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(Hiccup's pov)
As soon as Gobber left the Three Broomsticks I wasted no time in running outside. Not caring that the bitter cold stung my cheeks. I ran until I was back at the clearing over looking the Shrieking Shack. I fell to my knees as full body sobs over took me. I couldn't hear anything except the sound of my sobs.
A hand grabbed my shoulder causing me to look up into Rapunzel's green eyes. "You okay Hiccup?" she asked as Merida and Jack stepped out from behind her. Their faces etched with concern.
"Do you want to talk about it" Jack asked
"Talk about what Jack" I yelled "About how my Dad was friends with a criminal, how that same criminal lead Death Eaters to my house and burned it to the ground!"
"The dementors will give you the justice you seek Hiccup" Merida said.
"I don't care about the dementors, I hope Alvin's still around because when I find him I'm going to kill him" I said bitingly making Rapunzel step back in alarm. Jack gave me a look like I had lost my mind. Merida just raised her eyebrow.
"Let's get back to Hogwarts" Rapunzel said taking the Invisibility cloak and Maruaders map from Jack. I nodded and stood up ignoring Merida and Jack's goodbyes. We entered Honeydukes and made our way to the celler. Entered the passageway and walked back to Hogwarts. I and headed for the Hufflepuff common room and up to my dorm room. Kristoff was still at Hogsmeade, which was just fine with me right now. I changed my clothes and crawled into bed as the conversation at the three broomsticks ran over and over through my head.
I called Dopey the House-elf to make me something to eat when Dinner came around. I wasn't ready to talk to anyone yet. I closed my eyes and shut out the outside world. The next morning I woke up to the sound of Kristoff racing around the room and stuffing his clothes into his trunk.
"Where's the fire" I asked yawning.
"Sorry man, I got back late last night and the train will be leaving soon" Kristoff said frantically. He stopped for a moment before picking something up and giving it to me. "Merry Christmas" he said placing a heavy book in my hands.
"Thanks" I said before going to get Kristoff's present It was a carrot cake I got from Honeydukes; Kristoff's favorite. "Merry Christmas" I said giving the cakebox to Kristoff who opened the box and took a whiff of the still freshly backed cake. "Thanks, Sven and I will probably eat the entire thing on the train" Kristoff said smiling before a knock on the door snapped him out of it "The train will be leaving in twenty minutes".
Kristoff went back to packing Sven sat on the trunk to help close it as Kristoff latched it down. "Bye Hiccup" he yelled as he ran out the door Sven hot on his heels.
I shook my head smiling at them before I got a good look at the book. It was a leather bound with the words "The book of Dragons" on the cover, I grinned remembering that I told Kristoff about my dream to work at the dragon reserve in Romania. I spent most of the day just reading the book and learning about all the dragon species.
"Tap. Tap"
Shaken out of my thoughts I turned to see Jack's white owl tapping on my window along with Merida's eagle. I unlatched the window allowing the entry where they quickly flew inside and landed on my bed. Each stuck out a foot where a piece of parchment was. I took the notes from them and gave them some treats. One was from Jack the other was from Merida and Rapunzel. Both wishing my a Merry Christmas and asking me how I feel.
"You can return to Jack and Merida. I'll write back latter" I said to the two birds who bobbed their head and flying out the door. Each letter said the same thing with them asking if I was alright and wishing my a Merry Christmas. I replied that I was fine and wished them a Merry Christmas, I sent one letter at a time so that sharpshot wouldn't get to exhausted carrying not only the letters but their Christmas gifts.
Soon Christmas eve arrived, It was night and I was heading to my dad's office. Apparently we were going to have dinner together. I arrived in his room where a large spread of food sat on a table. Two chairs sat at the ends on the table one was already occupied by my dad who seemed to be looking over some reports of some sort.
I closed the door and sat in the chair across from my dad. I served myself and started to pick at my food waiting for my dad to put down his work and notice me. I started to cough getting louder each time I didn't get a response.
"Hm" my dad said lifting his head from his paper work. "Oh, Hiccup. How long have you been here?"
