Pursuing Quirrel

As Oz sat on his bed looking at the marauders map, an evening ritual at this point, he somehow knew in the back of his mind that tonight was the night Quirrell would act. In these moments when he was alone and focused solely on one task he'd often have fleeting thoughts about his life up to where he was. He'd question whether it was smart of him to make any moves at all against these people, if it was smart in general to move the plot in his own direction compared to the source material he remembered from his previous world. Often times nights like these would make him depressed, anxious and worried, something that would seem alien to those around him who view him as a calm, cool and collected genius.

However, all that worry would drain away when he thought back to cause and effect, him simply being here changed the course of everything. If he'd already changed the course of everything by being in this world in the first place then why not flip the whole wizarding world on its head? Why not usher in a new age of magic fuelled by his connection with Merlin and his own abilities as well.

As a determined glint flashed in Oz's eye he saw Quirrell making a move for the room, this time in a much more hurried manner that was different to the usual scoping. Tonight seemed to be the night he was waiting for.

'Looks like its time to get Harry...'.

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Cloaked, Oz wandered into Harry's room in the Slytherin dungeons and woke him up with a gentle prod.

"...nhnnn five more minutes".

Oz sighed looking at Harry who seemed reluctant to get out of bed. Unsheathing one of his wands he pressed it against Harry's leg and emitted from the tip a small shock.

"EEYYOW.. What the?!.. Oz what the hell are you doing".

Looking down at the boy, Oz let out a slight snicker.

"Quirrell is on the move Harry, It seems tonight's the night he plans to steal the stone".

Hearing this Harry's eyes widened fully. He quickly scampered out of his bed and grabbed his invisibility cloak.

"Well what are we waiting for?! Let's get this bastard!".

Looking at Harry half smilingly due to him swearing, Oz had to ask.

"You didn't even know someone was after the stone until I told you recently, why are you suddenly so passionate about it?".

Harry rolled his eyes as he looked at Oz.

"I'm just excited we get to cause a bit of havoc and sneak out, especially since tonight its with you Oz, I know something crazy will happen".

Oz felt content looking at this new Harry he had helped make, he was ballsy and had a lot more vigour in comparison to the original Harry. This Harry would be able to make tough decisions easier and wouldn't shy away from any fights at all. While to original Harry was good to a degree, this Harry would definitely reach his full potential, especially with him being under Oz's wing. Oz also sensed that the boy was becoming much more comfortable with him, going from seeing him as an idol to a good friend, a change he welcomed.

Pointing his wand at himself, Oz cloaked himself before saying.

"Well then... let's cause some havoc for Quirrell".

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Oz and Harry managed to reach the third floor room quickly and quietly, as they approached the door they heard a loud snoring noise.

"Snoring... Oz do you think that guard dog is asleep?".

Oz couldn't actually see Harry, but due to his dragon eyes from his Animagus ritual he was still able to see his aura ever so slightly. It was so slight in fact that if he didn't know that the boy was next to him he wouldn't know at all, the deathly hallows weren't to be underestimated. Harry in turn was only looking towards where Oz's voice was coming from or where he guessed Oz was which allowed Oz some comic relief on this trip as Harry would sometimes be facing the complete opposite way.

"It seems our professor had a little trick up his sleeve".

Oz carefully opened the door and walked into the room where fluffy was passed out. Harry followed in after him being careful not to let out even a whimper. Looking directly under Fluffy's head, Oz could see the trapdoor that would start his and Harry's little journey towards the stone.

"Seems our entrance is right there Harry" Said Oz, pointing at the trapdoor underneath Fluffy's head.

"Wait he's covering it?! How do we get down then?".

Oz slowly took out one of his wands and pointed it at Fluffy's head. Seeing this Harry flinched back a bit.

"You aren't going to kill it Oz are you?"

Oz's jaw slightly dropped at that comment.

"Is that what you take me for Harry? I'm not some monster you know...".

Pointing the wand at Fluffy, Oz uttered a quiet "Mobilicorpus".

Slowly, Fluffy's whole body lifted into the air. Harry's face under his cloak was gobsmacked as he saw this giant Cerberus lifted into the air in suspended animation. Harry was right to be gobsmacked as well, lifting a being of this size with a spell was already hard enough but Oz managed to do it slowly as well.

As Fluffy finally reached a height high enough for them to get to the trap door, Oz walked over and opened it up.

"Ladies first Harry".

Grumbling under his breath Harry walked over to the trapdoor and looked down.

"Isn't that just a drop Oz?... Surely there's another way dow.... You fucker!"

Tired of hearing Harry's quips Oz pushed Harry into the trapdoor and was met with another swear from the young boy.

'Two in one night huh? Guess he's really filling his Slytherin boots with such a vulgar tongue haha'.

Before Oz jumped in himself he looked up at Fluffy's body.

'I'm not sure if it will have any great effect but... I may as well'.

At lighting fast speed Oz quickly pinched a clump of Fluffy's hairs off its chest, instantly waking the dog and cancelling the spell the was holding it up in the air. A loud 'YELP' echoed through the room as Oz swiftly lunged into the trapdoor, using his wand to close it on the way down into the depths, leaving an angry and confused Cerberus to ponder what just happened.

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A/N - A short chapter I know but I hope this can make up for the sudden disappearance to some extent. Let me know if there's anything I missed/got wrong/need to change as it has been a while.

I had the notes for this chapter saved on here so I was able to create this chapter without having to re-read as much, however future chapters may take more time as I have to read back and get myself grounded again. Nevertheless, hope you all enjoy.