Published on: 1/29/20
Words: 2,289
Raina POV
It's been a few days since they went to the Slytherin tower and found out that 50 years ago, the chamber was opened again. I have continued to train while trying to figure out where the chamber was and how was that blasted snake getting around the school to attack. There have been many more attacks on the muggle-born. Only four of them have been revived since they had O.W.L.S to do and that was important but everyone younger stayed petrified and had to wait for the mandrakes that Madam Sprout was raising. I went to help her every now and then while continuing my chores with Hagrid and going to Snape when I had a free period. Neva and I haven't talked much but I knew she was there, watching me. I used her powers during training with the dragons so I could gain more control and not lose it when I'm angry. I'm so happy that I was stronger now. Now I can protect everyone I care for. The Dragons said that by the end of the year I would have mastered all of the magic they have taught me. By the end of the year, I will be strong enough to make sure Voldemort doesn't ever come back.
~A few days later a night~
I was with Harry in the common room. He was going through the empty journal he found in the bathroom. He started writing on it so I ignored him and continued to read my book. I then saw him stiffen and got curious but ignored it until he showed signs of shock. After a few moments, I saw him lean on his chair and then sit straight again. I decided to go check on him and saw the words 'Let me take you back fifty years ago'Â then it flipped through pages on its own. When it stopped, on the top right corner showed '13th June'. Then it started lighting up in the middle of the book as Harry lifted the book. It ended up sucking both of us in it. We ended up in one of the many corridors in Hogwarts. Everything was in grey. We went up to one person that was at the top of the stairs. I tuned Harry out as I tried to hear if anyone was nearby.
After a few moments, professors came out of a room carrying a dead body. I then saw the person on the stairs as he approached a younger version of Dumbledore. "Riddle, come," Dumbledore said "It is not wise to be wandering around this late hour, Tom," he said and Tom nodded. "Yes, professor. I suppose, I had to see for myself if the rumors were true," Tom answered. "I'm afraid they are, Tom. They are true," Dumbledore said and I knew they were planning on closing the school for this. Tom, where have I heard that name?
Tom, then started implying that he knew something. And by his words, I could tell he was planning on framing someone about the incidents. I looked at Harry and knew he wasn't thinking the same as I. He was believing everything this book was showing him. Then we followed Tom down a corridor and through some stairs. Then we reached a door and Tom entered revealing a younger version of Hagrid while he was still in school. And that is when everything hit me. Tom framed Hagrid of being the cause of the attacks, Hagrid got expelled which is why he didn't know how to write properly when I met him, and the school remained open. And that girl, I think that was Myrtle. So she must know where the chamber is. She looked into the eyes of the basilisk and died. But what does Tom have to do with any of this? What makes him important?
I saw do a spell to open the crate behind Hagrid and a spider came out of it. I moved away and stood behind Harry. "I hate spiders," I told Harry as he just let me hold onto his robes and watched the spider run away. We were pushed out of the book soon after that scene and we were suddenly back in the Gryffindor common room. "We should go to bed and talk about this tomorrow with Hermione, and Ron," I said and he nodded. He put the diary in one of the bookshelves and we went to our dorms.
The next morning I told Harry to tell the others since I had things to do today before I was able to talk to them. He agreed and I went off to do my daily routine. Once classes finished, Hagrid let me off chores so I finished the clothes I had to make and told my customers that they could come and get their clothes whenever they want. After that, I went to the girl's bathroom on the third floor and called for Myrtle. "Myrtle, can I talk to you please?" I asked as I looked for her in all the stalls. She then popped out behind me and said: "What do you want?" I turned around and looked at her "I want to know how you died. How did it happen?" she looked at me and started telling me what happened.
~Back at Gryffindor tower~
Third Person POV
Harry and the others were fixing up the Gryffindor tower because someone had come in and destroyed his dorm looking for something. Harry noticed that Tom's diary was gone so he knew that the person who made the mess had found what he or she was looking for. Raina came through the door and saw the mess that happened "Who pissed off a hurricane that it came through here and torn this place up?" I asked as I started helping clean up the mess. "We don't know. But Tom's diary is gone," I was shocked but expected it to happen sooner or later. I just didn't expect it to be this soon. "Well, we can fix this easily without having to do much," I said and took out my wand. I told everyone to get out of the room and after they did I cast a spell "Reparo," I said and everything started going into its place and fixing and mending itself. After two minutes, the dorm looked like new. "There, now you can check if anything else has been taken," I said and Harry nodded at me thanking me for the help. I nodded and went to my dorm. Once inside, I found Lucas on my bed. I sighed and locked my dorm so no one would come in.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him as he sat up and looked at me. "Just waiting on you," he responded "For?" "To hang out," he said and I shook my head. "Not today. I have things to do today. Maybe next time," I said as he sighed and hugged me. "Fine, but next time, you're not getting away from me," he said and pecked my lips. I stopped getting mad about it 'cause he does it all the time that I just got used to.
