Chapter 6: Fighting for the Stone

Harry was bored and everyone was sleeping but Harry couldn't go to sleep. He was restless so he decided to pull his invisibility cloak he got for Christmas out and did some midnight wandering through the corridors. Harry was going out the portrait hole then he turned left and continued down the hall. Harry was walking in another corridor when he saw a suspicious looking unused classroom then used his magical vision. What he saw next shocked him. Harry felt extreme magic in the classroom and he felt a lot coming from a corner and a mirror in the middle of the room.

Harry walked into the room and realized everything in the room. He walked up to the mirror and then said," You can come out now Professor Dumbledore."

Dumbledore was shocked to say the least. How could Harry see him when he used his most powerful spell to become invisible? How did know he was there without looking around the room?

"How did you see me Harry?" Albus asked with a look of pure confusion and shock on his face though he quickly masked it.

"I have my ways." Harry responded

"Harry, do you know what this mirror is?" he asked

"Mirror of Erised. It shows your heart's desire." Harry responded

"Indeed, tell me Harry, what do you see?" Dumbledore asked while looking at Harry.

"Socks." he said

"Socks?" Albus asked

"You can never have too many socks Professor." Harry said then walked out leaving a very confused and irritated Dumbledore.

"WHAT THE FUCK." Dumbledore yelled. He didn't intend on Harry hearing him but he did so Harry left laughing.

Harry returned to the common room still laughing and made his way to the corner where Ginny and Neville were waiting for him as they didn't see him in his bed. Harry told them all about the mirror and his conversation with Dumbledore making them laugh so much he thought they would die.

Several months passed and Ron and Hermione got worse they were both always glaring at him. After the whole show before the quidditch game with the whole team and Ginny, Hermione was often seen researching and had large bags under her eyes from lack of sleep.

After two months of it in the start of march Harry had enough so at lunch he silently used Legilimens on Hermione and found out that she wanted to befriend him to boost her status and she thought he was dark as he could do things no one else could. After further investigation in her mind he saw that she and Ron saw a Cerberus at the end of the forbidden corridor.

Harry left for Snape's office as he was now on friendly terms with him. He told Ginny and Neville where he was going and left to go there. When he arrived at the dungeon bat's cave which was his office and knocked on the door.

"Open." Snape said

"Hello professor, I would like to tell you something." Harry said as he entered the office and closed the door.

"Hello Mr. Potter. What do you wish to tell me?" the Potions master asked

"Well Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were out at curfew and they both saw the Cerberus that was guarding the Philosopher's Stone." Harry said to Snape whose eyes were widening after every word.

"Let's forget everything but how did you get this information and the stone?" Snape asked with curiosity clear in his voice.

"I used Legilimens on Granger and Hagrid slipped the word Flamel so I chose to research in the restricted section." Harry said in a sort of smug tone.

"Thank you. Is that all?" Snape asked

"No. The last thing is to warn the other head of houses not to drink anything during dinner." Harry said with a mischievous grin.

"Amazing! Thank you." Snape asked with a small grin. If he didn't love him before he certainly did now.

It was now late May and the end of year exams were done so he was resting in the common room with Ginny next to him. Harry and Ginny both decided to check their map as Harry using his power as the heir to the marauders copied a version of the map for Ginny. When they opened the map they were surprised to see that Quirrell was making his way to the third floor.

They quickly ran up to the boys dormitories to find Neville and warn him. They quickly rushed into the dorm and saw Neville with Dean and Seamus.

"Neville." Harry called for him

"Yeah?" Neville asked confused

"Listen go tell Mcgonagall about what we were investigating we have no time to explain." Harry then finally took a breath and said to Neville in Marauder code, which was really their own form of sign language and told him,' you can tell these two but we need to go.'

Neville nodded and moved his hand so his thumb was in between his middle and index fingers meaning,'sure' or 'yes.'

Ginny and Harry both clenched their fists and put their thumb on the outside of his hand meaning 'ok' then left quickly allowing Neville to explain Harry and Ginny's mission.

When Harry and Ginny left the common room they quickly found a broom closet agreeing that they were on a time crunch so Harry had to zap both of them there as Ginny could only barely control fire and could control water.

In a flash of white light they were gone leaving a very confused and intrigued Dumbledore in the closet. At first he thought they were both going to snog but he saw a flash of white light and saw no one there but he saw the two enter.

They both appeared in a chamber with the mirror of Erised in the center. They both approached the mirror when they both felt a new presence. While Ginny only felt someone new enter, Harry knew that there were two people and one was extremely dark.

"Hello there." Quirrell said

"You forgot." Harry said without turning.

"Forgot what?" the professor asked with actual confusion.

"You forgot your fake stutter." Harry said with a light laugh.

"WAIT! No you can't do that ginger don't get to the mirror." Quirrell screamed.

"Do not listen to him. You go, I'll hold him off, just get the stone and leave." Harry ordered while turning to look face to face with Quirrell.

