Summary: Alex Ratcliff is back for her second year of Hogwarts, hoping for a normal time at school. How much more trouble could they get into anyway? But when is life ever normal when you are best friends with The Boy Who Lived?
The Chamber of Secrets has been opened and no one is safe anymore. Hogwarts threatens to close so Alexandria Ratcliff and her friends Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger race to try and solve the mysteries around them. Who is the Heir of Slytherin? Why did Dumbledore hire their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? And how long can Alex go without landing herself in detention? Along the way, Alex struggles to keep her powers hidden from her friends as well as avoid making Snape angry. Can these four Gryffindors save Hogwarts from closing, or will tragedy stop them?
Author's Note: I don't own any of Harry Potter except the stuff you don't recognize.
Warning: Again, this is an AU fic but it's still K+.
Prologue
A small creature was running through the trees clutching letters to his chest. Panting, he stopped, putting the letters in his dirty outfit that resembled a pillow case. This creature was a house-elf, bound by his master to serve for life. The elf, however, did not like his master and was going to do all he could to save the only thing that his master despised: Harry Potter. He did this at a price, for whenever he stole letters from Harry Potter, he was breaking his vow to his master and he must punish himself. The small elf picked up a large stick and hit himself over and over again with the stick. He kept pounding his head until he fell over, unconscious.
Meanwhile, just a few yards away, Alexandria Ratcliff was fast asleep, not knowing that she and the elf would cross paths in the very near future…
Author's Note: Yeah, this is ridiculously short so I'm posting Chapter 1 as well. Enjoy!