"About fifteen minutes" I said poking my steak.
"Oh, that's good" he said digging into his dinner. "So how's school"
"Fine" I said looking anywhere but my dad "Any word on Alvin" I asked pushing some mashed potatoes around my plate.
thump
He slammed his drink on to the table his knuckles turned white with how tightly he gripped the drink. He breathed through his nose before sighing and looking away "Not a word".
Then we went back to our silent meal. That was basically my entire Christmas break in a nutshell. The only time something changed was when I went to visit Gobber. He was slumped in a chair and throwing knives at a picture of my Spitlout Jorgentson as he yelled insults.
I asked what was wrong only to find out that Jorgenson had ordered Buckbeak to be killed. There would be a trial, but that just angered Gobber more saying it was just for show, Buckbeak wouldn't be given a fair hearing.
I wrote to my friends about it and they agreed to try and help Buckbeak.
(Merida's pov)
When everyone in Gryffindor house had returned from Christmas break. Ronin had as all gathered in a classroom to make sure that we hadn't forgotten what we've learned.
"Remember to think of happy thoughts Now close your eyes and think of that memory" Ronin instructed. "Let that memory flow through you"
"Do you have that memory?" Ronin asked receiving nods from everyone, as this was something we had worked on the first week of school.
"Alright seventh years, let's see what you can do. Wands at the ready. Begin" Ronin said from the sidelines as all the seventh years raised their wands and casted the spell. All the sevenths years were able to make a bright silver mist that almost took shape.
"Well done, work on it for a bit over there" Ronin said pointing to the other side of the class away from us. "Sixth years", and so on and so forth until all the years had gone once. "That's about what I'd expect from all of you" Ronin said writing something down.
"Seventh and Fourth years stay you have free period today. The rest of you get to class We'll meet here during your next free period" Ronin ordered before looking at the Forth and Seventh years.
I made my way to the Divination classroom was. I took my seat next to Jack. Today we would be learning about crystal ball reading.
Professor Clopin gave us each a crystal ball with the threat of us having to replace them if we break them.
"Broaden your minds. Look beyond. The art of Crystal gazing is in the Inner Eye. Only then can you see." Clopin said as he walked around the classroom.
Coming to every table to help interpret the signs. Clopin stopped at our table near the end of the class and sat down.
"What do you see Merida?" Clopin asked
"Some type of dog" I said squinting at the grey smoke in the crystal ball. "Maybe the Grim."
"Well done, However this Grim is not meant for you, I see it is meant for a future someone else" Clopin said looking closer.
The bell rang signaling the end of class. "Please leave the crystal balls on the tables, and review your notes on tea leaf reading for the test next week".
The rest of the class had all left the room already, while Jack and I had just finished packing our bags up.
"See you next week" Clopin said as he grabbed the crystal ball on the table before freezing up, and in a gruff voice said "He will return in two days time, he who betrayed his friends, whose heart rots with murder shall break free, innocent blood shall be spilt, and servant and master shall be reunited once more."
Jack and I stepped back in fear at the prophecy Clopin said.
Clopin coughed and shook his head "Did I say anything children"
"No" I said shaking my head furiously
"Just to review our notes" Jack said grabbing my arm and pulling me out of the room.
After that interesting event Jack and I made our way to Gobber's cottage to see how Buckbeak's trial went. Hiccup and Rapunzel were waiting for us on the steps of the cottage.
"Gobber's not here" Hiccup said as I was about to knock on the door.
"Then where is he?" Jack asked
"He said he needed to do get his anger under control before talking about anything" Hiccup said.
"That doesn't sound good for Buckbeak" Rapunzel said
"I personally think the Buckbeak should get a medal for his services in scaring rude insufferable boys" I said thinking about how funny it was to see Snotlout scared.
"Hi kids" Gobber said coming towards us his suit pants wet from the knee down his jacket crumpled up under his arm. He had a permanent scowl on his face as he stepped between us and entered his cottage.
We walked in behind him. "How did it go Gobber?" Rapunzel asked from her spot on the couch.
