The Days That Follow — The Sleeping Dragon's Expanding Circle
The days after Keith's Quidditch acceptance passed in a blur of chaos, laughter, and… more rumors.
◆ Nightout Adventures — Meeting the Weasley Twins
During one of Keith's habitual nighttime wanderings (completely invisible and completely bored), he accidentally crossed paths with two redheaded troublemakers sneaking out of the Gryffindor dorm.
Fred & George Weasley.
The twins immediately took note of the mysterious boy who moved like a ghost, picked locks like a professional thief, and smirked like he knew every secret passage in Hogwarts.
By the end of the night:
Fred tried to recruit him for a prank. George tried to recruit him for a bigger prank. Keith revealed just enough of his mischief potential.
From that night onward…
The Weasley Twins called him "King Dragon of Chaos."
And Keith called them "My two favorite disasters."
They became great friends instantly.
◆ A Dragon Prince's Social Circle
Keith's days turned lively.
He moved through Hogwarts like gravity itself attracted people toward him.
He spent time chatting, walking, teasing, or helping:
Rias — always at his side, always holding his hand when others weren't looking. Susan & Helena — inseparable Hufflepuffs who enjoyed teasing Keith back. Tonks — who still turned pink every time Keith whispered something near her ear. Daphne & Cassandra — slytherin girls who pretended to be "cool" but blushed whenever Keith smiled. Hermione — who claimed she only talked to Keith for "academic reasons," but her ears always turned red. Penelope Clearwater — who studied seriously but could never quite focus when Keith was near. Katie Bell & Angelina Johnson — who chatted with him after practice, still mourning Oliver Wood's "special training." Cedric Diggory — Keith's closest friend and almost-brother in Hufflepuff. Weasley Twins — chaos incarnate; Keith's amusement for the week.
It didn't matter what house they were from — everyone seemed to orbit around the Sleeping Dragon of Hufflepuff.
◆ Sign-In Rewards Continue
Keith never forgot his nightly "sign-in quests."
The system rewarded him at random:
Galleons (he now had more money than the vaults knew what to do with) US Dollars (which he stored for later… whenever "later" happened) Ancient books full of forgotten magic Mansion blueprints and deeds — which Keith ignored until Raphael forced him to read them
And then…
Something special happened.
◆ The Alolan Ninetails Egg Hatches
One afternoon in the portable dimension, the egg he had received from the Great Hall sign-in began to glow.
A blinding white light burst from the shell.
When the light faded, a tiny white Alolan Vulpix curled up and sneezed a frost bubble.
She blinked up at Keith with big crystalline-blue eyes.
Keith melted on the spot.
He fed her soft frost-milk treats and stroked her fur gently.
Vulpix purred and curled into his lap like a snowball.
◆ Vulpix Meets Humans — And Becomes Hogwarts' Mascot
But Vulpix, being curious, slipped out of the portable dimension and ended up…
…in the Hufflepuff girls' dorm room.
Susan and Helena froze.
Then squealed.
Then attacked her with gentle cuddles.
The next day?
Every person in Hogwarts knew Keith owned a six-tailed snow fox.
It became a campus-wide phenomenon.
And of course, every girl wanted to see her.
Keith had no choice.
He brought Vulpix to the common room.
Immediately:
Rias picked her up and nuzzled her. Tonks turned bubblegum pink. Daphne & Cassandra melted into puddles. Hermione held her so gently it made Keith smile. Penelope secretly wanted to keep her. Katie & Angelina forgot their Quidditch trauma and squealed. Susan & Helena proudly announced they were the first to meet her.
Even Professor Sprout wandered in to "check on the students," but clearly came only to give Vulpix a treat.
◆ Hagrid's Reaction
When Hagrid heard the rumor, he immediately hunted Keith down.
Hagrid:
"Keith! Yeh really got a six-tailed snow fox? Let me see her!"
Keith showed him.
Hagrid's eyes sparkled like a child's.
He gently fed Vulpix pumpkin treats the size of her whole head.
By the end of the day…
Vulpix had become best friends with Hagrid.