9 Chapter 9 - Troll in the Dungeon!

Lucifer found it hard to believe that it was one day away until his two month mark of being at Hogwarts, but it was true. Today was Halloween and tomorrow would mark his two month arrival at Hogwarts and his away from Hell.

He was actually hoping someone would show up, but no one contacted him yet. He couldn't believe how well his life had actually been at Hogwarts.

Lucifer had become good friend with this human girl who was able to keep him intellectually engaged and even though neither of them acknowledged it, they had a small rivalry between them in who could get new spells correct first.

Hermione hadn't actually cared who it was between the both of them; sometimes it was her, other times it was him but they had fun with it, so it mattered little.

In Charms class that morning, Professor Flitwick had announced, to everyone's delight, that he thought they were ready to make objects levitate. But for whatever reason, when Flitwick split them up into pairs, he paired Lucifer with Neville and Hermione with Ron.

He walked up to the short Professor to talk quietly, "Professor, a word if you please?"

"Of course, Mr. Morningstar , what can I do for you?" Professor Flitwick asked him before they got started.

"Is it possible if you could switch Hermione and I? I don't mind if she and I aren't paired, but could you pair me with Weasely instead of her?" Lucifer asked his squeaky-voiced Professor.

"I am sorry, but the pairings I have made make the most sense, Mr. Morningstar, I'm sure you can understand?"

"No, I don't understand a single thing, Professor. Why, all the humans on this one are just stupid?" Lucifer asked the professor, and his voice sounded quite agitated.

Only, before he went further, Hermione stood up, she grabbed his ear, "Ow, ow, Hermione!" but the girl didn't even listen to his painful shouts, and pushed Lucifer down onto his table, beside Neville, "Stay there!" she warned him, by waving her right hand, her eyes seemed to be indicating what would happen if he didn't, and then walked towards her seat.

Only, Lucifer glared at Ron, daring him to try anything.

Professor Flitwick then addressed the whole class, "Now, don't forget that nice wrist movement we've been practicing!" He was perched on top of his pile of books as usual. "Swish and flick, remember, swish and flick. And saying the magic words properly is very important! Never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a buffalo on his chest."

Lucifer couldn't help but chuckle at the saying. He and Hermione were confident in their ability to perform the spell properly. Neville beside him was trying and failing miserably, the feather not even moving.

He looked over and listened to Ron's attempts, "Wingardium Leviosar," he shouted, and waved his arms like a madman.

"Stop, stop, stop. You're going to poke someone's eye out, plus, you're saying it wrong," Lucifer watched Hermione as she proceeded to show him how to do it right, "It's Levi-o-sa not Levi-o-sar."

"You do it then, if you're so clever," Ron snarled at her. He wondered if Ron was also gnashing at the teeth before he saw Hermione look over at him and smirk. He knew what she was implying.

They both grabbed their wands, flicked them, and spoke the words at the same time, "Wingardium Leviosa!" They each raised their respective feathers off the desk and into the air.

Flitwick was giddy at the fact that two students had it right at the same time, "Well done!" He was clapping from being so excited, "See here everyone! Mr. Morningstar and Miss Granger have done it! Five Points each for Gryffindor!" Both of them smiled at the Professor and then each other.

After class, Lucifer and Hermione were walking side by side, lagging behind Harry, Ron and the other Male Gryffindor First Years. He heard how frustrated Ron was, and it was going nowhere good, "It's no wonder no one can stand her," He heard him say. He didn't get the chance to keep him from speaking his next words, "She's a nightmare, honestly, no surprise she has no friends."

Before Lucifer could stop Hermione, she had already charged ahead, and he could hear the faintest sound of a whimper coming from her. She bumped into Harry and Ron, pushing through them. "I think she heard you..." Harry said, sounding completely remorseful about his friend.

"So?" Ron said, not sounding the least bit sorry, "She must've noticed she's got no friends!"

Lucifer was unable to control himself. He marched right up to Ron, moved his fingers, and.....just magically forced both his hands and legs to fold backwards.

