"Each?" Potter, Granger and Ron's voices rang out in chorus.
Maybe Draco had managed to sink Potter and was now in the common room, and Kaguya looked like a fool risking being punished.
"And to make sure this doesn't happen again, everyone will receive a punishment."
"Excuse me, Professor," And there was Draco being very innocent, "I think I heard wrong. Did you say all four?"
"That's right, Mr. Malfoy, despite your good intentions, you were also out of bed at the wrong hours."
"For the love of Merlin, Draco," Kaguya murmured, running her hands over her face.
She didn't know what kind of punishment Professor would give her cousin at this hour, but she couldn't leave him alone with those children.
Kaguya hid when Filch started walking, leading his cousin and the other three down the hall.
'That was very stupid of Draco.....!'
She followed them closely but only one who seemed to notice her existence was Hermione, who turned around trying to find out who was following them.
As always, Kaguya tried to hide and came behind them to what looked like a cabin where Hagrid, Gamekeeper and guardian of the keys to Hogwarts, came out.
And she regretted having followed them, because punishment was in forbidden forest.
In that place they could die no matter who they were with.
Kaguya was at greater risk since no one knew she was there, if she disappeared no one would notice.
But it was too late, and there was no way she would leave her cousin in the forest.
When Hagrid got distracted, she would take Draco and lead him by the ear to castle.
Anyway, Kaguya also discovered that her pajamas were not comfortable for walking through the trees, but that is another topic.
What they needed to do was find a possible unicorn corpse.
According to Hagrid, he had already found a dead unicorn last Wednesday and they were trying to figure out who the killer was, so they would find that unicorn to try to find clues about the killer.
They split into two teams.
Hagrid would go with Ron and Hermione.
Draco and Harry would go with a dog, who she heard was called Fang.
Kaguya followed Draco and Harry deeper into the heart of the forest.
She was nervous, too nervous, and decided that Draco had been grounded long enough.
She stepped out from between the trees and approached them, who greeted her with a loud, shrill cry.
"Black?!" Harry asked, his heart about to jump out of his chest.
"You shouldn't be here!" Kaguya claimed, pointing her wand at Draco, "I'm in my pajamas, I'm cold, I'm sleepy, and I had to make do so that they wouldn't catch me while I was following. If you don't come back with me right now, I'll tell Narcissa on you!"
"Hey," Harry said before Draco could, "Look over there...." he pulled on Draco's arm, and Kaguya pointed her wand at him.
Both of them saw an illuminated large pool of silver blood and the corpse of a unicorn on the ground.
"Kill yourself for bringing me here," She muttered, scared to see the unicorn.
A shadow appeared between the trees, it had human form and was covered with a tunic, it crawled like a beast towards the unicorn.
It looked at the animal's wound for a second, before beginning to drink its blood.
"Aaaaahhhhhh!"
The shadow raised its head thanks to Draco's scream.
The blond grabbed his cousin's hand ready to run away, but he couldn't.
A sharp pain, as if her head had been hit against the floor, left her stunned.
Just like Harry, who felt a sharp pain in his head.
The pain was so strong that two black-haired children fell to their knees on the floor.
Kaguya, who was a little dizzy from sleep, ended up fainting on the floor, under the terrified gaze of her cousin and with Harry trying not to faint next to her.
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Black hated Potter with all her soul.
As soon as she woke up, without even opening her eyes, Kaguya felt dizzy again.
It didn't last long, but now she was in the infirmary to follow her cousin, who in turn, was following Potter.
'So the next time I wake up on a stretcher, and if it was Potter's fault, I'd throw him off the astronomy tower.....'
She opened her eyes and looked around, there was no one else besides her.
Next to her was a scroll and a box with what looked like potions.
"I see you're awake, Kaguya," She noticed Dumbledore who had just entered the infirmary, "I hope you're not having trouble sleeping. You've only slept two hours since Hagrid brought you in."
"...What happened?"
"I'd like to know that too, Draco and Harry informed me that you fainted in middle of the forest."
"It wasn't because of fear or anything like that," Kaguya spoke quickly to defend herself by being looked down upon as a mere child, "It was strange, when I saw that person I felt dizzy and had a strong headache...."
The teacher didn't say anything, on the contrary he looked at her in a friendly way, eyes sparkling probing into her head, only to find a giant mess of what felt like years that shouldn't be there. 'What have you done now, Tom?'
"What is that?" Kaguya asked pointing at the box with potions.
"Professor Snape assumed you would still be asleep when exam started. He brought the potions to cheer you up and questions for you to answer when you woke up," Kaguya raised her eyebrows.
Even in the hospital Snape wouldn't let her miss exam, that was too much of a nuisance.
"Draco?"
"He must be asleep, it's very late, Kaguya," She looked out the window, the sky was still dark.
Dumbledore said that she had only slept for two hours, so it must have been around two or three in the morning.
"Sleep well, Kaguya, tomorrow the exams start. I'll let Professor Snape know if you'll be going to his exam."
