Chapter 15: - Exams and Trouble
In years to come, Harry would never quite remember he had managed to get through his exams when he had half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment. Yet the days crept by and and there could be no doubt that Fluffy was still alive and well behind the locked door.
It was swelteringly hot, especially in the large classroom where they did their written papers. They had been given special, new quills for the exams, which had been bewitched with an Anti-cheating spell and even worked again the hikari-yami mind link, much to Yami's disgust.
They had practical exams too. Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a pineapple tap dance. Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box. Points were given for how pretty it was, points deducted if it had whiskers. Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a forget Fullness Potion.
Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing pains in his forehead which had been bothering him ever since his trip into the Forest. Neville thought it was exam nerves, Yami and Yugi, who both knew better then to ignore such coincidences were more worried about it then anyone other then Harry.
Maybe it was because they hadn't seen Voldemort in the Forest, or because they didn't have burning scars, but to Harry's eyes the others didn't seem as worried about the Stone as Harry. The idea of Voldemort certainly scared them but, but he didn't keep visiting them in dreams, and they were so busy with their revision they didn't even have enough time to duel, yet alone worry about what Snape or anyone else was up to.
The very last exam was History of Magic. One hour of answering questions about batty old wizards who'd invented self-stirring cauldrons and they'd be free, free for a whole wonderful week until their exam results came out. When Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up their parchment, Harry and Yugi couldn't help cheering with the rest.
"That was easier then I thought it would be." Said Hermione, as they joined the crowds flocking out into the sunny grounds. "We needn't have learnt about the 1637 Werewolf Code of Conduct, or the uprising of Elfric the Eager."
"I only learnt about the first part." Kari said, trying to stop Hermione from going on about the test, it made Ron feel ill, and Kari wanted to talk to Ombre about another matter. She waited until they reached the banks of the lake and were watching the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan were tickling the tentacles of a giant squid, which was basking in the warm shallows.
"Yugi? Yami?" Kari asked, unsure how to start, "Can you please explain to me about the Shadow Realm, and I mean everything."
Ombre growled and stared at her hikari, Yugi's eyes had widened, and Yami looked at her like she'd sprouted an extra head. "Who's been threatening you?" Ombre growled, drawing her wand, "That place is nothing but trouble."
"I nearly ended up playing a Shadow Game in the Forbidden Forest when Bakura and I got split up from the rest of group."
"I'll kill him!" Ombre growled, getting to her feet, "I'll bloody well kill him!" She was promptly tackled to the ground by Joey who pinned her down until she clamed down, having lost her wand to allow her to jinx Joey until he got off.
"Can I let you up now?" Joey asked, "Killing Bakura here would cause problems, wait until the summer and beat him up then." Ombre was still growling but nodded. Joey got up slowly, and Ombre sat up.
"Apparently he tried to Shadow Game Kaiba too, but he was interfered with then too."
"What stopped him when he tried to play you?"
"We sensed Voldemort."
"You sensed…" Hermione was now looking at her like she'd grown an extra head. Kari nodded.
"And I've been sensing a weaker version of that power ever since we returned to the castle."
"Then there might be something in my scar still hurting." Harry burst out. Kari nodded. Ron however couldn't get worked up about it as Ombre searched for her wand, it was too hot.
"Harry relax, you heard Hermione, the Stone's safe as long as Dumbledore's around. Anyway, we've never had any real proof Snape found out how to get past Fluffy. He nearly had his leg ripped off once., he's not going to try it again in a hurry. And Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down."
Yugi looked up at the sky, watching a owl flutter towards the school with a note in it's mouth as Yami and Ombre told Kari what to expect if he tried it again. Hagrid was the only one who ever sent Harry notes. Hagrid would never betray Dumbledore. Hagrid would never tell anyone how to get past Fluffy… never… but… He suddenly jumped to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked, breaking off his explanation as he sensed Yugi's concern.
"I've just thought of something," Yugi said, his face white. "We have to go see Hagrid." Harry seemed to have been thinking along the same lines as Yugi, as he was first up.
"I agree."
