Chapter 5: Thought you ought to know

Wednesday had come around and a single notice on the board in the Gryffindor commonroom caused a huge commotion among the first-year's. It had its mixture of reasons, a mixture of excitement and fright, something Kiba could very well relate to. But it was not just that, they would be sharing this class with the Slytherin's.

"great, the last thing i wanted is to make a fool of myself, in front of Malfoy no less." Harry complained during breakfast, Ron patted him on the back and answered with some words of encouragement. But Kiba didn't listen, he was to fixed on Hermione. She was talking to Neville and the other girls, giving them advice about flying. Well more like facts and tips she had gathered from Kiba's book 'Quidditch through the Ages', Hermione didn't have any experience on flying and was, as she admitted on the way to class, frightened to the bone.

They arrived on the flying training grounds near the quidditch arena, and saw multiple brooms laid out in two lines. "good morning children" a short haired woman called "I'm madam Hooch, Welcome to your first flying lesson. Now come on everyone, stand next to your broom, hold out your hand and call 'UP'" she explained. Madam Hooch had eyes like a hawk as she watched the children struggling with their brooms. Harry however, didn't struggle at all. With one shout the broom was in his hands, as was Draco's. Kiba needed a second shout to get the broom into his Hand while Hermione's just rolled over on the grass.

It took a while, but eventually even Neville had the broom in his hand. Madam Hooch then instructed them to sit on their brooms. "and grip it tight, you don't want to be sliding off the end" Madam Hooch walked past everyone, correcting their grip and form. She told Draco, who had previously boasted about his years of experience, that he had been doing it wrong for years. "Alright. On my whistle, gently push of the ground. Hover for a bit, and then lean the broom forwards slightly to come back to the ground" Madam Hooch demonstrated as she explained, she put the whistle to heard mouth but hesitated.

Neville, who had been exceptionally nervous, had pushed of the ground hard and rose high into the air before falling off of his broom, he crashed to the ground to the delight of the Slytherins and horror to the Gryffindors and Madam Hooch. His broom continued flying in the direction of the forbidden forest. "Now, now… a broken hand." She helped Neville to his feet and stared at the students "all of you, stay on the ground while i take this boy to the hospital wing. If i catch you flying, you will be on the train home before you can say 'Quidditch'" she said loudly as she walked past the crowd of students.

Kiba had heard the seriousness in her words, she would really expel anyone who dared to fly without her around. "What an idiot…" Kiba heard Hermione mumble beside him, and he understood why once looked where everyone else was looking. High in the sky, face to face, where Draco and Harry.

"give it here Malfoy, or I'll knock you off that broom!" he shouted loudly, Malfoy visibly smirked at him as he held the glass ball high above his head. Harry leaned forward and flew towards the other boy like a missile, but Malfoy pulled his broom up and dodged Harry's charge. Even though it was Harry's first time on a broom, he seemed to be very comfortable in the air. Their bickering continued until Draco tossed the glass orb high into the air. It soared through the sky and then began dropping, along with Harry who chased it in a steep dive, catching it just mere moments before it would have hit the ground.

Harry's triumph however, was short lived. Professor McGonagal had arrived on the field just in time to see Harry fly, but to late to see Draco. Harry's head hung low as he followed her back into the castle.

Madam Hooch soon returned and taught the remaining students how to correctly take off, fly and land. Kiba was able to fly with ease after falling of twice, Hermione took much longer to take off. Meanwhile Ron sat above them watching as he hovered high. After their flying class they had a class of Astronomy during which Harry returned, looking rather happy, maybe even overjoyed and they would soon find out why.

"Seeker?" Ron and Kiba gasped simultaneously when Harry had told them of his newly acquired position on the Gryffindor Quudditch team.

"hush" Harry said "i don't want anyone to know right away. Especially not him" Harry looked in the direction of the oncoming storm that was Draco and his bodyguards, Crabbe and Goyle.

"when will you be on the train then Potter?" he sneered devilishly,

"could ask you the same" Ron replied

"is it soon then? I'd love to wave you off at the station" Draco shot back

"screw you Malfoy" Harry spat, he knew that neither Draco, nor his bodyguards could do anything to him since they were in full view of the teachers table.

"you might want to rethink your position, Draco" Kiba said through his mouth of bread as Snape came walking towards them.

"Mr.Malfoy, i'd like to have a word with you. Would you mind visiting my office the hour before dinner?" he asked in his typical, almost monotone whisper "No? Good, see you then." He disappeared from the great hall as suddenly as he had appeared beside them.

"Now then Malfoy," Harry began "i guess we'll see each other on the train" Kiba and Ron broke out into laughter as Malfoy left with Crabbe and Goyle in tow.

