Chapter 4:
Listening in to Conversations
"So. class.. ceuld yeh tell me what the difference is between the two different types of Animagi?" Hagrid asked the class.
The class shook their heads.
"Hagrid, are you sure that there are two different types of animagi?" Dean asked.
"Of ceurse I'm sure. Well, if yer don't know.I'll tell yeh. There are 'special' animagi that transform into magical creatures that cannot be shown in the Muggle World. Fer example, unicorns, dragons, and phoenixes are 'special' animagi. And the wizard who transforms into these types of animagi are very powerful."
"Ooohh. .unicorns.. Hagrid are we going to learn about unicorns soon?" Parvati Patil and Lavender asked.
"Funny yeh mentioned that. Today our class will focus on unicorns.. such beautiful creatures they are." Hagrid responded. "I'll be right back." Then he retreated into the forest. A few moments later, he came back with a beautiful white unicorn with a golden horn and a crescent moon and star birthmark over its heart.
"Her name is Aurora. Would anyone like teh approach 'er?"
Everyone quickly raised their hands; everyone except the Slytherins.
"Uh. okay. Harry." Hagrid always had Harry come up to the creatures first, since he trusted Harry the most. "Remember walk slowly up to 'er and place your hand on 'er nose. Let 'er know yeh won't hert 'er."
Harry slowly walked up to the unicorn and pat it on the nose. He stepped a little closer and the unicorn didn't back away, instead it rested its head on top of Harry's shoulder.
"I think she likes yeh, Harry." Hagrid said smiling down at Harry and Aurora.
Harry smiled back as he began stroking Aurora's mane.
~*~At the End of the Class~*~
"Alright now everyone is excused for today."
The students ran up to the castle with their stomachs aching from hunger. Harry and Ron followed Hagrid up to his little hut. Once they were inside they sat down in front of the fire. Crookshanks hopped up onto Hagrid's lap. After Hermione died, Hagrid took care of Crookshanks for her.
"So what you boys up teh lately? Found a date for the ball coming up yet?"
"Hagrid there's a ball?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Ah shouldn't of said that," Hagrid looked around like he was looking for someone else to hear him, then he said, "Don't yeh tell anybody it was me who told yeh okay?"
"Fine.. oh Harry won't Luna be excited... Oh my gosh what am I going to wear? What about my hair? What if Luna turns me down?" Ron was practically hyperventilating.
"Oh shut up Ron. She's your girlfriend and she loves you.. she won't turn you down," Harry reassured.
Ron got a hold of himself and asked, "What about you Harry? Going to go with Allison Slout?"
"Oh bloody hell.. Shut up Ron!" Harry yelled this at Ron making Crookshanks angrily jump off Hagrid's lap.
"Allison Slout? The Gryffindor Chaser?" Hagrid innocently asked.
"Oh. she likes Harry.. And Harry keeps shutting her down," Ron was so kindly to inform Hagrid.
"Oh," Hagrid uttered, "Still upset over Hermione, Harry?"
"Yeah, he is. I told him it isn't healthy, isn't it, Hagrid?" Ron spoke up for Harry.
"Well, just give him time Ron, Harry is sure to find someone around here," Hagrid muttered.
Harry looked at him rather oddly, like he knew something he didn't. But still, Hagrid kept looking into the fire as if it was going to give all the answers. Though, the fire remained the same, still crackling and burning.
"I reckon it's time fer yeh to be getting' up to the castle," Hagrid spoke softly, looking as though he was about to cry. Harry was sure that Hagrid was not completely over Hermione's death too.
"Uh.okay. See you later Hagrid." Harry said.
Hagrid didn't say anything just nodded.
As they ate dinner that night, Dumbledore made his announcement about the Halloween Ball. Ron didn't waste anytime to ask his girlfriend.
"Hey Luna," Ron called to the other side of the Great Hall, where Luna and all the other Ravenclaws sat, "Wanna go to the ball with me, baby?"
"Of course, Ron, who else would I want to go with?" Luna yelled back and smiled at Ron. Ron gave her a relieved smile back at her.
After Ron and Luna ate, Ron walked Luna to the Ravenclaw Common room then made his way up to his dormitories without Harry. Harry again watched as they left, holding hands as usual and whispering in each others ears. Harry felt a bit of jealousy and longing sweep over him. Harry, losing his appetite, left the Great Hall and began to walk around the lake. His always walked around the lake to try to clear his thoughts, but Hermione kept popping in his head. He realized he made some mistakes in his past and he regretted them.
'If only I told Hermione how I really felt, maybe she would still be here.'
