Disclaimer: if you don't know what I own by now something is wrong. And um I received a review from a Sori. Sori please think about the question you are asking. In the summary I say "enters Hogwarts with, HARRY, RON, and HERMIONE." Think about it enters? As in its his first year along with them? And as for SHARPSNOUT. He's my character that I added to the Marauders. His real name is Max Tomas and he is Dan's father and Remus's best friend (James and Sirius were best friends Remus and Max) So please read a little further then you did if you want to understand the story better. If you've read the Sorcers Stone its not that hard to understand. But thanks for the review anyways. Enjoy the rest of the fic and hope to hear from you.
************************************************************************When they entered November the weather turned very cold. The mountains around the school loomed over them like gray soldiers. Every morning the grounds where covered with frost and Cameron couldn't wait for it too snow. Quidditch season had begun. Gryffindor had their first match. Gryffindor versus Slytherin. Hermione had become more lenient on rule breaking since Cameron, Ron, and Harry had saved her from the troll. And even though Dan hadn't been there to help save her, her and Dan had become friends too. Hermione helped Dan learn more information on Merlin and Dan taught her about Greek mythology, which she seemed interested in and Dan was pretty much an expert on. According to Dan, he had read every Greek Mythology book that he could find and they believed him. The day before Harry's first match the 5 of them where out in the courtyard during break. Hermione had conjured up a bright blue fire that could be carried around in a jam jar. They where warming up when Snape came limping out. They moved closer together to block the fire, sure that it wasn't allowed. But their guilty looks gave Snape a reason to come over to them and take Harry's library book 'Quidditch Through the Ages' and 5 points from Gryffindor.
Later while Hermione was checking their charms homework, Harry decided he'd go ask Snape for his book back.
"Better you then me" Cameron, Ron, Hermione, and Dan had said at the same time.
When Harry came back a few minutes later. He told them about what he had seen in the staff room.
"You know what this means? He tried to get past the Cerberus at Halloween." Harry said breathlessly. "That's where he was going when we saw him… he's after whatever it's guarding and I'd bet my broomstick he let the that troll in. To make a diversion."
I don't know Harry," Cameron started. "It all seems kind of circumstantial don't you think?"
"You've been reading way to many mystery books Cameron" Dan said grinning. "You're beginning to sound like Sherlock Holms himself. Only younger and er shorter. Hey I can be your sidekick Dr. Watson!"
Cameron shot Dan a look
"Just listen, we can place Snape heading towards the 3rd floor corridor on Halloween and his leg is the evidence that he tried to get past the dog. But it would take someone with the ability to either control a troll or speak troll, to get it into the school. I don't think Snape can to do either troll isn't exactly a well known language."
"I know Professor Snape is not very nice, but he wouldn't try and steal something Dumbledore was keeping safe."
"Honestly Hermione you think all teachers are saints or something. I'm with Harry I wouldn't put anything past Snape." Ron looked at Cameron "even knowing how to control a troll besides what's there to know about Troll all you do is snort and grunt. But what's he after? What's that dog guarding?"
They all looked at Dan who grinned mischievously
"Be right back!" he said dashing up the tower stairs towards the boy's dorm.
"He's feeling better I see" Hermione said.
Cameron nodded
"He wrote to his parents, and they wrote back right away, they apologized for not telling him sooner and stuff like that."
A thud at the base of the stairs told them that Dan was back. In his hand was a thick book.
"This is a Greek Mythology book, but it's a wizard version." He said holding it up. Harry stared at it as a God in a chariot rode across the pages with the sun. Dan began flipping through the pages mumbling under his breath.
"Celmus, Centaur, Cephalus, Ah there you are Cerberus old boy."
Dan held up the book and showed a picture, a picture size version of the 3 headed dog growled and snarled at them from the book.
"3 headed dog employed to Hades to guard the portals of death. Each of the 3 heads has a purpose. One head is turned to watch that none of the dead escape. One is turned to make sure the living do not trespass, and the 3rd is reserved for salvaging any of the dead who try to escape or the living who try to enter. The one used for guarding the underworld had only been tricked twice. The Cerberus is native to Greece but has been spotted all around the world. There are only 50 known Cerberus existing in the world. They're pretty harmless."
"Harmless" Ron snickered "tell that one too Snape, bet he'd get a kick out of that."
