The Twice Blessed Child

Chapter 10

Previously on The Twice Blessed Child...

"That was no stranger Hagrid met in the village. It was Snape, which means he knows how to get past Fluffy." Harry said

"Quirell." I said

"And with Dumbledore gone." Hermione said

We turn a corner and run into Snape.

"Good afternoon. Now, what would five young Gryffindor's such as yourselves be doing inside on a day like this?" Snape asked

"Uh...we were just..." Hermione said

"You want to be careful, or people will think you're up to something." Snape said

He then walks around us.

"Now what do we do?" Hermione asked

"We go down the trapdoor. Tonight."

I am up in my room getting ready. I dress in one of the outfits I would wearing during training. I make sure I have my ring, I have my dad's headband on, I put the water droplet necklace on, also the blood red earrings, I put on the bracelet with red beads (fire) and a sun, and last I put on the rings my mother gave me. I tied my hair into a high pony. Hermione kind of just looked at me.

"Why do you look like you are going into battle?" Hermione asked

"What makes you say that?" I asked

"Just the way you are moving, and acting." Hermione said

"I just want to be prepared. We don't know what we are going to see or have to face once we are down there." I said

Hermione nods, we then head downstairs seeing it was midnight which was the time when we were to meet the boys. Once we meet the boys, we head towards the portrait only to stop when we hear a croaking. We see Neville's toad.

"Trevor." Harry said

"Trevor shh! Go, you shouldn't be here!" Ron said

Neville steps out from behind a chair.

"Neither should you. You're sneaking out again, aren't you?" Neville asked

"Now, Neville, listen. We were..." Harry said

"No! I won't let you! You'll get Gryffindor in trouble again! I-I'll fight you." Neville said

Neville brings his hands up.

"Neville, I'm really, really sorry about this..." Hermione said

Hermione took out her wand and pointed it Neville.

"Petrificus Totalus." Hermione said

Neville is frozen and falls backwards onto the ground. Hermione puts her wand back into her pocket.

"You're a little scary sometimes...you know that? Brilliant, but scary." Ron said

"Come on we have to go now." I said

We quickly leave the common room and headed to the third floor corridor, under the cover of the invisibility cloak. We walk up to the door, I am close to the door so I do the spell.

"Alohomora." I said

The door opens and we head inside. I look around and see a harp that is playing a lullaby. We see that Fluffy is sleeping, a gust of wind blows the cloak off us.

"He's sleeping." Ron said

"Snaps' already been here. He's put a spell on the harp." Harry said

Fluffy breaths out.