He made his way down to the staffroom and knocked. There was no answer. He knocked again. Nothing.
Perhaps Snape had left the book in there? It was worth a try. He pushed the door ajar and peered inside -- and a horrible scene met his eyes.
Snape and Filch were inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages.
"Blasted thing," Snape was saying. "How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?"
Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but ---
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"POTTER!"
Snape's face was twisted with fury as he dropped his robes quickly to hide his leg. Harry gulped.
"I just wondered if I could have my book back."
"GET OUT! OUT!"
Harry left, before Snape could take any more points from Gryffindor. He sprinted back upstairs.
"Did you get it?" Ron asked as Harry joined them. "What's the matter?"
In a low whisper, Harry told them what he"d seen.
"You know what this means?" he finished breathlessly. "He tried to get past that three-headed dog at Halloween! That's where he was going to when we saw him -- he's after whatever it's guarding! And I'd bet my broomstick he let that troll in, to make a diversion!"
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"Honestly, Hermione you think all teachers are saints or something," snapped Ron. "I'm with Harry. I wouldn't put anything past Snape. But what's he after. What's that dog guarding?"
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...but the expression on Snape's face when Harry had seen his leg wasn't easy to forget.
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"I found out something about him," he told Hagrid. "He tried to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween. It bit him. We think he was trying
to steal whatever it's guarding."
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Nicolas Flamel
"So we were right, it is the Sorcerer's Stone, and Snape's trying to force Quirrell to help him get it. He asked if he knew how to get past Fluffy-- and he said something about Quirrell's 'hocus-pocus' -- I reckon there are other things guarding the stone apart from Fluffy, loads of enchantments, probably, and Quirrell would have done some anti-Dark Arts spell that Snape needs to break through--"
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The Forbidden Forest
"There's still Fluffy, though" said Hermione.
"Maybe Snape's found out how to get past him without asking Hagrid," said Ron...
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Through The Trapdoor
"Anyway, we've never had any proof Snape found about how to get past Fluffy. He nearly had his leg ripped off once, he's not going to try it again in a hurry.
pg 264
"Hagrid told that stranger how to get past Fluffy, and it was either Snape or Voldemort under that cloak…
pg 266
...Snape might even now be playing Fluffy to sleep.
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"Well, there you are," Harry said quietly, "Snape's already got past
Fluffy."
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"Looks like a harp," said Ron. "Snape must have left it there."
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The Man with Two Faces
"Snape, who already suspected me, went straight to the third floor to head me off --- and not only did my troll fail to beat you to death, that three headed dog didn't even manage to bite Snape's leg off properly.
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