Harley Potter and The Sorcerers Stone

The Girl Who Lived

Chapter Fifteen

Detention With A View Of Voldemort

March 22nd

Throughout the day Harley, Hermione and Neville had done their best to make sure they stuck together. Not only that, but she seemed to become the most hated person in school after the incident the night before. The Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs had turned their backs on her. They had been waiting for ages for the Gryffindors, for another house, to win the house cup instead of the Slytherins. Her jaw clenched as she made her way across the large field. Her green eyes were a dark forest green, showing her frustration and anger. This was making her like the adults less. She could understand, partly, about the other houses and her own being angry with her, but it wasn't like she did it on purpose.

She sighed heavily with aggravation as she stepped into the stadium. She gazed around the large monstrosity with a thoughtful look. The sun gleamed down on the wooden structure, warming the seats. She paid no attention to her thoughts as she walked forward onto the middle of the field. Sitting down on the ground she lay on her back and looked up at the sky. She used her hand to cover her eyes as she looked at the bright clear blue sky, not a cloud in sight. She crossed her legs over one another. "What are you doing out here?" A voice suddenly called from the entrance doors to the Quidditch Stadium. Harley turned and glanced at the doors with a squint. Two figures stood there, both tall in height, with orange red hair and bright sky blue eyes.

"Nothing. Getting away from everyone." She replied in a casual voice. She spoke loud enough for them to hear her. She watched from the corner of her eyes as the boys walked towards her slowly. They walked in a leisure pace. The wind blew through the large stadium, causing goose bumps to rise on Harley's arms as she continued to lay tiredly on the grass-covered field. She liked it out her; it was calm, quiet and relaxing. No one was there to bother her and watch her. To expect her to do everything she's suppose to do. No, she was able to be unperturbed.

The feet of the boys came into her view as they stopped on either side of her. She looked away from the sky above her to look between the twin-a-likes. "Why, may I ask, would you be out here? When you can be in there?" Fred questioned from her left. He pointed behind him and towards the large towering castle on the other side of the hills. She gave a lackadaisical shrug of her shoulders. Her bright, electric, emerald green eyes held his gaze from a long moment before she sighed and replied to him.

"…I'm tired of them giving me dirty looks. Making snide little comments behind my back, while the Slytherin's congratulate me on my wonderful mistake of getting one hundred and fifty points taken. Which, I was out of bed only trying to help someone and it gets thrown back in my face." She explained with annoyance as an expression of weariness. The twin boys lay beside her as they all looked up at the bright afternoon sky.

"I heard about that. I don't believe all the rumors they've made about you. I figured it was something important you had to do. But hey, at least we'll get those slimy gits back." George encouraged with a smile gracing his pale freckled face. A smile grew across her face as she looked between the brothers.

"That is true my friends. It'd be amusing, to see the looks on their face. Maybe, we should get the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs too? Even the Gryffindors." She stated thoughtfully to herself. Fred and George smiled at the idea.

"I don't think –" Began Fred.

"That we should prank –"George remarked.

"The Gryffindors. Everyone will know it was us." The twins chorused together. Harley gave a laugh at how alike the boys thought and finished each other's sentence.

"I suppose. I could always do that job. Then we could all just prank the rest of the houses. It'll be one of the best pranks of the century." Harley stated with a slight nod. George and Fred turned on their sides to look down at the small girl with raised eyebrows. George and Fred raised their fingers and poked Harley on her side, caused a giggle to escape her mouth. Her eyes widened as she clapped her hands over her mouth. Identical looks of mischief crossed the twins faces at the sudden realization crossed their minds. Harley Potter was ticklish. She quickly scrambled to her feet and backed away from the twins with wide eyes.

"Did I just here –" George started.

"Harley Potter giggle – " Fred inquired.

"Because she's ticklish?" The twins finished together as they stood from their spot on the ground. Smirks of mischief remained across their lips as they looked at Harley and then to each other, nodding their heads.

"No…I…it was nothing." Harley stammered. She didn't like the looks the twins had on their faces. They were up to something and whatever it was, it involved her and being ticklish.

"Get her." They stated to each other. With a sudden burst of speed they ran at her.

"No!" Harley yelled before taking off to the other side of the stadium. She could hear the boys laughing behind her, as they got closer and closer to her. She gave a slight laugh as she began to run faster as the boys tried to catch up to her. They where getting very close. With a sudden burst of speed George ran behind Harley and grabbed her. Fred ran up to them with a smile. "Don't you dare…Fred…don't." Harley tried to squirm out of Georges tight grip.

"Sorry Harley. I just can't resist." Fred stated. With a raise of his hands he began to tickle her side, making her laugh loudly as she tried to squirm her way out of Fred's grip.