"Before you go," Kaguya sat up better on the stretcher, "I know something is going on at the school. The unicorn deaths, Troll, that person who was sucking the unicorn's blood, and I saw Professor Quirrell in the forbidden area on third floor trying to open a door...."
Kaguya spoke while counting on her fingers.
She thought about Philosopher's Stone that Potter and his gang were looking for, but decided not to say anything for some reason.
Dumbledore adjusted his half-moon glasses with his finger, remaining calm.
"Severus informed me about Professor Quirrell's situation, that is something that should not worry you, Kaguya. But I am surprised how you manage to deduce that he has something to do with everything that is happening," Dumbledore smiled at her again.
"You are intelligent, Kaguya, and I am sure that you will discover what is happening even before any teacher."
"Do you think I can find out?"
"I think you've already figured it out, you just haven't realized it."
Kaguya swallowed, immediately thinking of Philosopher's Stone.
"But you have to be careful. And try not to look in the wrong place," Dumbledore offered her another lemon drop, apparently he loved those sweets.
"See you later, professor," Kaguya said goodbye when she saw him get up.
"See you in a few hours, Kaguya," The teacher left and she was alone again.
'Dumbledore believed that I was clever enough to figure out a great mystery like the one that was going on. And if Dumbledore, one of the greatest wizards in history, believed that, I should not disappoint him and solve everything.....For that, I would have to follow Potter and try to find out why he was looking for Philosopher's Stone. That was the bad part, he's always looking for trouble.'
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The exam days passed, and with them several congratulations from Kaguya's teachers.
She hadn't done so badly on the exams, and all pressure she felt during those long hours was gone.
"Let me get this straight," Draco sat down on a bench in middle of the hallway next to his cousin, "The filmoserial stone..."
"Philosopher's Stone," Kaguya corrected, Draco made a sign that it didn't matter.
"There is a philosopher's stone that is hidden in the school," Malfoy paused briefly to make sure that what he had just said was correct.
Kaguya nodded him to continue.
"That stone is hidden with 3-headed dog that you showed us a few months ago...."
A simple nod but urgently, telling Draco to move his speed.
"And you think Quirrell has something to do with that because he was lurking in the dog's room," Draco said calmly, he looked straight at Kaguya once more, "So, just asking what does that have to do with us?"
"The Philosopher's Stone is a very powerful stone. If we can find out what Quirrell wants it for and stop him before he steals it, we'll be the heroes of this story. People won't be talking about Harry Potter anymore, but about Kaguya Black and Draco Malfoy."
"...." Draco who saw her almost jumping on the floor.
"There is a flaw in your logic, my dear cousin," He stopped Kaguya, who was talking too excitedly, and made a bad face, "Quirrell is a coward. He stutters even when he has to correct his students, and sometimes he doesn't even seem to know what he's talking about in his classes. Do you remember how he almost fainted when he saw a troll? That fool wouldn't even know about the existence of something as powerful as the Filmoserial Stone."
Kaguya rolled her eyes, but in a way Draco was right. 'Quirrell looked so stupid and scared, he would die just to see a picture of Cerberus.'
"I will be casual. Father always said to us, to be exact Dumbledore lost his shit ages ago. He put strange ideas in your head, you've seen a lot of things lately, you've been stressed with exams and you get dizzy easily. Instead of looking for that thing you should rest for a while." Draco is getting worried now, and thought he is pretty cool as an older brother material.
Kaguya nodded. 'Maybe cousin was right, besides I should talk to Madame Pomfrey about my dizziness, she being the nurse should be able to help.....'
"Fine, I'll rest," But her gaze went straight to Ron, who spoke with fear looking at Snape, along with his two friends.
They were the first to think of Philosopher's Stone, they knew something.
"But not now," Kaguya walked towards them in a very elegant manner.
"This can't be good...." Draco sighed heavily under his breath, why can't she just listen, and take some rest, "Well, maybe it's because she's a Black."
At least, his mother said so.
"What are three Gryffindors like you doing hanging around inside on a day like this?"
Hermione began to stutter at the teacher's question.
Kaguya came up behind her and hugged Ron by the shoulders, giving him a little scare.
"You're late, Weasley. Aren't you supposed to provide treats to Miyuki?" Kaguya winked at him and looked at Potter and Granger.
"Ugh, I didn't ask you to bring Potter and Granger," Then she looked at Professor Snape with a small smile, "Sorry if I bothered you, but I summoned him here."
Ron was seriously thinking of asking Kaguya for acting lessons.
"Be careful," Snape said slowly, "because others might think you're up to something," he said the last thing looking at Harry.
He looked one last time at four before turning and walking away.
Kaguya put a finger to her mouth as a sign of silence so that they wouldn't speak until Snape was far away.
Ron moved his hand to his shoulder to take Kaguya's hand, "Thanks for that."
Black smiled kindly, but then she looked at other two with disgust.
"....." Draco who keenly noticed the hint of Narcissa's devious personality, she reminded him of her.
"• ! ×" Hermione who saw this whole farce played right out in front of her.
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