That evening, I went and changed, and went down to the common room with Hermione. By, the time, Hermione explained everything, Harry's eyes glittered as we stared at him. Brother was pale too.
"Well, that’s it then, isn’t it?"he said which made me curious.
"What?!"I asked.
"I’m going out of here tonight and I’m going to try and get to the Stone first."Harry said. Wait.........hold a bonking second, has he gone bonkers! Blimey, after what Severus said, still..............he'll fall in danger, he'll die, he's definitely gone mad. And seems that Ron stole my words out of my mouth as he replied back.
"You’re mad!"said Ron.
"You can’t!"said Hermione."After what McGonagall and Snape have said? You’ll be expelled!"she said.
"I agree with the two."I said as I looked at my brother.
"‘SO WHAT?"Harry shouted all of a sudden gaining the attention of the people in the common room.He noted that, and lowered his voice making it audible enough only for us."Don’t you understand? If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort’s coming back! Haven’t you heard
what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won’t be any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He’ll flatten it, or turn it into a school for the Dark Arts! Losing points doesn’t matter any more, can’t you see? D’you think he’ll leave you and your families alone if Gryffindor win the House Cup? If I get caught before I can get to the Stone, well, I’ll have to go back to the Dursleys and wait for Voldemort to find me there. It’s only dying a bit later than I would have done, because I’m never going over to the Dark Side! I’m going through that trapdoor tonight and nothing you two say is going to stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?can’t you see?"he said.
"They're my parents too Harry, in case you've lost your damn memory."I said solemnly.Harry nodded his head.
"You’re right, Harry," said Hermione in a small voice.
"I’ll use the Invisibility Cloak," said Harry. "It’s just lucky I got it back."Has he gone nutters, thinking of going there all the bloody hell alone?
"But will it cover all four of us?"asked Ron.
"All - all four of us?"said Harry looking like a dumbass.
"Oh, come off it, you don’t think we’d let you go alone?"I said looking at my brother, like he'd lost it.
"Of course not. And you are not wavering our decision Harry, we are coming too."said Hermione briskly as I nodded shutting him up.
Draco's P.O.V.:-
I was sitting in the courtyard throwing my apple up in the air, as I caught it back. I got up and turned on the spot to see the Potter female, to whom I had gifted the Hogwarts crested journal to. I had even noted her using it, ever since I came back. I noted her looking here and there frighteningly as she sat in one corner. She closed her eyes, as she creased her head, and brows, concentrating on Salazar knows what, as I saw something unbelievable. There was interlocks of sparks and currents travelling through the upper body of her hands. My goodness, she can control electricity. Goodness me, what else is she capable of. I just smiled, as she sneaked out, not noticing me. Well, now, I do know something about her. As I noted the area where she was, I saw a row of purple roses along with dark red and black roses. So, she loves roses, and not just any rose, but only purple, dark red and black roses. Well, now, I know what flower to give her, and I know what to call and tease her with. I will nickname her as Rose, as my Rose.
Kat's P.O.V.:-
That evening, after dinner the four of us,sat in the common room, as none of us talked to one another. Hermione and I were skimming through our notes.I went through my journal, hoping to catch a clue, from anything I came by, of my past recorded events. Slowly people dispersed from the common room, and finally Lee left.
"Better get the cloak"said Ron. The boys went to get the cloak, as we girls went up to get our wands. When we came out of our dorms,I noted Harry had a crudely carved out flute.
"Took it in case.........."began Harry.
"Yup for the cerbarus"I said as they looked at me blankly."Specific name for magical creature who looks like a dog, but has three heads."I said as they nodded.We went down, and were about to put on the invisibility cloak, when something croaked aloud.................Trevor. I looked at Harry.
"Trevor."gasped Harry.
"Trevor, sh, go you shouldn’t be here!"said Ron.At that very moment, Neville appeared from behind the chair.
"Neither should you. You’re sneaking out again aren’t you?"said Neville as he saw us.
"Now Neville listen. We were... we were---"began Harry when Neville cut him in.
"No I won’t let you! You’ll get Gryffindor into trouble again!"he said as he balled his hands into fists, jumping on the spot like some aced boxer."I’ll, I’ll fight you!"he said as he faced us.
"Neville, I’m really really sorry about this. "said Hermione as I stood in front of the trio facing Neville.
"Petrificus Totalus"I muttered, and it affected Neville bang on. Neville froze as his arms snapped to his sides, and his legs sprang together.His whole body went rigid, and he swayed and fell flat as a stiff board on the floor.The three gulped aloud as they looked at me. Harry and Hermione gaped.
"You just did wandless magic."Hermione gasped with a hint of jealousy in her voice.
"You’re a very scary sometimes, you know that. Genius , but very very scary."said Ron as Harry nodded. Hermione turned to face Neville.
"Let's go."I said."Sorry Nevs"I said as I overstepped him, and went ahead.
"Sorry"said Harry.
"Sorry."apologized Hermione.
"It’s for your own good you know."said Ron as he overstepped him, joining us.
A few moments later, we all were under Harry's invisibility cloak. We were passing by, as we noted Peeves, the poltergerist, bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.
