CHAPTER FIVE- Peggy Flies
The week went by quickly and soon it was Saturday. Harry was the first one in his dorms up. Yawning and stretching, he got dressed and went downstairs. After breakfast he decided since he hadn't seen Hagrid other then Care Of Magical Creatures, he'd go visit. So he returned to the Common Room, tried to wake Ron (but couldn't), got his stuff and left. He started to leave when he remembered what Dumbledore had told him.
Sighing, Harry sought out a teacher. He finally found Professor Vector, the Arithmacy teacher and told him. Vector walked him to Hagrid's Hut. Harry scowled the entire time, feeling like a baby. "Come in." Hagrid said. Vector left, and Harry went inside. "Oh, hello Harry. Been wonderin' when yeh'd come visit me." Hagrid said.
"I've been pretty busy." Harry said, sitting down at the table.
"You did tell someone." Hagrid asked.
"Professor Vector walked me over here." Harry said with a scowl.
"Good." Hagrid said and poured him some tea.
"Thanks." Harry muttered, waiting for the tea to cool. Fang, Hagrid's huge boarhound, walked over and rested his head on Harry's knee. "Hullo Fang." Harry said, scratching Fang behind the ears. Fang wagged his tail and drooled on Harry's jeans. "How've you been doing? Haven't talked to you outside of class."
"Oh, fine. Been pretty busy with the." Hagrid trailed off.
"With the what?" Harry asked.
"Nuthing." Hagrid said quickly and shoved a piece of treacle fudge in his mouth.
"Busy with that? Hagrid, you can tell me." Harry said.
"Mmphmpm mblbmlmb mmm." Hagrid said, mouth glued thanks to his fudge. Harry had a feeling he did that on purpose.
"Hagrid." Harry said.
"Mmglgm?" Hagrid asked. A few minutes later he swallowed and sat down.
"So... been busy with the what?" Harry demanded.
"Its... nothing, really. Just a bit o'... well see its like... Fang's bin actin' up lately and." Hagrid trailed off.
"Yes?" Harry demanded.
"Snakes."
"What?"
"Snakes." Hagrid repeated. "Thursday night 'bout a dozen or so came outta the Forbidden Forest." Hagrid said.
"Oh." Harry said, looking down in his tea.
"Scared Fang silly. Hid under the bed fer hours."
"Oh." Harry said again. Fang whimpered and drooled some more.
"Dumbledore wanted me ta keep an eye out in case anymore comes out. Dunno where the others went. Just... disappeared." Hagrid said. Harry had a sinking feeling they were somewhere inside of Hogwarts. Knock, knock, knock. Harry looked up as Hagrid opened the door revealing Amy and Peggy.
"Hullo girls." Hagrid said and let them in.
"Hi Harry." Amy said as she and Peggy took off their cloaks and sat down.
"Hi. What're you two doing here?" Harry asked.
"Visiting." Peggy said.
"These two have come a few times before." Hagrid said, pouring them tea.
"Hiya Fang!!!" Peggy squealed, kneeling on the floor. Fang barked and pummeled her. He stood on top of her, licking her face so much her glasses soon came off. Peggy just giggled.
"Fang really likes yeh." Hagrid said as she managed to get out from under his weight.
"I noticed." Peggy said, patting the floor for her glasses.
"He's done that to her every time she's come except the first night." Hagrid informed Harry. Peggy slid her glasses on and smiled.
"I have a way with dogs." She explained and sat down. Hagrid handed her a wet cloth to wipe her face off. Harry finished his tea and went to put his cup in the sink when he spotted something outside. It was a large, completely black snake, slithering out of the forest.
"I gotta go, see ya." Harry grabbed his cloak and ran outside. 'Hey! Wait!" He shouted. The snake looked around. "Yeah, you." Harry reached it and knelt down. "What are you doing?"
"What do you mean?" He asked, flitting his tongue.
"In plain sight. Why are you heading to that castle?" Harry asked.
"To get away from the voice." The snake hissed.
"What voice?" Harry asked.
"I shouldn't." The snake hissed and started to go. Harry ran in front of it.
"Please tell me. Its really important." Harry begged. The snake looked up at him and flitted his tongue.
"You know what kind of snake I am?" He asked.
"N-no." Harry said.
The snake coiled up to raise his head. "I am an Adder. An extremely poisonous snake." He hissed.