Lucifer pointed his fingers towards himself, and Ron's whole body started to move on its own accord.

He then closed his fingers and Ron started choking on his lungs as his oxygen supply got cut, and laid him flat with one punch to his nose.

Lucifer stood over him, his eyes glowing red, while the face....it started to get distorted, not quite what a human should look like, and Ron ended up wetting his pants from the fear that coursed through him, "Don't you EVER say that again, Weasley," his eyes stopped glowing red, "Hermione has a friend; me. If you ever say that in front of me again, I will jam your wand through your eye and into your brain, do you understand me?" All Ron did was nod quickly, he just wanted to run away from this monster, even the voice that he heard..... it's just horror.

This boy will most likely end up having nightmares for weeks, but Lucifer just calmly walked past everyone who had stopped to look at the scene.

It was easy to do so because they were parting themselves like Moses did with water.

Lucifer knew he had to find Hermione right now, only he had taken too long with the Weasel.

That's why, he just concentrated on his wand, "point me: Hermione Granger" and his wand lifted up a couple inches from his hand and started to spin. 'Please work....please work....'

After several moments, it stopped moving, and pointed out towards the direction of the hallway, which leads

to the girl's bathroom.

Lucifer immediately started sprinting, and after coming across many empty rooms, which may have been used for the extra subjects, that were taught at Hogwarts in previous years, he could hear the muffled snobs.

When he took a peek, and saw that no one was inside, except the weeping girl.

He entered the bathroom and knocked three times on her door. "Who is there?!" asked Hermione while crying.

"Lucifer, are you going to open the fucking door or I have to break it and get detention?" his tone wasn't polite, which made the girl realise he was serious about this, Hermione didn't want Lucifer to get disciplined because of her fault.

That's why, she decided to open the door, and Lucifer also sighed in relief, "here, I thought you were going to let me be tortured."

Hermione just gave him a small smile in return, "It's not a torture, you just like to exaggerate some things," but, even though, her first response was just another complain, she still threw her arms around his neck and started crying over his shoulder.

"...." Lucifer, who was hugged again.

'This again....what should I do?' He wasn't exposed to this kind of touchy behaviour yet, the things done in his bed, are not similar to the one Lucifer's experiencing now, it was quite a different....new, feeling.

So, he just tried to do the same, that he did with the three-headed dog, on the third floor, just pat her head.

Only, Hermione didn't stop his actions, and got this weird feeling to, "Please, don't stop," she muttered in a low voice, and snuggled deeper into Lucifer's arms, and to her it was perfect, it didn't matter they were on the bathroom floor.

Her face was buried into the crook of Lucifer's neck, and because of the comfort, Hermione received from him, her tears had already stopped.

Neither had any idea how long they were in that position, but Hermione made no attempt to remove herself from him. "Feeling better now?" asked Lucifer.

Hermione nodded her head, which was still buried in her best friend's neck, but she suddenly pinched her nose because of some foul smell coming towards them.

Lucifer suddenly heard her screaming and saw a troll who was coming towards them.

The Troll raised its club but Lucifer pushed her aside and moved at an inhumane speed to step away from him.

The next thing she saw, his eyes went red, he transformed its club into a giant needle and used the floating spell to jam the entire needle rod in the Troll's head, who died a horrible death. There was blood everywhere, pieces of his brain all over the floor.

Even Hermione's clothes were soaked with blood and she looked at Lucifer while slightly afraid of him, but then....a hand was moved, and there was no longer any....both of their robes, it was just like, when they first bought them together at Madam Malkins.

Only, the girl with bushy-brown hair, seemed to have a huge smile on her face, and it wasn't normal, if Lucifer had to describe it in a word, creepy, and she just silently walked towards her Lucifer, and for a moment, a warm sensation was felt on his cheek, and then, the other one.

He tried to find the origin, and it was Hermione, who was clinging to his body, doting on him, with her right hand on his cheek, and she looked very busy in peppering his face with small kisses, his forehead, cheeks, nose, there was just a lot of lips being forced all over his face, and even a quick peck was given on his lips.

