Chapter 3: Quidditch

"What do you mean by no?" An outraged Draco Malfoy asked Professor Vector.

"I mean that I won't ask to delay the game." The newly appointed Head of Slytherin House answer. "Madam Pomfrey told me you're likely to recover on time."

"We can't be sure of this!" Draco yelled.

"Five points from Slytherin for yelling to a professor, Mr. Malfoy." She replied. "If you don't recover on time, then you can use the reserve Seeker. Since he didn't buy his spot in the team, he might do a better job than somebody who'd ignore the Golden Snitch flying next to him." The other students were trying to hold laughter.

"My father will hear about this!" Draco threatened.

"More ten points from Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy!" Professor Vector announced. "Don't make me dock fifteen more."

Draco would make a retort but thought better of it after noticing the other Slytherins glaring at him.

Meanwhile, Scabbers the rat was trying to recover air after escaping the black dog. 'Why did he have to escape? Why did he come here? Why couldn't he just flee the country that left him to rot?' So focused he was on his musings he failed to notice someone approaching. "What are you doing here, Scabbers?" Hogwarts' Head Boy asked. "Ron is too irresponsible to let you out the common room with Sirius Black at large. Who knows what he'd do to you?" 'You don't know the half of it.' "I should reclaim you as my pet but I already have Hermes and I can't have two pets at Hogwarts."

A few days have passed, and now it was time for the year's first Quidditch game: Gryffindor versus Slytherin. Apparently, Draco Malfoy didn't recover on time, as the Slytherins were using the reserve Seeker as suggested by Professor Vector.

"Malfoy must be really hurt." Hermione suggested.

"Or his Dad didn't pay the Slytherin team to keep him this year." Ron replied. "I bet that, after the fiasco last year, one Firebolt for each player wouldn't be enough."

What they didn't suspect was that Draco Malfoy was hidden at a spot where he could watch the game but nobody would see him. Nobody but a black dog, that is. 'I don't like biting kids, Malfoy spawn.' The dog thought. 'But that doesn't mean I won't do it if you harm Harry.'

The game started, and Harry's Nimbus 2000 started to act like it did two years ago. However, attentions were soon redirected towards a scream. Everyone then saw Draco Malfoy being attacked by a vicious dog. As Harry and his broomstick were back to normal, the professors went into Draco's aid. Seeing the others approaching, the dog fled as fast as he could. Draco tried to accuse Hagrid's dog Fang but Dumbledore pointed out Fang had no blood stains from the bites. Draco tried to accuse Hagrid of having magically cleaned it with his wand.

"Hagrid, if you don't mind, may I use Priori incantatum on your wand?" Dumbledore asked. Hagrid consented and the spell cleared him. Draco was then taken to the infirmary, where he was visited by Crabbe and Goyle as soon as the game was over. "Who won?" Draco Malfoy asked.

"Gryffindor." Vincent Crabbe answered. "170-50"

"Ha. That shows I'm a better Seeker than my reserve." Draco laughed.

"Actually, the team agrees he's better than you." Gregory Goyle replied. "They even had to use the Golden Snitch's flesh memory or whatever it's called to establish who was the one who caught the Snitch this game."

"I bet Dumbledore rigged the Snitch." Malfoy commented. "He'd do anything for his Gryffindors."

"Animals do seem to hate you, Mr. Malfoy." Madam Pomfrey commented. "I'll write Professor Hagrid to dismiss you from the class' practical aspect. Or then ask your Head of House to have you switch from Care of Magical Creatures to another class."

Meanwhile, the Gryffindors were discussing the attack on Draco. "Harry, are you sure the dog who attacked Draco was the same Grim you saw?" Hermione asked. "It might have been another dog."

"Or maybe Sirius Black is a Dog Animagus." Ron suggested. "He might have decided to use Malfoy as a test dummy for what he plans to do with…"

"RON!" Hermione yelled.

"Oh, sorry."

Percy then intervened. "Ronald, instead of coming up with crazy theories, you should keep an eye on your pet."

"What for?" Ron asked. "You've already placed him inside that magical cage with an alarm if anything happens."

In fact, Scabbers was worried. He could easily revert into human form to leave the cage but the alarm would bring people's attention. Not to mention there were students in the room. The only reason he wouldn't try is that there's no way Sirius can enter the Gryffindor Common Room.

Sirius Black was still trying to wash the taste of blood from his mouth when he approached the entrance of the Gryffindor Common Room. "Black?" The Fat Lady asked in horror.

"Aw, you remember me." Sirius Black mockingly replied. "Now, if you don't mind, I must enter to catch a Death Eater."

"The only Death Eater here is you!" She replied. "You're not welcome here anymore."

"Listen, I…"

"HELP! SIRIUS BLACK!"

Meanwhile, the news that a black dog attacked a student of Hogwarts made it outside school grounds. It didn't take long until it reached the ears of a certain werewolf.

Remus Lupin's P.O.V.

A black dog? Sirius used his Animagus form to attack a child? Harry! No matter how much I'll be scolded for not telling anyone about this before, I must tell Headmaster Dumbledore that Sirius Black is a Dog Animagus. I just hope that the kid Black attacked recovers or I'll never forgive myself.

Nobody's P.O.V.

With the news that Sirius Black attacked the Fat Lady to try to gain access to the Gryffindor Common Room, Headmaster Dumbledore decided to reunite all students at the Great Hall for their protection.

"Did you bring your rat with you, Ron?" Hermione asked.

"No." He answered. "You brought that stupid cat of yours, so I left Scabbers at the Common Room where he'd be safer."

"Safer?" An exasperated Hermione asked. "Sirius Black might get in there!"

"And what would he want with a rat?" Ron asked in reply. "Your cat is the reason I must fear for Scabbers' sake."

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