Parents

I went to bed shortly after before I wound up falling asleep on the couch which wouldn't have been good especially with pranksters around. It was the next morning when Harry told Ron and I about his little late night visit to the restricted section. Then his run in with Filch which caused him to find a mirror that showed him our parents which had my head snapping up. Then he said he was going back tonight to see them again which had me making up my mind to go with him. "I'm coming, I want to see them to." He just smiled already telling me that he planned on bringing me as well since he wanted them to see me to. 

Then that night we headed out to are the mirror but because Harry had been so scared he forgot where it was. It took us a little bit but we managed to find it, I took a deep breath before going up to the mirror only to start crying the minute I saw our parents. However Ron couldn't see them but what he did see was entirely different, he saw himself as head boy, he was holding the house cup, and that he was Quidditch captain to. It had me sad when Ron asked if it could see the future but I knew it couldn't since out parents were always dead. Then all of a sudden we heard a noise which had us hiding under the invisibility cloak only to see Ms. Norris come in. Then we all headed back to the common room before heading to bed tired from all the excitement. The next morning Harry kept thinking about the mirror and I couldn't blame him I was to. When night finally came we hurried down to the mirror to sit down in front of it so we could see our parents. 

We were sitting in front of the mirror so entranced by our parents that we didnt hear anyone else enter into the room. So we jumped when we heard someone talking behind us which really shocked me since I didnt even hear feel him by my mind. "So - back again, Harry, Serena??" I looked upset thinking we'd get kicked out because of this but I couldn't help it I wanted to see my parents even if it's like this. "We - we didn't see you sir." He just smiled at us with kind, caring eyes but I was to scared to look at him after the first look. "Strange how nearsighted being invisible can make you, so you two, like hundreds before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised." I was really confused so I dared to look at him only to see that he was smiling at us which had me confused. "We didnt know it was called that, sir " I nodded next to Harry since we really had no idea its name or what it really did which had me wondering what else there was to find out about. He asked us if we knew about what the mirror did but Harry said the wrong answer suit had Dumbledore telling us what it did. "Let me explain. The happier man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is. Does that help?" Harry thought it showed what we wanted anything we wanted but he was both right and wrong which had me smiling. "Yes an no, it shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. You both, who have never known your family, see them standing around you. Ronald Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them. However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth. People have wasted away before it, entranced by what they've seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible. The Mirror of Erised will be moved to a new home tomorrow, Harry, Serena, and I ask you not to go looking for it again. Of you ever do run across it, you will now be prepared. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. Now, why dont you put that admirable cloak back on and get off to bed?" 

We nodded before standing up and I took one last look into the mirror to see them before sighing wanting to find pictures of them. However I was surprised when Harry asked what Dumbledore saw in the mirror though I almost laughed when he said woolen socks. I set a reminder in my head to remember that so I could send him some woolen socks when I could. Then we headed off to bed both sad and happy but I still had questions that I wanted answers for, I knew I would have to find them on my own. I kept having the same nightmare over and over again, it was the same one I'd had of mom dying. When Hermione returned she was surprised at us but understood when I told her about our parents before dropping it. I then told her all about Nicolas Flamel after Harry had said he forgot about it which had me sighing because I had remembered about my alchemy book; kidding. Then Quidditch started again only for us to find out that Snapes referring the first match which made me smile. He was going to make sure Harry would be ok this match but the rest didnt think so but I knew Harry would still play no matter what I mean he loved Quidditch. I doubt anyone will be able to put a stop to that in this life time heck even I liked it just didn't want to play it.

