Harry Weasley
Chapter Thirteen: Nicolas Flammel
The next day found the three friends up in the library finding out the different properties of unicorn blood for immortality, and why that person might have been after the unicorn in the first place. They were behind a large stack of books looking over different theories and histories of the use by the Dark Arts. They found an interesting story written by a person named Nicolas Flammel about how some people used to use it for the replacement of the use of one of his inventions. It seemed that Mr. Flammel invented the Sorcerer Stone, and that it had kept him and his wife alive for centuries. Or at least the after effect in a potion made of part of an after thought was.
"This is interesting guys, it seems that this stone can cause immortality and a few other things to happen, but only if used in a certain way. It says that it can bring a person back to there body also, I wonder who that was, and if they were trying to bring he-who-must-not-be-named back? One never knows,.but I wonder if it has anything to do with it." Harry was pondering when Hermoine gave a squeak, when she was reading an article in a earlier Daily Prophet.
"Guys look at this, it says that Grigotts was broken into on July 31, but the people weren't able to find anything. The goblins said that the thing that the thieves were looking for was in a vault that was emptied just that morning. I wonder if this has anything to do with the sorcerer stone, and what they were after?" Hermoine was excited beyond belief, and was thinking about it more and more while they were pouring over the books.
"It says here that Flammel was last seen handing the stone to a strange man to keep safe, for he was afraid that some of he-who-must-not-be-named followers were trying to get it off him to bring there master back. Hmmm, I wonder. We need to talk to Hagrid to see if he knows what is going on. He might know what is going on with this, for if I remember right, we were in Diagon Alley that same day doing our shopping, and we ran into Hagrid at grigotts. He was all quiet and all saying that he was on official Hogwart's business and all. It seemed that he was hiding something, but we weren't sure what it was. Well come on, we have been in here all day, let's go down to dinner and get Draco. Then after dinner the four of us can go down to Hagrids and look in on Lightning to see how she is doing. Maybe after words we can get a few words in with Hagrid before we go off to bed." The three of them put the books away and then went down to the Great Hall for dinner.
After dinner, they asked Draco if he wanted to go see Lightning and he was eager. They didn't have to be quiet about this, because the whole school knew about it by now. Not that they couldn't keep it quiet, it was to big of news. Dumbledore looked down on the four of them as they left the Great Hall with a twinkle in his eyes and a smile. "Looks like some inter house rivalry isn't happening anymore. Looks like Gryffindor and Slytherin have found something for at least those students to find hope in. Don't you agree with me Severus?"
"Yes it seems that Mr. Malfoy and both Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger have formed a friendship out of a mutual acquaintance in Lightning. I know that Draco won't follow his father now into the Death Eaters if he is offered the chance. I also know that all the 1st year Slytherins follow him as there leader, and that there are going to be less and less evil students in my house from now on." Snape was giving one of his uncustomary smiles, and the old headmaster liked it.
"Good to hear Severus. Now I hope that Voldemort doesn't come back anytime soon. I know that the prophecy says that Harry will fight him, but I don't want to have that happen for quite a few years if we can help it." Dumbledore was left in his thoughts as he saw his students file out of the hall going back to there respective dorms.
The four students went down towards the stables near the forbidden forest, and into the area that Lightning was at. The young foal cantered up to them and greeted them each with a neigh. "Good to see you to girl, have you been doing good?"
The unicorn nodded, and rubbed her horn against Harry's palm as he rubbed her forehead. "You're a good girl, I'm glad that we were brought together. You have done something that hasn't happened in over 300 years, you brought four friends together that were enemies in the beginning, and you also are promoting inter-house unity." All four of them were petting her and checking to see if she was all right. They had decided that they would spend there weekends sleeping in here with her until she was old enough, so at least for the rest of this school year. As the rest of them settled in and got things ready for the night, Harry excused himself saying that he had to go talk to Hagrid for a few minutes, and that he would be back in a couple of minutes.
Harry went up to Hagrid's hut and knocked. He was let in and they had a long talk.