Then he heard some footsteps from behind him, he slowly turned around. There was a woman figure wearing a sapphire cloak coming from the courtyard. It seems to him that she had been spying on him, although he could not see her face there was a tenseness in her stance like she had been caught in the act.
He could not move, he just stood there just as bewildered as she was for a few moments. He could hear her deep breaths, as if she was going to say something. It felt like his feet weighed a ton as he tried to walk closer. She stepped back, when he started advancing on her.
"I am sorry, but no one is allowed to be on grounds at this time of night. And I will forget this if you just go up to your dormitory immediately," Harry said softly, trying not to frighten her. "Let me escort you there."
He reached out but she just stepped back, and ran back into the courtyard. He tried to follow her, but after turning through a few corridors, she seemed to have vanished into thin air.
He wondered about her weird behavior, but then soon dismissed it as a classmate, who was afraid to get into trouble. It was getting late and so he thought he should go back to the Gryffindor Tower.
As Harry was walking up the Gryffindor Tower, he past his Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Harry noticed that light was seeping out from under the door and he heard yells from the classroom. He decided it would be best not to listen in but what he heard next made him stay put.
"The Princess is here lurking around like some kind of bloody Rita Skeeter impersonator. You should have tied her up to her bed, Dumbledore, then she wouldn't have escaped in the first place!" The voice belonged to non-other than Cornelius Fudge.
Then it hit Harry, was the girl he saw the Princess? No, it was just a classmate. Harry leaned up against the door
"Calm down, Cornelius. She made her appearance but I believe she is in no danger just yet. Voldemort knows she did not die with the rest of them and I believe he is looking for her now, but he doesn't know where and who she really is."
"Why does he want 'er, Professor?" 'Hagrid?!' Harry couldn't believe it Hagrid knew about this too.
'What is going on?'
"I will give you only an idea that I have. Voldemort wants to gain power and in order for him to achieve a greater power is for him to marry into royalty. He wants Princess Aurora so he could marry her and in result of that he will have total control of the Magical World." Dumbledore said with a tone in his voice he never heard before, fear.
"So the prophecy is true? Isn't it Albus?"
"Yes, Minerva, it is as we feared. If Voldemort marries Aurora, then not even Harry Potter can stop him."
*~*End of Chapter 4*~*
Listening in to Conversations
"So. class.. ceuld yeh tell me what the difference is between the two different types of Animagi?" Hagrid asked the class.
The class shook their heads.
"Hagrid, are you sure that there are two different types of animagi?" Dean asked.
"Of ceurse I'm sure. Well, if yer don't know.I'll tell yeh. There are 'special' animagi that transform into magical creatures that cannot be shown in the Muggle World. Fer example, unicorns, dragons, and phoenixes are 'special' animagi. And the wizard who transforms into these types of animagi are very powerful."
"Ooohh. .unicorns.. Hagrid are we going to learn about unicorns soon?" Parvati Patil and Lavender asked.
"Funny yeh mentioned that. Today our class will focus on unicorns.. such beautiful creatures they are." Hagrid responded. "I'll be right back." Then he retreated into the forest. A few moments later, he came back with a beautiful white unicorn with a golden horn and a crescent moon and star birthmark over its heart.
"Her name is Aurora. Would anyone like teh approach 'er?"
Everyone quickly raised their hands; everyone except the Slytherins.
"Uh. okay. Harry." Hagrid always had Harry come up to the creatures first, since he trusted Harry the most. "Remember walk slowly up to 'er and place your hand on 'er nose. Let 'er know yeh won't hert 'er."
Harry slowly walked up to the unicorn and pat it on the nose. He stepped a little closer and the unicorn didn't back away, instead it rested its head on top of Harry's shoulder.
"I think she likes yeh, Harry." Hagrid said smiling down at Harry and Aurora.
Harry smiled back as he began stroking Aurora's mane.
~*~At the End of the Class~*~
"Alright now everyone is excused for today."
The students ran up to the castle with their stomachs aching from hunger. Harry and Ron followed Hagrid up to his little hut. Once they were inside they sat down in front of the fire. Crookshanks hopped up onto Hagrid's lap. After Hermione died, Hagrid took care of Crookshanks for her.
"So what you boys up teh lately? Found a date for the ball coming up yet?"
"Hagrid there's a ball?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Ah shouldn't of said that," Hagrid looked around like he was looking for someone else to hear him, then he said, "Don't yeh tell anybody it was me who told yeh okay?"
