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Written for the 24 hour drabble competition: October 31st , over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Event: 1991: Professor Quirrell attempts to steal the Philosopher's Stone, but is thwarted by Severus Snape, who is attacked by Fluffy as a result

Gringotts Prompt Bank: Said Words – Protested, Ordered, Hissed; Instead of Walked - Sauntered

We Go Tonight

"You will do it tonight," the voice ordered him in a fierce voice.

"But, my Lord, we are not ready." Quirrell protested to his master, his voice quaking.

"You have had long enough to find out the protection around the stone," the fixture on the back his head hissed back "Anything you do not already know, we can work out. But we are going tonight!"

Quirinus conceded defeat, and agreed with his master. After all, the sooner they got the stone, the sooner he would be able to learn more about the dark arts from the man who all but wrote the book on them.

"Troll in the dungeons! Troll in the dungeons! Thought you ought to know." He cried running into the Great Hall, before collapsing into a heap on the floor. Everyone in the room began to panic, and the distraction began.

As soon as everyone in the Great Hall had cleared out, following the headmaster's instructions, Quirinus climbed up off the ground and made his way towards the third floor corridor.

As he walked down the corridor towards the door that would lead to the Philosopher's Stone, towards the object that would restore the greatest wizard of all time to his full power, he kept his eyes peeled for signs of anyone nearby.

"I knew you would come here," he heard the voice of Severus Snape say as he stepped out of the shadows in the corridor. "Ingenious idea Quirrell, truly I commend you. You fooled everyone, except me."

Quirinus felt a surge of rage as Severus smirked at him from in front of the door that led to the Stone.

"Move out of the way Severus," he whispered, raising his wand. "I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have to."

When he refused to move, Quirinus cast a swift curse on Severus to incapacitate and swooped towards the door, nonverbally unlocking it as he went. He was just through the door when Severus followed him inside.

As the two began to engage in a duel, neither one of them noticed the large three headed dog waking up from its slumber, until it began to bark loudly and snap at their heels.

Temporarily distracted from their duel, the duo pushed and shoved each other out of the way as they fought to escape the room.

Fluffy sank his teeth into the flesh of one of the men just moments before the pair absconded from the room, and slammed the door in all three of his faces.

"I'll be watching you," Severus Snape hissed before he limped off down the corridor to reconvene the other teachers, with Quirrell soon sauntering after him.

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