Wands and Warframes

Probing Attacks

Harry relaxes slightly as Minerva flies down the stairs from the dungeon, "I haven't seen anything else moving since I was attacked."

Minerva nods as her own senses show the area is clear, "Well it's better safe than sorry. How's your wisp?"

With Minerva keeping an eye out around them, Harry connects to his wisp with his implants, "I think she's just a little confused about why I'm out here. I'm going to try transferring back now."

Minerva nods, "Go ahead, there's nobody around."

Harry tries to trigger transference, only to meet resistance before bouncing back to the real world, "It's not working. But it's not like something's messing with the transference signal."

Minerva picks up the wisp with both arms, "Let's get her back to the lander and we can see if it's localised."

{MissKitty} @Lights @TheFairyQueen can you start checking for magic that could force Harry out of his Frame?

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In the Gryffindor common room, Hermione's working on copying out her homework from her computer to parchment while shrunken down as a fairy. At the same time Yana is using the butterflies to play with some magical wooden blocks that have pictures and letters on them.

"C.A.T. Cat! Meow."

Hermione smiles as Yana finishes pushing the blocks together with the right picture, and they make a tinkling noise before the picture animates and they announce the word she's just spelt.

They're one of a few toys that Aurora bought for Yana once she realised that Yana is basically a child.

As she's carefully carrying her quill across the parchment to the inkwell, in order to avoid smudging her writing, Ron and Dean both sit down in the corner she used to hide in.

As the two of them pull out their homework, Dean leans over, "Can you believe that Hagrid has a dragon egg?"

Hermione's eyes dim twice before she diverts to her computer and activates the record program. Keeping half an ear open to the conversation, she continues back to the inkwell.

Ron shakes his head, "Not at all, they're highly illegal outside registered sanctuaries, as they're untameable and almost impossible to keep without breaking the statute."

Dean raises his eyebrows, "Really?"

Ron nods before his expression sours, "Ugh, Potions, can't we just play chess?"

Dean shakes his head, "I'm not getting another detention because you're allergic to homework. Homework first."

Seamus walks over and plops down next to Dean, "Hey guys, what's going on?"

"R.A.B.B.I.T. Rabbit!"

Ron scowls, "Will someone please take those blocks away!"

From the other side of the room a prefect calls, "At least she's learning something!"

As Ron starts to grumble, Dean softly says, "Hagrid's got a real fire breathing dragon egg."

A wide smile comes over Seamus' face, "Cool."

Dean nods, "I know right."

Ron shakes his head, "It's not cool, he could get into real trouble with one. My brother Charlie works on a dragon preserve, and he said that they become dangerously territorial really quickly."

"D.R.A.G.O.N. Dragon!"

Seamus shakes his head, "Ron, you don't get it. It's a real dragon. I grew up muggle like, and they're just fairy tales in that world. Ma used to tell me about dragons, fairies, and unicorns, but it was hard to believe her."

Dean looks up from his own homework after a couple of minutes, "Still, don't you think it's a bit convenient that Hagrid won a dragon egg at the same time he was talking about Fluffy."

"U.N.I.C.O.R.N. Unicorn!"

Ron stops glaring at his homework for a moment, "Yeah, now you say it that does sound suspicious. That and how easily you tricked him into admitting that Fluffy will fall asleep to music."

As the boys continue to talk about their misadventures, Hermione opens up the chat as she keeps trudging over the parchment with the quill that's like a tree trunk at her size.

{TheFairyQueen} @Everyone I think you should look at /dev/tfqt/usr/tfq/recordings/gcr-92-04-09-001 it's still recording so make sure you open it view only.

{Yana} U.N.I.C.O.R.N. Unicorn! 🦄

{MissKitty} Well done Yana, but you should be in the play channel.

{MissKitty} This is worrying, Aurora, can you check in on Hagrid over the Easter Holidays.

Seamus puts his quill in his ink pot for a moment, "Ron, didn't you say that you saw Snape limping just before the Quidditch match in November?"

Ron nods, "I did, do you think he was trying to get past Fluffy?"

Dean looks up, "Seems reasonable. I bet he wants the stone."

Ron nods, "I bet he's getting desperate, remember what Hagrid said about the unicorns disappearing?"

As the portrait door swings open, the three boys look up and quickly turn their faces down to their homework as Neville walks in with Whisper balanced on his shoulder. Behind him comes the Weasley twins.

Spotting Hermione's computer, he makes a beeline to her stuff, "Hey Hermione, how are you getting on."

As Hermione returns to normal size, Dean coughs, "Bollocks."

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Minerva settles into a chair in the headmaster's office, "Albus, I think we're going to need more help with the stone."

Albus leans back in his chair, his eyes sparkling slightly in the candlelight, "What makes you say that?"

"I know that there's at least one group of students that have already found out what's been hidden, and how to get past Hagrid's pet."

Albus nods, "We always knew that was a possibility. That's why the Devils snare is next. As long as Fluffy isn't attacked, he won't ado more than bark at the students."

Minerva shakes her head, "That's not what worries me. The students found out because Hagrid let it slip when they were talking about one of his acquisitions. Apparently they weren't the first people he shared it with."

Albus shakes his head, "No, we can't. It's too much of a risk to bring more people in on the secret. Too many people know about it all ready."

Minerva huffs, "Well, at least let me ask the Potters to keep an eye on the students that I know know. I just know that they're going to do something stupid if we don't."

Albus raises an eyebrow, "And why not your prefects?"

Minerva just stares at Albus, "Really? You do remember that they're all Gryffindors, don't you?"

"I haven't forgotten, no. But why do you believe these other student's would be better than the prefects?"

Minerva smiles, "The stone would have absolutely zero interest for them, and I have absolutely no doubt that none of the puzzles would be even remotely challenging."

Albus removes his glasses to clean them, "I presume you are speaking of Ms Potter and Miss Granger?"

Minerva nods, "Indeed, though they're both full members of clan Potter."

Albus frowns and thinks for a long moment, "Very well, but you're not to let them know what the stone is."

Minerva smiles, "They won't hear it from my lips."