Armonie's POV

Time sure did fly when your were having fun or being busy. A month had passed since the start of term and already it was Halloween. Halloween was a big deal in the United States but not in England or where Hogwarts was. Still every year there a feast with the typical decorations for All Hallow's Eve.

During the past month whenever I had free time I got to know Harry better. He was a sweet kid and I very much enjoyed being in his company. A week after I met him I learned from Minvera that Harry made the Quidditch team for Gryffindor. She had seen Harry catch something after a fifty-foot dive but I wasn't really surprised since James Potter had been the Gryffindor Seeker during his time at Hogwarts.

After dinner Severus was going to try and watch "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with me. The movie was more entertaining than scary and when Severus at first declined I playfully challenged him and the Potions Master never backed down from a challenge.

I was in the middle of talking with Hagrid about Care of Magical Creatures when the doors to the Great Hall opened.

"TROLL! IN THE DUNGEON!" Quirrell shouted. The poor bloke was out of breath too. He repeated himself and the whole hall went quiet. Albus stood up as Quirrell added. "Thought you ought to know"

He then fainted and the students began to scream and panic.

"SILENCE!" Albus yelled and the hall got quiet again as the students looked to their headmaster. Albus then lowered his voice so it wouldn't scare the kids any further. "Everyone please not panic, now prefects will lead their houses back to their dormitories, teachers will follow me to the dungeon"

How the hell did a damn troll get inside the castle?

Not sure I answered my phoenix half.

My eyes then landed on Severus's for a second then understanding what was going on we both hauled ass out of the Great Hall together as the students were led out of the hall.

Harry's POV

Ron and I had been following Percy when I remembered Hermione didn't know about the troll. Immediately Ron and I turned in the opposite direction where the girl's bathroom was. However as we got close Ron and I saw a huge shadow. Together we both hid as we watched the troll enter the girl's bathroom and we hurried when we heard Hermione scream.

When we entered the bathroom the troll had already used it's club to destroy the stalls and Hermione was in the rubble.

"Hermione move!" I shouted and my classmate did but had to take cover again as the troll made another swing with it's club. She screamed as Ron and I began to throw random objects at the troll trying to get it's attention away from Hermione.

"Hey Peabrain!" Ron shouted and the troll looked up which gave Hermione the chance to move out of the way. But the troll spotted her by the sinks and it raised it's club. Hermione screamed as the club barely missed her and instead destroyed a sink. I got out my wand and ran forward grabbing onto the club and the next thing I knew I was on the troll's shoulders. The troll noticed and began to thrash around trying to shake me off. I hung on long enough to stick my wand up it's nose.

"Ech!" Ron complained.

The troll tried to sneeze my wand out but I ended up getting grabbed by the ugly thing and I was held upside down in one hand and the club in the other.

"Do something!" I demanded.

The troll made a swing at me with it's club but it missed.

"What?" Ron asked.

"Anything!"

Ron's POV

As I got out my wand Harry begged me to hurry up and the troll missed him again with it's club. I prepped my wand and Hermione instructed.

"Swish and flick!"

"Wingardium Leviosa!"

The spell worked and the troll's club hovered in the air above it. The stupid thing realized it's weapon was missing and it stupidly looked up to see the club in the air above it's head. Using my wand I caused the club to smack it's owner on the head which was amusing to see.

Harry's POV

The troll let me go and I backed away as the creature looked like it was about to fall and sure enough it did after I got out of the way. It hit the floor with a thud making dust fly and I coughed. Hermione got to her feet at the same time I did and she eyed the troll.

"Is it dead?"

"I don't think so just knocked out" I replied to her before I got my wand out of the troll's nose.

"Ech troll boogers"

Armonie's POV

"Holy crap!" I exclaimed seeing the troll unconscious on the bathroom floor.

Ron, Harry, and Hermione were also here and a second later Minerva, Severus, and Quirrell joined me. Minerva reacted like I did before demanding at Harry and Ron what happened. But before the boys could explain Hermione intervened getting all of us to look at her.

"I went looking for troll" she began. "I've read about them and thought I could handle it, but I was wrong if Harry and Ron haven't come and found me I'd probably be dead"

Severus's POV

While Minerva lectured Ms. Granger I drew Potter's attention by the rip on my pants leg and I quickly covered it up so he wouldn't get nosy.

Armonie's POV

Minerva took five points from Gryffindor due to Hermione's confession. She then turned back to Harry and Ron.

"And as for you two gentlemen I hope you realize how fortunate you are, not many First Year students could take on a fully grown mountain troll and live to tell the tale five points" Minerva paused for a moment before continuing. "Will be awarded to each of you"

Ron and Harry smiled as did Hermione.

"For sheer dumb luck" Minerva finished and she left. Severus did the same and before I followed I winked at Harry who returned the gesture.

Once things settled down I forced Severus to come to my quarters.

"Damn it that stings" the Potions Master hissed as I began to disinfect the bite wound he received from Fluffy.

"Zip it so I can concentrate" I scolded him before I resumed tending to his injury.

He had his pants leg rolled up so I had access to the bite. Once I finished I retrieved a flask from my pocket and inside was a clear liquid. The liquid was my phoenix tears and such tears could heal many things. I opened the flask and poured just the right amount of tears onto the bite and it immediately healed.

Severus sighed in relief and got to his feet.

"Perhaps we should reschedule that movie"

"Oh no you don't" I replied. "Your gonna watch the movie with me and enjoy it"

"I seriously doubt it the plot sounds ridiculous" my best friend confessed.

"Do you want me to smack you again?"

The Potions Master sighed in defeat and he went back to his quarters to change. Upon returning I had the movie set up and we both spent the rest of Halloween watching "A Nightmare On Elm Street" and by the time the film ended Severus confessed the movie was entertaining though he wouldn't admit to liking it.

When I saw Nightmare On Elm Street for the first time it did scare me and I was only twelve or thirteen. Robert Englund made Freddy Krueger hilarious.