Iris stumbled as they landed back in the office
"Well I'm tire so I'm off" the raven head grinned and ran out of the room, Klaus rolled his eyes and blurred after her, the others could hear Iris shouting in the hallway
"Stupid hybrid" Jeremy snorted at that
"How about I start dinner?" Elena suggested but the others were barely paying attention to the brunette, they moved into the hallway and took in the sight, Klaus had swung Iris on to her shoulder
"I did say we're going to have words Iris" Elijah commented walking briskly after them,
"DAMON, ALARIC ARE YO U GOING TO HELP" Iris shouted struggling in Klaus's grip
"Will you stop shouting Iris" Elijah uttered
"Let me go, come on Klaus it happened and –" she gasped feeling a stinging sensation on her behind
"Did you just hit me?" she asked they were now entering the drawing room
"Yes" Klaus snapped, Elijah smirked seeing the pout on her face, she could make out Kol smiling and waving at the other end of the hall, and Rebekah blew her a kiss
"Arseholes" she muttered and yelped when she was chucked on to the sofa "Really?" she gulped seeing the looks she was getting from Klaus and Elijah
"Iris what you did was completely reckless, do you have no self control?" Klaus barked, Iris's ire went up
"That's rich coming from you" she spat getting on to her feet
"Did you bang your head when you was a child?" the hybrid said through clenched teeth
Iris narrowed her eyes "I don't need to listen to this"
"You will" Klaus snapped, her pulse jumped when she saw his eyes glowing gold and the veins around his eyes becoming more prominent
"Niklaus let me deal with this" Elijah stepped in
"Why are you making such a big deal? It happened already and no one cares" Iris shouted "And I'd do it again"
Klaus growled and went to blur forward but Elijah knocked him away, the hybrid glowered at her and stormed out of the room
"You deal with her then"
"Iris-" the raven head frowned and dropped down onto the couch, Elijah sighed and crouched down in front of her , she looked away, the Original gently grasped her chin forcing her to look at him
"Why is Klaus so angry at me?" she asked softly
"Because he cares about you and he isn't the only one who is angry Iris, what you did was foolish…" he uttered, Iris frowned and glared down at her knees "but it was incredibly brave" when he said that it made her look up at him "just…know that even though it already has happened…I want you to know in future you are never going to be getting yourself into trouble like that" his thumb stroked the apple of her cheek, she smiled at the gesture and felt warmed, Iris placed her hand over his and leant into his touch "and that you do have people who care for you" he leant forward and kissed he temple
"Thank you Elijah" Iris murmured as he pulled her onto her feet,
"No problem Iris" he nodded at her, and watched as she left.
Iris padded down the hallway and sighed and looked at the large oak door where she knew Klaus resided, she licked her lips and lightly pushed the door open, she stepped into the large room and saw Klaus drinking a glass of fire whisky whilst sitting on the cushy armchair, Iris could see that his gaze was focused on the burning flames, she glanced out of the large window and saw that it was darken. She bit her bottom lip and walked towards him and cleared her throat, she sighed when he didn't even move but continued to stare into the bright flames so she moved in front of him
"You're blocking my light" Klaus murmured gulping the rest of the glass's contents down "or you could burn, but what does it matter to me? Apparently I shouldn't care"
"I'm sorry" she uttered softly making him look up at her "I-I- just haven't gotten used to having people who-"
"Would do anything for you Iris" he cut her off and sat up "I witness you so readily put yourself in danger for others and it annoys the shit out of me-"
"Worst things happen Niklaus and like I said before I would do it again in a heartbeat, otherwise I wouldn't be the person I am today" she said quietly,
The hybrid sighed "It happened already, and there's no point of me dwelling on it, and I'm guessing from what I saw already things will get worse?"
Iris bit her lip but nodded "It is, but –"
"You're here now, so I know you've survived, also shows me how strong and incredibly sexy my woman is" he smirked devishly and took her and startled her by pulling her into his lap, she straddled him so that her legs were either side of his hips, a delicious shiver ran up her spine when she felt his fingers skimming up her outer thigh, Klaus inhaled her scent he could never get enough of her. Klaus brushed aside her thick hair revealing the pale column, Iris held on to his broad shoulders and felt goose bumps arise on her flesh as he pressed the tip of his nose against her throat
"Klaus" she breathed and hummed pressing herself closer when his lips skimmed her throat, he laid small kisses against her smooth skin, Iris splayed her fingers against the nape of his neck and kissed him hard on the lips, she felt him nip her bottom lip, she immediately allowed him access, he groaned when he felt her swiping her tongue over his, Iris leant forward on her knees and felt Klaus's strong hands sliding up the backs of her thighs.
Klaus pulled back knowing she needed to breath but his lips didn't stop instead he licked and nipped her collar bone, Iris breathed heavily feeling one of his hands sliding underneath her skirt, playing with the hem of her panties, he groaned when she tugged his short hair. Klaus pulled her top off leaving her in her lace covered bra. She gripped his top and hastily pulled it off. Klaus growled in pleasure and threw his head back as Iris laid kisses up and down his thread, he felt her small pink tongue darting out against his ear, she gasped when she felt his hands on her skirt and tugged it off of her. The raven head mewled in his hold as he
"Klaus" she moaned and scratched her nails down his back as he sucked and nibble her collarbone.
