It was late at night; Carmela was with the other Elders and Lexi was sleeping on the couch in the Gryffindor tower, because she stayed up late studying with Hermione and just fell asleep, instead of waking her, Harry, Ron and Hermione decided, she would sleep here in their common room; she woke when she heard footsteps and her friends were sneaking out,
"Where are you going?" asked Lexi, startling everyone,
"We're going to visit Hagrid," Harry answered,
Lexi glared at them, "and you were going to sneak out without me, how dare you?" she then changed into her tiger cub form, and leapt into hermione's arms.
The three ran across the lawn and up to Hagrid's hut, Harry knocked on the door, Hagrid answered,
"Sorry, don't wish to be rude, but I'm in no state to entertain," Hagrid stated then closed the door on them,
"We know about the Sorcerer's stone," the three stated,
Hagrid reopened the door, "oh,"
the four walked inside, well Lexi was being carried by Hermione, was set on the table so she could see everything,
"We think Snape's trying to steal it," Harry stated,
"Are you still on about him?" Hagrid asked,
"We don't know why," Harry replied,
"Snape is one of the teachers protecting the stone, he won't steal it," Hagrid explained,
Lexi let out a surprised yowl,
"That would be tiger for what?" Ron asked.
"You heard. Come on, I'm a bit preoccupied today," Hagrid informed them.
Lexi transformed back into her human form, "Wait a minute, 'One of the teachers'?"
"Of course, there are other things defeanding the stone aren't there, spells, enchantments," Hermione figured out.
"That's right, Waste of bloody time, if you ask me. Ain't no one gonna get past Fluffy," Hagrid confrimed "Ain't a soul knows how, except me and Dumbledore, I shouldn't have told you that."
Lexi raised an eyebrow, at something that was rattling in a kettle over the coals of a fire, Hagrid pulled it from the kettle with potholders, and laid it on the table, 'That's one big egg,' Lexi thought as she leaned in closer, to get a better look.
"Hagrid, What exactly is that?" Harry asked,
"That is a..." Hagrid began then looking confused.
"I know what that is!" Ron exclaimed, he then looked at the gaint "But, Hagrid, How did you get one?"
"I won it, off a stranger I met down at the pub. Seemed quite glad to be rid of it, as matter of fact." Hagrid answered.
The five people in the room watched as the egg wriggled and then cracked open, and out came a baby dragon.
"Is that..." Hermione began
"A dragon?" Lexi finished, she couldn't believe her eyes, she read about dragons in the Book but never thought about seeing one up close.
"That's not just a dragon, That's a Norwegian Ridgeback, my brother works with these in Romania." Ron explained,
"I want to meet your brother," Lexi whispered,
"Isn't He beauiful? Oh, bless him. Look, he knows his mummy," Hagrid stated as he got all misty eyed. "hello, Norbert," Hagrid tickled the baby dragon under it's chin.
"Norbert?" Harry repeated,
"He's gotta have a name, don't he?" Hagrid asked then he went back to playing with Norbert.
A few seconds later, Hagrid looked at his window, "Who's that?"
the four students turned and looked and saw Draco's face staring inside. He then ran away.
"Malfoy," Harry stated,
Alexis couldn't believe it, her own cousin would follow them out here.
"Oh dear." was all Hagrid said.
The four students ran back up the castle, when they were walking in the corridors, Harry spoke
"Hagrid always wanted a dragon. Told me so the first time I met him." Harry explained.
"It's crazy." Ron stated."And worse, Malfoy knows."
"When i get my hands on him..." Alexis growled out,
"I don't understand. Is that bad?" Hermione asked.
Ron looked up and see two people step out of Professor Mcgonagall's office, "It's bad."
Alexis glanced down at her shoes when she saw the look on her Elder's face, she was in trouble.
"Good Evening," Professor McGonagall greeted, then out stepped Draco with a superior smirk on his face.
The five students with Draco off to the side, stood before the Transfiguration teacher.
"Nothing, I repeat Nothing...gives the student the right to walk about at night." Professor McGonagall scolded "Therefore, as punishment for your actions, 50 points will be taken."
"50?" exclaimed Harry,
"Each." Professor McGonagall stated
Alexis glanced over at Draco, who was still smirking away,
"To ensure it doesn't happen again...all five of you will receive detention." Professor McGonagall finished.
"And you, Alexis Halliwell will be dealing with me as soon as your dismissed." Carmela spoke up, she glared at her charge.
Draco walked up, "Excuse me, Professor, perhaps I heard you wrong, I thought you said the five of us?"
Professor McGonagall gave Draco a level stare, "No, you heard me correctly. Mr. Malfoy. Honorable as your intentions were, you too were out of bed after hours, you will join your classmates in detention,"
With that as a dismissal, Carmela marched forward and grabbed Alexis by the ear and dragged her off to her own dormitory. The Elder pushed her Charge toward the couch,
Alexis sat on the couch without ever looking up,
"Have you lost whatever sense you had in that skull of yours?" Carmela asked
"But.." Alexis began
"Don't 'But' me, My punishment for you; your grounded from your guitar for two weeks and I want a essay on the vanishing potion for Balthazar" Carmela ordered.
Alexis nodded, "Yes, Elder."