We all started laughing when Neville came hopping in because someone had hit him with the Leg-Locker Curse. I was trying my best not to laugh as I helped Hermione unlock his legs so that he could stand but his legs were trembling. He told us that it was Malfoy who did it to him which had me sighing wondering what he was thinking for him to do all this. Hermione told him to go to McGonagall but he didnt want to be more trouble which had me sighing knowing that wouldn't be the only way to stop it. "You need to stand up to him in a way that will make him not want to pick on you again." The others seemed to agree with me but Neville didnt think so, he didnt think he belonged in Gryffindor so that's when Harry stepped up. "You're worth twelve of Malfoy the Sorting Hat choose you for Gryffindor, didnt it? And where's Malfoy? In stinking Slytherin." I flinched when he said that since technically I was in all four houses but I haven't figured out if I'm allowed to tell him. But I was glad that Harry was trying to lighten Neville up so he could gain some confidence and courage so he can defend himself. His lips twitched a little while he was unwrapping his chocolate frog that he had. "Thanks, Harry, everyone... I think I'll go to bed... D'you want the card, you collect them, dont you?" 

It was then that Harry remembered about his first Dumbledore card before he practically screamed out that he found him. "I've found Flamel! I told you I'd read the name somewhere before, I read it in the train coming here - listen to this" 'Dumbledore is practically famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindlewald in 1945,for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragons blood, and alchemy with his partner Nicholas Flamel!" It was right then that Hermione jumped to her feet looking really excited which had me kinda hiding behind Harry Harry little worried. She told us to wait there before she practically ran upstairs before running back down with a big book. "I never thought to look in here! I got this this out of the library weeks ago for a bit of light reading." I could tell the others didnt think that it was light since it was a huge book but Hermione had a look that said to be quiet. Then she found the passage with Nicolas Flamel on it which I knew meant they would finally know what Fluffy was guarding. "I knew it! I knew it!" I sighed looking at the book already knowing what it said since I had read the very book ere in. "Nicolas Flamel, is the only known maker of the Sorcerers Stone!" That seemed to get everyone attention but they still had no idea what it was which had me groaning. I looked at the book she had laid open in front of us knowing it was going to be a long night. Harry was surprised that the stone made things gold, and stops you from dying which had me wondering why you would want to live that. It would mean leaving behind all those you care about just so you could live forever and to keep doing that. We spent the rest of the day talking about it which in my opinion was to long since it only took us a few minutes to talk about him.

Then the next morning in Defense Against the Dark Arts while coping down different ways of treating werewolf bites. My brother and Ron were discussing what they would do if they had a Sorcerers Stone which had me shacking my head. Although I wish Ron would have kept his mouth shut since he reminded Harry about the Quidditch match. I was proud of him when be told Ron that he would be playing no matter what, he also said that the other Slytherins would think he's to scared to face Snape. "Just be careful on the battlefield brother I dont want to go home alone." Although as the days passed by Harry got more nervous while thinking Snape was out to get him which I knew wasnt true. As the days slowly passed we were all getting a little agitated since everyone wanted to take the house cup for Gryffindor. Harry kept thinking he was running into Snape or that Snape was following him which I thought was stupid. Harry was coming up with all kinds of weird theories about Snape which I thought was weird since they were just taking it out on Snape. When the match day finally came we wished my brother good luck in the game but I knew his hopes weren't high. We found a spot next to Neville in the stands, we were watching the game just as Draco started up again. Draco hit Ron in the back of his head before trying to start a fight with Ron and Neville not knowing he was involving me when he insulted my brother. I punched Draco good before returning to watch the match while the boys rolled around on the ground. It was moments later that Harry caught the golden snitch winning the game which had me smiling. However when we got to the field I saw Snape not looking to good, so after congratulating Harry I ran over to him.

"Are you alright Professor?" He just smiled at me before nodding before he left which had me worried since he was trying to shoulder everything. Although when we headed back to school everyone seemed happy that Gryffindor won and kept chanting it. I sighed waiting for Harry to come back hopping it wouldnt be to late but I never expected him to say what he did when he came in. Harry quietly told us what he had heard which had me sighing. However we did learn that there were other things guarding the Stone although I knew it was really Quirrell trying to get the stone so he could give it to Voldemort who resided on the back of his head. Though Quirrell seemed to be braver than the others thought since weeks went by and he didnt look liked crack. Everytime we'd pass by the door housing Fluffy the others would stop to make sure he was still there. Although it seemed like Hermione was the only one in her right mind since she was prepping for the exams coming up. The others didnt think that what we were doing was a good thing because exams were then weeks away but they will fly by. Although it pretty much started an argument with Hermione and Ron about them which I just tuned out of.