"You're mine to take care of Iris" Klaus growled and slowly sank his fangs into her throat, he felt her tense so ran his hands up and down her back making her relax, Iris rested her temple against his bare shoulder, he pulled back and smashed his lips against hers.
Iris stared at him wide eye as he pulled back, she could taste a coppery substance
"You look ravishing" his eyes darkened in lust seeing full lips stained with blood.
"Klaus what-" she didn't get the chance to finish her sentence as he flung her towards the bed, Iris let out a loud squeal which was smothered by him kissing her.
Klaus groaned feeling Iris snuggling into his chest, he opened his eyes and saw that the petite raven head was fast asleep on his chest, her supple bare body was pressed against his own, Klaus idly stroked her tapered fingers that was intertwined with her own pressed against the pillow, Iris hummed as he stroked her slim hip, she blinked away her hazy vision and let out a muffled groan
"I can just stay all day here, you're too comfortable" Klaus chuckled and flipped them over so that now she was beneath him
"I can make you more comfortable-"
"I doubt that" Iris arched her back off of the bed when she felt his lips on her breast
"You're right, I'm make you squirm and wither in pleasure" he murmured sucking the flesh on her throat, he pulled back and pressed his lips against hers, kissing her hard when things started to get even more heated there was a loud knock on the door
"Iris, breakfast, and we're leaving for the pensive…but if you want I don't mind finish what my brother-"
"Shut up Kol" Klaus yelled and threw the lamp that was on the night stand against the shut door making it smash; Iris sighed and flopped back down on to the bed
"Really? You know you're going to have to clean that up" Iris said as she swung her legs out of the bed, but before she could get up the hybrid wrapped an arm around her bare waist and tugged her back "Klaus we're going to have to leave soon, no time-"
"We've always have time" he straddled her hips "here let me show you" she smiled as he pulled the sheets over them.
Iris buttoned up her skinny jeans and could hear the water still going on and hurriedly slipped . "Bloody hybrid, has to leave his marks everywhere" she muttered under her breath, she brushed her hair and was set to braid it but thought not to since, there was scatters of love bites across her neck, it stood out against her pale skin, she brushed and opted to leave it out
"Oh really sweetheart, I would've preferred your hair up" an accented voice rang out, she glanced over her shoulder and her breath hitched seeing Klaus standing there with a towel resting dangerously low on hips, merlin she thought seeing beads of water running down his chest
"If I did that everyone would see-"she gasped when he blurred in front of her
"Precisely" he smirked and slipping his wet hand under her top, he pressed her against the vanity and inhaled her scent
"Klaus" she warned "we have to leave and-"
"I didn't suggest anything love" and with that he pulled back and lightly ran his fingers over her pink cheeks
"You're impossible" she muttered causing him to chuckle, she stood on the tips of her toes and kissed his cheek "I'll see you out there"
Iris entered the kitchen and saw that everyone else was up already
"Drinking already Damon?" she asked dropping down beside Rebekah
"Something to wake me up" the raven head vampire smirked at her, Iris cocked an eyebrow
"I thought that's what coffee supposed to do?"
"It is, but Damon prefers something stronger" Elena muttered, Iris helped herself to some of the waffles, she grabbed the whip cream and drowned her waffles in it
"I don't how you eat all of that" Alaric shook his head taking a gulp of his coffee
"And I don't know how you can drink that" Iris retorted eying his mug of coffee
"Easy and you should be asking him how he could drink that?" the hunter nodded towards Kol who was sucking on a blood bag
"Fine, how d-"
"It's delicious Iris, but I'd prefer it if I can have a taste of some of your sweet blood" Kol smirked, before she could reply Klaus smacked him on the back of the head
"Enough brother" the hybrid uttered placing his arm around her shoulders "she's with the better brother"
"You?" Kol snorted "have you-"
"Merlin you men are sure arrogant" Rebekah scoffed
"Can we eat so we can check out what flower's been up to?" Damon stepped in
"He's right" Elijah nodded
"Never thought I'd hear you say that about him" the raven head uttered, causing the others minus Damon to snicker.
"Shut up and eat your waffles" the elder Salvatore snapped making Iris laugh.
They were gathered around the pensive once again
"Ok on the count of three-"
"Have you noticed that we always go on the count of three" Caroline exclaimed causing everyone to look at her "what? I'm just saying"
"You should just keep quiet Barbie otherwise you'd make all blonds look stupid"
"You're such a dic-"
"Ok, count of three" Iris said loudly and didn't missed the amused that Stefan and Alaric exchanged "One" she grasped on to Klaus's hand "two, three" with that they all dived into the pensive.
