The next morning Angelica sat on the same table that Harry, Hermione and Ron were sat at as the Great hall was very quiet. Harry sat twirling his food on his fork the gang noticed this and Ron spoke up.

"Take a bit of toast, mate, go on." Hermione nodded.

"Ron's right, Harry. You're gonna need your strength today." Harry just looked at his plate.

"I'm not hungry." Out of the corner of her eye Angelica saw Snape walking towards them when he saw Harry he spoke to him.

"Good luck today, Potter. Then again, now that you've proven yourself against a troll, a little game of Quidditch should be easy work for you...even if it is against Slytherin." With that said he left but both Harry and Angelica noticed that he is limping both made eye contact and Harry mumbled.

"That explains the blood." Angelica nodded but Hermione looked confused at the pair of them.

"Blood?" Harry turned to his friends and said in a hushed voice.

"Listen, last night, I'm guessing Snape let the troll in as a diversion, so he could try and get past that 3 headed dogs. But, he got himself bitten, that's why he's limping." Hermione then asked.

"But why would anyone go near that dog?" Harry thought for a moment before answering.

"The day I was at Gringotts, Hagrid took something out of one of the vaults. He said it was Hogwarts' business, very secret." Angelica looked worriedly at Harry asking.

"So, your saying whatever Hagrid brought back with is..."

"What the dog's guarding. That's what Snape wants." A sudden owl screech caught them off guard, it was Hedwig, Harry's owl who was carrying a very large and long parcel which she dropped in front of Harry. Hermione looked at it confused asking.

"Bit early for mail, isn't it?" But Harry just looked at it confused as well.

"But I-I never get mail."

"Let's open it." Ron said as the four of them began to rip it open when it was open they saw that it was a sleek new broomstick.

"It's a broomstick!"

"That's not just any broomstick, Harry. It's a Nimbus 2000!" Ron exclaimed nearly giddy.

"But who...?" Harry starts before all their heads turn towards the teachers table and see Professor McGonagall stroking Hedwig. She smiles and Harry nods. As the Quidditch game was going to start soon Angelica made sure she had her ring on and then wrapped her Hufflepuff scarf despite her team not playing she still liked wearing it as a bit of house pride. When she got there, she saw Ron and Hermione waiting at the entrance when they saw her Ron exclaimed.

"Took you long enough to get here" this surprised Angelica at first.

"You guys were waiting for me?" She asked Hermione walked up to her.

"Of course, we're friends after all" This made Angelica smile widely as she linked arms with Hermione and walked with them to their seats getting ready for the game to start. The commentator, Lee, started as the players entered the pitch on their broomsticks.

"Hello, and welcome to Hogwarts' first Quidditch game of the season! Today's game Slytherin versus Gryffindor!!!" The entire stadium erupted with cheers from both teams' supporters. "The players take their positions as Madam Hooch steps out onto the field to begin the game." From what the trio could see from where they were stood they saw Hooch walking onto the pitch talking to the two sides before kicking the trunk allowing bludgers to zoom out. "The bludgers are up...followed by the Golden Snitch. Remember, the snitch is worth 150 points. The seeker who catches the Snitch ends the game." The golden snitch zooms around each of the seeker's head, then disappears in the blink of an eye. Hooch then grabs the Quaffle and throws it into the air.

"The Quaffle is released...and the game begins!" A Gryffindor player grabs the ball and the game begins. Ten points was soon scored by Gryffindor then not too late after another 10 points for Gryffindor the stands were now going crazy when suddenly Flint a team member from Slytherin grabbed a beaters bat and hits the bludger at Oliver which hits him making him fall to the ground. Angelica looks up to Harry as he seems to have spotted something but just as he was going to set off his broom started bucking and turning.

"What's going on with Harry's broomstick?" Hagrid had asked looking through his binoculars. Hermione looked through the binoculars at Harry, then to Snape, who is muttering something.

"It's Snape! He's jinxing the broom!" Angelica secretly used her heightened vampire senses to look over at the teachers and did see Snape muttering something but surely, he wouldn't try and kill a student, surely her mother who trusted this man enough to bring her infant daughter to see him wouldn't be that evil. Just as Angelica thought she saw Quirrell muttering something as well Snape jumped up as she saw a flame on him knocking Quirrell back. When Quirrell sat back up to see Harry was back on his broom Angelica swore she saw Quirrell look directly at her as if he knew she was looking right at him.

Angelica shakes her head and focuses on the game where she sees Harry is near the floor his arm out-stretched nearly grabbing the snitch when he walks to far on his broom and falls off from the front.

"Looks like he's gonna be sick!" Hagrid says but as Harry lurches he spits out the Snitch which lands in his hands.

"He's got the Snitch! Harry Potter receives 150 points for catching the Snitch!" Lee yells. All the crowed cheers apart from the Slytherins

The next day Harry, Hermione, Angelica and Ron are walking along a path with Hagrid, talking.

"Nonsense. Why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?" Harry looks up at the giant.

"Who knows. Why was he trying to get past that 3 headed dogs on Halloween?" Hagrid frowned in confusion asking.

"Who told you 'bout Fluffy?" Ron looked shocked at the name.

"Fluffy?"

"That thing has a name?" Hermione asks shocked. Angelica looked at her.

"It's not a 'thing' it's a living creature" Hermione looked down slightly at this and Angelica noticed Hagrid smile at that.

"Of course, he's got a name. He's mine. I bought him off an Irish feller I met down at the pub last year. Then I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the-" Hagrid suddenly stopped himself.

"Yes?" Harry asked.

"Shouldn't a said that. Don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is." Hagrid scolded himself.

"But Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it!" Harry exclaimed.

"Codswallop. Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher."

"Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a curse when I see one. I've read all about them. You have to keep eye contact. And Snape wasn't blinking." Angelica fiddled with her fingers wondering if she should mention about Quirrell.

"Now, you listen to me, all four of you. You're meddlin' in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel." All the children looked at him in confusion Harry asking.

"Nicholas Flamel?" Hagrid then realised his mistake.

"I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that. I should not have said that." He muttered to himself walking away. Harry looked at his friends asking.

"Nicholas Flamel...Who's Nicholas Flamel?"

"I don't know." Hermione said slightly sadly.