Dumbledore was perfect in his wise grandfather-Merlin-Gandalf persona, Alexandra had to give it to him. With his gold and blue wizard robes, his long white beard and his silver-like hairs, the head master was perhaps the closest think available of the old and wise wizard full of knowledge and proud to advise the younger generations of the mysteries and wonders of magic. Seeing Neville regaining colours and Professor McGonagall's anger dissipate, the performance was a great success. Leo Black and Seamus Finnigan were also looking at him with fascination and awe. She was sure that the two boys at this moment were ready to swear Dumbledore had vanquished the dragon himself with a single spell under their very eyes. Only Flitwick and herself seemed unaffected by the 'Merlin' persona. Alexandra was ready to bet both her and her head of House and herself were not going to set a foot inside the headmaster's office today. Their participation would not help the discussion go towards the 'proper path'.
Five seconds later, her suspicions were confirmed.
"I trust I can leave you to deal with dragon, Filius?" Said Dumbledore to Flitwick, staying behind as McGonagall left Longbottom, Black and Finnegan out of the corridor." The dragon handlers from the Norwegian reserve are due to arrive by eleven o'clock to recuperate Norbert and take him with them."
Well that answered the question if Dumbledore had known of the dragon existence beforehand. No matter the speed of the fastest magical transport, Alexandra had serious doubts dragon handlers from Norway dropped in the middle of Northern Scotland by coincidence at the end of April.
"Miss Potter will be happy to assist you, I do not doubt it," Added Dumbledore without even bothering to demand her point of view concerning the lizard. "But I would advise you my dear girl to not resort to death sentences as soon as you're under threat. Every life is precious in the grand scheme of existence."
"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." Alexandra whispered softly.
Dumbledore looked curiously indeed appreciative at that and walked away in a satisfied pace.
"Of course the next passage of The Lord of the Rings is advising to be careful of traitors and unintended actions." Alexandra absently added to Professor Flitwick, who nodded in return.
Her teacher looked at the corridor in which Dumbledore had disappeared with a discouraged face. Personally, Alexandra was disgusted. The passage from Tolkien's book she had just quoted was an appeal of mercy, true. It was not a blank check for every beast with murderous intents to go away with violence and devastation. Else Gandalf and the rest of the Company would never have defeated thousands of Orks, a Balrog and some other monsters inhabiting the fantastic world of Middle Earth. By this sort of twisted logic, Alexandra would have to feel guilty and sad for the Dursleys because they were an evil family and tortured her. And this man was her magical guardian and the most powerful man of Britain? It certainly explained the deleterious state of the country, no?
"I don't really want to save the dragon, Professor. Can I go to the Astronomy tower and-"
Alexandra had no time to finish her question to the tiny teacher.
An exclamation "IT'S HERE!" came from the opposite corridor Dumbledore and his groups had arrived from. Alexandra found the voice familiar and she was right: ten seconds later, Draco Malfoy came in full view, quickly followed by Professor Snape, as well as Crabbe and Goyle.
"It is as I told you Professor!" Draco Malfoy seemed to be ready to dance, such was his excitement. "Scarhead and his band of blood-traitors have introduced a dragon at Hogwarts with the help of the stupid oaf!"
"Ten points from Slytherin for the inappropriate language, Mr Malfoy!" Said Flitwick in a disapproving tone.
Malfoy jumped in shock. It was evident he had not even bothered to take in consideration the presence of Flitwick and Alexandra, just the dragon. Terrible case of tunnel vision and a huge disadvantage for any duelling action. Not that his insults towards Hagrid and the Gryffindor were a novelty, although she had never heard the 'Scarhead' one before. Draco Malfoy had in all probability taken a long time to come with this insult. As for 'blood-traitors' it gave Alexandra the confirmation the Slytherin convictions in blood purity were well and truly kicking.
"Where are Longbottom and his group, Filius?" Asked Snape, a raw expression of triumph in his black eyes.
"The headmaster took them to his office, Severus." replied courteously the tiny professor.
"I see. Excellent. "Said Snape, barely containing himself to do his dark equivalent of gloating."Fifty points for Ravenclaw for intervening and discovering the rule-breaking. Fifty points from Gryffindor for the sheer stupidity of letting a baby dragon enter the grounds of Hogwarts. Now, if you excuse me, I am going to demand the expulsion of Longbottom and all those involved in this mess."
Snape left on that speech, his walk with his black billowing robes making him as usual look like a gigantic bat, with a blonde pureblood and two brutes on his heels following like well-trained dogs.
"Do you think he will manage to expulse Neville and his friends from Hogwarts, professor?" She asked in a hopeful voice.
"ers from a Romanian reserve to take it away, but the plan had taken too much delay, as Ron Weasley had been bitten by the ferocious reptile. Norwegian Ridgebacks, this species of brown-skin dragon, had poisonous fangs and Weasley was confined to the Hospital Wing for the rest of the wing. After that, Longbottom, Black and Finnegan had been ambushed by Malfoy and his two gorillas, waking up the sleeping dragon and allowing it to escape in the maze of corridors. The end of the story, Alexandra knew it. She was one of the only ones, though, as Gryffindors and Slytherins did their best to darken the other House's reputation.
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