"Fine.. oh Harry won't Luna be excited... Oh my gosh what am I going to wear? What about my hair? What if Luna turns me down?" Ron was practically hyperventilating.
"Oh shut up Ron. She's your girlfriend and she loves you.. she won't turn you down," Harry reassured.
Ron got a hold of himself and asked, "What about you Harry? Going to go with Allison Slout?"
"Oh bloody hell.. Shut up Ron!" Harry yelled this at Ron making Crookshanks angrily jump off Hagrid's lap.
"Allison Slout? The Gryffindor Chaser?" Hagrid innocently asked.
"Oh. she likes Harry.. And Harry keeps shutting her down," Ron was so kindly to inform Hagrid.
"Oh," Hagrid uttered, "Still upset over Hermione, Harry?"
"Yeah, he is. I told him it isn't healthy, isn't it, Hagrid?" Ron spoke up for Harry.
"Well, just give him time Ron, Harry is sure to find someone around here," Hagrid muttered.
Harry looked at him rather oddly, like he knew something he didn't. But still, Hagrid kept looking into the fire as if it was going to give all the answers. Though, the fire remained the same, still crackling and burning.
"I reckon it's time fer yeh to be getting' up to the castle," Hagrid spoke softly, looking as though he was about to cry. Harry was sure that Hagrid was not completely over Hermione's death too.
"Uh.okay. See you later Hagrid." Harry said.
Hagrid didn't say anything just nodded.
As they ate dinner that night, Dumbledore made his announcement about the Halloween Ball. Ron didn't waste anytime to ask his girlfriend.
"Hey Luna," Ron called to the other side of the Great Hall, where Luna and all the other Ravenclaws sat, "Wanna go to the ball with me, baby?"
"Of course, Ron, who else would I want to go with?" Luna yelled back and smiled at Ron. Ron gave her a relieved smile back at her.
After Ron and Luna ate, Ron walked Luna to the Ravenclaw Common room then made his way up to his dormitories without Harry. Harry again watched as they left, holding hands as usual and whispering in each others ears. Harry felt a bit of jealousy and longing sweep over him. Harry, losing his appetite, left the Great Hall and began to walk around the lake. His always walked around the lake to try to clear his thoughts, but Hermione kept popping in his head. He realized he made some mistakes in his past and he regretted them.
'If only I told Hermione how I really felt, maybe she would still be here.'
Then he heard some footsteps from behind him, he slowly turned around. There was a woman figure wearing a sapphire cloak coming from the courtyard. It seems to him that she had been spying on him, although he could not see her face there was a tenseness in her stance like she had been caught in the act.
He could not move, he just stood there just as bewildered as she was for a few moments. He could hear her deep breaths, as if she was going to say something. It felt like his feet weighed a ton as he tried to walk closer. She stepped back, when he started advancing on her.
"I am sorry, but no one is allowed to be on grounds at this time of night. And I will forget this if you just go up to your dormitory immediately," Harry said softly, trying not to frighten her. "Let me escort you there."
He reached out but she just stepped back, and ran back into the courtyard. He tried to follow her, but after turning through a few corridors, she seemed to have vanished into thin air.
He wondered about her weird behavior, but then soon dismissed it as a classmate, who was afraid to get into trouble. It was getting late and so he thought he should go back to the Gryffindor Tower.
As Harry was walking up the Gryffindor Tower, he past his Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Harry noticed that light was seeping out from under the door and he heard yells from the classroom. He decided it would be best not to listen in but what he heard next made him stay put.
"The Princess is here lurking around like some kind of bloody Rita Skeeter impersonator. You should have tied her up to her bed, Dumbledore, then she wouldn't have escaped in the first place!" The voice belonged to non-other than Cornelius Fudge.
Then it hit Harry, was the girl he saw the Princess? No, it was just a classmate. Harry leaned up against the door
"Calm down, Cornelius. She made her appearance but I believe she is in no danger just yet. Voldemort knows she did not die with the rest of them and I believe he is looking for her now, but he doesn't know where and who she really is."
"Why does he want 'er, Professor?" 'Hagrid?!' Harry couldn't believe it Hagrid knew about this too.
'What is going on?'
"I will give you only an idea that I have. Voldemort wants to gain power and in order for him to achieve a greater power is for him to marry into royalty. He wants Princess Aurora so he could marry her and in result of that he will have total control of the Magical World." Dumbledore said with a tone in his voice he never heard before, fear.
"So the prophecy is true? Isn't it Albus?"
"Yes, Minerva, it is as we feared. If Voldemort marries Aurora, then not even Harry Potter can stop him."
*~*End of Chapter 4*~*