"....." Lucifer, who felt like, he was still on his bed and dreaming, but in the end, it's not, "Herm-

Only, the girl didn't even give him a chance to say anything, instead she just went towards his earlobe, and bit it quite hard, leaving a mark on them, using her two-front teeth, which was the reason, she was named a beaver,  and whispered in a very unlike Hermione voice, "You are mine now, Daddy!"

"....." Lucifer's jaw dropped, and it seemed to make a hole big enough for a mosquito, to fly into.

Only, Harry and Ron walked in at this time, and saw the bloody mess on the floor, which caused them to empty their stomachs.

The Professor McGonagall, Snape and Quirrell arrived, they were flabbergasted at the scene before them.

And, it wasn't Lucifer who gave the answer, the boy was just too shocked, and busy touching his cheeks, while Hermione explained as best she could about his eyes glowing red, and turning the club into a big needle, and then blasting the troll's head.

Minerva, Snape and Quirrell were all three aware of Lucifer's ancestry after Dumbledore informed the staff of it, but told them to keep it a secret from all students, including Lucifer. (No intention of telling him)

They knew that him being a descendant of Merlin, made this boy a prodigy with wandless and non-verbal magic.

It was also very clear to Minerva that he was especially protective of Hermione, "Miss Granger, may I ask what you were doing down here in the first place?"

Hermione froze for a moment, but then answered swiftly, "It was my fault for taking Ronald's insults to heart, and then decided to run away, instead of ignoring him like others," She said this, while glaring at both of these boys, specifically the red-head, her fists slightly clenching behind her, it was like, she just wanted to punch him.

Harry and Ron stared at her wide-eyed, they knew she had just marked them as criminals, who are definitely going to be executed without a fair trial, "I should have just went to the class with my Lucifer instead, but I went towards the bathroom and then the troll came in, Professor....well... I already explained that bit, I believe..."

"Well..." McGonagall looked at the said boy warily, who wasn't paying much attention to their conversation, but there was also a slight hint of pride at Lucifer, "I will be giving Twenty Points to Gryffindor for Mr. Morningstar heroics. And Fifteen more points for advanced, and wandless use of Transfiguration and Levitating charms. While, Twenty points will be taken from Mr. Weasely, for his utter idiotic behaviour, and crude remarks towards Miss. Granger. If this continues, I will personally write a letter to Molly." She said, while staring at the boy, trying to put the fear of Merlin inside him, Ron was almost sweating at this point, and then her eyes looked towards his robes, which was....

"Now, I implore you four to return to the Gryffindor Common Room and join your classmates, who are all well underway of feasting on the Halloween food that has been transported there for your enjoyment, and Mr. Weasely, I think a change of clothes is much needed here." Then, McGonagall just turned around, and stared at Quirrell, who seemed to understand some hidden truth, and started moving his wand around.

Hermione, just nodded her head enthusiastically and interlocked her fingers with Lucifer.

The four Gryffindor who would be returning to the Tower had a silent moment between them, where Ron's head lights were turned off, and just about to open his mouth in a retort, while coming near Lucifer.

Boom!

Thud!

It was Hermione, who reacted before him, and punched Ron's face square in the jaw, causing him to stagger back and fall down, with his palm rubbing his nose.

"You never learn do you, Ronald?!" Hermione yelled angrily, she was really furious, and may have used a leg-locker curse on him, only, she didn't have someone to practice with, but this boy.....'Maybe, I should....'

Even though, she was about to lift her wand, and spat venom, only Hermione decided to be a better person, "And don't come near Lucifer again, he's mine!" then, she just turned around, took Lucifer's hand, and went away, making their way to the Gryffindor tower.

Not even looking back at the whimpering Ron, who was being carried away by Harry. This green-eyed boy, has the ability to understand the atmosphere, after being exposed to malice for so many years at Privet drive, and wisely chose to shut his mouth.

After this day, the three of them had become even more hostile towards each other instead of becoming friends, and

"....." Lucifer, even though he was quite proud of her, this boy still didn't recover from what happened in the sacred bathroom.