After their Defense against the dark arts lesson, Ron and Harry talked about Quidditch in the common room rather then study like Hermione or Kiba, who both sat at one of the tables by the commonroom bookshelves. They knew that sooner or later they would come to them for help, their conversation however, lasted until Dinnertime. Fred and George had just congratulated Harry on making the team when Draco, once more with Crabbe and Goyle, came strutting towards them.

"look who's still wandering the castle" he said to his bodyguards "one last meal before it's back to the muggels?"

"your acting allot tougher then you did on on the broom, without them" Harry quickly spat, smirking at the blonde

"i'd take you on my own anytime, how about tonight?" Draco suggested "wizards duel, ever heard of that?"

"'course he has" Ron quickly answered "I'm his second, who's yours?"

"Crabbe. Let's meet in the trophy room" Draco replied "see you at midnight" he said and strode of with his bodyguards in tow once more when Harry turned to Ron.

"what's a wizards duel?" he asked

"a fight between two wizards, not physical but magical duel" he replied "seconds are there to fill in should you die… but don't worry, Malfoy doesn't know any more spells then you. All you can do is shoot sparks at each other"

"and if i wave my wand and nothing happens?" Harry asked "What then?"

"just punch him on the nose!" Ron answered with a grin. Hermione, who hadn't really been listening, since she was having a conversation with Percy and another girl, whipped her head towards him.

"excuse me?" she said

"can't we have a conversation in peace?" Ron shot back

"i couldn't help but overhear it-"

"- bet you could"

"and you mustn't go wandering around the castle at night" she said "think of all the points you'll lose Gryffindor if you're caught"

"Hermione is right" Kiba added "it's probably a set up anyway" Hermione nodded in agreement while Ron just looked away. Hermione went to speak again but was cut off by Dumbledore who had some short term notices to convey. Before Hermione could scold Harry and Ron further they had disappeared already, she glanced at Kiba who shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.

The two returned to their dormitories and went to bed. Kiba could see Ron and Harry in their four-poster beds in their pyjamas, he also changed into his and laid down in bed and closed the curtains. He had Hotaru on his chest as he gently caressed her chin with his finger. He tried to fall asleep but something held him awake subconsciously, that was when he heard whispering. He peered through his curtains and saw the two boys slipping out of their beds. He also climbed out of his and walked up to them.

"so you're going still?" he asked "imagine if you're caught"

"i don't care" said Ron "this is our chance to get Malfoy, once and for all"

"you're not thinking straight" Kiba hissed, trying not too wake the other boys as Ron and Harry pushed passed him. He followed closely "is this all just because you despise each other? Draco has probably been taught at home. He's from a wealthy family, i bet you he received some before school private tutoring." Kiba tried to talk them out of it all the way down the spiral staircase, but to no avail.

"you are not going!" a voice suddenly said from the dark of the common room. Hermione was sitting in one of the chairs by the fireplace, she stood and walled towards the three.

"What are you doing here, get back to bed" Ron said

"you too, Kiba" Harry added

"i considered telling your brother" Hermione said blocking Ron's path "Percy, he's a prefect, he'd put a stop too this"

"how can someone be this… Interfering?" Harry mumbled as he stepped past Hermione "come on, Ron" he said, pushing open the portrait. Ron was close behind him, but simply leaving wasn't getting them away from Hermione as she followed them, continuing her scolding. Reluctantly Kiba followed as well in an attempt to stop Hermione from going with then all the way and getting caught to.

"Hermione, let them go, it's no use" Kiba said, Hermione agreed and turned to reenter the common room. As she stood before the portrait she realized that the fat lady was missing.

"we're shut out Kiba" she said

"dammit," he blurted out "well i won't stay here to get caught, I'm going with them" her turned and followed the other two boys down the stairs.

"me too" Hermione said as she followed "and if we're caught were can just tell them the truth. We can tell them we were trying to stop them" she added. "and you can back me up"

They soon caught up with the other two and found themselves at the door to the trophy room. Harry put his ear to the door in an attempt to listen for any voices. "you've got some nerve," Ron spat at Hermione and Kiba "following us here. If either of you get us caught, i won't rest until I've learnt that Curse of the Bogies Quirrell told us about, as used it on you"

Hermione and Kiba exchanged a look of relief, realizing that Ron hadn't paid attention in class at all.

"quiet now all of you" Harry hissed "They might be hiding to surprise us" he slowly, and as quietly as he could, opened the door and slid inside. They announced their arrival but no sign of Draco or his friends anywhere, the crystal trophy cases glimmered in the moonlight as they waited. Harry had his wand drawn as he scanned past every statue and door in the room.

"he's not coming –" Hermione began but was cut off by Ron

"yeah, he chickened out" just then a noise in the next room made them all jump, they could hear a voice.. but it wasn't Draco's.