Harry raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"
"Ofcourse its so." The adder said. "I can kill you with one bite. So I suggest you move."
"Oh... so you won't tell me about the voice." Harry said.
"No, now move before I bite and kill you." Harry quickly moved and the adder slithered off towards the castle.
Harry sighed and turned to see Amy standing there, giggling. "What?" Harry asked. "You believed him?"
"What?" Harry asked.
Amy giggled again. "That type of adder is most definitely not that poisonous. With humans they're bites can cause swelling and pain but fatal? No." Amy said and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You mean he lied to me." Harry said, feeling like an idiot.
"Yep and you fell for it." Amy said.
Harry felt his cheeks burning. "I... I knew that."
"I'm sure." Amy said.
"Honestly!" Harry insisted as they headed to the castle.
"Oh I believe you." Amy said in an amused tone of voice. The two bickered about it as they went back to Hogwarts.
***
"Quiet! Quiet, all of you- quiet!" The mass of snakes quieted slightly and looked up at the large female who seemed to be in charge. "There are more coming." She hissed. The snakes turned in time to see three snakes drop in from the passage. One was a large Burmese Python, the second a thin rough green snake and the third, a pure black adder.
"Not more." Hissed the largest snake angrily.
"Hush!" The main female said and slithered over to the three new snakes. "What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"Hiding from the voice. I suspect you all are as well?" The Burmese Python said, looking at the snakes which numbered to 34. 35, if he included the female in front of him. 38 including himself, Vipera and Ophelia. The snakes all hissed that they were.
"What does he want from us?" "Its frightening." "Its evil, that's what." "Oh shut up!" "No, you!" "*sniffle* I want me mum!"
"QUIET!" The female in charge returned to the platform and coiled up. "He will not find us here. Especially if we remain calm."
"There is a Parselmouth here. I spoke to him." Vipera, the pure black adder, hissed.
"There's two." Everyone swung their heads to Cora, the six foot long Emerald Tree Boa. "One is a girl."
"The other is a boy." Vipera said.
"A boy?" The main female said and slithered as quickly as she could over to Vipera. "What did this... boy look like?"
"Like a human." Vipera hissed. "They all look alike to me."
The female wrapped her body around his and squeezed tightly. "You tell me what he looked like or else you won't find sanctuary in here."
"Okay! Okay!" Vipera hissed bitterly. The female let go. "He was. big. Like all humans. Big and clumsy. Walked on two feet. Had two arms. Two legs-"
"I meant more specific details!"
Vipera winced. 'More? Okay... let's see... dark hair. things on his face- round things."
"Glasses?" The female asked.
"Yes... oh, green eyes I remember that. That's all I remember."
"Did... he have a scar on his forehead?"
"I dunno. Please don't send me out! I told you all I know." Vipera whimpered.
"It must be him... it must be." The female hissed to herself and slithered off to the side. "yes."
"What is it, Nagini?" Asked another snake. Nagini looked up and flitted her tongue. She turned and stared hard at the other snakes.
"Harry Potter."
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Are you sure its safe?" Peggy asked.
"Its great." I assured her. Harry and I were helping her learn Quidditch later Saturday evening. Hermione and Amy were at the library. I watched Peggy carefully. She seemed extremely nervous.
"Okay, let's go." I kicked up on the broom and rose in the air. Harry, however, stayed on the ground. Peggy gripped her broom tightly. "Well?" I asked.
"I uh." Peggy looked at Harry who told her something.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"I've never flown before." Peggy said. I nearly fell off my broom.
"Y-you've never flown?" I asked.
Peggy scowled. "Shut up or I'll hurt you."
"Its okay, Peggy. Flying isn't that hard." Harry assured her.
"Its dangerous! You'll probably fall off and die." I groaned. I had a feeling that Toad wasn't exactly the best teacher to be watching us. But, Harry had to have a teacher with us.
"W-what?" Peggy stammered.
"Peggy... that's Toad. He thinks everything is dangerous." Harry said.
"Okay. Here I go." Peggy gripped the broom. "Wh... what do I do?" She asked.
"Kick off." I said, hovering several feet above from her.
"Kick off. All right." Peggy gently kicked off and rose an inch up.
"Uh, you need to go higher then that." Harry said.