"We're in your common room" Elena said seeing the familiar gold and red coloured room
"Yep, I think-yeah that's Neville we're about to find out who is Nicolas Flamel" the raven head explained
"Look there you are" Jeremy said seeing little Iris hurrying over to Neville who came hopping into the common, he saw the rest of the kids laughing
They watched as little Iris utter a counter curse, she helped the boy on to his feet, Damon saw that the past Iris led the boy to her two companions
"So even back then you had a thing for helping people?" Elena asked,
"He needed help and he's my friend" Iris shrugged and focused back on the scene
"What happened?" Hermonie asked Neville
"Malfoy, I met him outside the library. He said he'd been looking for someone to practise on" Neville said shakily
"Damn he really was a little prick" Alaric muttered
"Go to professor McGonagall, report him" the bushy haired girl urged
"Yeah like that would help" Kol shook his head
"I don't want more trouble" the boy muttered
"You've got to stand up to him Neville" Said Ron "He's used to walking all over people, but that's no reason to lie down in front of him and make it easier"
"Does have a point" Jeremy muttered watching the scene
"There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor, Malfoy's already done that" Neville choked,
Little Iris grabbed his hand "Neville the sorting hat wouldn't have put you in Gryffindor if you're not met to be here" she smiled at him and dug through her pocket "here" she handed him a chocolate "you're worth twelve of Malfoy"
"Aw so cute" Caroline cooed seeing this
They saw it had somewhat cheered up the teary eyed boy "thanks" he gave the little raven head a weak smile as he unwrapped the chocolate
"Thanks Iris….I think I'll go to bed…do you want the card? You collect them don't you?" he gave her the card
"It was staring me right in the face" Iris muttered,
"What was?" Klaus asked looking down at her
"The answer" she said cryptically and watched her past self gasping
"I found him" little Iris exclaimed
"Who?" Stefan asked his brows furrowing, he moved slightly forward
"I've found Flamel-"
"The dude that your headmaster knows and the one that's got something to do with hiding whatever under that dog?" Damon asked, Iris nodded they all paid attention
"Listen" the little raven head exclaimed sitting back down on the cushy armchair "Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel"
"She knows something" Rebekah drawled seeing Hermonie jumping out of the chair
"Stay here" the girl sprinted up the stairs to the girls dormitories; they saw both Iris and Ron exchanging mystified looks. But as quick as the girl left she returned with an enormous book in her arms
"I never thought to look in here" the bushy haired girl excitedly "I got this out of the library weeks ago for a bit of light reading"
"Like?" said Ron asked
"She calls that light, my god what would she call heavy" Caroline asked wide eye watching as the girl was scanning the pages
"I knew it, I knew it-"
"Ergh she's annoying such a know it all" Rebekah scoffed a frown
"Her being does come in useful Rebekah" Iris told her
"Nicolas Flamel" Hermonie whispered dramatically "is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone!"
"The what?" Ron asked, whilst little Iris looked thoughtful
"Did you know what she was on about?" Alaric asked
"I remembered reading the passage when I took the book out" the raven head uttered as Klaus wrapped an arm around her waist tugging her towards him
"Listen" Hermonie rolled her eyes and began "the ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making the Philosopher's Stine, a legendry substance with astonishing powers. The Stone will transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal" she paused to catch her breath, "There have been many reports of the Philosopher's Stone, over the centuries, but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr Nicolas Flamel, the noted alchemist and opera-lover, who celebrated his six hundred and sixty fifth birthday last year…."
Jeremy whistled
"Wow he sounds amazing" Caroline breathed "can we meet him?"
"He died a couple of years ago Care" Iris replied, Elijah's brows furrowed he and his siblings were piecing the pieces together
"See?" said Hermonie "the dog-"
"Must be guarding Flamel's Philosopher's Stone! I bet he asked Dumbledore to keep it safe for him, because they're friends and he knew something was after it. That's why he wanted the stone moved out of Gringotts" little Iris announced oblivious to the scowl that Hermonie was giving her.
"She doesn't look happy" Rebekah commented
"Hmm, seems like your little friend didn't like being upstaged" Klaus whispered to Iris, who was wondering how could she have missed that
"Hardly upstaged, I was sharing my knowledge" she muttered,
"A stone that makes gold and stops you ever dying?" Ron asked
"Anyone would want that" Jeremy said watching the scene.
"So now we know what's hidden, but I doubt your ex-potion master is after it" Elijah commented, Iris grinned at him
The scene shifted so that now they were outside once again
"You're visiting Hagrid aren't you?" Jeremy asked seeing little Iris knocking on the hut's door
"You're going to confront him about Flamel?" Damon asked
"Not quiet" Iris murmured and watched the scene "but we did have words"
"Who is it?" they heard Hagrid called, once Ron replied the half giant let them in, the group stepped in after them.
"Wow" Elena muttered feeling the stifling heat, she noticed that little Iris was quiet miffed at the heat
"So-yeh wanted to ask me something?" the half giant asked
"Yes" the little "we were wondering if you could tell us what's guarding the Philosopher's Stone apart from Fluffy?"
Alaric whistled "You sure don't beat around the bush don't you?"