Dan grinned and continued reading.
"They only become aggressive when someone attempts to get past them and enter whatever it is they are responsible for guarding. They have a huge sense of responsibility and getting the job done and getting it done right."
"So they can tell when a person is up to no good?" Hermione asked.
Dan shook his head
"No, in fact they'll attack anyone who tries to get pass them, except the owner. Their just big dogs, they have that 6th sense about their owners. That's one way to get past them. Use the owner." Dan paused and began skimming the pages "it doesn't say the other way though. And it doesn't say what the one here might be guarding."
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The next morning was bright and cold perfect Quidditch weather. At breakfast Harry looked terrible. He wouldn't eat anything. And Seamus didn't help especially when he told Harry that he'd need his strength since Seekers where the ones who always got clobbered by the other team.
At 11:00 everyone poured into the stands around the field. Cameron, Ron, Dan, and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and Dean up in the top row. They had taken the bed sheets that Ron's rat Scabbers had ruined and made a banner out of it that read 'Potter for President. Dan and Dean who where both good at drawing had drawn pictures on it. Dean had drawn the Gryffindor lion and Dan had drawn a cartoon version of Harry going for the Snitch. Then Hermione and Cameron had performed a charm that made the paint flash different colors. Madam Hooch was refereeing and the stadium erupted with cheers when Gryffindor who where playing in red and Slytherin who where playing in green came out of the locker room. Madam Hooch blew the whistle and everyone took off and the game began. Lee Jordan, a fellow Gryffindor and friend to George and Fred Weasley was commentating being watched by McGonagall. As one of the Gryffindor Chasers scored the stands erupted with cheers from Gryffindor and moans from Slytherin.
"Budge up there, move along." Came a deep voice. It was Hagrid.
"Hagrid!"
They all squeezed together to make room for Hagrid to join them,
"Bin watchin' from me hut, but isn't the same as bein in the crowd. No sign of the snitch yet, eh?"
"Nope, Harry hasn't had much to do yet." Ron said
"Kept outta trouble, though, that's somthin." Hagrid said raising the large binoculars.
Ron was right, Harry had been just flying there in the same spot, only time he had moved was when a Bludger came flying at him and one of the Weasley's had hit it towards the Slytherin captain.
Suddenly there was a flash of gold and a mummer flew there the crowd. Harry had seen it because he was flying towards it neck and neck with the Slytherin seeker. Harry put on an extra burst of speed he was almost there when Marcus Flint the Slytherin captain came out of nowhere and blocked Harry.
"Foul!" Screamed the Gryffindors
Madam Hooch gave Flint a stern talking to and gave a penalty shot for Gryffindor.
Dean was yelling "Send him off ref! Red card!"
"What are you talking about Dean?" Ron asked
"Red card!" Dean said angrily "in Football you get shown the red card and you're out of the game."
"THAT'S IN SOCCER DEAN NOT FOOTBALL THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LEGAL IF THIS WAS FOOTBALL!" Dan said loudly.
"FOOTBALL, DAN! YOU GET A RED CARD IN FOOTBALL"
"SOCCER I'VE PLAYED SOCCER AND FOOTBALL BACK IN THE US YOU GET A RED CARD IN SOCCER!
"FOOTBALL"
"SOCCER IN FOOTBALL YOU GET A YELLOW FLAG! NOT A RED CARD AND A MOVE LIKE THAT IS LEGAL IN FOOTBALL!"
"OK both of you its Quidditch not Football or soccer! So drop it!" Ron said stepping in the middle.
"Soccer" Dan said under his breath and Cameron elbowed him for antagonizing.
Hagrid sided with Dean and Dan though.
"They oughta change the rules. Flint coulda knocked Harry outta the air."
Lee was having his own problems, trying not to take sides.
"So…. After that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating-"
"Jordan!" McGonagall growled
"I mean after that open and revolting foul-"
"Jordan I'm warning you-"
"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure. So a penalty to Gryffindor taken by Spinnet, who puts it away no trouble, and we continue to play. Gryffindor still in position."
Ignoring Dan and Dean who where still arguing over Soccer and Football, Cameron was watching Harry, something didn't seem right. Harry's broom was flipping out. It was as if he had lost control of his broom. Not paying attention to the rest of the team, Cameron kept his attention on Harry, he heard Lee saying that Slytherin had scored again and cheering coming from the Slytherins.