"Well I said all I could, how Buckbeak was a good Hippogriff always cleaned his feathers. Did what any Hippogriff would do when show disrespect" Gobber said nibbling on some yak butter Parfait before continuing. "Then Gimhilde Jorgenson said her piece"
"Grimhilde? Why wasn't it Spitlout?" Hiccup asked
"Yeah. I've met Grimhilde last year; she doesn't seem like the type to get involved in something like the trial of a Hippogriff. Even if it was her son that was "attacked". I see her more as big mover and shaker in the Ministry" Jack said.
"True Frost, but Grimhilde hates her brother-in-law and so intern she hates me. So this was just one way for her to get at me. It had nothing to do with Snotlout. Any way back to the story, Grimhilde got up and said that Buckbeak was a deadly and dangerous creature who would kill as soon as he looks at you" Gobber said.
"Then what happened" Rapunzel asked.
"Then Grimhilde asked for the worst punishment imaginable".
"They can't fire you" Hiccup yelled out gripping his knees.
Gobber smiled at that for a moment before sighing "I wish they were firing me" Gobber said bowing his head. "No they've sentenced Buckbeak to death".
"What!" I screamed "Because Snotlout insulted Buckbeak. Buckbeak has to die". I suddenly remembered the grim I saw in Divination class. Was the Grim telling me about Buckbeak's up coming execution.
"There must be some other way. Buckbeak only did what came naturally to him" Jack stated
"Surely the Department of the Regulation and Control of magical Creatures know this. They can't sentence a creature to death for that"
"I'm sure my dad can still help you and Buckbeak"
"Even your father wouldn't mess with Grimhilde unless he absolutely had to. He even tried to back out of going to his own brothers wedding, just to avoid her" Gobber said. "Besides he has enough on his plate dealing with those dementors and finding Alvin".
Gobber sighed looking like he had aged thirty years. "You four best get back to the castle dementors will be patrolling soon". It was a dismissal all the same. Hiccup wanted to say something but he just sighed and stood up head down and followed us back to the castle.
(Jack's pov)
I was sitting in my dorm room with the Marauder's Map out flipping through the map watching the professors and Prefects do their rounds. Every now and then I would look across the room to make sure Snotlout was still asleep.
I flipped to the next floor on the map and saw one name stood out above all others. Their in writing was the name Drago Bludvist walking around Hogwarts. Gobber's words from the Christmas Hogsmeade visit kept repeating.
"Drago Bludvist one of Stoick's friends. Alvin destroyed him. The only thing left of him was his left arm. I got out of bed and raced out of the Slytherin house with map and wand in hand. I wondered the halls following the name Drago Bludvist. Annoying the paintings on the wall who complained about the light.
"Put that out young man. We're trying to sleep"
"Sorry" I said and continued down the hall and not turning off the Lumos charm. Looking at the map until I came to the intersection where Drago was about to walk by.
Looking up and seeing no one and hearing mo steps I looked down and up again but still no one was there. The map said that Drago was to the right of me I turned and jumped back as I caught sight of my own reflection.
Looking at the map again, it said that Drago had continued down the hallway. But no one was there, not even a ghost which would explain why a dead person was wondering the halls. Still looking at the map I saw Professor Pitch's name coming around the same corner.
Muttering "Mischief Managed" and the map disappeared I then quietly said "Nox" to turn off the light. I didn't have time to run as Professor Pitch saw me and I mentally slapped myself for forgetting to bring my invisibility cloak.
"Jack Frost. What are you doing wandering the halls at this time of night?" Pitch said with a disappointed scowl.
"I was sleep walking" I said and nearly slapped myself for how dumb that lie was.
Pitch raised an eyebrow "Really that's the best you could come up with" he said with disappointment. "Your mother couldn't lie either" Pitch said as one corner of his mouth lifted up slightly.
"What's that Jack" Pitch said pointing to the Marauder's Map which was mostly hanging out of my pockets.
