My Multiverse Trip 43 43. This Right Hand Of Mine.

"It's tonight," said Harry, once he was sure Professor McGonagall was out of earshot. "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 bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore turns up."

"But what can we--"

Hermione gasped.

Snape was standing there.

"Good afternoon," he said smoothly.

They stared at him.

"You shouldn't be inside on a day like this," he said, with an odd, twisted smile.

"We were -- " Harry began, without any idea what he was going to say.

"You want to be more careful," said Snape. "Hanging around like this, people will think you're up to something" he eyed Ryan who was shaking suspiciously. "Be warned, Potter -- any more nighttime wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day to you.

"He strode off in the direction of the staffroom.

Out on the stone steps, Harry turned to the others."we'd better stay outside the third-floor corridor," Harry said. "Come on."

But that part of the plan didn't work. No sooner had they reached the door separating Fluffy from the rest of the school than Professor McGonagall turned up again and this time, she lost her temper."I suppose you think you're harder to get past than a pack of enchantments!" she stormed. "Enough of this nonsense! If I hear you've come anywhere near here again, I'll take fifty points from Gryffindor! Yes, from my own house!""Well, that's it then, isn't it?" Harry said.

The others stared at him. He was pale and his eyes were glittering.

"I'm going out of here tonight and I'm going to try and get to the Stone first." "Dibs" said Ryan the girls knew what was going to happen once he said that "You can't!" said Hermione. "After what McGonagall and Snape have said? You'll be expelled!"

"SO WHAT" Harry shouted.

"I'll use the invisibility cloak," said Harry. "It's just lucky I got it."

"But will it cover all of us?" said Tonks.

"All -- all of us?"

"Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go alone?""Of course not," said Hermione briskly. "How do you think you'd get to the Stone without us? I'd better go and took through my books, there might be something useful..." Daphne told him he'd probably die before he got very far without them and it was better to go in a group.

"But if we get caught, you will be expelled, too." "then it's simple we just have to kill the batman.....errrr not get caught I mean." After dinner all of them sat nervously apart in the common room. n.o.body bothered them; it was the calm before the storm it was like a tidal wave coming in with nothing to hold it back but pure will Ryans hand was twitching from excitement it could smell the loot. Slowly, the room emptied as people drifted off to bed.

"Better get the cloak," Tonks muttered, as Lee Jordan finally left, stretching and yawning. Harry ran upstairs to their dark dormitory. He pulled out the cloak and then his eyes fell on the flute Hagrid had given him for Christmas. He pocketed it to use on Fluffy -- he didn't feel much like singing. Ryan had told Harry he had his own cloak Harry knew Ryan was rich so it was no problem the girls went with Ryan his cloak could expand more and Neville went with Harry. In their nervous state, every statue's shadow looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them. At the foot of the first set of stairs, they spotted Mrs. Norris skulking near the top They didn't meet anyone else until they reached the staircase up to the third floor.A few seconds later, they were there, outside the third-floor corridor -- and the door was already ajar.

"Well, there you are," Harry said quietly, "Snape's already got past Fluffy."

Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them. Ryans limits had been silently unleashed. Ryan pushed the door open.

As the door creaked, low, rumbling growls met their ears. All three of the dog's noses sniffed madly in their direction, even though it couldn't see them."What's that at its feet?" Hermione whispered.

"Looks like a harp,"

"It must wake up the moment you stop playing," said Harry. "Well, here goes..."

He put Hagrid's flute to his lips and blew. It wasn't really a tune, but from the first note the beast's eyes began to droop. Harry hardly drew breath. Slowly, the dog's growls ceased -- it tottered on its paws and fell to its knees, then it slumped to the ground, fast asleep.

"Keep playing," Ryan warned Harry as they slipped out of the cloak and crept toward the trapdoor. They could feel the dog's hot, smelly breath as they approached the giant heads. "I think we'll be able to pull the door open," said Ryan, peering over the dog's back. "I'll go last and cover our backs" He bent and pulled the ring of the trapdoor, which swung up and open.

"What can you see?" Hermione said anxiously.

"Nothing -- just black -- there's no way of climbing down, we'll just have to drop." Harry, who was still playing the flute, waved at Ryan to get his attention and pointed at himself.

"You want to go first? Alright." said Ryan. "I don't know how deep this thing goes. Give the flute to me so i can keep him asleep."Harry handed the flute over. In the few seconds' silence, the dog growled and twitched, but the moment Ryan began to play, it fell back into its deep sleep. The group slowly jumped down the trap door and then it happened after everyone left Ryan his right hand shot out it touching Fluffy and storing him then he stole the harp he was on such a roll already he even stole the trap door before he knew what he was doing. after that he jumped down to his next target the Devils snare as Hermione already Neville figure out what it was he flashed already super bright lumos and they all were set free he hung back with the other girls as Neville Hermione and Harry entered the next room and swoosh he stole the Devils snare also. the next room was flitwicks flying keys Harry got it out of the way quick. The next chamber was so dark they couldn't see anything at all. But as they stepped into it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight.They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone. Facing them, way across the chamber, were the white pieces. "okay" Ryan said "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" they asked what the hard way was he replied that we play the game they asked what the easy way was his response? "REDUCTO REDUCTO REDUCTO" they quickly got the point and a tarter blasting the chess pieces and made it to the next room but not before Ryan sneaking stole the black pieces and the chessboard he can get new white ones later. A disgusting smell filled their nostrils, making both of them pull their robes up over their noses. Eyes watering, they saw, flat on the floor in front of them, a troll even larger than the one they had tackled, out cold with a b.l.o.o.d.y lump on its head.

"I'm glad we didn't have to fight that one," Harry whispered as they stepped carefully over one of its ma.s.sive legs. "Come on, I can't breathe." Ryan couldn't tell if it was dead or alive but "troll get" stole it anyway.He pulled open the next door, both of them hardly daring to look at what came next -- but there was nothing very frightening in here, just a table with seven differently shaped bottles standing on it in a line.

"Snape's," said Harry. "What do we have to do?" at this point Ryans shadow stealthily entered Harrys as Hermione figured out the puzzle they made Harry go ahead since only one person could pa.s.s. Ryan watched from the shadow as Harry confronted quirrelmort was dragged in front of the mirror got the stone out of it was a.s.saulted by quirrelmort and he dropped it to the ground as Harry struggled and burned quirrelmort alive with his odd magic then pa.s.sed out as voldemorts spirit flew off Ryan hastily stole the stone with his shadow he was having such an adrenaline rush in the next room he was suprised everyone couldn't hear his heartbeat when Dumbledore came running in after a quick explanation he froze the fire and ran off a few minutes later he came back levitating and unconcious Harry and then they ll headed to the hospital wing but not before shadow stole the mirror of erised. some time later a very confused Dumbledore and staff wondered what even happened to everything professor sprout even cried over her lost plant. after that nothing else really happened Harry was in the hospital wing school was over Gryffindor won the house and quidditch cup and everyone left to head home but not before promises to write and visit with the trunks and lots of hugs and some cheek kisses from the girls. all in all it was the best year of school in Ryans life and he couldn't wait til the next.