"Why?" Hermione panted, trying to keep up with the other two.
"Don't you think it's a bit odd." said Harry, scrambling up the grassy slope, "That what Hagrid wants more then anything is a dragon and a stranger turns up at the Leaky Cauldron who just happens to have an egg in his pocket? How many people wander around with dragon eggs in their pockets if it's against the law? Lucky they found Hagrid don't you think? Why didn't I see it before?"
"What are you on about?" Ron asked, but Harry, who was sprinting across the grounds, couldn't hear him. Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; "Hullo!" He said, smiling as he saw them, "Finshed yer exams? Got time for a drink?"
"Yes, please!" Said Joey eagerly, but Yugi cut across him.
"No, we're in a hurry, Hagrid. I've got to ask you something. You know the night when you won Norbert? What did the stranger you were playing cards with look like?"
"Dunno, he wouldn't take his hood off." Hagrid caught the concerned looks on the faces of the students, ancient and otherwise. "It's not that unusual, you get a lot of funny people in the Hog's Head… that's the pub down in the village, mighta been a dragon dealer, mightn' he? I never saw his face, he kept his hood up."
Harry sank down next to the bowl of peas Hagrid had been shelling, "What did you talk about? Did you mention Hogwarts at all?"
"Mighta come up…" Hagrid rambled a bit, but a phrase caught Ombre's attention. "So, I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy…"
"And did he… did he seem interested in Fluffy?" She asked, trying to remain claim.
"Well yeah, how many three-headed dogs do yer meet? But I told him the trick with any beast is to know how to tame it, take Fluffy for instance, just play him a bit of music and he'll go right to sleep." Hagrid suddenly looked horrified, "I shouldn' a told yer that! Hey, where are yer going?"
The group rushed back to the Entrace Hall without saying a word. They stopped and Harry turned to the group. "We've got to go to Dumbledore. Hagrid told that stranger how to get past Fluffy and it was either Snape of Voldemort under that cloak. It must've been easy, once he'd got Hagrid drunk. I just hope Dumbledore believes us. Firenze might back us up if Bane doesn't stop him. Where's Dumbledore's office? We just have to…"
"What are you all doing inside?" It was Professor McGonagall with a very large pile of books.
"We want to see Professor Dumbledore." Yami said, Ron thought the Pharaoh had a death wish.
"See Professor Dumbledore? Why?" She asked as though this was a fishy thing to want to do.
"It's sort of secret." Harry said and then wished he hadn't and that he had a yami to protect him from the death-glare the Professor was giving him.
"Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago, he received an urgent message from the Ministry of Magic and flew off for London at once." McGonagall said coldly.
"He's gone?" Yugi said franticly, "Now?"
"Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard, Muto, he has many demands on his time."
"But this is important!"
"Something you have to say is more important than the Ministry of Magic, Muto?"
"Look," Said Yami, throwing caution to the winds, "Professor, it's about the Philosopher's Stone." What ever Professor McGonagall had expected it wasn't that. The books she was carrying tumbled out of her arms and she didn't pick them up.
"How do you know…?" she spluttered.
"Professor, we think… we know… that Sn… someone's going to try to steal it. I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore." She eyed Yami with a mixture of shock and suspicion.
"Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow," She said finally, "I don't know how you found a out about the Stone but rest assured no one can steal it, it's too well protected."
"But Professor…"
"Potter, I know what I'm talking about. I suggest you go outside and enjoy the sunshine." But they didn't.
"It's tonight," said Harry, once the Professor was out of ear shot. "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 the note I bet the Ministry for Magic will have a shock when he turns up."
"But what can we…" Hermione gasped, and the rest of the group wheeled around.
"Good afternoon." It was Snape, "You shouldn't be inside on a day like this, you want to be more careful, hanging around like this, people will think you're up to something, and Gryffindor can't afford to lose anymore points, can they? Be warned Potter," Snape continued as they turned to go. "Any more night time wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day to you." Out on the stone steps Harry turned to the others.
"Right, here's what we've got to do." One or two of us have to keep an eye out for Snape, wait outside the Staff Room and follow him if he leaves it, Hermione, Kari, you'd better do that."