"A spare bit of parchment"
"Really? Open it" He said not believing me in the slightest. I opened the map and presented the blank piece of parchment to him. "Reveal your secrets" Ink appeared on the parchment forming words.
"What dose it say Jack?"
"Messrs. Spottedpelt and Goldenfeathers offer their compliments to Professor Pitch and request that the boogie man keep his nose out of other people's business." Pitch scowled at that.
"What's going on Pitch" asked Professor Stoick as he walked over to us.
"Nothing that concerns you Haddock. Just one of my snakes out past curfew" Pitch said.
"I see. Escort him back to the Slytherin common room. We don't want Alvin to find him" Stoick said before marching down the hall.
"Is Alvin really at Hogwarts?" I asked
"No Jack. Mr. Haddock is just being paranoid. Now let's get you back to the Slytherin common room" Pitch said putting a hand on my shoulder preventing me from running.
"Of all the idiot things you've done Frost, this by far is the most suicidal" Pitch said pulling my into the nearest classroom before continuing scolding me. "Did it ever occur to you that this map, in the hands of Alvin Outcast, if he ever figures out how it works. Is a map to everyone in this school!"
"No Sir, Wait how do you know what the map does?"
Pitch rolled his eyes "Oh please. I heard Miguel and Tulio plan and brag about the success of their Marauder's Map. Those two my be cunning but they need to work on their secrecy. Which reminds me I have to give them detention for the insult their map gave me"
"And as for you Jack. You'll be serving two detentions during the next two Hogsmeade weekends" I was about the protest when he stopped me. "For being out past curfew with a killer on the loose"
"I'll be confiscating this" Pitch said taking the map "You'll have it at the end of class tomorrow". Pitch left no room for me to argue so I bowed my head and muttered "Yes, Sir".
Pitch and I continued to the Slytherin common room. When we reached the entrance I stopped walking. "Professor, I don't think that map always works. Earlier it showed someone in the castle someone I know to be dead".
"And who might that be?" Pitch asked
"Drago Bludvist"
Pitch's eyes widened "That's not possible" Pitch said "I could understand the Corpse Bride or Ichabod Crane they are ghost, but Mr. Bludvist has been dead for twelve years and is not a ghost".
"Its just what I saw Professor" I said and left my Head of House outside the common room and headed off the bed.
(Rapunzel's pov)
The next day Hiccup, Jack, Merida and I all went to see Gobber and say goodbye to Buckbeak. I head the sound of metal scraping against stone as we walked towards the courtyard. On an empty bench a man cloaked in black sat sharpening a large ax.
He didn't look up once from his sharpening as we passed by him. "I can't believe they're going to kill Buckbeak. It's just too horrible." I said.
"And it just got worse" Hiccup said pointing to Gaston, LeFou, and Snotlout, who were spying on Gobber's cottage.
"What did I tell you" Snotlout boasted "Father says I can keep to hippogriff's head. Do you think the Gryffindors' will like their new mascot?" Snotlout said looking up at Gaston.
"Good idea Snothat" Gaston said getting his name wrong.
"Snotlout sir" Snotlout said "But Snothat is fine to".
"Look who's here" LeFou said looking at us as Merida and I marched towards them.
"You've come to see the show"
"You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" I yelled at Snotlout pulling out my wand and pointing it at Snotlout's throat.
"Rapunzel, no!" Hiccup said
"Don't stop her, I want to see how this ends" Jack said
"He isn't worth it" Hiccup said as Snotlout let out a whimper. I lowered my wand and turned my back on him. Only to whip back around at the sound a loud crunch. Finding Gaston on the ground his wand out and one hand covering his nose, and Merida standing over him.
"Casting spells when you're opponents back is turned that's a new low even for you" Merida said. LeFou and Snotlout helped Gaston get to his feet before leaving "Not a word to anyone about this" Gaston muttered under his breath as they left.
"That felt good" Merida said. with a smile.
"It was brilliant. I can't wait to tell the team about this, they'll be laughing for months" Jack said clapping his hands.
"So you could punch him but I couldn't hex him" I said crossing my arms.
