Hogwarts Express: Time Travel

VIII. Detention

VII. Detention

In the library, Annie and Ron are seated, reading until Hermione comes up with a huge book and thumps it onto the table making Annie jump.

Hermione: I had you looking in the wrong section. How could I be so stupid? I checked this out a few weeks ago for a bit of light reading.

"That kid is not right in the head, light reading, that?"

Ron: This is light?

Hermione: Of course! Here it is! [As she reads the description in the page] Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone.

Ron and Annie: The what?

Hermione: Honestly, don't you two read? "The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers. It'll transform any metal into pure gold and produces the Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal."

Ron: Immortal?

Hermione: It means you'll never die.

Ron: I know what it means!

Annie: Shh!

Hermione: "The only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicholas Flamel, the noted alchemist who last year celebrated his 665th birthday." That's what Fluffy's guarding on the 3rd floor. That's what's under the trapdoor. The Philosopher's Stone.

"Go tell a professor, you would right?" Lily asks in concern

Draco snorts "They would never" then laughs again

"Shut up Malfoy!" Annie snaps at him

They all look at each other in concern. It is nighttime in the castle grounds, and Hermione, Ron, and Annie are running across to Hagrid's hut. They knock on the door and Hagrid, who is wearing an apron and oven mitts, opens it from the inside.

Annie: Hagrid!

Hagrid: Oh, hello, sorry, don't wish to be rude, but I'm in no fit state to entertain today.

He begins to close the door

All three: We know about the Philosopher's Stone!

"Straight to point again" Barty laughs

Hagrid opens the door again

Hagrid: Oh.

They all come into Hagrid's hut.

Annie: We think Snape's trying to steal it.

Hagrid: Snape? Blimey, yer not still on about him, are yeh?

Annie: Hagrid, we know he's after the Stone. We just don't know why.

Hagrid: Snape is one of the teachers protecting the Stone. He's not about to steal it.

Annie: What?

Hagrid: You heard. Right. Come on, now, I'm a bit preoccupied today.

Annie: Wait a minute. [Ron soon sees Hagrid's boar-hound Fang, who sniffs him.] "One of the teachers?"

Hermione: [whilst sitting in a large chair] Of course! There are other things defending the Stone, aren't there? Spells, enchantments.

Hagrid: That's right. Waste of bloody time, if yeh ask me. [Hermione looks at Ron, who is still being sniffed in the face by Fang. Finally Ron shuffles away.] Ain't no one gonna get past Fluffy. Hehe. Ain't a soul knows how, except for me and Dumbledore. I shouldn't have told you that. I should not have told you that. [A cauldron over a fire begins to rattle.] Oh! [Hagrid hurries over and grabs something] Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! [He places it on the table. It was an egg. The group crowds around.]