All Hallows Eve
With his busy schedule, the days up until the next full moon found Harry almost as active as he was back home. The morning of the 24th rang with him, Daco, Dudley, Hermoine and Bkue eating breakfast with Abbott and Jones at the Hufflepuff table. Percet Marv Hamil sat nearby as the group chatted about transfiguration homework that Professor Zatara had handed out on Monday. Hamil then told them tales of professor Silverthorn, Mcgongall's niece.
It was as Harry was finishing his toast that Hgwig flew towards him with a small parcel and a letter. She dropped the letter off on Bkue's lap before settling on Harry's shoulder with the small box. Harry gave the box to Dudley who gleefully opened it to reveal a slightly shining throwing star shaped like a badger.
Dudley smiled as he explained," It's blessed by Dike, Athena and Nemesis. Kay said that they found blessed objects to weakened the defences around those items Uncle John was destorying."
Harry hummed, knowing what Dudley meant as he said," Really."
"Why would your guardian send you a throwing star?" Abbott asked. Dudley smiled," She grew up in Gothem," He looked at Bkue and asked," Everything alright?"
"Rose woke up. The letter was from Madame Promfrey. Apparently, as the closest relation, she sent this to me."
"Relation?" Hermoine asked. Bkue nodded," She's my twin sister."
As Harry, Draco, Neville, and Abbott left for their history of Artifact class, Bkue moved from the group to the hostable wing where he was met with Remus. The boy stared at him before shyly waving. Before either of them could say anything the door to the hostable wing opened and Madame Promfrey ushered the two in. Rose looked up from a small meal of oatmeal, a slightly silver-looking scar arching over her right arm. She waved to them as she said," Promfrey won't tell me what happened. I barely remember it myself."
"Rose, how do you feel?"
"Fuzzy, like I've been drinking nothing but coffee for three days straight without any food," She replied before sighing," I can't hear out of my right ear either. Madam Promfrey said it was ruptured during what happened, and I won't heal right because my core is still recovering. She also said I might not ever heal completely."
Bkue sat down in the chair next to her bed and said, "Everyone is worried for you."
"I bet. Have I missed Harry's first game?"
"No, it's not until after Halloween. Weasley got detention for trying to sabotage his broom during a practice and for trying to sneak in her last week," Bkue answered. She hummed before turning to her Uncle," I can feel you more. Your magic. It's stronger I think. What happened, Uncle?"
Remus sighed," John as a feeling it was a demonic creature called a Droiiformes. It's the origin of werewolves here on the Isles. We don't know how it got on the grounds. He's brought it up to Madam Bones and the warders at Gringots."
"Oh..." She sighed as she yawned and Madam Promfrey came into the room saying," She needs more rest. Tonight may be a very long night for her."
"The shack?" Remus asked. The Matron nodded as she said," If you stay in town for the night, Albrorth said he'll help."
"Thank you Promfrey."
"Of course, dear."
That night, the forbidden forest had its first werewolf in 14 years. The howls for those who where looking could be heard at the edges of the forest. The gamekeeper Hagrid was bewildered though he knew whatever it was couldn't be the one harming unicorns. That next morning saw an exuisted Rose Griffens drinking a mixture of coffee and earl grey tea much to the shock of her housemates.
Harry was glad to see her and quickly ladled his plate with food as he spoke of what they would be going over in classes. Draco and the rest caught her up on what had happened in the romer mill while her snake Isheal crawled around her neck whispering encouragement and kind words to her.
It was this scene that one Ronald Weasley saw and he shouted," The slimy Slytherin as a pet snake. A sign of a dark wizard!"
Hermione arched her eyebrows as she said," Not in most countries. The States, India, Egypt, and the middle east see that as a sign of a powerful wixen. While many Eastern Europe and Asian countries seek parslemouths out for members of government, dragon reserves, nature reserves and law enforcement. It's really only here and Italy that see the snake as a sign of evil."
"No one asked you," Weasley huffed. Neville shook his head," And no one asked for your opinion in the first place."
On All'Hallowes morning, they woke to the delicious smell of baking pumpkin and cooking apples wafting through the corridors, which was especially prevalent in the dungeons and basements where the Slytherin and Hufflepuff dormitories where. Even better Professor Flitwick announced in charms that he thought they were ready to start making objects fly, something that they had all been dying to try since they had seen him make Dudley's pet rat zoom around the classroom. Professor Flitwick put the class in pairs to practice. Harry's partner was a Hufflepuff named Fatale A'barin wha had a slight snake-like quality to her skin.
