used on the invisibilaty cloak. And much to a surprise to Ginny and Neville and Luna, it worked.
"How did you," Luna tried to asked but Harry cut her off.
"I know it looks impossible. But I did it. We've gone this far so we may as well go all the way. And I mean all six of us."
"Harry. You're a great wizard." Said Ginny.
"Well, I don't always think about books. I always let off some time for fun."
Ginny then found herself pulling herself tords Harry. Before she could try to stop her self, she let his mouth conect to his.
"I know we were right sense Christmas." Said Jerry.
"You maybe." Said Tom. Until he saw Neville and Luna doing the same thing. "You were right about Harry and Ginny while I was right about Neville and Luna. But you think it's common for kids to fall in love at this age?"
"It might be. I don't know. Is it?"
By then, they broke from their kiss as Ginny said,
"Mum's not gonna be happy I kissed a boy at such a young age."
"It'll be alright." Said Harry.
Harry then took the first sip of the potion, then he gave Jerry a sip. And then Tom. Then he passed the bottle down to Ginny. And then she passed it to Luna. And then she gave it to Neville.
"Alright. There's no going back now." Said Jerry.
With that said, the six walked through the black flames in front of them.