"Who’s there?" he said suddenly as we climbed towards him. He narrowed his wicked black eyes. "Know you’re there, even if I can’t see you. Are you ghoulie or ghostie or wee student beastie?"he cackled.He rose up in the air, bouncing and squinting in our direction."Should call Filch, I should, if something’s a-creeping around unseen."he cackled, as an idea clicked in my head. I modified my voice to mimic that of Bloody Baron's immediately, even though he's scared of Dumbledore, and me as well.
"Peeves,"I said in Baron's voice, as Harry, Ron and Hermione gaped at me."The Bloody Baron has his own reasons for being invisible."I said. Peeves almost fell out of the air in shock. He caught himself in time and hovered about a foot off the stairs.
"So sorry, your bloodiness, Mr Baron, sir,"he said greasily. "My mistake, my mistake – I didn’t see you – of course I didn’t, you’re invisible – forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir."he apologized.
"I have business here, Peeves," I croaked. "Stay away from this place tonight."
"I will, sir, I most certainly will,"said Peeves, rising up in the air again. "Hope your business goes well, Baron, I’ll not bother you.''And he scooted off.
"Brilliant, Kat!"whispered Ron. While he complimented me, he somehow managed to stamp Hermione's foot.
"Ow! You stood on my foot!"hissed Hermione.
"Sorry"apologized Ron to her.A few seconds later, we were there, outside the third-floor corridor – and the door was already shut. Hermione took out her vine wand, and pointed it's tip to the lock of the door.
"Alohomora"she whispered, as the door got unlocked by the spell.We opened the door and entered, and closed it to find a harp already charmed to continue playing as Fluffy lay asleep. Our cloak fluttered off us, as Ron opened his bloody mouth.
"Wait a minute......he's..................sleeping."said Ron.
"Why, thank you captain Obvious."I said sarcastically.
"Snape’s already been here. He’s put a spell on the harp."said Harry as we approached the sleeping cerberus. Ron shifted in his position.
" Ugh! It’s got horrible breath."said Ron.
"We have to move its paw."said Harry, as Ron looked frightened like a sissy as he looked at us.
"What?"he said.
"Come on Ronald Billius Weasley!"I said, as he muttered not to call him Ronald under his breath. We all took the paw of Fluffy.
"Okay, push!"said Harry, and we all lightly lifted its paw, and pushed it aside.After keeping it aside, we opened the trap door."’ll go first. Don’t follow me until I give you a sign. If something bad happens get yourselves out!"said Harry like a leader, as he instructed us.Suddenly everything went really eerily quiet."Does it seem a bit quiet to you?"he said as he noted the quietness.
"The harp, it stopped playing."said Hermione, as we noted some drool fall on Ron's shoulder.
"Ugh! Yuck! Ugh!"exclaimed Ron, as we all looked up, to see the cerberus, wide awake now, gnarling it's teeth at us,as its canines glittered.It began to bark, growl and snarl, as it thrashed and broke the harp, and dived at us.
"Jump!"said Harry, as he went first, and I followed along with Hermione and Ron. We all fell down the thin air, as we landed on something soft.It was like sitting on some sort of plant.
"Woah! Lucky this plant thing’s here really!"said Ron, as we saw, the plant had started to twist snake-like tendrils around our ankles. We were bloody trapped, and looking at it I knew, it was which plant, and I began to think of the Black Lake, as it calmed me. I sat calmly as I saw Hermione sitting like me, and the boys panicking their arses off."Whoa!"panicked Ron.The plant began to tie them up.
"Stop moving, both of you! This is Devil’s Snare. You have to relax! If you don’t it’ll only kill you faster!"informed Hermione.
"Kill us faster? Oh now I can relax!"said Ron as he panicked and the plant attacked him further.We girls smiled, as we got sucked down, and fell with a bam.
"HERMIONE! KATHERINE!"shouted Harry as I noted him being attacked further.
"Just relax!"I said to the boys.
"Hermione! Katherine! Where are you two?"shouted back Harry.
"Do what Kat says."said Hermione."Trust her."Harry relaxed and he got sucked too, as he fell down. He got up, as we heard Ron still panicking.
"Are you okay?"I asked as he nodded.
"HELP!"he shouted. Hermione looked up as he struggled.
"He’s not relaxing is he? "she asked.
"Apparently not."I said."We've got to do something."I added.
"What?"Harry asked.
"I remember reading something in Herbology."said Hermione."Devil’s Snare Devil’s Snare it’s deadly fun;..............."she said trying to remember as I filled her in.
"but will sulk in the sun.?That’s it! Devil’s Snare hates sunlight!"I said. Hermione took her wand and pointed towards Ron.
"Lumos Solem"she said as a beam of light shot up, and Ron fell down with a SMACK. And look at how ungrateful a lump he is.
"Ron, are you okay?"asked Harry.
"Yeah. Lucky we didn’t panic!"he said. See what I mean.
"Lucky Hermione and Katherine, pay attention in Herbology "said Harry as I glared at Ron.We all then followed Harry towards a place unknown.