It was on their way to History that Harry overhear Rolanld talking to Seamus Finnigan.
"It's no wonder any on but the snakes can stand her," he said. Harry looked over to Hermoine and Bkue, the former who had a glimmer of tears in her eyes as the redhead continued," She's a nightmare, Honstley."
"Weasley, I think you need a reminder of what a nightmare actually is," Bkue spoke out his face twisted into a grimmince. Finnigan wisely continued on to the next class as Ronald turned and said," What?"
"All she did was make sure you didn't poke someone's eye out with your eradicate waving. But I spouse you wouldn't care, would you?"
"Why should I?" The redhead asked before saying," And why is a death-eater spawn standing up for a mudblood?"
Hermoine's face twisted as she stormed off towards the great hall and Dudley, who was walking towards them with Neville in tow, heard the whole thing and took out his wand and barked out in a voice almost identical to the one he used as Mikyway," A dual then, Weasley. Tonight during the feast in the Dualing club."
"Whose your second, than?"
Neville walked beside Harry's cousin and glared at the boy as he said," Me. yours Weasley?"
With no one to rope in, he growled out," Won't need one it it's just two puffs."
"See if one of the club members will then, you have 'till dinner," Dudley said as he walked off.
Harry looked after the two and followed as he said," I'll talk to Professor Snape in potions to see if he can get a teacher or two to come with. Are you sure about this?"
"Someone needs to bring that boy down a notch. Given we can't quite tell him exactly who's he sprouting his retort to," Dudley replied before smirking," Besides, I never did state it was a wand-only dual."
"Kay would be proud of this you know," Harry told him Dudley smiled," So would Uncle John. Just cause I am a Hufflepuff doesn't mean I don't know how to be sneaky."
"You have that right, Duds," Neville replied as they reached History class.
Duelling Club, Halloween Feast
Severus sighed as he and Pomondma stood outside the duelling circle where Slytherin fourth year Kyle Fendeta Stood next to Ronald Weasley as Dudley Pennyworth and Neville Longbottom stood across the circle from the two. Dudley had a fencing foil in his hand.
Weasley frowned as he was handed one by Pomondma, and asked," You said this was a dual."
"It is. A fencing dual. You insulted a mundane-born. I figured it was Just to dual without wands, see if you can truly fight without one." Dudley replied as he got into a stance. Weasley wined," This isn't fair."
"Fair? You should've thought of being fair before you insulted my friends, Weasley. Also, Justice, true Justice isn't always about being fair to all parties involved. Just the party that was wronged. Hermoine hasn't been seen by anyone but Rose since you called her a mudblood. Bkue hasn't left Ravenclaw tower either. You tell me if that is Fair?"
Severus could see that the boy had taken on a persona with these words. A persona that reminded him of John and of the newcast of Batman and Kit-Kat.
Meanwile, The Great Hall
Harry sat down next to Draco at the Slytherin table where Rose was appsenent. A glance at the Ravenclaw table showed that Hermoine and Bkue were still gone. Sthere slid over Harry's lap and hissed "Wolf-Flower is with Bookwyrm in the stinky room."
Harry hummed as he helped himself to a baked potato. Just as he was about to cut it, Professor Quirrell came sprinting into the hall, Harry had never seen the meek professor move so fast nor his turbine so askew, or look so terrified. Everyone stared as he reached the head table where he gasped, "Troll- in the dungeon- thought you ought to know."
He then sank to the floor in a dead faint, a faint that to Haryy looked faker than some of Booster Gold's stories sounded.
It was pandemonium, mostly from the Hufflepuff and Slytherin tables. It took several purple firecrackers exploding from the end of Professor Dumbledor's wand plus a sonorous to brink silence.
"Pefects, he rumbled," Lead your houses back to your dormitories immediately!"
Farley and Schott Jr glanced at Professor's Snape empty seat then the latter waved down Professor Zatara before stating," Professor, the Slytherin and Hufflepuff dormitories are in the same direction as the Troll. Pluse Truman says that Pennyworth and Longbottom are in the dealing club corridor."
