Chapter 24
(Both of their Characters real age is more than 18+)
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While Lucifer, silently wondered that even though Hagrid is a nice person, he's not good at keeping secrets.
Then, why dumbledore always gave him such important work, if he can't even stop his mouth from blurting about it?!
"Ow! Hermione can you stop those fists, already?!"
"Then, put me down Ahh! You just smacked my butt!"
"No, I didn't!"
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Yeah, Harry almost had a mental breakdown, when he realised these two, were still playing, that's why he directly ran towards the Entrance Hall, even more faster, but he didn't know one thing, "Hermione, where is Dumbledore's office?!" he asked at once.
"Huh? I don't see why I should tell....You obviously called me a lunatic before!" Hermione retorted back, in a loud manner, while rubbing her buttocks, after Lucifer put her down, as they were near the Entrance, but she didn't forget what this green-eyed boy said earlier.
"Potter, Hermione doesn't know eith-Ow! You just step on my foot?!"
"Be grateful, it wasn't something else!"
"....." Harry, then he just tried to look around for any indication.
After not seeing anything that said where to go, he sighed, and just continued his thoughts, "Hagrid told that stranger how to get past Fluffy and it was either Snape or Voldemort under that cloak - it must've been easy, once he'd gotten Hagrid drunk... I hope that when we do find his office that he believes us."
"Firenze can back us up if Bane doesn't stop him," Lucifer offered Harry some nice comfort.
"We'll just have to-" Harry started to say, but a voice rang out, cutting him off.
"What are you four doing?" It was Professor McGonagall, and she was carrying a large stack of books.
"We want to see Professor Dumbledore," Hermione bravely said to their Head of House, while looking very smug.
"See Professor Dumbledore? Why?" She asked the bushy haired know-it-all, with a narrowed expression. 'What's Miss Granger up to now?'
"It's sort of a secret," Harry who just wanted to follow canon, and meet Professor Snape, but it was Lucifer, who smacked him on the shoulder.
But, Harry had immediately wished he hadn't as McGonagall's nostrils flared, "Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago," she said matter- of-factly, "He received an urgent owl from the Ministry and flew off at once."
"He's gone?" Harry asked frantically, "Now?!"
"Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard, Potter, he has many demands on his time-"
"But this is important!" Harry tried to persuade her.
"Something you have to say is more important than the Ministry of Magic, Potter?" She demanded of him.
But it was Ron, who decided to open his mouth to get some house points from the Professor, no longer caring, "Professor, it's about the Philosopher's Stone-" he stopped talking when McGonagall dropped all of her books.
Whatever she had expected to hear them say, it definitely wasn't that.
"How... How do you know about..." This was the first time Lucifer had ever seen his Head of House at a loss for words.
"Professor, we think- no we know that someone is going to steal the stone. That's why we have to talk to Professor Dumbledore," Harry almost cried to persuade her.
But, McGonagall was very cool, and eyed him suspiciously, "Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow. I don't know how you four knew about the Stone, but rest assured, no one can possibly steal it, it's too well protected."
"But Professor-" Harry tried.
"Potter, I know what I'm talking about!" McGonagall's blood started to boil, which caused her voice to get loud, getting short with them.
She magicked those books, into her arms back and had only one more thing to say to them, "I suggest you all go back outside and enjoy the sunshine while it's out."
The four of them, obviously, didn't do as she suggested.
And, when Harry was sure, that Professor had walked away, he spoke up to them, "It's tonight, it has to be with Dumbledore gone. Snape's going through the trapdoor tonight. He's found out everything he needs and now, he's got Dumbledore out of the way. He sent that note, I guarantee it, and I bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore shows up."
"To be honest, I just think Dumbledore is gone insane a long time ago...."
"....." Harry.
"....." Ron.
"....." Hermione.
Quiet topic.
Before, Hermione could pass another rude....Snape was standing just right behind her, leering at all four of them.
"Good afternoon," he said coldly, which made Hermione, to let out a scream, "Aaaah, I need help?!"
"??" Professor Snape, he stared at this weird Gryffindor, who just ran away, to hide behind Lucifer's robes, yelling for someone to help.
"Afternoon... Professor," Lucifer greeted, back with a wicked smile on his face.
"....You four shouldn't be inside on a day like this," he said, with an odd, look, probably thinking, if his voice was that scary.
"We were-" Harry had started to say, but Lucifer was sure that he didn't know where to go with it.