"Gryffindor privilege" Merida said making me smile. We made it to Gobber's cottage, Buckbeak was chained in the small pumpkin patch nearby
"Look at him, such a majestic beast" Gobber said looking out the window at Buckbeak.
"Can't we just set him free" Hiccup said joining Gobber by the window.
"They would know I did it, and then the school would be held accountable and the ministry will want compensation. Which will be worse for the school" Gobber said walking away from the window to sit down in his chair.
"Stoick, Lorax, and the Headmaster; are coming down to give me support when they kill Buckbeak."
"I'll stay with you too, Gobber" Hiccup said turning his head away from the window.
"You will do no such thing Hiccup, any of you, I don't want any of you seeing an execution" Gobber said sternly. Hiccup sighed and nodded his head looking down before jumping away from the window as a rock flew past him and broke a vase.
"What was that?" I asked going over to Hiccup to make sure he was okay.
"A rock" Merida said picking up a black rock from the vase shards.
Another rock came through the window only this time Jack caught it before it could hit anyone. "Alright who threw that" I asked looking out the window. Instead of spotting the rock thrower, I spotted Professor Stoick, Lorax, and Headmaster North leading the new Minister Duke Weselton and behind him was the executioner.
"The Minister is here" I said making everyone look out the window. "It's getting dark, you should leave before the dementors start their patrols" Gobber said.
We went out the backdoor but Hiccup and I stopped and face Gobber. "Everything will be fine Gobber" Hiccup said.
"Goodbye Gobber" I said before racing out the backdoor as Gobber answered the door. "Headmaster North, Stoick, Lorax" Gobber said happily. "Minister. Come in" Gobber said making everyone go inside. This gave us a chance to close the backdoor and hide behind the pumpkin patch.
"Would you like some tea" Gobber offered to his guest.
"No thank Gobber" the Minister said.
"I'll take one Gobber" Lorax said
"If it's all the same to you, I'd like to get down to business" the Minister said as we ducked behind four large pumpkins. "By order of the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures that the hippogriff Buckbeak, here and after called "the condemned shall be executed this day at sundown"
"He did nothing Wrong" Gobber said.
"It'll be fine Gobber" Professor Stoick said.
"The execution shall dispatch"
"Snap" I whirled my head around to look at the forest behind us for what made that nose but I only saw the shadows of the forest.
"What is it?" Merida asked noticing me looking at the forest.
"I Heard something, probably a deer stepping on a twig" I said
"Never mind that, let's go before they step outside" Hiccup said running away from the pumpkin patch and up away from Gobber's cottage. I looked back at Buckbeak who let out a caw before tilting his head to the side to see what I would do. It broke my heart to leave him chained there but I had to or I could get Gobber and Headmaster North in trouble. I ran after Hiccup, Jack, and Merida.
We stopped at the top of the hill far enough away that we wouldn't be seen, as we watched the executioner leave the cottage and make his way over to Buckbeak.
The ax was raised and in one swift motion it was done. The Crows took flight away from the executioner before coming back and landing on Buckbeak's body. I started to sob and leaned on Merida for support as Jack and Hiccup came both gave us a hug.
We stayed that way for a bit before Jack let go and sniffled before saying "We should get back to the castle before anyone knows we're gone" Jack said pulling out the Marauder's Map and saying the password.
"There it is again" Jack said looking at the map.
"What's there Jack Hiccup said still rubbing his eyes to get rid of the tears. He stopped next to Jack and looked at the map. He blinked a couple of times before speaking "I thought this map only showed people who are you know alive, or at the very least a ghost" Hiccup said.
"The thing must be malfunctioning" Merida said taking the map and looking at the name. I joined her and starred in shock as the words Drago Bludvist walked towards the Whomping Willow.
"Pitch said it's never wrong" Jack said
"Wait Professor Pitch knows about this" I said pointing to the map "and he didn't destroy it". Jack nodded his head "He wouldn't do that to something a Slytherin made" Jack said with a smile.
"Malfunctioning or not we should still look into it" Hiccup said taking the map and walking towards the Whomping Willow.
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