𝑹𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚'𝒔 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 ⋆ Harry Potter x OC

•𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑺𝑻 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹• 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 14

Luckily for them, it was a Saturday, so they didn't have any lessons today. That meant that they could do anything they wanted.

Hermione and Ron explained to Harry and Charlotte about the whole situation regarding Snape jinxing Harry's broom and they met up with Hagrid to tell him, Hagrid looked at the quartet incredulously and stated.

"Nonsense, why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?"

Charlotte replied.

"Who knows? Why was he trying to get past that 3 headed dog on Halloween?"

Hagrid's head shot up at this and his eyes were widened, he asked in disbelief.

"Who told you about Fluffy?"

The quartet glanced at each other and all wondered.

Why would he name a three headed dog, Fluffy?

Ron asked.

"Fluffy?"

Hermione asked as well.

"That thing has a name?"

Hagrid nodded slightly and responded.

"Well, of course he's got a name, he's mine. I bought him off an Irish feller I met down at the pub last year, then I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the-"

Harry asked, eager to know.

"Yes?"

Hagrid's eyes widened and Charlotte could see him swearing to himself. He muttered quietly, but just so they could hear him.

"Shouldn't have said that, don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is."

Harry let out a slight scoff before stating.

"But Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it!"

Charlotte nodded, agreeing with Harry, but Hagrid didn't look too happy as he replied.

"Codswallop! Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher."

Hermione sighed and stated.

"Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a curse when I see one. I've read all about them, you have to keep eye contact and Snape wasn't blinking."

Harry let out an "exactly" and Hagrid sighed deeply, he responded.

"Now, you listen to me, all four of you. You're meddlin' in things that ought not to be meddled in, it's dangerous. What that dog is guarding, is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel."

Harry and Charlotte looked at each other with furrowed eyebrows and they both asked in unison.

"Nicholas Flamel?"

Hagrid swore to himself again, he muttered whilst walking off.

"I shouldn't have said that, I should not have said that."

As he walked away, the four looked at each other, Harry asked curiously.

"Nicholas Flamel, who's Nicholas Flamel?"

They shrugged and Hermione replied.

"I don't know."

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It's Christmas Eve and Ron, Harry and Charlotte are sat in the great hall playing Wizards Chess. Ron and Harry are battling against each other as Charlotte watches and laughs when their pieces get smashed. Hermione is currently packing to go home so she should be done soon.

Speaking of the devil, Charlotte saw her coming towards them from the corner of her eye. Harry has his go.

"Knight to E-5."

Harry's piece slides against the board and stops, Ron smirks and speaks.

"Queen to E-5."

His piece does the same, but stops in front of the knight. The Queen kicks the knight and it smashes into pieces. Charlotte chuckles and high fives Ron, who is still smirking, she hears Hermione exclaim.

"That's totally barbaric!"

Ron smirks and stated.

"That's wizards chess, I see you've packed."

Hermione crossed her arms and sassily replied.

"And I see you haven't."

Charlotte snickers quietly into her hand and misses the look on Harry's face. Ron sighs and replies back.

"Change of plans, our parents decided to go to Romania to visit our brother, Charlie, he's studying dragons there!"

Charlotte nodded along with Ron as she looks at Hermione, Hermiome smiles and responds.

"Good, you two can help Harry, then. He's going to go the library for information on Nicholas Flamel."

Charlotte's head hits the table a couple of times as she groans in annoyance, and as she was about to do it again, she felt a hand go under her forehead before it could touch the table. Whilst she was doing that, Ron whined.

"We've looked a hundred times already!"

Charlotte lifted her head up to see Harry's hand on the table, she smiles at him and he smiles back. Hermione looks at Harry and Charlotte and states with a smirk.

"Not in the restricted section you haven't, Happy Christmas."

She goes to walk away, but Charlotte softly grasps her wrist, Hermione stops and turns her head. Charlotte reaches under her seat and picks up a neatly wrapped present, she gave it to Hermione and Hermione thanked her. She also told Lottie that she's put hers under the tree in their common room. Charlotte thanked her and gave Hermione a quick hug.

Hermione shortly left so she didn't miss the train, Ron muttered to Harry.

"I think we've had a bad influence on her."

Harry and Charlotte laughed and for the rest of the day, they played wizards chess and drank hot chocolate whilst sitting in front of the fire on the sofas, cuddled up to some blankets and chatting about Quidditch.