Amd, Snape didn't give Harry the chance to think up anything either, "You want to be more careful," he said, now with a rare smile on his face, "Hanging around like this, people will think you're... up to something. And Gryffindor really can't afford to lose anymore points, right?" If there was any time for villainous laughter, right then was the time for it, Lucifer figured.
But, It also caused him to glance at Hermione's face slightly, then he just started to grin, obviously, knowing about the culprit.
It made the said girl frown, not liking, the way Lucifer's smiling, must be contemplating bad things about her.
Only, Snape did not laugh, however.
They all turned to go back outside, but Snape wasn't done talking just yet.
"Be warned, Potter, any more night-time wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day," he said, while striding off towards the Staff Room.
Ron sneered at his back before he went out of sight, "Right-" Harry said suddenly, startling his friends, "-let's go back to the Common Room, we need to talk about something, and it's not up for deb-" he tried to declare, while looking very serious.
Smack!
"Ow! Hermione, what's gotten into you?!"
Even, when Harry tried to convince them, about following his plan, then visit the Third Floor..... it's just a bushy-haired girl, named, Hermione Granger, completely has something else on her mind.....Very perverted.
After getting a nice angle, Hermione who obviously wanted to pay Lucifer back, for both hitting her, and that very irritating smile, he just gave her earlier..... directly used her right palm, to make his arse jiggle...feel the same pain she just did, or maybe even worse...not even feeling remorse for her naughty actions at all.
"I will definitely get my revenge!"
"I don't feel sorry....." But, Hermione's face looked very playful.
"You definitely will.... It's a promise!"
"I don't have much hope ~hehe~" Then, she gave a low chuckle, probably thinking about their night at the Forbidden forest.
But, Hermione is also slightly curious, aboit, what Lucifer is going to do with her.
She just wished, for being able to handle it, nicely.
"..." Harry just sighed, and just thought it couldn't be helped, his plan of going back to the Gryffindor Tower, it's already gone bankrupt, "I'm going past Fluffy's leg tonight," he said, but only Ron and Hermione had anything to say to it.
"You're mad!" Ron shouted.
"You can't!" Hermione yelled just as loudly, she didn't want to reduce Gryffindor's house points even further, don't want to lose her face, Lucifer will probably.....no he will definitely make fun of her...'Just blow my plan of creating the good impression?! No way!' "After what McGonagall and Snape told us, you'll be expelled!"
"SO WHAT!?" Harry shouted, getting both of them to shut up a moment, "Don't you understand? If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort's going to come back! Haven't you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over the first time? 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 anymore, can't you see that? Do you think he'll leave you or your families alone if Gryffindor wins the House Cup? If I get caught before I can get to the Stone, well, I'll have to go back to the Dursley's and wait for Voldemort 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?"
He glared at the other two, but Lucifer began clapping, "Brilliant motivational speech, Potter....I want to destroy that rare aritifact too, Humans shouldn't be given the taste of immortality....."
"Why's everything going against me, today....
"I guess, it's a good thing, Lucifer collected my cloak. If he didn't, who knows where it would be right now," Harry said, smiling at Lucifer, not realising he almost burned his family heirloom to dust.
"Will it cover all four of us?" It was Ron, who felt left out from Harry's conversation, then decided to intervene.
"Well, it covered the three of us and Norbert before," Lucifer said, while looking around, to be honest, this boy stared at Hermione, whose face just turned very ugly, "I don't see, why not."
"All-All four of us?" Harry asked, not expecting that.
"Indeed, all four of us...."
"Of course not!" But, Hermione wasn't impressed, and tried to stop Lucifer's night walk, "Come on Lucifer, we should go look through our books, and learn something else useful instead....you were trying to practice disillusionment charms before, right? Let's go, I will study with you!" she directly clutched his robes, between her fingers, and tried to push him in a bossy manner.
"...Hermione," Lucifer tried to stop, but the girl just ignored his words, and started to move away, "If I get caught again, McGonagall will definitely kick me out!....Expelled from school again, how terrible!" she tried to convince him, in an urgent voice.
"But, I saw Professor Flitwick telling you in secret, about getting One-Hundred and Twelve percent on his exam....."
"They won't throw you out after that."
Lucifer also didn't want to lose this battle, and fought until the bitter end, it's just he deliberately left out the part about getting, One-Hundred and Fifteen percent in Charms, not wanting to lower his....
"Really, you saw Flitwick praising me?!" Look, Hermione's face instantly gained colour, even seemed to be rubbing her nose lightly, and tried to look humble, "It's not that great, I always scored marks lik-"