DISCLAIMER: Still don't own HP. No matter how many stars I wish on.
The next morning was Saturday, and at breakfast, the entire room was laughing at Malfoy and Parkinson at breakfast, and it was only after 20 minutes when their skin turned back to normal. Harry and Ron were hardly able to force their food down their throats when Nessie sat down next to them. "Harry, you know that massive 3-headed dog we saw? The other day?"
Harry nodded. "Yeah, what about it?"
"Well, it was standing on something... And I need to know what it is. I think it might be guarding something."
"What would it be guarding?"
"I think it was that thing Hagrid took out of vault 713 when we went to Gringotts. There was an article yesterday about the vault being broken into."
Ron spluttered. "Gringotts? No one's ever broken into Gringotts!"
"Well, now someone has. And the target of the break-in is being guarded by Fluffy."
Harry thought hard. "Well, I'd say it was a trapdoor."
Nessie sat down to breakfast and started chatting with Hermione about Herbology. "I'm so excited about next lesson," said Hermione. "We'll be doing Devil's Snare! I've read all about it!"
"Oh, I've heard of that!" Said Nessie. "The faster you move, the faster it kills you... Pretty epic, huh?"
Hermione looked strangely at Nessie, then shrugged and dug in to her toast.
After breakfast, Nessie, Harry, Hermione and Ron went down to Hagrid's hut.
"You're sure he'll know about this, Nessie?" Asked Hermione.
"Certain," she nodded, "When we first met him, he said he wanted a dragon, and I reckon he's the person to go to about dangerous animals."
Nessie sprinted down the hill, and the others tumbled after. She hammered on the door of the hut. He opened the door and was delighted to see all four of them. "Ah! Come in, come in," he boomed.
They sat down at his table and Hagrid made some tea. "So... Hagrid," began Nessie, "We were wondering if you knew anything about the three headed dog on the third floor corridor."
Hagrid paused. " 'Ow do you know abou' Fluffy?"
Hermione laughed. "It's called Fluffy? That's just ever so slightly misleading..."
"Do you have any idea of what it's guarding?" Said Harry.
"Of course I know! It's guarding the..."
"Yes?"
Hagrid suddenly realised what was happening and gasped. I can't tell yer! That's between Professor Dumbledore an' Nicholas Flamel... An' I shouldn' 'ave said tha'..."
Nessie smiled. "Thanks Hagrid!"
They sprinted away and headed straight for the library. "We're looking for Nicholas Flamel, guys," said Nessie.
Each of them grabbed a pile of books and started flicking through them. The day wasted away before them as they turned endless page after page, and then finally Hermione gasped. "Look! I found him! 'Nicholas Flamel is the only known creator and possessor of the Philosopher's Stone!'
Harry was puzzled. "What's that?"
"The Philosopher's Stone is a special stone that can turn any liquid metal into gold, and can create the Elixir of Life, which allows the drinker to live forever... Well, they have to keep drinking the Elixir, obviously, or else they will die."
"Brilliant, Hermione! Well done!" Said Nessie. "Right, I say that's a good days work, and... Bloody hell, I'm starving. What time is it, Harry?"
He looked at his watch, and gasped. "Time for dinner. Coming, Hermione?"
Her eyes looked away sadly. "No thanks... I'm just going down to the dungeons. I'll see you later."
She walked out of the library, and the others sprinted off to the Great Hall. They all settled into the feast, when Quirrell burst into the Hall. "T-t-t-TROLL IN THE THE DUNGEONS!" He cried, before fainting.
Everyone started panicking, and Dumbledore stood up. "SILENCE!" He roared. "All students are to go back to their common rooms immediately, and teachers to the dungeons."
The three were about to go to the common room when Nessie gasped. "Hermione! She's in the dungeons! She doesn't know!."
"She won't know until the troll hits her round the head with its club," said Harry. "Let's go!"
They snuck out of the crowd of Gryffindors and hurried to the dungeons. They dodged the Slytherins, but had to hold back Nessie from punching Malfoy as he walked past. They hurried towards the thumping noise and they saw the troll. "Hang on," said Ron, "trolls are really stupid. Someone must have let it in."
