1 Chapter 3 A surprise visit
"Alrigh' now," Hagrid belted over the noise that filled his care of magical creatures lesson. Suddenly the class went quiet and all turned to Hagrid.
"Now we're outside today for a very special treat." Hagrid informed them with excitement in his voice.
Malfoy whispered something to a Slytherin girl next to him, who burst into giggles.
"Hmmm," Hagrid frowned at them. "Anyways, we got a special speaker today." Ron beamed as though he knew who it was and Harry frowned at him, because he wouldn't tell.
There was a loud fluttering above them and the class looked up. Above them was a golden ridge-back dragon and riding it was Charlie Weasley, Ron's older brother. The class gasped in awe because most of them had never seen a dragon before.
Ron's grin widen even more and Harry looked at him and laughed.
"Alright, Ron?" Charlie asked. Ron nodded and gave his brother a hi five. The girl Malfoy was talking to giggled again and Harry frowned at him.
"Were gonna start by givin' Riska, 'ere a quick stroke," Hagrid said proudly, "Now ge' in a line. There, good."
For some reason Elle wouldn't stroke the dragon.
"Come on, Elle," Hermione encouraged her, "It's a trained dragon."
"I just don't like dragons, OK?" Elle replied.
"What's wrong with dragons?" Charlie asked her from behind her, Elle frowned at him, "Riska's a good girl." Elle sulkily stayed standing a decent way away from her. Charlie began pushed Elle towards Riska and she shrugged him off her. "Fine!" she glared at him, "I'll go stroke the stupid dragon."
She walked over to Riska still glaring at Charlie, when the dragon stood up and bounded toward her. Elle stood still amazed as Charlie ran to stop the dragon, which was easily twice the size of Elle. The dragon stopped just in front of her and gave her a big sloppy lick. Most of the class giggled but Charlie was amazed.
"How many times have you petted a dragon?" He asked, his voice full of excitement.
"None, I've only ever seen pictures." She replied plainly. She class gasped in amazement. Hagrid butted in, "You got a natural talent, girl."
"Now, the rest of you, this is so amazing because she has never stroked a dragon before." Charlie informed the rest of the class.
"She's probably lying," Malfoy added. The Griffindors frowned at him and the Slytherins laughed.
"Be quiet." Charlie warned him.
"I'm really scared of a Weasley!" Malfoy laughed.
"Maybe not, Draco, but I bet you're scared of a Weasley with a ten foot, fire-breathing dragon, trained to obey his command." Ron and Harry smirked at Malfoy, as he sulkily took a step backwards.
"Anyways, Elle is it?" Elle nodded, "How do you fancy riding Riska?"
Elle shook her head violently, "Nah, I don't like dragons."
"Why not? She seems to like you." Charlie smiled at her. He was really cute, Elle thought.
"Fine." She said. As she walked towards the golden dragon. People would kill for this opportunity, she thought, go for it!
The dragon lowered her head to the floor and Elle froze. Her fear of dragons grew intensely.
"Are you OK?" Charlie asked worriedly.
"N.No-.I," Elle managed before she blacked out.
"Alrigh' now," Hagrid belted over the noise that filled his care of magical creatures lesson. Suddenly the class went quiet and all turned to Hagrid.
"Now we're outside today for a very special treat." Hagrid informed them with excitement in his voice.
Malfoy whispered something to a Slytherin girl next to him, who burst into giggles.
"Hmmm," Hagrid frowned at them. "Anyways, we got a special speaker today." Ron beamed as though he knew who it was and Harry frowned at him, because he wouldn't tell.
There was a loud fluttering above them and the class looked up. Above them was a golden ridge-back dragon and riding it was Charlie Weasley, Ron's older brother. The class gasped in awe because most of them had never seen a dragon before.
Ron's grin widen even more and Harry looked at him and laughed.
"Alright, Ron?" Charlie asked. Ron nodded and gave his brother a hi five. The girl Malfoy was talking to giggled again and Harry frowned at him.
"Were gonna start by givin' Riska, 'ere a quick stroke," Hagrid said proudly, "Now ge' in a line. There, good."
For some reason Elle wouldn't stroke the dragon.
"Come on, Elle," Hermione encouraged her, "It's a trained dragon."
"I just don't like dragons, OK?" Elle replied.
"What's wrong with dragons?" Charlie asked her from behind her, Elle frowned at him, "Riska's a good girl." Elle sulkily stayed standing a decent way away from her. Charlie began pushed Elle towards Riska and she shrugged him off her. "Fine!" she glared at him, "I'll go stroke the stupid dragon."
She walked over to Riska still glaring at Charlie, when the dragon stood up and bounded toward her. Elle stood still amazed as Charlie ran to stop the dragon, which was easily twice the size of Elle. The dragon stopped just in front of her and gave her a big sloppy lick. Most of the class giggled but Charlie was amazed.
"How many times have you petted a dragon?" He asked, his voice full of excitement.
"None, I've only ever seen pictures." She replied plainly. She class gasped in amazement. Hagrid butted in, "You got a natural talent, girl."
"Now, the rest of you, this is so amazing because she has never stroked a dragon before." Charlie informed the rest of the class.
"She's probably lying," Malfoy added. The Griffindors frowned at him and the Slytherins laughed.
"Be quiet." Charlie warned him.
"I'm really scared of a Weasley!" Malfoy laughed.
"Maybe not, Draco, but I bet you're scared of a Weasley with a ten foot, fire-breathing dragon, trained to obey his command." Ron and Harry smirked at Malfoy, as he sulkily took a step backwards.
"Anyways, Elle is it?" Elle nodded, "How do you fancy riding Riska?"
Elle shook her head violently, "Nah, I don't like dragons."
"Why not? She seems to like you." Charlie smiled at her. He was really cute, Elle thought.
"Fine." She said. As she walked towards the golden dragon. People would kill for this opportunity, she thought, go for it!
The dragon lowered her head to the floor and Elle froze. Her fear of dragons grew intensely.
"Are you OK?" Charlie asked worriedly.
"N.No-.I," Elle managed before she blacked out.