"sniff around my dear" the voice spoke "They might be hiding" it was undoubtedly Filch and his cat Mrs Norris. The four silently crept towards the door away from Filch and once they were out quickened their pace. They came down a long gallery of suits of armour, and heard Filch getting closer. Ron suddenly broke into a run but soon tripped pulling Kiba along with him as they crashed into a suit of armour. The suit cane crashing to the ground and the clanging was loud enough to echo through the entire Castle.

"RUN!" Harry cried out and they all began sprinting down the gallery, without even a glance backwards. They ran from one hallway to the next with Harry in the lead when Kiba suddenly found himself enjoying the chase, it made him feel alive, for the first time without Faye. They came past the Charms corridor and then slammed into a locked door.

"damn it" Ron grunted as he pushed and pulled on the door, they turned around to find another way when they saw the last person they wanted to see.

"Peeves, don't" Harry warned him, but it was in vain. Peeves began shouting through the hall.

"oh no! We're tapped" Ron winced, but Hermione pushed him away

"move over" she snarled. She grabbed Harry's wand and tapped it on the lock before whispering "Alohomora" the door swung open and they all dashed inside closing it behind them. They put their ears to the door and heard Filch talking to the poltergeist.

"guys?" Kiba said as he lightly tugged on Harry's robes

"get off, Kiba" he snarled but Kiba kept tugging. Harry swung around to face the other boy "what?" he saw, quite clearly now, what. A massive dog, reaching all the way to the corridors ceiling stood before them.

"thought you ought to know…" Kiba mumbled

But it wasn't just that, it had three massive heads, and three pairs of eyes which were fixed on them, three noises quivering and twitching towards them and the drooling mouths.

It was unmistakable, they had landed in the forbidden corridor on the third floor. Just as a high pitched scream escaped Hermione mouth Harry turned the doorknob and they all fell backwards. Ron was up and running the fastest closely followed by Harry and then Hermione, Kiba got up and slammed the door shut and heard it locking itself again before, also he ran. Luckily Filch had went looking somewhere else and the four first years reached the portrait of the fat lady on the seventh floor.

"goodness gracious," the lady said looking at their flushed, sweaty faces "where on earth have you all been?"

"never mind that – pig snout, pig snout" Harry panted, and they portrait swung open. They quickly entered and finally came to a stop.

"What are they. Thinking. Keeping. Such a thing. In the castle" Ron said inbetween heavy breaths

"you don't use your eyes do you?" Kiba asked "did you even look at it's feet?"

"no, i was to busy with that whole three head thing" Harry replied

"did you see what it was standing on?" Hermione asked, she had caught her breath "it stood on a trap door"

"It's obviously guarding something" Kiba added with a nod. Ron and Harry stared at then blankly.

"Now if you don't mind, I'm off to bed before either of you get another idea to get us killed – or worse expelled" she said glaring at them "good night, Kiba" she added as she headed for the stairs.

"she needs to sort out het priorities" Ron muttered as they also headed for their beds. But like Harry, Kiba didn't listen. His mind was elsewhere, what was that dog guarding?"

Two months had passed since Kiba first stepped into the world of Magic and Halloween had come around. Harry had told Ron and Kiba what he had told Harry about the safety of Hogwarts, but they could only speculate on what the two inch long indirect was, that the three headed dog was guarding. But it had quickly slipped Harry's mind as he had begun making an impact on the Gryffindor Quidditch team with his Nimbus 2000.

It was Tuesday before Halloween and the first years were dieing to learn a spell which Flitwick had used to make Neville's road zoom around the room. The Professor stood upon his tower of books as he squeaked the instructions. "and don't forget, swish and flick" he said.

The students were separated in pairs for the lesson, Harry was with Seamus, Kiba was with Dean but Hermione was with Ron and neither of them seemed pleased about it. One after the other the pairs took turns attempting to make their feathers fly. Dean tried and tried but couldn't make his feather fly,

"your turn Kiba" he said, Kiba nodded add turned his attention away from the others and to his feather.

"Wingardium Leviosa" he said as he flicked his wand. The instant he had spoken the speak the feather twitched and began flying where ever Kiba pointed his wand.

"look here everybody," Flitwick squeaked "Miss Grander and Mister Scamander did it. Marvellous" Hermione and Kiba shared a smile but Kiba could also see Ron, who looked mildly displeased.

"it's no wonder no one can stand her" Ron said to Harry as they made their way to their common room "she's a nightmare, honestly"

"speak for yourself, Ron" Kiba replied just as someone pushed past Harry and walked away quickly. It was Hermione herself

"i think she heard you" Harry said, he had caught a glimpse of Hermione's face as saw her in tears.

"so? She must've realized she's got no friends" Ron snarled. Kiba shot Ron a mean look and dashed after Hermione. He caught up to her just before she entered the girls bathroom in the dungeons.