"How do I do that, then?" Peggy asked. We told her and she rose up about a foot and a half off the ground. "Oh my gosh I'm doing it!" She shrieked. I raised my eyebrows. Her feet were still on the ground and I pointed this out. "You mean I have to go higher?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"Okay." She rose up another foot and soon she was five feet off the ground. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh." She gulped.
"Okay now you need to go... high... uh, Peggy are you all right?" I asked. Her eyes were closed and she seemed pale.
"F-fine, Ron." She stammered. She opened her eyes and slowly looked down. I nearly fell off my broom again as she let out a high-pitched, frightening scream. With that Toad screamed and dove behind the stands.
"Peggy?" I asked. She was laying forward on the broom, arms wrapped around the handle.
"HELP ME!" She screamed. Suddenly the broom began rising higher.
"Oh no." I muttered. Brooms had a tendency to do what they liked when the rider was nervous. Peggy, however, didn't notice since her eyes were closed.
"Hoo-boy." Harry hopped on his Firebolt and rose up. He reached to grab Peggy's broom but it swiftly moved back, out of reach.
I urged my broom forward and got beside her. I reached for her but the broom rose up higher. Harry flew higher and we were on either side of her. "Peggy, stop being nervous." I said.
"Wh-why?" She opened her eyes and screamed again. The broom flipped over and she nearly fell off. She was holding on with her arms. "HELP ME! P- PLEASE!"
"ATTACK! The broom is ATTACKING THEM!" Toad screamed. "Its gonna KILL US ALL!"
"Peggy, give me your hand." I said, reaching. She was too busy screaming. The broom bucked higher and she swung back on.
"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!"
"Ron, you fly above her I'll fly under." Harry said. I nodded and flew above her. The broom seemed to be upset and then zipped backwards. I urged my broom to speed after her.
"Someone save me!" Peggy screamed as the broom got higher and higher. It stopped about fifty feet above me and hung there a moment.
"Oh no." I groaned as the handle tipped down. It was going to dive. Harry noticed this too and raced up but it was too late. The broom dove down, Peggy hanging on with all her might screaming. I dove after her but the broom straightened and headed straight for the stands. Toad screamed and fell all the way down and landed on the ground. I winced as the broom crashed into the stands.
"Peggy!" Harry shouted. He and I flew quickly over. Peggy was moaning in pain. The broom had been reduced to splinters. I landed and looked down. The front of her was crimson with blood and so was her face.
"Oh gosh we better get her to the hospital- now."
"Toad!" Harry shouted. Toad got up off the ground.
"Y-yes?"
"Come here." Toad walked over and screamed at the sight of all the blood and fainted.
"Oh great. I'll go get a teacher." Harry said and flew to the castle. I looked down at Peggy wondering if I should put to use the Healing charms we had been learning. All I knew how to do was heal cuts. Those were more like... gashes. And I didn't want to do more harm then she was already in.
"Are you, uh, okay?" I asked. Peggy looked at me.
"Not... really." She moaned but smiled. Soon McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey appeared.
"Oh dear!" McGonagall exclaimed. She used a spell to make Peggy and Toad float behind them. Pomfrey wouldn't allow either Harry or me into the hospital wing so we headed to the Common Room.
"Where's Peg?" Amy asked as he and I sat at the table she and Hermione were studying at.
"Hospital." I said and Harry explained what happened.
"Oh my gosh, is she all right?" Hermione asked.
"Peggy's been through worse, she'll be fine." Amy assured us. A while later we all headed to the hospital and Pomfrey let us in. Peggy was laying on a bed with bandages around her head. Her left arm was in a sling and a large bandage on her shoulder.
"Hi guys." She cheerfully.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, sitting down.
"I've been better." She said with a laugh. "and then again, I've been worse."
"I take it you're not going to try out for the Keeper spot." Harry said with a slight smile.
"You got that right, buster. I'm never getting on another broom as long as I live." Peggy said and began laughing.
*** (Sera's point of view)
"Why do I have to do this." I hissed angrily to myself as I slithered down the corridor. "I don't deserve this kind of treatment. ugh, why do I put up with this?" I ducked back as I heard human footsteps. I tasted the air. It was a female Parselmouth and another female human. I looked up. Four huge feet stopped near me.
"Its really great having someone to study with. Harry and Ron aren't real studious." The plain female said.
The Parselmouth laughed. "I noticed." That was the reason I had been sent to do this. I was the only snake in the entire castle that could understand human talk.
"Found it?" The plain human asked.
