Harry Weasley
Chapter Eleven: Norbert
A/N: This note is in response toTeiichi for the last chapter. In response to your review I will tell you that I am not going to be putting Harry's childhood into this story, because it would make the story just to long, but for you and anyone else that is interested, I will be putting a side story when I get done with this one about his childhood. Also he does know about what happened to his parents, and it will also be about how he was able to handle his celebrity status much more easily. Thank you for bringing this up and reviewing my story. I hope that this answers your question. —Donald
When they returned to school for the new term, they were all happy and got into there classes again.
It was around May when they had there final Quidditch match against Slytherin to see who would win the Quidditch Cup. It was a nasty little game in which the score was tight, but it was going good for the Gryffindor, when suddenly Harry saw the Snitch and went in after it, but something happened. His broom all of the sudden started going haywire and tried to start bucking him off. Hermoine looked over at the teachers stand and saw both Snape and Quirrel acting weird. She saw Snape muttering something and thought that he was cursing Harry's broom to throw him off. She mumbled something to Ron about doing something about helping Harry, and snuck off to do something. She went behind the stands and snuck up behind Professor Snape, and caught his robes on fire to stop the curse. This happened when he found that his attention wavered, and so did Quirrels, and Harry got back onto his broom and caught the snitch for a Gryffindor win of 160-150. There was an eruption of clapping and cheers from everyone in the stand except the Slytherin's.
All the Gryffindor's went down to congratulate the team on there win of both the game and the cup. When the team was finally able to get to there locker room, they got there showers and headed for there usual end of game trip to Hogsmeade for a post-game calm down drink. Harry had finally gotten permission for Hermoine and Ron to join them on these, and the team welcomed them with open arms. Ron was welcomed as a future team member, and Hermoine was welcomed as not only the team manager, but also as Harry's lady.
They got back to the castle in time for dinner and had a good day so far.
Hagrid had asked Harry, Ron and Hermoine down to his cabin that night so that he could talk to them. When they showed up and knocked on his door, there was a ruckus going up from Hagrid's dog Fang. "Shut up fang, while I open the door to let our guests in. Welcome welcome, come on in you three."
When the three of them walked in, they found that the hut was a bit hot, and they were wondering why. "Why is it so hot in here Hagrid?" Harry asked the big man, but as soon as they saw the egg sitting on the table, Ron and Harry knew what it was. "Where did you get the dragon egg? Does Dumbledore know about it?"
Hermoine was flabbergasted to say the least when they said Dragon Egg. She being a muggle born, didn't know that there were such things as Dragons, even tho she had read about them, she thought they weren't around here. "Where did you get it Hagrid? Isn't it illegal to breed or raise Dragons by a private Witch or Wizards?"
"Calm down Hermoine, it's not what you think. I won it in a bet, and I asked you three down here to watch it hatch. I know that Ron and Harry's brother Charlie is a Dragon Handler in Romania, and that this is a once in a lifetime experience." While they were talking, there was a loud cracking sound coming from the egg.
When they all looked over, they saw the said egg was hatching. "Oh Hagrid, it's hatching, we get to see a baby dragon hatched. You must be so proud." Hermoine was a bit soppy about this, and she just gave her friends a smile when they sent a questioning look at her. "What can I say, I love little things, and look, it's so cute." She was looking at where the egg sat, an now sat a baby Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon. "Isn't he cute guys?"
The said dragon looked up at them and gave a belch of flame that had set Hagrid's beard on fire. Hagrid was just laughing at what happened, and was so excited. "I think I will call him Norbert."
"How are you going to be able to raise him Highroad, I mean is it safe?"
"Oh I don't think he will harm a fly, but... Hold on a second you three, I think I hear someone outside the hut." When the four of them went out the door, all they saw was a blonde figure running off in the distance and into the castle. "You three better get back up to the castle before you get caught outside the dorm rooms after dark." The three of them ran off to the castle, in hope of getting to the Gryffindor common room without being caught.
As they were almost to the common room entrance, they were stopped by the sight of Mrs. Norris, filches cat. Where ever she was, Filch was sure to be close by. As soon as they rounded the corner, they saw him and he saw them. "Come with me you three, you are going o McGonagall's office for your punishment." Filch growled as he led them off to there Head of House's office.
When they got there, they found Draco Malfoy there also with his usual smug look on his face. "Explain yourselves on why you were out after dark."
"We were with Hag..." Hermoine was stopped with a look by Ron and Harry when she was about to tell her where they were, they didn't want Highroad to get in trouble for the Dragon. They had hoped that Draco didn't tell her about that little thing. They didn't have to worry, Draco had other ideas on what to do about that situation.
"Well for your being out of the common room after dark, you four will lose 25 points each, and have one nights detention."
"Excuse me Professor, but did I hear you right, did you say the four of us?" Draco's smug expression was quickly going away.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy, while I commend you for your decision to bring this up to me, you still were out after curfew yourself, so you will have to have the punishment also. Now the four of you off to your common rooms, you will serve your detentions together tomorrow night at 9 pm." The professor said this with a there will be no arguing attitude to her words. The four of them left her office quietly and went to there own dorms to sleep. Tomorrow will be a long day for them all.