"leave me alone Kiba, I'm fine" Hermione hissed

"you don't look it," Kiba replied "Ron was speaking for himself, not for Me or Harry. I don't think you're a nightmare and neither does Harry"

"like i said," Hermione said "leave me alone" she entered the bathroom and firmly closed the door behind her. Her eyes had still been wet, and her nose was red, but Kiba knew better to let her be for now.

Later, at the Halloween feast Hermione was still nowhere to be found. Harry, Ron and Kiba overheard Pervati saying that Hermione was still in the dungeon bathroom. Even though the decorations in the great hall and the life bats were fascinating Kiba couldn't get Hermione out of his head. He was about to get up from the table to look for her when the doors opened and professor Quirrell came running in. He came to a stop near the middle and hesitated. "troll in the dungeons" he said "thought you ought to know" and with those words he feel face first onto the ground.

The panic that followed was long enough for Kiba to escape and head for the dungeon. But he could already see the troll, it slumped because it barely fitted in the corridor dragging a giant club behind it, and the stench that spread from it was near unbearable. Kiba saw it heading for the girls bathroom when Harry and Ron appeared beside him.

"look the key!" Ron said "we can lock it in"

"no," Kiba hissed quickly "Hermione might still –" he stopped when they heard a high pitched scream from the bathroom. Not a second was wasted as the boys charged into the bathroom, shouting at the top of their lungs. Hermione stood with her back to the wall near the sinks, stareing at the troll. Harry sprung into action picking up pieces of wood from the broken stalls and throwing them at the troll. It barely noticed the contact of the wood but turn to Harry because of the noise he was making and was now walking in his direction.

"Oi! Pea-brain!" Ron shouted from the side of the troll which caused it to turn it's ugly snout towards him. The troll was now far away from Hermione who still didn't move, Harry and Kiba ran to her.

"Hermione?" Kiba asked as he placed his hands on her cheeks "are you hurt?" she placed her left hand on his hand which was on her left cheek and shook her head lightly.

"come on guys, run!" Harry yelled but Hermione still wouldn't move. The troll was now close enough to Ron and was about to swing his club when Harry decided to jump onto its back causing his still drawn wand to go up it's nostril. It grabbed Harry and held him in his free hand while holding his club above his head.

Ron drew his wand and cried the first spell that came to his mind "Wingardium Leviosa" to his surprise it worked. The club rose high into the air and then dropped onto its owner with a sickening crack. The troll groaned and then fell flat on it's face dropping Harry onto the cold ground. Hermione had sat down against the wall and Kiba was I walking beside her while Ron and Harry stood at the trolls head. Professor McGonagall entered with Professor Snape and Quirrell close behind.

"What on earth do you four think you are doing here?" McGonagall asked with fury in her eyes "you could've been killed!" Ron still stood with his wand raised in the air but nobody spoke a word

"it was me, Professor McGonagall" Hermione spoke softly and silently, she had risen to her feet and was telling a flat out lie. Hermione of all people.

"Miss Granger" McGonagall said with a slight hint of disbelief

"they came looking for me. I thought i could take on the troll on my own. I read all about them" Hermione explained, Ron dropped his wand and looked at Harry in disbelief "i'd be dead of they hadn't found me. It was about to finish me off when they found me"

"five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this" McGonagall said before turning to the three boys "as for you, ten points will be awarded to each of you" they all smiled at those words "for sheer, dumb luck. Not many first years could have taken on a fully grown mountain troll, and live to tell the tale. Off you go now, to your dormitories."

The four students didn't say much on their way to the portrait of the fat lady, but ones thing was sure. You don't fight and defeat a mountain troll without becoming friends. They all thanked each other as they ate in their common room. When they went to bed something popped into Kiba's mind. 'write to me!' the words echoed in his mind. He grabbed a piece of parchment and his feather and began writing. When he was finished he folded it neatly and placed it on an envelope.

"Hotaru," Kiba said quietly and immediately the dragon appeared beside him "can you bring this to the orphanage?" it looked at the envelope which simply said 'Faye' on it.

'of course' she replied 'should i stick around?'

"yeah, i told her to place her letter on the outside window sill" Kiba replied "make sure she doesn't see you. Thanks Hotaru, you're the best" he scratched her chin with his finger as afterwards the small dragon disappeared with the envelope in the grasp of her front talons.

yay, i finally got this done. i was planning to bring this chapter out on Christmas but was preoccupied with packing for a surprise trip which my parents gave me for Christmas a little early. But here it is. Tbh i kinda forgot about Faye a little so i decided to mention her again now. trust me it will be important later. so yeah, anyway. next chapter will be going on before and during Christmas and maybe afterwards a bit of time back in school.remember that you can create your own character to get featured in the story!Review and send me your thoughts!