"Why us?"
"It's obvious," Said Ron, "You can pretend to be waiting for Professor Flitwick you know." He put on a high voice, "Oh Professor Flitwick, I think I got question fourteen B wrong." He got punched by Kari for that while Hermione told him to, "Shut up!"
"And we'd better stay outside the third floor corridor." Harry said, Kari looked at Yugi and had an idea.
"I think Hermione and Ombre should keep an eye on Professor Snape, I have a good cover for me and Yugi being anywhere at anytime. We're duelling."
"Outside the third floor corridor? Why would you be duelling there?" Harry asked. Ombre coughed multiple times which sounded like 'Steps to the Potions classes' "You duelled, where?" Harry couldn't quite believe he'd heard that right.
"Remember the day Gryffindor lost 80 points, the day before you won your first Quidditch match." Harry nodded, "That was because we were duelling on the steps down to the Dungeons, we must have aggravated almost every Slytherin going, but they didn't want to kick our cards because our monsters might have bitten them, so Snape took points 40 points each off of Gryffindor instead of letting our cards get vandalised."
"And why of all places did you decide to duel there?" Again, Ombre cough answered, 'Fred and George.' Ron had to laugh.
"Ok, you two go duel wherever, we can't stop you." Joey said out loud. The two dashed off, while the others took plans of actions on other courses, a match between those two would go for hours.
"What are you two doing here?" Professor McGonagall asked, staring coldly at the two duellists sat on the floor of the third floor corridor.
"I challenged him." Kari said simply.
"And once again, you chose to duel where the challenge was issued no doubt, you two are a nightmare, the only people worse for duelling wherever the challenge was issued are your counterparts. But I'm warning you, if duel being here has anything to do with the Philosopher's Stone…"
Professor McGonagall had recognised that there was power involved with the game after her first encounter with an impromptu duel, which had been between Yugi and Kari on the Gryffindor dinning table and she'd felt the power radiating from the two duellists and from the cards, the same sort of magic she sensed from the Millennium Items the children, no teens, both carried. As such, she was wary of trying to get them to move from wherever they'd taken up residence to duel, though she had yelled at them when she'd found out about the dungeon steps incident, she was sure that hadn't been their plan originally, she was sure a certain pair of trouble makers had something to do with it. Professor McGonagall turned and left, glad to see the rest of their group had already left the Entrance Hall, Kari and Yugi had probably been on their way down when Kari had challenged Yugi and they'd ducked into the nearest corridor since she'd banned them from duelling on stairs anymore.
Kari smiled as she drew her card, they might as well play since they were here, she'd been right though, while the Professor wouldn't have had a second thought about sending Harry and Ron away, but the Professor seemed to know that there was magic involved in this game and she didn't want to disturb the magic while it was in motion.
Interestingly, it wasn't Snape who kept passing them as their duel dragged on, but Quirrell.
"At least Hermione is on Snape's trail." Harry said to the group, as they sat in the Common Room, the portrait was pushed open and Hermione came through.
"I'm sorry Harry. Snape came out and asked me what I was doing, so I told him I was waiting for Professor Flitwick and Snape went to get him and I've only just got away. I don't know where Snape went." Harry and the others waited until darkness fell, it wasn't that long, about two hours, Kari and Yugi had reported that Yugi had won the first match of the set, Kari the second and they were about to start the final round. There was no sign of Snape yet, but they'd seen Quirrell a lot.
"At least we know that he hasn't tried to enter the third floor corridor because…"
'YAMI!'
'OMBRE!' Two mental screams followed by silence and a loss of the link caused both yamis to stand up quickly, knocking over their table, and send their magic through the castle, trying to find any trace of their hikaris.
"Yugi? YUGI?"
"Kari? KARI, WHERE ARE YOU?" There was no trace, no wavering bond that told them they were safe and they'd just dropped their Millennium Items, just emptiness where Yugi and Kari had been second before.