Now everyone was noticing something was wrong, Harry was now off his broom dangling by one hand.
"Did something happen to it when Flint blocked him?" Seamus whispered.
"Can't have" Hagrid said his voice shaking "cant nothing interfere with a broomstick except powerful Dark Magic…. No kid could do that to a Nimbus 2000."
As soon as Hagrid said this, Hermione grabbed Hagrid's binoculars but she wasn't looking at Harry she was scanning the stands. Cameron suddenly realized what Hermione had. Someone had to be jinxing Harry's broom; there was no other exclamation.
"What are you doing?" Ron asked
"I knew it," Hermione gasped "Snape…. Look!"
Ron grabbed the binoculars, and Cameron took a small telescope he had and looked where Hermione was pointing. Snape was in the middle of the stands opposite of them. He had his eyes fixed on Harry and was muttering nonstop under his breath.
"He's doing something…. Jinxing the broom." Hermione said
Dan grabbed the telescope out of Cameron's hands and looked.
"What should we do?" He asked his voice shaking.
"Leave it to me" Hermione said running off.
Cameron yanked his telescope back out of Dan's hands and handed him another one that he had. The 3 of them watched Harry. It was almost impossible for him to hang on anymore. The crowd was all on its feet watching terrified. Fred and George flew up after Harry and tried to pull him onto one of their brooms, but every time they got close to Harry the broom shot up higher. Cameron turned the telescope onto Snape; he glanced around trying to find Hermione he watched as she knocked Quirrell over. When she reached Snape she pulled out her wand and lit Snape's robes on fire with a blue flame. It took Snape a good 30 seconds to realize he was on fire he let out a yelp. Hermione put the fire into a jar and ran back to them. Cameron turned his attention back to Harry he had regained control of his broom and had climbed back on.
"Neville, you can look" Ron said shaking Neville who was sobbing into Hagrid's jacket.
Harry began speeding towards the ground when suddenly he clamped his hand over his mouth and hit the ground on all fours. He coughed and held up something gold. Harry had caught the Snitch, in his mouth! Flint began howling that Harry hadn't caught it he had nearly swallowed it. But it didn't matter, Harry hadn't broken any rules. Gryffindor had won by 170 points. But none of them heard this. Harry was being made a strong cup of tea in Hagrid's hut, with Cameron, Dan, Ron, and Hermione.
"It was Snape" Ron explained "we saw him, he was cursing your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn't take his eyes off you."
"Rubbish" Hagrid said, "Why would Snape do somethin' like that"
Cameron had Fang asleep on his leg again a new puddle of drool forming. Cameron made a face and tried to nudge the large dog gently off his leg, but it was no use. Fang was bigger then Cameron was, Cameron was trapped under him. The 5 of them exchanged a look, wondering whether or not to tell Hagrid. Harry decided to tell him.
Hagrid dropped the teapot.
"How do you know about Fluffy?" he said
The 5 of them looked at each other mouth's wide open.
"FLUFFY?"
"Yeah…He's mine…. bought him off a Greek chappie I met in the pub las' year…I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the…."
"Yes?" Harry asked eagerly
"Now, don't ask me anymore, that's top secrete that is."
"But Snape's trying to steal it."
"Rubbish, Snape's a Hogwarts teacher, he'd do nothin' of the sort."
"So why did he just try to kill Harry?" Hermione cried "I know a jinx when I see one Hagrid, I've read all about them! You've got to keep eyes contact and Snape wasn't blinking at all, I saw him!"
"She's right Hagrid, I watched him the whole time, and he didn't blink once." Cameron pointed out still trying to move the sleeping lump on his leg. His leg was beginning to go numb. And it was beginning to get pins and needles. Every time he tried to move pain shot up his leg.
"I'm tellin' yeh, yer wrong! I don't know why Harry's broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn' try an' kill a student!" Now listen to me all 5 of yeh…. yer meddlin' in things that don' concern yeh! It's dangerous. You forget that dog, an' you forget what its guardin', that's between Professor Dumbledore an' Nicolas Flamel-"
"Ah so there's someone called Nicolas Flamel involved, is there?" Harry asked. They all grinned and Hagrid looked furious with himself.
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