"You think you can defeat me Lord Voldemort?" A cold high pitch voice asked.

"Hello cousin." Harry said while using wandless magic to remove the turban that Quirrell had.

"Cousin?" Voldemort asked with real confusion.

"Oh yeah." Harry said. Harry had found out that he was related to the Gaunts and that the Gaunts married into the Potter family making him cousins with Voldemort as he was in the same generation as Harry.

"Wait what?" Riddle said with actual shock.

"Yeah, the Gaunts married into the Potters." Harry said. In fact this was what he was intending to do. He wanted to draw attention away from Ginny and onto him.

"Attack him." Voldemort ordered Quirrell.

"Yes master." Quirrell said before he lunged at Harry.

Since Harry was training with Ginny and Perla at the Marauders gym in the empty he was now 5'7 and he was getting an athletic build on him. That meant that he still stood after he was tackled.

Harry pulled Quirrell to look at him then he began punching Quirrell in the face breaking his nose and causing him to bleed profusely. Harry was taking much pleasure in hurting someone who tried to hurt him. But what happened next shocked him as Quirrell began to melt under Harry's touch.

After a few minutes of fighting, Quirrell turned to dust while a black cloud rose into the air and tried to rush him but Harry managed to roll away. Harry then felt a rush of heat down his arm and into his finger tips. Harry raised them and let the energy go wild. A large flash of light shot out of him and raced towards Voldemort but he disappeared before it could hit him.

Harry looked at Ginny and saw she was looking at him with the stone in her pocket while she was looking him up and down. Harry quickly picked up on her emotions and let her know through their bond making her blush and look away.

"You know I think I'm going to sleep in the common room. You can too if you want." Harry said as he licked his lips.

"I will. Now let's go." Ginny said but she stopped him with a quick hand.

"What?" Harry asked Ginny while staring at her in confusion.

"Are you hurt?" Ginny asked and Harry shook his head.

"Good now let's go." She said as she grabbed Harry's arm and they arrived at the common room.

Many people were unfazed as they saw it happen a lot but that was not the case for Hermione as she began screaming at them when they arrived.

"How do you do it?!" she demanded

"Now why would I tell you?" Harry asked

"Because you will tell me." she said with a frown.

"Ok what you need to do is have the ability passed down to you from Godric Gryffindor if you learn to do it which takes years." Harry said with a smirk at Hermione who was staring at him in shock.

"You're a descendant of Gryffindor?" she asked

"Well yeah." Harry said in a tone that sounded like regret but he was actually happy that they knew because that meant there would be more power and control for him over the school.

"How do you learn it?" Hermione demanded with no self control.

"You get struck by a Thunderbird or someone hits you with a bolt." Harry said with a smirk as he knew she couldn't do that.

"How would I do that?" she asked again much to the annoyance of Harry and Ginny.

"You wouldn't be able to do it anyways since you are muggleborn which means your bloodline is new to magic and it would kill you as you don't have blood that is used to the most powerful magic. Well I have the only Thunderbirds and Griffons in the world and I would definitely not create a bolt for you." Harry said to the dismay of Hermione and the amusement of the rest of the common room.

Hey Gin?

Yeah Harry?

What do we do with the stone? He asked

Put it into the empty. Ginny responded

I guess I could put it into a safe. Harry said

Thank you. Now can we sleep on the couch? She asked

Definitely. He told her

They both walked across the common room to a couch in front of the fireplace. Harry and Ginny sat down on the couch. Ginny cuddled up into Harry's side and Harry wrapped an arm around her and laid his head down on her head. To the rest of the common room it looked cute and adorable but to Ron it was like a swarm of dementors flew around him but instead of being frightened he was enraged. Ron was about to attack Harry but fortunately Hermione stopped him before Harry cooked him alive with thunder.

While the two were sleeping the rest of the common room was discussing an election for rulers of Gryffindor house. After a while of discussion they agreed to start it next year in September. Hermione meanwhile was thinking how it was possible for Harry to have Griffons and Thunderbirds. Surely that was illegal. Were they not actually extinct like they thought of them. Are Griffons actually real and not a myth. Maybe I could get Harry in trouble for owning them and not speaking up. Hermione would love for Harry to get in trouble for everything he caused her but she still wanted to do what he could with lightning and perhaps more elements.

At the leaving feast not much happened other than the twins, Harry and Ginny pulled a giant prank and got away with it. On the train not much happened other than Hermione and Ron interrupting the two from snogging and Hermione demanding to visit Harry. On the platform he met up with Perla and Mr. Wesley said that Harry could visit anytime he wanted.

The 1st year has ended. The story continues in book 2: The Chamber of Secrets( Without a chamber of secrets).

Author's Notes: I know I kind of rushed 1st year but not much really interested me or made sense to do.

Like why would Harry save Hermione from the troll if it just made them friends and Harry didn't want to be her friend.

Also why would I have Norberta the dragon if she doesn't really do more things in the cannon story.