"I've lost the link to Yugi." Yami growled, there was an edge to his voice that Harry had never heard from the normally amicable Pharaoh, who only seemed to dislike those who proved themselves untrustworthy. "Snape's gone after the Stone."
It was swelteringly hot, especially in the large classroom where they did their written papers. They had been given special, new quills for the exams, which had been bewitched with an Anti-cheating spell and even worked again the hikari-yami mind link, much to Yami's disgust.
They had practical exams too. Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a pineapple tap dance. Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box. Points were given for how pretty it was, points deducted if it had whiskers. Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a forget Fullness Potion.
Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing pains in his forehead which had been bothering him ever since his trip into the Forest. Neville thought it was exam nerves, Yami and Yugi, who both knew better then to ignore such coincidences were more worried about it then anyone other then Harry.
Maybe it was because they hadn't seen Voldemort in the Forest, or because they didn't have burning scars, but to Harry's eyes the others didn't seem as worried about the Stone as Harry. The idea of Voldemort certainly scared them but, but he didn't keep visiting them in dreams, and they were so busy with their revision they didn't even have enough time to duel, yet alone worry about what Snape or anyone else was up to.
The very last exam was History of Magic. One hour of answering questions about batty old wizards who'd invented self-stirring cauldrons and they'd be free, free for a whole wonderful week until their exam results came out. When Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up their parchment, Harry and Yugi couldn't help cheering with the rest.
"That was easier then I thought it would be." Said Hermione, as they joined the crowds flocking out into the sunny grounds. "We needn't have learnt about the 1637 Werewolf Code of Conduct, or the uprising of Elfric the Eager."
"I only learnt about the first part." Kari said, trying to stop Hermione from going on about the test, it made Ron feel ill, and Kari wanted to talk to Ombre about another matter. She waited until they reached the banks of the lake and were watching the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan were tickling the tentacles of a giant squid, which was basking in the warm shallows.
"Yugi? Yami?" Kari asked, unsure how to start, "Can you please explain to me about the Shadow Realm, and I mean everything."
Ombre growled and stared at her hikari, Yugi's eyes had widened, and Yami looked at her like she'd sprouted an extra head. "Who's been threatening you?" Ombre growled, drawing her wand, "That place is nothing but trouble."
"I nearly ended up playing a Shadow Game in the Forbidden Forest when Bakura and I got split up from the rest of group."
"I'll kill him!" Ombre growled, getting to her feet, "I'll bloody well kill him!" She was promptly tackled to the ground by Joey who pinned her down until she clamed down, having lost her wand to allow her to jinx Joey until he got off.
"Can I let you up now?" Joey asked, "Killing Bakura here would cause problems, wait until the summer and beat him up then." Ombre was still growling but nodded. Joey got up slowly, and Ombre sat up.
"Apparently he tried to Shadow Game Kaiba too, but he was interfered with then too."
"What stopped him when he tried to play you?"
"We sensed Voldemort."
"You sensed…" Hermione was now looking at her like she'd grown an extra head. Kari nodded.
"And I've been sensing a weaker version of that power ever since we returned to the castle."
"Then there might be something in my scar still hurting." Harry burst out. Kari nodded. Ron however couldn't get worked up about it as Ombre searched for her wand, it was too hot.
"Harry relax, you heard Hermione, the Stone's safe as long as Dumbledore's around. Anyway, we've never had any real proof Snape found out how to get past Fluffy. He nearly had his leg ripped off once., he's not going to try it again in a hurry. And Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down."
Yugi looked up at the sky, watching a owl flutter towards the school with a note in it's mouth as Yami and Ombre told Kari what to expect if he tried it again. Hagrid was the only one who ever sent Harry notes. Hagrid would never betray Dumbledore. Hagrid would never tell anyone how to get past Fluffy… never… but… He suddenly jumped to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked, breaking off his explanation as he sensed Yugi's concern.
"I've just thought of something," Yugi said, his face white. "We have to go see Hagrid." Harry seemed to have been thinking along the same lines as Yugi, as he was first up.
"I agree."
"Why?" Hermione panted, trying to keep up with the other two.