"Fred…please…" She laughed through breaths of air as tears of laughter dripped down her face. Her sides where beginning to hurt from laughing so hard. Fred stopped tickling her at seeing Harley's red face and tear-streamed face. She took deep needed breaths of air as she tried to catch her breathe. "That…that wasn't fair. You're taller than me." Harley stated with a shake of her messy raven black hair. The twins had done their job. They had made her feel better. Not as serious, angry and frustrated as she was before. "We should head back. It's getting dark and I have detention soon." She replied to the twin boys. Nodding their heads they put their arms over the younger girl as she put her arms around their waist. Together they made their way together back up to the glimmering Hogwarts whose lights began to glow over the lawn as the sun began to set.

The night was mysterious and chilly as Harley made her way down Hogwarts grounds with Filch the Caretaker and the other three students that had detention with her. She stood in between Hermione and Neville as they walked behind Filch and Draco. They where making their way towards Hagrids hut. Their feet made dull thumps as they walked over the hard dirt, grass and gravel ground. Harley wrapped her cloak tighter around her body as she stopped before Hagrid who stood before the small group. He wore his large brown leather jacket while holding a large lamp in his right hand. There was another light on the wooden stump that Fang sat beside. "There you are Hagrid. I still think they should have done the old style detentions down in the dungeon with chains." Filch stated to Hagrid before turning away and walking back to Hogwarts. The group glanced at each other silently. All of them were thinking the same thing. 'Filch was loosing it.'

"Well, lets get going. We don' have much time. We've got to find da wounded Unicorn out in the forest." Hagrid stated to the group.

"You're telling us that we have to go into the Forbidden Forest?" Draco sneered with a look of fear on his face.

"O'course I'm tellin' ya that." Hagrid stated with a shake of his head.

"Scared Malfoy?" Harley taunted with a smirk gracing her pink lips. Draco glowered at her as the girl passed the Slytherin prick. She followed after Hagrid into the darkened forest, picking up the large light on the way. Fang, Hagrid's large hound trotted after her, keeping pace with her.

"Not in your life Potter." Malfoy scoffed as he followed after the girl. "Wait until my father hears about this." He muttered under his breath, it was loud enough for Harley to hear him and make her roll her eyes.

"Chicken." She coughed aloud. "Sorry, something was in my throat." She replied to the look of amusement on Hermione's face. Neville looked around petrified and remained standing close by Harley. Hermione too stood beside the girl as they stepped into the darkened forest. Malfoy walked closely behind them as he followed them into the pitch-black forest. A frightened look was across his face as he gazed around the unending darkness.

Harley stepped determinedly into the forest and followed Hagrid's path as he led them deeper and deeper into the forest. It was pure darkness in the forest, beside the small glow coming from the lights Harley and Hagrid held. Hagrid reached into his pocket and pulled out his crossbow, holding it up beside his side while he gripped it tight. Neville and Hermione gripped the raven-haired girl's arms tightly as they warily looked around the area surrounding the earth path. Both of the two frightened students held onto the fearless girl who seemed to not be scared of what could be in the darkness. Malfoy walked closer behind the trio as the sound of a howl echoed through the forest. Neville and Hermione shivered in fear and tightened their arms around Harley's. Draco tried to act like he wasn't scared, but couldn't help but release a small whimper of fear as he stepped closer to the group. "Harley…why aren't you scared?" Hermione's frightened whisper voice suddenly questioned, breaking the thick silence around them.

"Unlike you guys, Hermione. Where I live, they've done worst things than making me go into the Forbidden Forest. The staff members, as punishment, use to lock me in a dark closet filled with black widows and other insects for hours at a time." Harley stated back. Her reply made everyone go silent, including Malfoy, who had no comment to make, surprisingly. "They also use to lock me in the basement where I swear to Merlin something use to try and talk to me." The girl gave a shutter at the thought before quickly pushing it away.

"Alright, we're gonna 'ave ta split up. 'Arley, you and Malfoy will go together." Hagrid stated. They finally stopped walking and appeared in a thick clearing as they all looked around warily.

"What…why can't we…stick with Harley?" Hermione and Neville questioned simultaneously, both looking to Hagrid and then the girl they held onto tightly.

"Cause som'one needs ta watch Malfoy and make sure he don' do nothin' stupid." Hagrid remarked. Harley stifled her laugh at Hagrids remark and bit her lip, looking away from them and into the surrounding trees with interest. Malfoy glared darkly at the large man and spoke in a snappy tone.

"As long as we get Fang." Malfoy glanced at Hagrid, while looking around the forest at the corner of his eyes.

"Go on ahead. He's a chicken, mind ya." Hagrid stated. As he spoke, Fang whined loudly at the sudden disturbance ahead that made a sudden noise.

"Great. Stuck with two terrified chickens." Harley muttered to herself with a shake of her head. Adjusting her hold on the light. She turned on her heel and began to walk the other direction from the group.

