Adria Heidi Granger: Harry Potter Fanfic

Protecting the Stone

Adria's POV

Exams are over, hallelujah. I still helped Draco study, even though he was a coward. I'm pretty sure I passed everything. The Patil twins invited me to hang out with them. But I declined, wanting to spend time with my sister. Even though she is hanging out with Harry and Ron.

We're all by the lake relaxing. I'm sitting on a branch reading with Nancy perched on my shoulder. "No more studying" Ron says happily as he lays on the grass. "You could look more cheerful, Harry. We've got a week before we find out how badly we've done. There's no need to worry yet" he states.

I notice Harry rubbing his scar and frown in concern. "I wish I knew what this means!" he exclaims in frustration. "My scar keeps hurting -- it's happened before, but never as often as this" he tells us.

"Go to Madame Pomfrey" Hermione and I suggest. Ron groans. He hates when Hermione and I talk in unison like that.

"I'm not ill" Harry tells us. "I think it's a warning, it means danger's coming" he states.

"What danger? Hogwarts the safest place in the wizarding world" I tell him.

"Harry, relax, Adria's right. The Stone's safe as long as Dumbledore's around" Ron states. "Anyway, we've never had any proof Snape found out how to get past Fluffy. He nearly had his leg ripped off once, he's not going to try it again in a hurry. And Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down" he states.

Right, they still believe it's Snape. Where as I know it's Quirrell. I keep forgetting to tell Hermione. Just been so focused on exams and helping Draco study. I haven't had time to have a private conversation with my sister.

Harry nodded, but he couldn't shake off a lurking feeling that there was something he'd forgotten to do, something important. "That's just the exams. I woke up last night and was halfway through my Transfiguration notes before I remembered we'd done that one" Hermione tells him.

"Man, it sucks to be you all" I chuckle.

"We can't all have an eidetic memory" Hermione states. Nancy takes off and heads for the owlery. No doubt to sleep. Harry suddenly jumped to his feet.

"Where are you going?" Ron asks with a yawn.

"I've just thought of something" Harry states turning white. "We've got to go and see Hagrid, now" he states. Heading for Hagrid's hut and we follow him.

"Why?" Hermione asks him.

"Don't you think it's a bit odd, hat what Hagrid wants more than anything else is a dragon, and a stranger turns up who just happens to have an egg in his pocket?" he asks us. "How many people wander around with dragon eggs if it's against wizard law?" he asks. Good point. "Lucky they found Hagrid, don't you think? Why didn't I see it before?" he mutters.

Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his hut. His trousers and sleeves were rolled up. As he plays a wooden flute. "Hello" he says with a smile. "Finished yer exams? Got time fer a drink?" he asks us.

"Yes, please" Ron says.

"No, we're in a hurry. Hagrid, I've got to ask you something. You know that night you won Norbert? What did the stranger you were playing cards with look like?" Harry asks him.

"Dunno, wouldn't take his cloak off" Hagrid answers. "It's not that unusual, yeh get a lot o' funny folk in the Hog's Head -- that's the pub down in the village. Mighta bin a dragon dealer, mightn' he? I never saw his face, he kept his hood up" he explains.

"What did you talk to him about, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts at all?" Harry asks him.

"Yeah. . . he asked what I did, an' I told him I was gamekeeper here. . . He asked a bit about the sorta creatures I took after. . . so I told him. . . an' I said what I'd always really wanted was a dragon. . . an' then. . . I can' remember too well, 'cause he kept buyin' me drinks. . . Let's see. . . yeah, then he said he had the dragon egg an' we could play cards fer it if I wanted. . . but he had ter be sure I could handle it, he didn' want it ter go ter any old home. . . So I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy" Hagrid explains.