"Uh-huh, got it... I..." She trailed off as she spotted me. "Hello." She said in my own language. I pretended I didn't hear. She crouched down, huge face looking into my tiny, slender one. "I said hello."
"Oh, hello." I replied.
"What are you doing here? Someone might see you and try and kill you." She said.
"I. uh." I tried thinking of an excuse. "I can handle myself." I said.
"What is it?" The other female leaned down. "Another snake?"
I put on the snake version of scowling. "I'll be on my way now." I said and pretended to go off. I waited till they started walking and followed them. Soon they arrived at a large painting. The painting said something and the Parselmouth replied. The painting swung open and they climbed in. I quickly slithered after them and dropped in a rather crowded room. I flitted my tongue and looked around. I tasted the air and felt another Parselmouth in the room. I followed the taste and found a boy sitting at a table with another, plain, boy.
"That's him." Hissed a voice in my head. It was Jarxo, ofcourse. One of the snakes with the ability to read minds. He was reading mine to make sure I got the right boy. Ofcourse its him. The only male Parselmouth in this room. I thought bitterly. "Shut up, Sera." Jarxo hissed.
I slithered over to the boys feet and curled up. "Check and mate." The plain boy said.
"Ron... am I ever going to beat you?" The Parselmouth boy asked.
"Let me think. Umm... hmm... I think... yes, I think... no, I'm pretty sure... no you're not." He said.
"Okay well get someone else to play you. I'm going to go to my dorm." The boy stood up. I slithered into his backpack.
"Nagini says to-" Get out of my head, Jarxo. This is my mission, not yours. "Fine. Be that way." And the voice fell silent. The bag was carried up to a room that tasted strongly of boys. He set the backpack down and I quickly slithered out.
"Hey Har, whatcha doing?" Asked another human boy.
"Nothing. Ron beat me at chess again."
"Like always?" Asked another voice.
"No not always just. er, all the time." The Parselmouth said and the others laughed. I tasted three other boys in there. I was curled up under a bed.
"Nagini says-"
Jarxo! I said get out of my head!
"Fine then. Be that way. If Nagini gets mad at you for not doing everything she wants then have it your way." And once again, it was silent inside my head. I coiled up and continued listening to the human boys.
The week went by quickly and soon it was Saturday. Harry was the first one in his dorms up. Yawning and stretching, he got dressed and went downstairs. After breakfast he decided since he hadn't seen Hagrid other then Care Of Magical Creatures, he'd go visit. So he returned to the Common Room, tried to wake Ron (but couldn't), got his stuff and left. He started to leave when he remembered what Dumbledore had told him.
Sighing, Harry sought out a teacher. He finally found Professor Vector, the Arithmacy teacher and told him. Vector walked him to Hagrid's Hut. Harry scowled the entire time, feeling like a baby. "Come in." Hagrid said. Vector left, and Harry went inside. "Oh, hello Harry. Been wonderin' when yeh'd come visit me." Hagrid said.
"I've been pretty busy." Harry said, sitting down at the table.
"You did tell someone." Hagrid asked.
"Professor Vector walked me over here." Harry said with a scowl.
"Good." Hagrid said and poured him some tea.
"Thanks." Harry muttered, waiting for the tea to cool. Fang, Hagrid's huge boarhound, walked over and rested his head on Harry's knee. "Hullo Fang." Harry said, scratching Fang behind the ears. Fang wagged his tail and drooled on Harry's jeans. "How've you been doing? Haven't talked to you outside of class."
"Oh, fine. Been pretty busy with the." Hagrid trailed off.
"With the what?" Harry asked.
"Nuthing." Hagrid said quickly and shoved a piece of treacle fudge in his mouth.
"Busy with that? Hagrid, you can tell me." Harry said.
"Mmphmpm mblbmlmb mmm." Hagrid said, mouth glued thanks to his fudge. Harry had a feeling he did that on purpose.
"Hagrid." Harry said.
"Mmglgm?" Hagrid asked. A few minutes later he swallowed and sat down.
"So... been busy with the what?" Harry demanded.
"Its... nothing, really. Just a bit o'... well see its like... Fang's bin actin' up lately and." Hagrid trailed off.
"Yes?" Harry demanded.
"Snakes."
"What?"
"Snakes." Hagrid repeated. "Thursday night 'bout a dozen or so came outta the Forbidden Forest." Hagrid said.