~ a few days later~
I was in the common room, bored out of my mind. They have canceled the Quidditch matches because of all the attacks. I was looking forward to Hufflepuff getting their asses handed to them but oh well. You can't have it all. I decided to leave the common room when Oliver came inside with the rest of the Quidditch team. "Where's Harry?" "With McGonagall. She told me to tell you to meet her in the medical wing," he said and I left for the medical wing. When I got there, McGonagall still wasn't there. I went in and check all the beds to see why she wanted me here. I didn't understand until I saw Hermione on one of the beds. She had been petrified.
I went by her side as tears came down my eyes. I started shaking her shoulders "Hermione, wake up. This isn't funny. Wake up!" I yelled as my voice got raspy and I hugged her tightly. I tried grabbing her hand but noticed something in it. I took it out and saw what she had found out. I saw at the corner of the page it said pipes. I understood. The basilisk gets around through the pipeline. I saw a mirror on the other desk and figured she was using it to look at each corner to see if the basilisk was there. She even figured out how the basilisk petrified people. I put the paper, back in its place as McGonagall came in with Harry and Ron. They saw Hermione and me next to her. "Where did you find her?" I asked but she answered Harry's and Ron's questions first. "We found her near the library, Raina," she said and I nodded. I went there to looked at weaknesses on the basilisk. That damn beast is going to pay for this. I might love snakes but this one will die for this.
I went to the common room after checking out a few books on basilisks and decided to read them quickly. Once I got there, I saw everyone also there. Soon enough, McGonagall came in and started saying new rules because of the incidents "All students will return to their house by 6:00 every evening. All students will be escorted to each lesson by a teacher. Only one exception, which is Raina. Raina, you have to go to Professor Dumbledore'soffice right now. He's waiting for you," he said and I nodded. I left my book in the common room and went to Dumbledore's office.
Once there, he told me to come in and asked me everything that I knew about the chamber. "I know it holds a basilisk inside and it is using the pipelines to get around the school. I know someone opened the chamber 50 years ago but Hagrid was framed and someone died last time. And I know someone else opened it this year. I just need to fill in the blanks," I said and nodded. "I want you to find out where that chamber is and report that to me. I don't want you going in there at any cost. Just find it and tell me," I nodded and left.
As the weeks went by, we still had attacks on muggle-borns. Everyone got to their common rooms on time and it gave me time to look around and check if anything was out of the ordinary. I still did my chores with Hagrid since he also needed to be done early so we could both be in the safety of our common rooms before the sun fell.
Today just happened to be a slow day. Hagrid and I ended late and so I was in his hut having tea. I told him that I could get to my common room fine and after tea, he could walk me to the castle and I send a clone with him back to his hut. He agreed so we are having tea right now and talking about ways to get things done faster so this wouldn't happen again. Well, that was until there was a knock on his door. I got ready to attack while Hagrid got his crossbow and answered the door. "Who's there?" he asked. Then two heads popped up and I saw that it was Harry and Ron using the invisibility cloak. Hagrid invited them in and I greeted them "Hey guys," I said and they were confused as to why I was there "Why are you here?" Ron asked and I smiled. "Hagrid and I finished late so I told him that after tea he could walk me to the common room and then I'll send an ice clone to walk him back to his hut," I said and they nodded. Then Harry asked, "Do you know who's opened the chamber of secrets?" Before Hagrid could answer though, there was another knock on his door. I threw the invisibility cloak on top of the two as I sat down again and continued drinking my tea. Hagrid went to open the door with his crossbow in hand. He put it down and said "Good evening Hagrid. Could we come in?" Dumbledore asked and Hagrid invited him in. Dumbledore came in followed by someone from the ministry. I recognized him as Cornelius Fudge, my dad's boss. When they came in they saw me and looked surprised "Raina, what are you doing here?" Dumbledore asked and I answered: "Well, Hagrid and I finished the chores a bit late so I told him that we could have some tea and then he could walk me to my common room so he could make sure that I am safe. We were just serving tea right now and when I heard the knock, I started serving for you. But I didn't know that Mr. Fudge was coming too. Would you like me to serve you some tea as well, Mr. Fudge?" I asked him but he just shook his head. I gave Dumbledore his tea, knowing he wouldn't deny and I continued drinking mine.
"Bad business, Hagrid. Bad business. Had to come," Fudge said "Too many attacks on muggle-borns. Things have gone far enough. The Ministry's got to act," he said and I just watched. I didn't like where this was going. "I want it understood, Cornelius, that Hagrid has my full confidence," Dumbledore said and Fudge looked down. "Albus, Hagrid's record is against him. I've got to take him."