TFA: Chapter 16: The Dragon's Wrath Part II

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— Neville Longbottom to Harry Potter via the magical texting parchment informing him that Charlus Potter is going after the stone.

## Summary:

Harry Potter outplays Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Andrew Macnair, and Daniel Selwyn in their plan revolving around the dragon. Final Exams happen, and Charlus Potter goes to stop Lady Voldemort from getting the Philosopher's Stone.

## Plot:

**May 7th, 1992:** Harry Potter panics at the machinations that Draco Malfoy has informed him of. He remembers that he has managed to pull out feats of magic under stress, and uses his Occlumency exercises to clear his mind. He succeeds after a while, despite never having done it before. Using his clear mind, he considers his options for escape. He comes up with the idea of using his proficiency with wandless magic. Unfortunately, there is nothing he can do to cut or remove the bindings directly, so he summons his wand and dispels them with a *finite incantatem*. He then contacts Charlus Potter using the Magical Texting Parchment, and tells him to meet him at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

When he meets his brother, he tells him that Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Andrew Macnair, and Daniel Selwyn know about his plans to get rid of the dragon, and informs them of a new, improved plan. Harry springs Malfoy's trap with a decoy crate, and Charlus flies the dragon up to the Astronomy Tower. His interlocutors would get in trouble for falsely accusing the heir of an Ancient and Most Noble House.

**May 8th, 1992:** Harry Potter approached the castle, and is caught by Draco and his posse with a crate. They take him to Professor Snape with the crate, and Professor Snape then contacts the Aurors and Lucius Malfoy. James Potter, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and John Dawlish arrive, and see the situation. Dawlish suggests they have enough evidence without having to open the box, but James refuses to do anything until they do. Lucius Malfoy arrives, and they open the crate, only to find it empty.

**May 9th, 1992:** The Daily Prophet reports what has happened with the dragon escapade, and that James Potter is planning on suing everyone involved. Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis express their worry with what happened to Harry, and Blaise Zabini claims he had full confidence in him. Draco Malfoy receives a letter from his father telling him to stop engaging with Harry, and intimates a sign of surrender to Harry.

In the Speaker's Den, Harry explains what had happened, and his friends are worried of what would have happened if something were to go down differently.

**May 26th, 1992:** Harry Potter, having received detention for being out after curfew during the Dragon Escapade, meets Filch with Malfoy, Nott, Macnair, and Selwyn to serve a detention in the forbidden forest with Hagrid. They are searching for a unicorn that has been injured, and break into groups to search. Harry calmly informs Theodore that if he tries to curse Harry, he would end up at the feet of whatever is killing unicorns. They find the injured unicorn, and a strange robed figure nearby. Malfoy runs away, and Nott shoves Harry into it's path. Harry's scar explodes in pain, before a centaur approached. The centaur explained that Mars and Mercury were bright that night, and offers Harry a ride out of the forest. The centaur explains the properties of Unicorn's Blood, how it can heal anything but will curse whatever drinks it to live a half life. He then implies that Lady Voldemort might very well be desperate enough to drink it.

**May 28th, 1992:** Harry recounts the story Firenze, the centaur, told him to Charlus, who is shocked at the implications.

**June 4th, 1992:** Harry Potter breezes through his exams. For Transfiguration, he conjured water, causing Professor McGonagall to gape at him, and in Charms he used a cheering charm. In defense, he demonstrates the incredibly difficult tactic of Spell Deflection for Professor Hurst, and she then informs him that he got the grade he desired. After the exam, she gave him a notebook that sorts ideas and provides infinite pages.

That evening, he receives a note from Neville Longbottom on the Magical Texting Parchment informing him that Charlus Potter is going after Lady Voldemort and the Philosopher's Stone.