"Oh." Harry said, looking down in his tea.
"Scared Fang silly. Hid under the bed fer hours."
"Oh." Harry said again. Fang whimpered and drooled some more.
"Dumbledore wanted me ta keep an eye out in case anymore comes out. Dunno where the others went. Just... disappeared." Hagrid said. Harry had a sinking feeling they were somewhere inside of Hogwarts. Knock, knock, knock. Harry looked up as Hagrid opened the door revealing Amy and Peggy.
"Hullo girls." Hagrid said and let them in.
"Hi Harry." Amy said as she and Peggy took off their cloaks and sat down.
"Hi. What're you two doing here?" Harry asked.
"Visiting." Peggy said.
"These two have come a few times before." Hagrid said, pouring them tea.
"Hiya Fang!!!" Peggy squealed, kneeling on the floor. Fang barked and pummeled her. He stood on top of her, licking her face so much her glasses soon came off. Peggy just giggled.
"Fang really likes yeh." Hagrid said as she managed to get out from under his weight.
"I noticed." Peggy said, patting the floor for her glasses.
"He's done that to her every time she's come except the first night." Hagrid informed Harry. Peggy slid her glasses on and smiled.
"I have a way with dogs." She explained and sat down. Hagrid handed her a wet cloth to wipe her face off. Harry finished his tea and went to put his cup in the sink when he spotted something outside. It was a large, completely black snake, slithering out of the forest.
"I gotta go, see ya." Harry grabbed his cloak and ran outside. 'Hey! Wait!" He shouted. The snake looked around. "Yeah, you." Harry reached it and knelt down. "What are you doing?"
"What do you mean?" He asked, flitting his tongue.
"In plain sight. Why are you heading to that castle?" Harry asked.
"To get away from the voice." The snake hissed.
"What voice?" Harry asked.
"I shouldn't." The snake hissed and started to go. Harry ran in front of it.
"Please tell me. Its really important." Harry begged. The snake looked up at him and flitted his tongue.
"You know what kind of snake I am?" He asked.
"N-no." Harry said.
The snake coiled up to raise his head. "I am an Adder. An extremely poisonous snake." He hissed.
Harry raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"
"Ofcourse its so." The adder said. "I can kill you with one bite. So I suggest you move."
"Oh... so you won't tell me about the voice." Harry said.
"No, now move before I bite and kill you." Harry quickly moved and the adder slithered off towards the castle.
Harry sighed and turned to see Amy standing there, giggling. "What?" Harry asked. "You believed him?"
"What?" Harry asked.
Amy giggled again. "That type of adder is most definitely not that poisonous. With humans they're bites can cause swelling and pain but fatal? No." Amy said and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You mean he lied to me." Harry said, feeling like an idiot.
"Yep and you fell for it." Amy said.
Harry felt his cheeks burning. "I... I knew that."
"I'm sure." Amy said.
"Honestly!" Harry insisted as they headed to the castle.
"Oh I believe you." Amy said in an amused tone of voice. The two bickered about it as they went back to Hogwarts.
***
"Quiet! Quiet, all of you- quiet!" The mass of snakes quieted slightly and looked up at the large female who seemed to be in charge. "There are more coming." She hissed. The snakes turned in time to see three snakes drop in from the passage. One was a large Burmese Python, the second a thin rough green snake and the third, a pure black adder.
"Not more." Hissed the largest snake angrily.
"Hush!" The main female said and slithered over to the three new snakes. "What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"Hiding from the voice. I suspect you all are as well?" The Burmese Python said, looking at the snakes which numbered to 34. 35, if he included the female in front of him. 38 including himself, Vipera and Ophelia. The snakes all hissed that they were.
"What does he want from us?" "Its frightening." "Its evil, that's what." "Oh shut up!" "No, you!" "*sniffle* I want me mum!"
"QUIET!" The female in charge returned to the platform and coiled up. "He will not find us here. Especially if we remain calm."
"There is a Parselmouth here. I spoke to him." Vipera, the pure black adder, hissed.
"There's two." Everyone swung their heads to Cora, the six foot long Emerald Tree Boa. "One is a girl."
"The other is a boy." Vipera said.
"A boy?" The main female said and slithered as quickly as she could over to Vipera. "What did this... boy look like?"
"Like a human." Vipera hissed. "They all look alike to me."