"Don't you think it's a bit odd." said Harry, scrambling up the grassy slope, "That what Hagrid wants more then anything is a dragon and a stranger turns up at the Leaky Cauldron who just happens to have an egg in his pocket? How many people wander around with dragon eggs in their pockets if it's against the law? Lucky they found Hagrid don't you think? Why didn't I see it before?"
"What are you on about?" Ron asked, but Harry, who was sprinting across the grounds, couldn't hear him. Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; "Hullo!" He said, smiling as he saw them, "Finshed yer exams? Got time for a drink?"
"Yes, please!" Said Joey eagerly, but Yugi cut across him.
"No, we're in a hurry, Hagrid. I've got to ask you something. You know the night when you won Norbert? What did the stranger you were playing cards with look like?"
"Dunno, he wouldn't take his hood off." Hagrid caught the concerned looks on the faces of the students, ancient and otherwise. "It's not that unusual, you get a lot of funny people in the Hog's Head… that's the pub down in the village, mighta been a dragon dealer, mightn' he? I never saw his face, he kept his hood up."
Harry sank down next to the bowl of peas Hagrid had been shelling, "What did you talk about? Did you mention Hogwarts at all?"
"Mighta come up…" Hagrid rambled a bit, but a phrase caught Ombre's attention. "So, I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy…"
"And did he… did he seem interested in Fluffy?" She asked, trying to remain claim.
"Well yeah, how many three-headed dogs do yer meet? But I told him the trick with any beast is to know how to tame it, take Fluffy for instance, just play him a bit of music and he'll go right to sleep." Hagrid suddenly looked horrified, "I shouldn' a told yer that! Hey, where are yer going?"
The group rushed back to the Entrace Hall without saying a word. They stopped and Harry turned to the group. "We've got to go to Dumbledore. Hagrid told that stranger how to get past Fluffy and it was either Snape of Voldemort under that cloak. It must've been easy, once he'd got Hagrid drunk. I just hope Dumbledore believes us. Firenze might back us up if Bane doesn't stop him. Where's Dumbledore's office? We just have to…"
"What are you all doing inside?" It was Professor McGonagall with a very large pile of books.
"We want to see Professor Dumbledore." Yami said, Ron thought the Pharaoh had a death wish.
"See Professor Dumbledore? Why?" She asked as though this was a fishy thing to want to do.
"It's sort of secret." Harry said and then wished he hadn't and that he had a yami to protect him from the death-glare the Professor was giving him.
"Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago, he received an urgent message from the Ministry of Magic and flew off for London at once." McGonagall said coldly.
"He's gone?" Yugi said franticly, "Now?"
"Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard, Muto, he has many demands on his time."
"But this is important!"
"Something you have to say is more important than the Ministry of Magic, Muto?"
"Look," Said Yami, throwing caution to the winds, "Professor, it's about the Philosopher's Stone." What ever Professor McGonagall had expected it wasn't that. The books she was carrying tumbled out of her arms and she didn't pick them up.
"How do you know…?" she spluttered.
"Professor, we think… we know… that Sn… someone's going to try to steal it. I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore." She eyed Yami with a mixture of shock and suspicion.
"Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow," She said finally, "I don't know how you found a out about the Stone but rest assured no one can steal it, it's too well protected."
"But Professor…"
"Potter, I know what I'm talking about. I suggest you go outside and enjoy the sunshine." But they didn't.
"It's tonight," said Harry, once the Professor was out of ear shot. "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 the note I bet the Ministry for Magic will have a shock when he turns up."
"But what can we…" Hermione gasped, and the rest of the group wheeled around.
"Good afternoon." It was Snape, "You shouldn't be inside on a day like this, you want to be more careful, hanging around like this, people will think you're up to something, and Gryffindor can't afford to lose anymore points, can they? Be warned Potter," Snape continued as they turned to go. "Any more night time wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day to you." Out on the stone steps Harry turned to the others.
"Right, here's what we've got to do." One or two of us have to keep an eye out for Snape, wait outside the Staff Room and follow him if he leaves it, Hermione, Kari, you'd better do that."
"Why us?"