"Why would I? I like getting straightforward answers" the raven head said and felt Klaus idly tugging one of her curls he saw the half giant frowning at the trio
"Of course I can't" he said "Number one, I don't know myself, number two, yeh know too much already-"
"Damn right you do" Klaus muttered
"-so I wouldn't tell yeh if I could. That's Stone's here for good reason. It was almost stolen outta Gringotts- I suppose yeh've worked that out an' all? Beats me how yeh even know about Fluffy"
"Oh, come on Hagrid, you might not want to tell us, but you do know, you know everything that foes on round here" said Hermonie
"Her attempt at flattery? Please" Rebekah scoffed making Iris's lips twitch in amusement
"We only wondered who Dumbledore trusted enough to help him, apart from you"
"It's working" Kol muttered seeing that the half giant was swelling with pride "really Sweets, some of your friends-"she pinched him
"Don't, Hagrid's a good guy" Iris frowned at him, but rolled her eyes when he winked at her.
They watched as little Iris and Ron beamed at their bushy haired friend
"Well, I don't suppose it could hurt to tell yeh that…let's see…he borrowed Fluffy from me…then some of the teachers did enchantments…Professor Sprout- Professor Flitwick-Professor McGonagall-Professor Quirrell and Professor Snape-"
"I can't believe he told you" Stefan shook his head
"It quiet easy to get information out of Hagrid, just get him drunk" the raven head smiled fondly at the half giant
"That's the same thing with Alaric" Jeremy teased earning a slap upside the head from the hunter, making the others snicker
"Snape?" Ron asked shocked
"Yeah-yer still not on about that, are yeh? Look Snape helped protect the Stone, he's not about ter steal it"
"Oh, but it's a smart way to attempt to, who would suspect a protector of the stone trying to steal it" Rebekah drawled popping her hip out and folding her arms across her chest
"You're the only one who knows how to get pass Fluffy don't you?" little Iris asked anxiously "And you wouldn't tell anyone, would you? Not even one of the teachers?"
"Not a soul knows except me and Dumbledore" stated the half giant
"Unless you get him drunk, you said he had a loose tongue didn't you?" Elijah asked, the raven head nodded
"Kind of like Iris then" Damon smirked; Iris sent him a dirty look and leant her head back against Klaus's chest
"Well that's something then" past Iris said, Elijah could hear the relief in her tone "Hagrid can't we have the window open?"
"Yeah, it's freaking hot" Caroline muttered a
"Can't Iris, sorry" Hagrid said, the group didn't miss him glancing at the fire place and neither did little Iris "Hagrid what's that?"
"It looks like an egg" Stefan commented seeing a large black egg in the heart of the fire
"Ah" said Hagrid fidgeting with his beard nervously "That's-er…"
"Where did you get it Hagrid?" said Ron, they watched as he crouched over to the fire to get a better closer look at the egg "It must've cost you a fortune"
"What is it?" Rebekah asked frowning
"You'll find out" Iris assured the female Original
"Won in it a game of cards" said Hagrid "last night, I was down in the village having a few drinks, and got in a game of cards with a strange"
"But what are you going to do with it when it hatches?" asked Hermonie
"Well I've been doing some reading" said Hagrid and much to the group's surprise par Iris he showed them a book
"Dragon breeding for pleasure and profit-"Jeremy's eyes widened "he's got a dragon?"
"Yep-"
"Damn Iris, you're first is turning out to be hectic" Damon shook his head, Iris smiled wryly
"This is just the first year after all Damon"
"Meaning your years at Hogwarts are hardly going to be normal and not dangerous" Klaus muttered frowning
"What I got is a Norwegian Ridgeback, they're rare them"
"Hagrid you do realise that you live in a wooden house?" the little raven head asked causing the group to snort
The scene blurred by and now they were back in the hut
"You and that girl is there, where's the boy?" Kol asked
"He's in the Hospital wing, he got bitten by the dragon-"Iris uttered and was cut off when there was a low growl coming from a large crate
"He's got lots of rats and dome brandy for his journey-"
"Really he's trying to get his dragon drunk?" Damon scoffed slightly amused
"And I packed his teddy bear in case he gets lonely" the half giant finished off
"Where's it going?" Caroline asked
"Somewhere where his own kind id" Iris answered
"Bye, bye Norbert mummy will never forget you" Hagrid sobbed
"You've got to be kidding me" Kol muttered and watched as little Iris covered the crate with her Invisibility cloak and then stepped under it along with Hermonie
"What are you two doing?" Elena asked as they followed the pair of eleven year old girls out of the hut carrying the crate in between them
"Hagrid would've go in trouble and the dragon was lonely so-"
"You smuggled it out?" Klaus asked, Iris smiled weakly and nodded "for some reason I'm not surprised"
Elijah smirked and shook his head "things certainly aren't boring for you were they?"