The female wrapped her body around his and squeezed tightly. "You tell me what he looked like or else you won't find sanctuary in here."
"Okay! Okay!" Vipera hissed bitterly. The female let go. "He was. big. Like all humans. Big and clumsy. Walked on two feet. Had two arms. Two legs-"
"I meant more specific details!"
Vipera winced. 'More? Okay... let's see... dark hair. things on his face- round things."
"Glasses?" The female asked.
"Yes... oh, green eyes I remember that. That's all I remember."
"Did... he have a scar on his forehead?"
"I dunno. Please don't send me out! I told you all I know." Vipera whimpered.
"It must be him... it must be." The female hissed to herself and slithered off to the side. "yes."
"What is it, Nagini?" Asked another snake. Nagini looked up and flitted her tongue. She turned and stared hard at the other snakes.
"Harry Potter."
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Are you sure its safe?" Peggy asked.
"Its great." I assured her. Harry and I were helping her learn Quidditch later Saturday evening. Hermione and Amy were at the library. I watched Peggy carefully. She seemed extremely nervous.
"Okay, let's go." I kicked up on the broom and rose in the air. Harry, however, stayed on the ground. Peggy gripped her broom tightly. "Well?" I asked.
"I uh." Peggy looked at Harry who told her something.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"I've never flown before." Peggy said. I nearly fell off my broom.
"Y-you've never flown?" I asked.
Peggy scowled. "Shut up or I'll hurt you."
"Its okay, Peggy. Flying isn't that hard." Harry assured her.
"Its dangerous! You'll probably fall off and die." I groaned. I had a feeling that Toad wasn't exactly the best teacher to be watching us. But, Harry had to have a teacher with us.
"W-what?" Peggy stammered.
"Peggy... that's Toad. He thinks everything is dangerous." Harry said.
"Okay. Here I go." Peggy gripped the broom. "Wh... what do I do?" She asked.
"Kick off." I said, hovering several feet above from her.
"Kick off. All right." Peggy gently kicked off and rose an inch up.
"Uh, you need to go higher then that." Harry said.
"How do I do that, then?" Peggy asked. We told her and she rose up about a foot and a half off the ground. "Oh my gosh I'm doing it!" She shrieked. I raised my eyebrows. Her feet were still on the ground and I pointed this out. "You mean I have to go higher?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"Okay." She rose up another foot and soon she was five feet off the ground. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh." She gulped.
"Okay now you need to go... high... uh, Peggy are you all right?" I asked. Her eyes were closed and she seemed pale.
"F-fine, Ron." She stammered. She opened her eyes and slowly looked down. I nearly fell off my broom again as she let out a high-pitched, frightening scream. With that Toad screamed and dove behind the stands.
"Peggy?" I asked. She was laying forward on the broom, arms wrapped around the handle.
"HELP ME!" She screamed. Suddenly the broom began rising higher.
"Oh no." I muttered. Brooms had a tendency to do what they liked when the rider was nervous. Peggy, however, didn't notice since her eyes were closed.
"Hoo-boy." Harry hopped on his Firebolt and rose up. He reached to grab Peggy's broom but it swiftly moved back, out of reach.
I urged my broom forward and got beside her. I reached for her but the broom rose up higher. Harry flew higher and we were on either side of her. "Peggy, stop being nervous." I said.
"Wh-why?" She opened her eyes and screamed again. The broom flipped over and she nearly fell off. She was holding on with her arms. "HELP ME! P- PLEASE!"
"ATTACK! The broom is ATTACKING THEM!" Toad screamed. "Its gonna KILL US ALL!"
"Peggy, give me your hand." I said, reaching. She was too busy screaming. The broom bucked higher and she swung back on.
"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!"
"Ron, you fly above her I'll fly under." Harry said. I nodded and flew above her. The broom seemed to be upset and then zipped backwards. I urged my broom to speed after her.
"Someone save me!" Peggy screamed as the broom got higher and higher. It stopped about fifty feet above me and hung there a moment.
"Oh no." I groaned as the handle tipped down. It was going to dive. Harry noticed this too and raced up but it was too late. The broom dove down, Peggy hanging on with all her might screaming. I dove after her but the broom straightened and headed straight for the stands. Toad screamed and fell all the way down and landed on the ground. I winced as the broom crashed into the stands.
"Peggy!" Harry shouted. He and I flew quickly over. Peggy was moaning in pain. The broom had been reduced to splinters. I landed and looked down. The front of her was crimson with blood and so was her face.