"Ron, we can think about that later, but right now, Hermione's brains are about to get mashed!" yelled Nessie.
The troll stomped into the girls toilets, and they heard a scream. "Hermione!"
They ran to the toilets and saw Hermione side down in the monsters grip, about to have her head knocked off by its club. Nessie pulled out her wand. "Wingardium Leviosa!"
The club flew into the air and the troll became confused. Nessie dropped the club on its head and it staggered. Hermione fell, and ran. "It's going to crush us!" Roared Harry.
"Petrificus Totalus!" Cried Nessie. The troll's limbs seized together and it fell over backwards. Nessie heaved a sigh of relief. "Epic. Are you alright, Hermione?"
She sniffed and nodded. The teachers came running and halted. McGonagall walked forward. "What on earth has happened? Explain yourselves!"
"It was my fault, Professor." Hermione said. The others gasped. "I thought I could handle it, but I was wrong. If these three hadn't come and helped me, I would almost certainly be dead."
McGonagall sighed. "Miss Granger, I thought you knew better. 5 points from Gryffindor. As for you three," turning to Nessie, Harry and Ron, "you will each receive 5 house points. Let me tell you, it is pure luck that you have defeated a fully grown mountain troll. Back to your common room, now!"
Nessie watched after McGonagall, and her eyes drifted over the teachers. She saw a huge scratch on someone's leg... As if from a dog. And a very large one. She looked up and the leg belonged to Professor Snape. He swished his cloak over it and limped away. Something clicked in her brain. "Guys, Ron was right someone did let the troll in. Snape let it in as a distraction, so he could try and sneak past Fluffy, but he failed. Snape is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone!"
The foursome hurried back to the common room, now with their friendship sealed, because nothing brings a group of friends closer together than a good old life-threatening fight with a troll.
The next morning of that glorious weekend, all the Gryffindors were in the common room chatting and playing games. All except for Nessie, who was making a Pepper-Up potion. An owl swooped in with an envelope, and the Gryffindors crowded round George, who had caught it. "Who's it for?" Asked Fred.
"It's for Nessie, from Flitwick... It's about the auditions!"
"Should we open it?" Asked Ron.
The twins looked at him horrified. "No! If we did that, she'd hate us! Lets wait for her!"
The Gryffindors whispered hopefully for two minutes when Nessie stormed in, with her hair slightly singed and smoke rising from it. "I really hate the person who made exploding cauldro- What the hell?"
She looked at all the Gryffindors weirdly, and then saw the letter. "Who's that for?"
"YOU!"
She ran over and grabbed the envelope. "Oh my Fizzing Whizzbees, it's from Flitwick!"
She ripped open the envelope and read it. "I didn't get it."
She dropped the letter on the sofa and Ron studied it, whilst the other Gryffindors consoled her. Ron read it and looked at Nessie, who was actually smiling. He continued reading it, then he sat down next to her. "You little minx. SHE GOT IT!"
Nessie burst out laughing as the Gryffindors cheered and hoisted her up in the air and passed her over the crowd. Fred and George opened up their stash of goodies and there was a huge party in the common room. They stayed up late celebrating, and Nessie had never felt so happy in her life. Se felt like she was queen of the world, and she could have screamed her voice hoarse with happiness. She decided against it, or else she wouldn't be able to sing. They partied, and danced, and they even persuaded Nessie to give them a little performance. But we'll in to the night they celebrated, until one by one they went up to the dormitories. Nessie stayed up the very latest until everyone had gone to sleep except Harry. "Well done, Nessie," he said, "I knew you would get it. And," he added, "Good acting."
Nessie looked at him. "Thanks. But the only reason I did it was to annoy the Slytherins."
Harry smiled smugly. "I know that, but I know there's another reason."
"No, that's the only reason that comes to mind. There's nothing better than watching the look on Malfoy's face."
"There's another reason. You'll find out soon enough."
They both walked up to the dorms together and before Harry went into the boys dormitories, the wins hugged. "You know, I could never have asked for a better brother."
"Nor me a better sister."
Harry went to bed and Nessie went up to bed, but lay awake still puzzled by Harry's remark. What other reason? How could there be another reason? She gradually fell asleep, still completely and utterly bamboozled.
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