I was glad that the teachers were on the same page so everyone was working hard to prepare for the next year. We were all studying in the library when Ron called out to Hagrid who was in the library just heading to the librarian to check out his books. "Jus' lookin' an' what're you lot up ter? Yer not still lookin' fer Nikolas Flamel, are yeh?" Ron told him about us finding him already but Hagrid told him to shush when he almost said Sorcerers Stone. Then Harry continued with what else we had found but Hagrid didn't want them to say anything about it. He then told us to come see him later at his hut but he didnt say he would tell us anything but not to say anything more with the other students around. When he left Ron ran over to see what he had been reading to see that it was about dragons. Which made me remember about Hagrid hatching a Norwegian Dragonback that he got off of a stranger. Which has me knowing that we would be facing off against Voldemort soon to protect the Sorcerers Stone from him.

The others though kept talking about the law of raising dragons as well as how dangerous it was but I knew Hagrid could handle it. It was about an hour later when we went to Hagrids hut but we noticed that he had his curtains closed which was weird for him. He called out asking who was there before ushering us inside the smoldering hut, it was like being in a sauna. "So - yeh wanted to ask me somethin'?" I looked at the others since all I wanted to ask about what was Fluffy but I knew the others didnt care about that. "Yes, we were wondering if you could tell us what's guarding the Sorcerers Stone other than Fluffy." Hagrid didnt like it that we knew about this but I knew it was a building block for all four of us and would help us further on down the road. "O' course I can't, number one I dont know myself. Number two, yeh know to much already,, so I wouldn' tell yeh if I could. That Stone's here fer a good reason. It was almost stolen outta Gringotts - I s'ppose yeh've worked out an' all? Beats me how yeh even know abou' Fluffy." The others didnt seem to buy that so I knew it would be hard to convince them otherwise but Hermione managed to wiggle out of him who had done the guarding of the Stone. "Well, I don' s'pose it could hurt ter tell yeh that... let's see... he borrowed Fluffy from me... then some o' the teacher's did enchantments... Professor Sprout- Professor Flitwick - Professor McGonagall - Professor Quirrell - and Dumbledore himself did somethin', o' course. Hang on, I've forgotten someone. Oh yeah, Professor Snape." 

That didn't sit well with the others but no one seemed to believe me when I told them that he was on our side. "Yeah - yet not still on abou' that, are yeh? Look, Snape helped protect the Stone, he's not about ter steal it." I gave them all an I told you look which they ignored they others were to busy thinking about how Snape knew how to get passed every teapot except Quirrell's and Fluffy. "You're the only one who knows how to get past Fluffy, aren't you, Hagrid? And you wouldn't tell anyone, would you? Not even one of the teachers?" I knew right away that Hagrid would only tell one person and that would be the only person he trusted wholeheartedly. "Not a soul knows except me an' Dumbledore." I was happy to know that Hagrid didn't trust anyone besides Dumbledore even in times like this which would keep him alive in the end. "Well that's something, Hagrid, can we have a window open? I'm boiling?" I smiled looking over at the fire seeing the pot over the fire which I knew hosted the dragon egg that Hagrid had won. It seemed everyone else caught onto it as well and started questioning him about it to find out that he was researching about it so he could raise it. However it added to our worries, mine mostly about Hagrids hut catching fire because of the dragon fire. "Wonder what it's like to have a peaceful life." I couldn't help but laugh since they didn't want a normal life it's not cut out to what it seems to be. Then one day at breakfast we got a note saying that its hatching the boys wanted to skip lessons to go but Hermione and I didn't want to. They kept talking about it which it not even realizing that Malfoy was listening in on us which Harry realized to late. We decided to go down to Hagrids hut during morning break since we'd be in big trouble otherwise. So shortly after Herbology we took off for Hagrids hut not even bothering to shower to get the dirt off of ourselves. We were all really excited to see a dragon being born since this was literally a once in a lifetime chance. Since dragons won't let you near them once they've given birth to there babies just like any other mother.