"With Professors Snape and Sprout yes? Tell your House to stay here. Truman, Tonks, Hayworth, Gather your house and keep them here. Aurarora, Codde, and Poults, guard the students."
The three transfiguration teachers nodded as the Justice League member spoke to Lynn and Volcoro the two other history of magic teachers," With me, please."
As she said this she sent off a soft white dove towards the Duelling club corridor and cast a patronus charm in the shape of a horse.
Undergrove Manor, Same night
John was working on another try for reviews of the trials of Black and Crouch Jr. When a patronus horse flew into his window. He glanced at it as Zatanna's voice spoke," Someone has let a troll into Hogwarts, I ask that you write to Bones. and then come investatget. Harry's fine, by the way."
He flicked a wrist of to his shelf where a case lay before glancing at the finished letter. He sighed, wrote a short note about the troll then he sent for his Eagle. Before he headed to his husband's side to let him know what had happened.
Dualling Cordoir.
A dove dropped a missive infron ot Severus as Weasely dropped his Foil and surrendered. Severus quickly read the missive and sighed through his nose as he said," Sprot if you could take Pennyworth, Longbottom and Fendeta to the Great Hall. Someone let a troll into the Castile. Mr Weasley, you will follow me to find Mis Granger before I take you to Gryffindor tower."
"But there's a troll..." The boy started.
"And I am not only a potions master by a defence master... You will stay with me if you value your life, Mr Weasley." Severus told him.
They rushed to the second-floor girl's lavatory. About half of a hall away from it the Professor heard a low grunting and the shuffling footfalls of giant feet. At the end of the passage to the left something huge was moving towards the girl's lavatory. Severus hissed quietly to the panicking boy," Stay put, Mr Weasley. Any sound could mean the endo out life by a troll, Understood?"
The redhead nodded as it emerged into a patch of torchlight. It was a horrible sight, twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull granite grey, its great lumpy body like bolder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. It had short legs as thick as a tree trunk with fat horny feet. The smell coming from it was incredible. It was holding a huge wooden club which dragged along the floor because its arms were so long. The tool stopped next to the door to the lavatory and peered inside. It willged its long ears, making up it mind rather to go in or not.
Severus rose his wand out of his hoster and wordlessly shut the door with a spell before the troll could make up it's mind. The sudden movement of the door confused the troll long enough for the potion's master to cast the Levitation Charm on a nearby suit of armour's sword and he slammed the tip into the troll's brain. A quick and relatively painless death.
The noise of the troll falling was loud enough that those teachers who headed to the dungeons and the students who where told to stay in the great hall heard it. It was then that McGonagal, Zatara, Lynn and Volcoro came bursting into the corridor, with Qurirrell bringing up the rear. Qurirrell took one look at the troll, let out a faint whimper and sat quickly down on the floor, clutching his heart.
McGonagall looked at Weasley cowing in the corner, then to Snape and asked," What happened, Severus?"
"Mis Granger is in the Lavatory, if someone could get her and Bring her to Ravenclaw tower I'll explain everything."
Lynn walked over the corps with the grace of someone who had to such a thing before. She blasted the doors open to reveal not only Hermoine Granger, but Rose Griffens as well. The Later of who had a protective arm around Hermoine and a snake poised to strike guarding both girls. The young Griffens heiress glared at the Weasley boy with open disdain before hissing out," I want that boy as far was away from Hemoine as possible, Professors."
"What has he done now," McGonagall asked her.
"He called her a Mudblood, Minivera, Hence why he was with me," Severus replied. As the four teachers who where unaware of what happened that day turned to the boy in union.
"Weasley, that's the fifth time this month. This time it could've led to not just one but two students' deaths. Come with me," McGonagall stated. The two Gryffindors left and Lynn took Granger up to Ravenclaw tower as Volcoro took Griffens to the Great Hall. Zatara glanced at Severus and stated," You have troll blood across your robes."
"I haven't noticed. I take it you let John know."
"I did. This is the second time a dark creature was let in and some harry was close was in danger," Zatara said as the two wixen removed the troll's corpse. Severus hummed," I am not a hundred percent sure that this is related to Griffen's attack."
He made a motion to the now passed-out Qurirrell. Zatara hummed," He was up on the thrid floor trying to unlock the corridor. Claimed he was just checking on it."
"I am sure. Thank you for that by the way."
"Of course."