Chapter 101: Flying

Monday morning, Hermione informed them that Harry was making progress on his summoning spell.

Chris first had Transfiguration, then Potion that morning. At potions, Snape gave many nasty glares at Chris and though Jason was working on the near by table, he really didn't look at her much. Chris completely ignored them and brewed her potion with Ginny as fast as possible. Jason was always the first one to complete his potions, this time there was no exception but this time Chris managed to get the second place. Snape checked her potion very carefully; at last he gave five points to her. Chris had another reason to finish her potion correctly as she was going steal some of the ingredients in front of her. And if she's finished then Snape will not come to check their table. So slowly she put few ingredients in her bag.

"Now what're you up to?" Ginny asked as they left the dungeons.

"Nothing much. Just I was thinking to brew some useful potions. And this ingredients weren't in the students' supply quarter so had to steal it." Chris said casually. "But I was thinking where to brew this?"

"Myrtle's bathroom. Obviously." Ginny replied. "The quietest place if you ignore Myrtle."

"Good idea. This way I don't have to answer everyone what am I doing." Chris grinned.

"By the way what're you doing?" Colin asked.

"You'll know soon." Chris replied.

After lunch they went Care of Magical Creatures class. Finally Hagrid showed them the infamous Hippogriffs; each of them a different colour: stormy grey, bronze, a pinkish roan, gleaming chestnut and inky black.

"So," said Hagrid, rubbing his hands together and beaming around, "if yeh wan' ter come a bit nearer …"

As usual without waiting, Chris, Ginny and Colin stepped forward. But the Hippogriffs were tossing their fierce heads and flexing their powerful wings; they didn't seem to like being tethered like this. So Ginny and Colin stopped.

But as soon as Chris came close to the Hippogriffs, the grey Hippogriff tried to break free his chain. Chris instantly understood who it was...

"Buckbeak." Chris smiled.

Buckbeak was the Hippogriff, who attacked Draco Malfoy last year but it was clearly Malfoy's fault. Chris saved him and threatened him to apologise; he did it and also didn't complain about it to his father.

"Yeh can ha'dle it, Chris?" Hagrid asked as Buckbeak became more and more impatient.

Chris nodded and Hagrid freed Buckbeak. Without waiting, Buckbeak came in front of Chris and suddenly bent his scaly front knees, and sank into what was an unmistakeable bow.

Everyone was surprised even Hagrid.

"But didn't Hagrid said we've to bow first?" A Slytherin girl said.

Chris just smiled and patted his head.

"I missed you too buddy."

Buckbeak was happy, he lifted his head up and rubbed it on Chris's head. Chris laughed. The class broke into applause, even the Slytherins laughed.

"Can I touch it?" Ginny asked Hagrid.

"Go on." Hagrid said, watching Chris and Buckbeak.

Then one by one Chris approached all the Hippogriffs and after few moments they all bowed to her. She patted all of them but Buckbeak didn't left her side. As the students got busy to touch other Hippogriffs, Ginny and Colin patted Buckbeak standing beside Chris.

"I reckon yeh migh' wan' ter ride him?" Hagrid suddenly whispered to Chris.

Chris looked surprised then nodded excitedly.

"Go on, then." Hagrid grinned. "Yeh climb up there, jus' behind the wing joint, an' mind yeh don' pull any of his feathers out, he won' like that …"

Chris put his foot on the top of Buckbeak's wing and hoisted herself onto his back and hold him by his neck. Buckbeak stood up excitedly. Chris felt Buckbeak was more excited than her.

"Go on, then!" repeated Hagrid.

But before Hagrid could slap him, he ran in front of the other Hippogriffs like he was showing off Chris to them. Chris laughed loudly. Then twelve-foot wings flapped open on either side of Chris. It was nothing like a broomstick, and Chris knew which one she preferred; "Woooooooaaaaahhhhh" Chris shouted as Buckbeak flew higher.

Chris now saw the entire castle, and she knew what exactly she was going to do.

"Let's have a round of this castle, shall we?" Chris said and Buckbeak flew, Chris rose and fell with his wings. She saw the Beauxbatons girls first as they were outside their carrige. One of them saw Chris and pointed the others at her. Then Buckbeak went towards the Quidditch pitch and after that the lake. Chris saw the Dumstrang ship as Buckbeak fly above it. Many students of Dumstrang and Hogwarts saw her as she finally completed the round and came back to the paddock. Buckbeak wasn't ready to let Chris go but then Chris asked him to land and Buckbeak headed back to the ground; she leant back as the smooth neck lowered, then she felt a heavy thud as the four ill-assorted feet hit the ground. Chris grinned and jumped off from Buckbeak's back.

"Good work, Chris." Hagrid roared then whispered, "yeh no' supposed ter 'ake him ou' the class bu' I'll gave him ter yeh if yeh need him again."

Chris grinned. "Thanks Hagrid."

Ginny, Colin and all the Gryffindors ran towards her.

"How did it feel?" Colin asked.

"You were so up there..." Alex said.

"Yeah, you don't have a fear of heights, right?" Danielle said.

"She's a chaser, why will she mind heights."

"Why does the Hippogriff love you so much?"

"Why he obeyed you?"

At dinner, Hermione said that Harry was doing loads better but he still wants to practice. They talked about Chris's flying Buckbeak and Harry's flying on Buckbeak last year.

When Harry said unlike Chris he didn't like the ride,

"That's why you're just a Quidditch player." Chris replied rolling her eyes. "I can take Buckbeak over my Firebolt anyday."

"I'm offended. Firebolt is going to save Harry's life tomorrow Chris." Ginny said grinning.

Everyone laughed except Harry who still looked nervous.

"I just hope it works tomorrow," Harry said. "The Firebolt's going to be much farther away, it's going to be in the castle, and I'm going to be out there on the grounds. …"

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"That doesn't matter," said Hermione firmly "Just as long as you're concentrating really, really hard on it, it'll come."

"Yeah right. Relax Harry." Chris said. "By the way is Sirius coming tomorrow?"

"... er.... I forgot to write Sirius." Harry said suddenly thinking. "I didn't told him about the Dragon."

Chris sighed. "But he knows the date of first task, right?"

"Yeah." Harry replied. "He'll be here tomorrow I guess."

That night, the common room was buzzing with excitement. Everyone is talking and guessing what would be the first task... who'll win...

Colin was preparing for his next big photoshoot. Ginny and Chris were talking about the Dragons.

"I can't believe Charlie is here for three days now but he didn't come to meet me." Ginny said feeling annoyed.

"You should tell him about your wand core. Sounds like he really fears Hungarian Horntail." Chris chuckled.

"Oh don't worry I'll give him a good punch when I saw him." Ginny said.

"Ginny, I'm really tired. I'm going to bed." Chris said getting up as it was half past eleven.

"Ok." Ginny said and turned to Colin.