"Call if ya need me 'Arley." Hagrid called out to Harley. The eleven year old made a distant 'yeah', back to him as she walked farther away from Hagrid. Draco and Fang followed after her. It seemed to be hours as Harley wandered through the Forbidden Forest with Draco moaning and groaning behind her while Fang whimpered every few minutes.

"I can't believe they gave us detention in the Forbidden Forest." Draco moaned for the last hour or two. Harley suddenly stopped walking and clenched her jaw. Looking up at the tall towering trees she took a deep breath.

"I swear Malfoy if you don't shut the hell up. I'll make you shut up." Harley snapped to the boy with annoyance. He was such a wimp and whiner. She wondered vaguely if he'd ever grow out of his weak side and grow some balls. Snickering to herself she began to walk farther into a larger clearing than she was before and froze as she noticed a glimmering substance on the leaves. Raising her hand slowly she touched the liquid substance hesitantly. It was silver and gooey. "Unicorn Blood." She muttered to herself, remembering what she had read about Unicorns in a book not too long ago from the library.

Walking away from the trees she brushed the hanging branches out of her way and stepped down into the dirt covered slope and into an even larger open spaced area. Trees crowded the deep indent in the ground, covering the sky with blackness. Large roots grew above ground, making it easy for anyone to trip and fall. She gazed around the clearing as she walked down slowly. At the corner of her eye she noticed a pure white unicorn lying lifeless on the ground. It was a beautiful but sad sight. She made to walk closer but stopped when fog began to swirl and form, covering the ground to her ankles. She paused and looked around to see what had caused this mysterious fog. She froze at the sound of something slithering against the forest flooring. There was the sudden sound of branches rustling as bushes quivered with a rustle. Then…out of nowhere, a hooded figure appeared, crawling across the ground like some stalking beast.

The cloak figure slowly bent its cloaked head forward at the side of the unicorn's neck and began to drink the blood of the beautiful mystical creature. A look of disgust crossed her face at the sight but the two students couldn't help but stand transfixed. Then suddenly, Draco screamed loudly and turned on his heel, running off with Fang right behind him. She pulled out her wand from her pocket and pointed it at the figure's body as its head snapped up, looking right at Harley. Unicorn blood dribbled down it's front as it continued to remain still and stare at the young girl. Harley dragged herself backwards with her free hand as her other hand continued to point at the figure watching her. Her scar pulsed excruciatingly making her grimace with a small groan as she held her hand to her head with her free hand. She felt half blind with the pain that coursed through her head.

Suddenly, another figure appeared, soaring through the air and landing in front of Harley, protecting her from the figure that had begun to move closer towards her. The new figure in the clearing rose on its hind legs, scaring off the cloaked figure. The mind numbing pain slowly dispersed as the hooded figure disappeared from her eyesight and into the darkness of the thick large trees. "Are you alright?" A males voice questioned quietly. Harley looked up from where she sat, her head had been in-between her knees as she held her head in pain, to a centaur looking down at her.

"I'm fine. Thank you. What was that?" She asked as she pushed herself up from the ground on shaky legs. She shook her head to rid the rest of the disappearing headache. The centaur didn't answer as it looked down at Harley. It had striking, pale blue, sapphire colored eyes. The centaur went silent and didn't answer her but just looked thoughtful.

"You are that Potter girl." The centaur stated more than asked. "You best get back to Hagrid. It is not safe for someone as such importance as yourself to be in a dangerous place like this." The centaur stated.

"Who are you?" Harley questioned the centaur warily, even though he had saved her. It could have all been a trick, you never know. The centaur's long dirty blonde hair fell over his shoulder and over his muscular build. He had very pretty blue eyes and looked younger than the other centaurs.

"I am Firenze." Firenze stated. Harley nodded her head slowly. For over twenty minutes the two waited for Hagrid before he suddenly appeared. And during that time, Harley had spoken to Firenze about the fact that she had just been face to face with Voldemort just a few minutes ago. She still couldn't get over that fact.

"Ya alright there Harley?" Hagrid questioned as he appeared into the clearing. His gruff voice sounded out of breath, as if he had been running most of the way.

"I'm fine." Harley replied. Hagrid nodded and walked over to her. Placing his hand on her shoulder he spoke to Firenze.

"Thanks for the help Firenze. We best be gettin' back." Nodding his head Firenze turned and ran off into the darkened forest. Leaving Harley feeling curious to now discover every mystery in her life. Sighing to herself the young eleven year old turned on her heel and made her way out of the Forbidden Forest with the rest of the group.

Well, I have about three or less chapters until I finish this story.

Then I need to re-edit 2nd year and then start on 3rd year (which I already have the first chapter partly done).

Now, if anyone wants to reach me, I'm usually on Writer_At_ on MSN.

Also, check out my Poll for Harley relationship choices. Though I'm sure I have the idea of whom she will end up with.

Anyways, hope you liked this chapter!

Your Writer,

TheWeepingRaven