"Oh gosh we better get her to the hospital- now."
"Toad!" Harry shouted. Toad got up off the ground.
"Y-yes?"
"Come here." Toad walked over and screamed at the sight of all the blood and fainted.
"Oh great. I'll go get a teacher." Harry said and flew to the castle. I looked down at Peggy wondering if I should put to use the Healing charms we had been learning. All I knew how to do was heal cuts. Those were more like... gashes. And I didn't want to do more harm then she was already in.
"Are you, uh, okay?" I asked. Peggy looked at me.
"Not... really." She moaned but smiled. Soon McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey appeared.
"Oh dear!" McGonagall exclaimed. She used a spell to make Peggy and Toad float behind them. Pomfrey wouldn't allow either Harry or me into the hospital wing so we headed to the Common Room.
"Where's Peg?" Amy asked as he and I sat at the table she and Hermione were studying at.
"Hospital." I said and Harry explained what happened.
"Oh my gosh, is she all right?" Hermione asked.
"Peggy's been through worse, she'll be fine." Amy assured us. A while later we all headed to the hospital and Pomfrey let us in. Peggy was laying on a bed with bandages around her head. Her left arm was in a sling and a large bandage on her shoulder.
"Hi guys." She cheerfully.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, sitting down.
"I've been better." She said with a laugh. "and then again, I've been worse."
"I take it you're not going to try out for the Keeper spot." Harry said with a slight smile.
"You got that right, buster. I'm never getting on another broom as long as I live." Peggy said and began laughing.
*** (Sera's point of view)
"Why do I have to do this." I hissed angrily to myself as I slithered down the corridor. "I don't deserve this kind of treatment. ugh, why do I put up with this?" I ducked back as I heard human footsteps. I tasted the air. It was a female Parselmouth and another female human. I looked up. Four huge feet stopped near me.
"Its really great having someone to study with. Harry and Ron aren't real studious." The plain female said.
The Parselmouth laughed. "I noticed." That was the reason I had been sent to do this. I was the only snake in the entire castle that could understand human talk.
"Found it?" The plain human asked.
"Uh-huh, got it... I..." She trailed off as she spotted me. "Hello." She said in my own language. I pretended I didn't hear. She crouched down, huge face looking into my tiny, slender one. "I said hello."
"Oh, hello." I replied.
"What are you doing here? Someone might see you and try and kill you." She said.
"I. uh." I tried thinking of an excuse. "I can handle myself." I said.
"What is it?" The other female leaned down. "Another snake?"
I put on the snake version of scowling. "I'll be on my way now." I said and pretended to go off. I waited till they started walking and followed them. Soon they arrived at a large painting. The painting said something and the Parselmouth replied. The painting swung open and they climbed in. I quickly slithered after them and dropped in a rather crowded room. I flitted my tongue and looked around. I tasted the air and felt another Parselmouth in the room. I followed the taste and found a boy sitting at a table with another, plain, boy.
"That's him." Hissed a voice in my head. It was Jarxo, ofcourse. One of the snakes with the ability to read minds. He was reading mine to make sure I got the right boy. Ofcourse its him. The only male Parselmouth in this room. I thought bitterly. "Shut up, Sera." Jarxo hissed.
I slithered over to the boys feet and curled up. "Check and mate." The plain boy said.
"Ron... am I ever going to beat you?" The Parselmouth boy asked.
"Let me think. Umm... hmm... I think... yes, I think... no, I'm pretty sure... no you're not." He said.
"Okay well get someone else to play you. I'm going to go to my dorm." The boy stood up. I slithered into his backpack.
"Nagini says to-" Get out of my head, Jarxo. This is my mission, not yours. "Fine. Be that way." And the voice fell silent. The bag was carried up to a room that tasted strongly of boys. He set the backpack down and I quickly slithered out.
"Hey Har, whatcha doing?" Asked another human boy.
"Nothing. Ron beat me at chess again."
"Like always?" Asked another voice.
"No not always just. er, all the time." The Parselmouth said and the others laughed. I tasted three other boys in there. I was curled up under a bed.
"Nagini says-"
Jarxo! I said get out of my head!
"Fine then. Be that way. If Nagini gets mad at you for not doing everything she wants then have it your way." And once again, it was silent inside my head. I coiled up and continued listening to the human boys.