"Nope" Iris grinned
The scene shifted and now they were standing at the bottom of a staircase, they heard footsteps hurrying down the staircase and saw that Iris and Hermonie coming down
"So the dragon's gone" Jeremy stated seeing that they were no longer carrying the crate
"Yep" Iris muttered still wondering how the hell she could have forgotten the Invisibility cloak
"Oh tough break kid" Alaric muttered seeing the caretaker emerging from the shadows startling the two girls
"You left your cloak-"
"Way to point out the obvious Kol" Iris scoffed
"Well, well, well" Filch smirked
"Ah he's another annoying dick" Damon uttered
"We are in trouble" the caretaker grinned lecherously at the two girls, who exchanged worried looks
"He doesn't touch you-"
"NO Klaus" Iris cut him off her face balking at the thought "we just get detention and points deducted"
"So not that bad then?" Elijah uttered feeling relief but that was extinguished seeing her face "Iris-"
"Oh look we're leaving" Iris spoke over him, causing the Originals to exchanged looks.
They landed in the entrance hall, where they saw little Iris, Hermonie, Neville and Malfoy waiting
"What are-"
"Detention, Malfoy snuck out that night too, trying to snitch on us, and McGonagall found him-"
"Serves the prick right" Kol smirked and saw the look on little Iris's face, they could hear footsteps
"And Neville how did he get into this?" Elena asked her
"Neville snuck out that night as well, trying to tell us that Malfoy was looking for us and he got caught as well-"
"Least you two won't be alone whilst you're doing detention" Stefan said just then the clock struck
"It's eleven" Klaus frowned "They let you out this late?"
Iris chose to remain silent and watched the scene
"Follow me" said Filch lighting a lamp and leading the quartet of eleven year olds outside, Klaus and the others trailed behind them "I bet you'll think twice about breaking a school rule again, eh?"
"Pfft kids never do" Alaric scoffed
"Ric getting the feeling you don't like being a teacher" Damon smirked
"Oh I do like teaching, I just hate it when the kids act like little dicks" the hunter muttered causing Stefan and Damon to snort
Klaus held on to Iris's hand as they followed after the quartet of children and the caretaker
"Oh yes..." they heard Filch grouched "hard work, and danger are the best teachers if you ask me…it's just a pity they let the old punishments die out…hang you by your wrists from the ceiling for a few days. I've got the chains still in my office; keep them well-oiled in case there ever needed….Right. Off we go and don't think of running off now, it'll be worse for you if you do"
"Is he dead?" Klaus hissed
"What- no Klaus you're not going to kill him" Iris rolled her eyes
"Aw sweets you're no fun-"
"Are you actually pouting Kol?" Rebekah scoffed as they set off across the dark grounds "how pathetic are you?"
"Says the girl , who gets infatuated by a man if he gives her an ounce of attention" Kol smirked darkly, Iris saw the brief flash of hurt across the other female's face, Elijah noticed this as well and smacked Kol upside the head
"Oww, what the hell-"
"Behave Kol" the elder Original barked
"They're getting a good telling off" Iris saw Klaus's eyes were alight with amusement, the raven head swatted his upper arm
"You started this"
"Ssh" Caroline hissed at the group "I'm trying to watch" this made Iris smile
"Nice night" Stefan commented seeing the moon was out, bright and full he could see that they were approaching Hagrid's hut
"Least you guys are with him, the detention mustn't have been that bad" Jeremy said,
"Hmm" Iris hummed
Klaus sighed "something happens doesn't it?" he asked the petite raven head, slinging his arm over her shoulders
"You'll just have to wait and see" she murmured
"Is that you Filch? Hurry up" I want ter get started"
"Look even you realise that the detention may not be that bad" Damon commented seeing the relived look on little Iris's face, evidentially Filch even saw this
"I suppose you think you'll be enjoying yourself with that oaf-"
"Ergh I don't like him" Caroline grouched for some reason the blond had found herself growing a soft spot for the half-giant
"Well think again girl-"
"Serious do these people have an aversion of saying your name?" Rebekah frowned watching the scene
"-into the Forest you're going and I'm much mistaken if you all come out in one piece"
"Really is a prick" Alaric scowled and heard the boy, Neville was it? Moaning, the platinum haired blond boy stopped dead in his track
"The Forest?" Elijah heard Malfoy repeat "We can't go on there at night-there's all sorts of things in there-werewolves I heard"
"Nope" Iris grinned "not until my third year"
"You met a werewolf when you were thirteen?" Elena asked her eyebrows shooting to her hairline, the raven head nodded
Kol frowned "I thought that it was forbidden"
"It is-"
"And they let you go in there?" Elijah uttered not looking at all happy and went back to watch the scene
"That's your lookout, isn't it?" said Filch, Alaric could hear voice cracking with glee "should've thought of them werewolves before you got in trouble, shouldn't you?"
"I repeat, he's a dick" Jeremy shook his head
They watched as Hagrid came striding towards them out of the dark. With the large boarhound at his heel, the half giant was carrying a large crossbow, and a quiver of arrows hung over his shoulder
"Looks like he's taking you guys hunting" Stefan murmured his brows furrowing
"About time" Hagrid said "I bin waiting fer half an hour already. All right Iris, Hermonie?"
