I’m Harry Potter - Chapter 33

After a couple of days, the Galleons were transferred to the Hogwarts vault with a letter designating where the money should be spent. Professor Binns is still teaching until a replacement can be found, but that shouldn’t take to long. Dumbledore seems to have picked the Grey Lady, aka Helena Ravenclaw, as the ghost to train up to be a teacher. From what I hear, it seems that Binns doesn’t mind being removed from his position. When Friday came along, we had double Herbology with Gryffindor.

The class was taught by Pomona Sprout, and she seems to be one of the more competent teachers. This is one of the few classes taught outside of the school, as classes are held in the greenhouses. During class, I found out that Neville Longbottom is a genius when it comes to plants, fungi, etc. Professor Sprout was lamenting the fact that Neville wasn’t sorted into Hufflepuff. The class was alright, but I know everything she’s teaching, so it was a little boring.

After Herbology, we had our first flying lesson with Hufflepuff. Why does the Wizarding world fly on brooms? It has to be some sort of tradition because I can think of at least five better ways to fly off the top of my head. The class went smoothly, but that couldn’t be said for the Gryffindor/Slytherin class. From what I hear there was a literal brawl between the two houses. Some didn’t participate, like Parvati and a few others, but most of them did. All of them that got involved received detention for a week and lost a lot of points for their houses.

After the brawl, I heard that Draco challenged Ron to a duel. If this goes like the movies, then Draco will most likely set Ron up to be caught by Filch. If both of them were heirs or lords of there respective houses, then not showing up for a duel would have more consequences. On the night of the duel, I put an illusion on the door to Fluffy’s room. I don’t need other people investigating the stone, and getting in my way. A problem came when Parvati overheard about the duel and tried to stop Ron and his friends from going.

Parvati POV (Gryffindor common room)

“Ron, Draco is obviously setting you up to be caught outside during curfew. Even if he does show up, do you know any fighting spells?” Parvati said.

“It doesn’t matter! He caused us to lose so many house points, and he tried to steal Neville’s remembrall!” Ron said, with Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas standing behind him.

“Yes, but he was caught for that, and only Neville has the right to be angry about his property, not you. The points can be made up easily, but if you get caught outside after curfew then each of you will lose us more points.” Parvati said.

“Like I said it doesn’t matter. Draco challenged us to a duel, and I won’t be called a coward for not showing up to a duel.” He said and stormed out of the common room with his friends following behind.

“Wait!” Parvati said, rushing out to stop them, but stopped as she remembered it’s almost midnight. When she went to re-enter the common room, the door was locked.

Harry POV

Because I thought the situation would be amusing to watch, I made myself invisible and waited for Ron outside the Gryffindor common room. What I didn’t expect is Parvati to inadvertently get involved, and stranded outside her common room. Since she’s stranded, she might as well enjoy the show with me. I undo the invisibility and appear in front of her.

“Ahhh!” Parvati screamed, from my sudden appearance.

“What are you doing here? It’s past curfew!” Parvati said, still slightly shaken from my jump scare.

“Well, I thought it would be interesting to watch the duel if Draco shows, but I didn’t expect you to get involved.” I said.

“I’m not involved! I was trying to stop those idiots from losing Gryffindor more points, but no one would listen to me.” She said, looking disgruntled.

“Now that you’re stuck out here, how about enjoying the show with me?” I asked.

“How are you going to get back to your common room?” Parvati asked.

“I have my ways, and I can get you back into your common room as well, but I thought you may want to join me. After being ignored like that, you could watch as they either lose a duel or get in trouble.” I said.

“There’s no way that Draco will show up, so they’re going to get in trouble.” She said.

“Yes, and you tried helping, but they wouldn’t listen, so why not enjoy the show with me?” I asked, and held out my hand.

“Fine, but we can’t get caught, and you have to promise to get me back into the common room.” Parvati said, taking my hand.

“Harry? You disappeared again.” She said, looking around forgetting that she’s holding my hand.

“We disappeared. I was invisible before, remember?” I said.

“Oh yeah, so I’m invisible too huh.” She said looking at her hand, but not seeing anything. “how do you know how to make yourself invisible already? We only just started school.” Parvati asked as we made our way to the trophy room.

“I’ve studied more than just wandless magic before coming to Hogwarts.” I said as Ron’s group entered our sights. I waved my hand and cast a sound and smell proof bubble around us.

“What did you do?” She asked as she knows when I make a gesture like that it’s to do magic.

“We can talk without them hearing us, but you have to stay near me, so don’t wander off.” I said, and she scooted closer to me.

“Where are they?!” Ron said as he entered the trophy room.

“Let’s wait a bit. They could be running late.” Dean said.

“Yeah, let’s give them five minutes, and if they don’t show up we can just leave.” Seamus said.

“Alright, they’re not showing up. We should go before we’re caught by someone patrolling.” Dean said.

*Meow*

“It’s Filch’s cat!” Ron said as they run out of the trophy room. I’m just stood there shoveling popcorn in my mouth enjoying the show.

“Anyone here, my sweet?” Filch said as he entered the trophy room with a lantern in hand. *meow* “Come on then.” He said, leaving the room to search the halls.

“It seems we have a chase on our hands. Let’s follow and see if they getaway.” I said, and we followed behind. We followed Filch to the third-floor corridor where Ron’s group was caught with nowhere to go, as the door to Fluffy has an illusion on it.

“You’ve been caught, so give it up.” Filch said as he cornered them.

“Damn it! Parvati was right, Draco set us up.” Dean said.

“Hahaha” I laughed, as I watched them get dragged off to McGonagall’s office. Parvati was fuming about the fact that they will lose more points. After watching them getting carted off, I had Mimsy pop me and Parvati off to our rooms for a good night’s sleep.

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