A/N: Hello, here is my first fanfic in the Harry Potter fandom, but I think it's pretty good. It's basically Hermione's thoughts when she was petrified. This came to me while I was watching Chamber of Secrets on ABC Family, so I just started writing, and I think it turned out perfect! I hope you think so, too. Read on!
Also, the part in italics is from the book.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
Chapter 1: Basilisk
Ron and I were walking down with Harry to his Quidditch game when Harry screamed out in alarm. I was shocked, and both Ron and I jumped away from Harry in surprise.
"The voice!" Harry exclaimed. What was he talking about? "I just heard it again-didn't you?"
I was about to shake my head when I realized something. This all fits! I read about something in the library a few weeks ago. the spiders, the dead roosters, and the voice that only Harry could hear! How could I be so stupid? I slapped my hand to my forehead and told the boys that I had to go to the library.
I rushed to the library as fast as I could. Every time Harry heard the voice, there was an attack. I had to find the book as quick as possible. As soon as I got in, I asked Madam Pince where I could find Magical Serpents of the World. When she told me where it was, I rushed over to that section and grabbed it.
I sat down at a table with another student I recognized as a sixth-year, Ravenclaw prefect. I quickly flipped open to the "Giant Serpents" section and skimmed until I found the part with the monster that I hoped was the monster that was attacking people.
It was called a basilisk, also known as the King of Serpents. That's why Harry could only hear the voice! It's because he speaks Parseltongue! The murderous stare...how could it have only petrified people if it has a murderous stare?... Because no one did look it directly in the eye. There was water when we found Mrs. Norris; she must have seen its reflection. Colin saw it through his camera, and Justin saw it through Sir Nicholas, but a ghost couldn't have died twice, so Nick was petrified and so was Justin. "Spiders flee before the basilisk." That's why we saw the spiders running out of the window. "The basilisk flees only from the crowing of a rooster." Whoever is the Heir of Slytherin must have killed the roosters so the basilisk wouldn't die!
Now, how would a giant snake like that have been moving around school so quickly? If it were slithering down the halls, someone would have noticed it. It could be going through the plumbing? I don't have any other logical reasons, so I quickly wrote down "pipes" on the page. Knowing that this will be something I'll regret later, I tore out the page from the book and clasped it in my hand all crumpled up.
I knew that if we wanted to get out here safely without being killed, I knew we'd have to get a mirror to check around corners. I noticed that the Ravenclaw girl was about to leave, so I asked her, "Excuse me, but do you happen to have a mirror in your bag?"
"Yes, I do," she replied, taking out a circular hand mirror from her bag.
"Do you mind if I borrow it for a quick minute?" I asked as nicely as I could, the paper still clenched in my hand.
"Fine," she replied, handing me the mirror.
"Before you leave," I said, noticing that she was facing the direction towards the corridor, a place where the basilisk might strike, "just face the corridor with your back turned." I could tell she was about to question it, so I said, "Do it if you value living." So she did as I said.
Holding on to the paper with one hand, I scouted out the corners with the mirror. I first checked out the left corner; it was safe. Then, I turned the mirror to face the right corner to check it out; it was also safe.
Before I confirmed that everything was safe, I heard a slithering sound. I quickly told the prefect to look in the mirror. I quickly checked the left corner again, breathing deeply. In the mirror were a great, big pair of yellow eyes: the basilisk. I heard a gasp escape from the prefect, and then, we both fell down to the floor unconscious.
A/N: Is this good? I thought it was. Can you just leave me a quick review that tells me if I'm doing good and if I should continue. This will be a multichapter, probably about five or six chapters. I've always imagined that during petrification, you can hear and slightly see things, but you just can't move. So, this will be Hermione's thoughts during petrification. No pairings.
So, should I continue? Please leave a review!
~ASFWB
(A Shipper From Way Back)