"I shouldn't be too friendly to them Hagrid-"
"That dude has so got a stick up his ass" Caroline muttered eying the caretaker
"-they're here to be punished after all" he finished off
"That's why yer late is it?" said Hagrid frowning "bin lecturing them eh? It's not your place ter do that; I'll take over from here"
"You tell him Hagrid" Jeremy grinned causing Iris to chuckle, come to think of it the younger Gilbert hadn't actually seen Hagrid, nor the others of a matter of fact, well she would have to fix that when they go back, she thought.
They watched as Malfoy turned to Hagrid
"Aw little baby is scared" Rebekah mocked, the raven head rolled her eyes
"May I remind you we were eleven-"
"Hush Iris, I just don't like him here is all" Rebekah uttered causing Klaus to snicker, Iris elbowed him and felt him drop a kiss onto the crown of her head, she focused back onto the scene
"I'm not going into that Forest" he said
"Is that little Iris I see, pleased at him being scared" Kol teased
"What? He was a prick back then" Iris defended her past self
"Yeh are if yeh want ter stay at Hogwarts" they heard Hagrid say fiercely "yeh've done wrong an now yeh've got ter pay fer it"
"Bit this is servant stuff, it's not for students to do. I thought we'd be writing lines or something. If my father knew I was doing this he'd-"
"-tell yer that's how it is at Hogwarts" growled the half giant "writing lines!-"
"Yeah that is useless" Alaric nodded watching on
"Right then" Hagrid said after finishing off his tirade "now listen, carefully because it's dangerous-"
"So was it even wise to send four barely trained witches and wizards into the forest" Elijah was marvelled by this
"-what're gonna do tonight and I don't want no one taking risks-"
"Fucking risk going in there" Kol scoffed not liking the idea about the little raven head going in there
"Follow me" the half giant said.
Iris and the others stuck close to the half giant and the quartet of kids, Hagrid led them over to the edge of the forest , and he held up his lamp and pointed down a narrow, winding earth track that disappeared into the thick black trees
"What's that?" Klaus asked curiously seeing something shining
"Look there" said Hagrid to the children, Stefan noted that little Iris had to stand on her tippy toes to see "see that stuff shining on the ground? Silvery stuff? That's unicorn blood-"
"Unicorns?" the doppelganger asked stunned at this
"There's so much more than vampire and werewolves Elena" Iris murmured and went back to listen to Hagrid
"There's a unicorn in there, been hurt badly by something-"
"-Or someone" Jeremy muttered under his breath
"-this is the second time in a week. I found one dead last week, we're going to try and find the poor thing. We might have to put it out of its misery-"
"Is your school bloody insane" Klaus said through clenched teeth "didn't they think that whatever was killing these unicorns were still in there, and they're sending you in their"
Iris lightly stroked the back of his hand which calmed him somewhat; he inhaled her scene which instantly soothed the hybrid.
"Right now we're going to split into two groups, an follow the trial in different directions. There's blood all over the place, it must've been staggering around since last night-"
"Splitting up?" Damon cocked an eyebrow "this sounds like a bad horror movie"
Iris snickered at that, looking back at this she could see where he'd got that idea from
"I want Fang" Malfoy said loudly
"All right but I warn you he's a coward-"
Alaric chuckled at that "He'd got that coming"
"So me, Iris and Hermonie, go one way and Draco, Neville and Fang will go the other. Now if any of us finds the unicorn, we'll send up green sparks right? Get yer wands out and practise now-that's it-and id anyone gets in trouble send red sparks, and we'll all come and find yeh, be careful and let's go" the half giant declared
"This is just asking for trouble" Stefan muttered
The group followed after past Iris, Hermonie and Hagrid further into the forest till they got to a fork in the road,
"Sending those two off together, isn't the best idea" Rebekah muttered seeing Malfoy and Neville going one way.
They walked in silence, Klaus was still holding on to Iris's hand, there was brief patches of moonlight coming through the branches
"Look there's some blood" Jeremy said seeing a patch of silvery blood that was stained against the trees, he also noticed the worried look on Hagrid's face as did little Iris
"Could a werewolf be killing the unicorns?" the little raven head asked
"Not fast enough" said Hagrid "It's not easy ter catch a unicorn. They're powerful magic creatures; I never knew one ter be hurt before"
"Wow" Alaric murmured as he followed after the group, he could heard a flow of water and saw more unicorn blood on the trees
"You all right Hermonie?" whispered Hagrid "don't worry it can't have gone far it's hurts this badly-"
"That's supposed to be comforting?" Kol snickered shaking his head
"GET BEHIND THAT TREE" Hagrid roared grabbing both girls by their scruff of their necks
"Is that slithering?" Elena asked frightened gripping on to Stefan's arm, the two girls and Hagrid were tensed, Klaus wrapped an arm around Iris's small waist pulling her towards him
They waited for a few seconds but the sound faded away
"I knew it" the half giant "there's something in here that shouldn't be"
"A werewolf?" little Iris suggested
"You really are gunning for wolves aren't you?" Alaric shook his head
"I just had that idea fixed in my head" Iris muttered under her breath
"That was no werewold and it wasn;t no unicorn, neither" said Hagrid grimly "Right, follow me, but careful, now"
"I don't like this" Caroline muttered as they all started to walk forward again, the blond caught sight of some movement
"Who's there?" Hagrid called "show yourself, I'm armed"
They watched as into the clearing came, a centaur
"Holy-"
"-Shit-"
"Fuck-"
"Is that real?" Alaric asked wide eye, finishing off, Stefan's, Damon's and Jeremy's sentence, Iris and the Originals were less phased, she knew that the Original family would take it more better
"Oh it's you Ronan" said Hagrid "How are ye?"