"It's obvious," Said Ron, "You can pretend to be waiting for Professor Flitwick you know." He put on a high voice, "Oh Professor Flitwick, I think I got question fourteen B wrong." He got punched by Kari for that while Hermione told him to, "Shut up!"
"And we'd better stay outside the third floor corridor." Harry said, Kari looked at Yugi and had an idea.
"I think Hermione and Ombre should keep an eye on Professor Snape, I have a good cover for me and Yugi being anywhere at anytime. We're duelling."
"Outside the third floor corridor? Why would you be duelling there?" Harry asked. Ombre coughed multiple times which sounded like 'Steps to the Potions classes' "You duelled, where?" Harry couldn't quite believe he'd heard that right.
"Remember the day Gryffindor lost 80 points, the day before you won your first Quidditch match." Harry nodded, "That was because we were duelling on the steps down to the Dungeons, we must have aggravated almost every Slytherin going, but they didn't want to kick our cards because our monsters might have bitten them, so Snape took points 40 points each off of Gryffindor instead of letting our cards get vandalised."
"And why of all places did you decide to duel there?" Again, Ombre cough answered, 'Fred and George.' Ron had to laugh.
"Ok, you two go duel wherever, we can't stop you." Joey said out loud. The two dashed off, while the others took plans of actions on other courses, a match between those two would go for hours.
"What are you two doing here?" Professor McGonagall asked, staring coldly at the two duellists sat on the floor of the third floor corridor.
"I challenged him." Kari said simply.
"And once again, you chose to duel where the challenge was issued no doubt, you two are a nightmare, the only people worse for duelling wherever the challenge was issued are your counterparts. But I'm warning you, if duel being here has anything to do with the Philosopher's Stone…"
Professor McGonagall had recognised that there was power involved with the game after her first encounter with an impromptu duel, which had been between Yugi and Kari on the Gryffindor dinning table and she'd felt the power radiating from the two duellists and from the cards, the same sort of magic she sensed from the Millennium Items the children, no teens, both carried. As such, she was wary of trying to get them to move from wherever they'd taken up residence to duel, though she had yelled at them when she'd found out about the dungeon steps incident, she was sure that hadn't been their plan originally, she was sure a certain pair of trouble makers had something to do with it. Professor McGonagall turned and left, glad to see the rest of their group had already left the Entrance Hall, Kari and Yugi had probably been on their way down when Kari had challenged Yugi and they'd ducked into the nearest corridor since she'd banned them from duelling on stairs anymore.
Kari smiled as she drew her card, they might as well play since they were here, she'd been right though, while the Professor wouldn't have had a second thought about sending Harry and Ron away, but the Professor seemed to know that there was magic involved in this game and she didn't want to disturb the magic while it was in motion.
Interestingly, it wasn't Snape who kept passing them as their duel dragged on, but Quirrell.
"At least Hermione is on Snape's trail." Harry said to the group, as they sat in the Common Room, the portrait was pushed open and Hermione came through.
"I'm sorry Harry. Snape came out and asked me what I was doing, so I told him I was waiting for Professor Flitwick and Snape went to get him and I've only just got away. I don't know where Snape went." Harry and the others waited until darkness fell, it wasn't that long, about two hours, Kari and Yugi had reported that Yugi had won the first match of the set, Kari the second and they were about to start the final round. There was no sign of Snape yet, but they'd seen Quirrell a lot.
"At least we know that he hasn't tried to enter the third floor corridor because…"
'YAMI!'
'OMBRE!' Two mental screams followed by silence and a loss of the link caused both yamis to stand up quickly, knocking over their table, and send their magic through the castle, trying to find any trace of their hikaris.
"Yugi? YUGI?"
"Kari? KARI, WHERE ARE YOU?" There was no trace, no wavering bond that told them they were safe and they'd just dropped their Millennium Items, just emptiness where Yugi and Kari had been second before.
"I've lost the link to Yugi." Yami growled, there was an edge to his voice that Harry had never heard from the normally amicable Pharaoh, who only seemed to dislike those who proved themselves untrustworthy. "Snape's gone after the Stone."