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"Why Did he call you Princess Lux?" Hermione asked curiously as they walked back to the castle.
"I don't have a slightest clue, Hermione," Harleigh said, "Maybe he mistaken me for someone else."
"Hagrid what was that thing?" Harry asked.
"Somein evil, it would 'ave ta be ta drink tha blood of a unicorn," Hagrid said not even looking at the young Gryffindor.
"What does drinking a unicorn's blood do, Hagrid," Harleigh asked.
"It can keep tha drinker alive, even at tha brink of death, but at a terrible cost though," Hagrid explained.
"That thing it was Voldemort, wasn't it?" Harleigh asked stopping everyone in their tracks.
"Voldemort?" harry asked.
"Yeah, when you defeated him Harry, when you were one, his body was never found, he could of used some sort of dark magic to keep his spirt on this plain," Harleigh said.
"That's enough with yer imaginations, I gotta get yer back to yer dorms," Hagrid said.
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The three young Gryffindors were talking in the Gryffindor common room the next morning which was empty.
"We have to go to the Headmaster," Harry said and Harleigh groaned, "Harleigh it is important, Snape's going after the stone."
"Fine," Harleigh said,
"Let's go," Hermione said as the headed out the portrait
The three young Gryffindors ran to their Head of House's office.
"We have to see Dumbledore," Harleigh said tiring to catch her breath the she whispered, "But I don't like it."
"Harleigh!" Hermione said elbowing her friend in the side.
"Well the Headmaster isn't here he received an urgent owl from the Ministry this morning and won't be back later," Professor McGonagall said.
"But it's about the stone!?" The three kids yelled.
"I don't know how you three learned about the stone," McGonagall said.
"Oh, come on Professor, Dumbledore said not to go to the third floor corridor so anyone who is curious and brave would check it out… so that means any Gryffindor," Harleigh said, "Please Professor we have reasons to believe that someone is after the stone, wither you help us or not."
"The stone is highly protected, that is ten points for talking back, now return to your dormitories," McGonagall shooed.
The three Gryffindors left the Deputy Headmistress' office.
"We have to do something!" Harry said frustrated as they walked down one of many hallways.
"What are we going to do, we're just three first years," Hermione said.
"Hermione don't think of it like that, it only takes one person to change the world," Harry said.
"Yeah look at Voldemort or Dumbledore, they changed the world in their own ways and yet they're just one person each," Harleigh said, "Think of it this way, what can the Chosen one, the smartest witch of our age and the daughter of the most feared death eater do?"
"You're not just the daughter of the most feared Death Eater, your Harleigh LeStrange, our best friend," Hermione said.
"Okay, enough with the sappiness we need to do something," Harleigh said.
"Follow me," Harry said as he pulled the two girls through Hogwarts.
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"The third floor corridor, Harry are you insane," Hermione said as Harry said the unlocking charm and opened the door.
"No he's brilliant we have to protect the stone," Harleigh said, "Look Snape must have already gone through."
There was a magically playing harp keeping Fluffy asleep.
"Guys wait," The three first years turned to see one Neville Longbottom and one Draco Malfoy.
"You can't go you lose Gryffindor more house points," Neville said.
"Please Neville we don't have the time," Harleigh said. She waved her wand and Neville disappeared, "He's in the tower, I'll explain later. Draco you coming?"
Draco nodded as Harleigh jumped into the trap door.
"It's safe," They head right before the harp stopped playing.
"Ahhh," Draco, Hermione and Harry yelled as they jumped too, closing the trap door behind them.
"You have to relax," Harleigh said.
"It's Devil's Snare," Hermione said and Harleigh nodded in agreement.
Harleigh slipped through followed by Hermione then Harry, Draco wasn't calm.
"You have to relax," Harry yelled up to him.
"Or it will kill you faster," Hermione continued.
"Not helping," Draco yelled.
"Draco please, listen you can't let this plant be the end of you, the end of us," Harleigh almost whispered 'the end of us,' going unheard by the others as Draco slipped through.
Harleigh ran towards Draco wrapping her arms around the blond Slytherin, "Oh thank god."
"Come on we got to go," Harry said.
The test with the flying keys was easy as Harry was Gryffindors seeker, but the test after that was deemed more difficult as it was a giant game of wizard's chess. The only two how knew how to play were Harleigh and Draco.
"Potter, you be the queen's side rook," Draco said.
"Be civil Draco," Harleigh said
"I'm trying," Draco huffed, "Grang-," Harleigh glared at him, "Hermione you are the Queen's side bishop and Harleigh you're the Queen. I'll be the knight."
As the game went on both sides lost some pieces but soon Draco saw an opening to win.
"On our next turn I will…," Draco said getting cut off.
"Draco no, we don't know if it will kill you," Harleigh yelled.
"I have to," Draco said.
"What does he have to do?" Harry asked wiping some dirt off his fore head.
"He has to sacrifice himself," Harleigh said, "So Harry can check mate their King."
"Knight to H3," Draco said as he horse piece he was sitting on moved and was sliced down by the opponents Queen.
"Draco!' Harleigh went to move.
"Don't we are still playing," Harry said.
Harry moved then yelled, "Check-Mate!" causing the opponents King to drop its sword.
Harleigh ran over to Draco to check his pulse, "He's okay."
"I'll stay here with him you two have to go on," Hermione said.
"Are you sure," Harleigh asked and Hermione nodded.
Harry and Harleigh ran to the next room which contained potion's vial and a piece of paper.
Harleigh grabbed the paper then read, "'Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind, four of us will help you, whichever you would find, and two among us eleven will let you move ahead, two others will transport the drinker back instead. Three among our number hold only nettle-wine, four of us are killers, waiting hidden in the line. Chose, unless you wish to stay here forevermore. To help you in your choice, we give you these clues four: First, however slyly the poison tries to hide you will always find some on the nettle-wine's left side. Second, different are those who stand at either end but if you wish to move onward neither is your friend; Third as you see clearly, all are different size, neither dwarf or giant hold death in their insides; Fourth, the second left and the second right are twins once you taste them, though are different at first sight.' It's these two," Harleigh said tossing Harry one of the two smallest bottles.
"How do you know?" Harry asked.
"No time to explain," Harleigh said drinking the potions contents and walked through the fire.
Harry shrugged and followed Harleigh through the flames.
AN: Here is the next chapter… there is a website I found that I thought was pretty cool, it explained how the hints worked in the potion challenge, check it out . -GMJ