"He is so casual" Jeremy muttered
"Why would he be Jere? This is Hagrid, he knows them as friends and companions" Iris explained
"Unicorns and centaurs, it's like we're in a fairy-tale" Caroline shook her head
"Hardly a fairy-tale" Klaus muttered "If it wasn't Iris wouldn't be going through this"
"Look at their faces" Kol exclaimed his lips twitching in amusement seeing Iris and Hermonie literally dropping their jaws.
"Good evening to you, Hagrid" the centaur greeted
"Bloody hell looks how deep his voice is" Jeremy muttered
"Kind of sexy" Rebekah drawled a smirk adorned her face
"Totally agree" Caroline grinned, the raven head rolled her eyes
"Were you going to shoot me?" asked Ronan
"Can't be too careful" said Hagrid, they saw him patting his crossbow "there's something bad loose in the Forest-"
"Serious understatement" Stefan scoffed
"-this is Iris Potter, and Hermonie Granger, but they way. Students up at the school, and this is Ronan, you two. He's a centaur-"
"We'd notice, look at him" little Iris exclaimed her eyes comically widened, the vampires and the others snickered "I mean nice to meet you"
"Crappy cover up" Damon snorted
"Good evening, students are you? And do you learn much, up at the school?"
"Erm-"
"A bit" said Hermonie timidly
"Another understatement, you guys are raking them up" Damon grinned, and went back to watch the scene
"A bit" said the centaur "well that's something, Mars is bright tonight-"
"Random much" Caroline shook her head
"Yeah" much to the group's amusement, the half giant, the centaur and the two girls all looked up
"What are we supposed to be looking at?" little Iris hissed to her friend
"Mars?" Hermonie replied weakly, the little raven head gave her an incredulous look.
"Listen, I'm glad we've run inter yeh, because there's a unicorn been hurt-you see anything?" the centaur didn't reply
"Should I just keep staring up at Mars?" little Iris asked Hermonie who's lips twitched in amusement
Klaus and the others chuckled
"Always the innocent are the first victims, so it has been for ages past, so it is now"
"What?" Stefan asked completely befuddled, Elijah however nodded knowing what the centaur meant.
"Yeah" said Hagrid "but have yeh seen anything? Ronan, anything unusual?"
"Mars is bright tonight" Ronan repeated
"He's giving me a migraine" Kol muttered
The centaur was soon joined by another and once again Hagrid asked and like before he got no answers. The half giant bid the centaurs goodbye and dragged little Iris and Hermonie back onto the path
"Never" said Hagrid irritably "try and get a straight answer out of a centaur, ruddy star-gazers, not interested close than the moon"
"Are there more of them?" Hermonie asked, making Rebekah scoff
"There's probably is a whole herd"
"Oh a fair few…keep themselves to themselves mostly, but they're good enough about turning up if ever I want a word. They're deep, mind, centaurs…they know things…just don't let on much"
"They're wise creatures" Elijah commented as they walked on through the dark. Klaus noticed that little Iris kept on glancing back over her shoulder
"What's wrong?" he asked the present Iris
"I felt like we were being watched" the raven head explained, they had just passed a bend in the path when Hermonie grabbed the half giant's arm
"Hagrid look, red sparks, the others are in trouble" Hermonie exclaimed
"You two wait here, stay on the path, I'll come back for yeh" Hagrid shouted and left the two girls alone in the dark
"You've got to be kidding me" Alaric frowned "he left you?"
"We thought the others were in trouble" Iris defended him
"No Iris, don't it was irresponsible" Elijah said sternly
It was a couple of minutes till they heard a crunching noise
"He's back" Caroline let out a sigh of relief, seeing Hagrid, Fang, Neville and Malfoy emerging into the clearing, they'd learnt that Malfoy had scared Neville causing him to send sparks into the air
"What a complete idiot" Jeremy scoffed watching the frown marring Hagrid's face
"We'll be lucky ter catch anything, now, with the racket you two were making right, we're changing groups, Neville, you stay with me and Hermonie, Iris you go with Fang and this idiot-"
"Ergh why'd you have to go with him, now we know something definitely is going to happen" Caroline exclaimed
"We always knew something was going to happen" Rebekah rolled her eyes
They all followed after little Iris, Malfoy and Fang, until the path almost became impossible to see
"This is freaky" Elena muttered,
Iris was literally still in Klaus's hold as they walked
"Look-" little Iris murmured holding out her arm to stop Malfoy
"Holy-"
"It's so beautiful" Caroline murmured the girls nodded agreeing, they all inched forward and saw a unicorn laying on the ground
"It's tragic" Klaus murmured holding Iris closer to him.
The group tensed as the little raven head took one step closer but then they heard a slithering sound
"What the fuck is that?" Damon asked wide eye, seeing a cloaked figure reaching for the unicorn and lower its head to the unicorn's wound and started to drink
"That's fucked up" Alaric muttered
"AAAARGH" Malfoy screamed and bolted
"He left you" Klaus growled "why aren't you moving?" he barked seeing that little Iris was staring wide eye at the creature frozen on the spot
"Fucks sake Iris move" Kol shouted
"Bloody hell this already happened" Iris snapped
The group jumped when the little girl screamed clutching her temple
"Your scar, it's reacting to the creature" Elijah said seeing the hooded figure coming towards the little girl who backed away, Klaus's grip tightened when he saw the little raven head stumble and fell onto her knees. The group could hear hooves, they all sagged in relief when the creature fled, and another centaur had arrived on the scene
"Are you alright?" the centaur asked little Iris helping her onto her feet.
"Yes-thank you-what was that?" the past Iris asked
"Something we would also want to know" Rebekah muttered giving the past raven head a once over and saw that she was looking slightly pale.
Stefan saw that the centaur's eyes were fixated on Iris's scar
"You are the Potter girl" he said "you had better get back to Hagrid, the Forest is not safe for you at this time-"
"When is this freaking jungle ever safe?" Caroline asked
"Can you ride? It will be quicker this way" they watched as the centaur lowered itself on to the ground
"That's awesome, you get to ride on the back of a mythical creature" Jeremy smiled as little Iris managed to get on to the centaur's back.
With that they sped off. The scene blurred till they were in the clearing again, Elena recognised the centaur named Bane bursting through the trees
"Firenze" he roared at the centaur with little Iris on his back "what are you doing? You have a human on your back! Have you no shame? Are you a common mule-"
"Ok this one is a prick" Damon glared at Bane
"Do you realise who this is?" Firenze asked, Klaus saw little Iris slipping so she gripped tighter onto the centaur's back "this is the Potter girl, the quicker she leaves the forest the better"
"What have you been telling her?" Bane growled "Remember we are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens. Have we not read what is to come in the movements of the planets?"
"Hagrid was right, they are cryptic shits" Kol muttered
"I'm sure Firenze thought he was acting for the best" Ronan said joining in on the discussion
"For the best! What is that to di with us? Centaurs are concerned with that has been foretold!-"
"So what? They're like fortune tellers?" Jeremy asked
"Something like that" Iris muttered
"-It is not our business to run around like donkeys after stray humans in our Forest"
"Do you not see the unicorn?" Firenze bellowed at Bane
"Huh, I like him" Rebekah commented
"Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this Forest, Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must"
Elijah nodded at that, that was a wise choice with that Firenze whisked through the forest, but the scene was pulled in a way so that they were able to watch the scene, the centaur slowed into a walk
"Why's Bane so angry?" little Iris asked "what was that thing you saved me from anyway?"
The centaur suddenly stopped
"Iris Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used for?"
"No" Klaus could see that the little raven head was startled by the question "we've only used the horn and tail-hair in Potions"
The centaur took a breath "That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn, only one who has nothing to loses, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price-" the group listened intently "you have slain something pure and defenceless to save yourself and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips"
"Whoa" Alaric muttered him and the others were shocked at this, Elena was oddly reminded of what Ester had said, Iris was a light creature of magic, and she had attempted to end her to save herself, my god she thought, what on earth she had tried to do, she thought, realisation hitting her. She was brought out of her musings by little Iris
"Who would be that desperate?" little Iris asked aloud "if you're going to be cursed for ever, death's better isn't it?"
"It is" Elijah muttered the centaur uttered the same exact words
"Unless all hyou need is to stay alive lon enough to drink something else-something that will bring you back to full strength and power- something that will mean you can never die. Miss Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school at this very moment?"
"The Philosopher's Stone! Of course-"Stefan could see that the little raven head was connecting the dots together "the Elixir of Life, but I don't understand who-"
"Can you think of nobody who has waited many years to return to power, whi has clung to life, awaiting their chance?"
"Do you mean- Vol-"
"Voldemort, he's after the stone" Klaus said aloud and felt a tug on his naval, he grasped tightly onto Iris as they were all gliding upwards.
AN: Sorry for any spelling and grammar errors, sorry for the wait (been busy with exams coming, so needed to prep.
So there you have it- Elijah, Klaus and Iris shared a few words, the group saw a dragon, witness Iris smuggling a dragon out, the going into the Forbidden
Forest, and getting in trouble. and you also saw the group's reaction to centaurs
Next Chap (coming soon) the group see Iris go through the trap door, and confront the man with two faces.
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