Hi, this is the sequel to A new Start: Harry's first year and to A New Start. I would strongly suggest those be read first. The second year is included as a prologue to this story but the main part of the story is my version of Harry's third year. Enjoy and please review,
foreverpadfoot
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter universe
Disclaimer applies to all chapters
Prologue
It was almost time to return to Hogwarts. Harry was going into his third year and he was excited to return to the beautiful castle though sad to leave his godfathers.
That night he sat back and thought back to his second year which had been a really weird year for him.
As it turned out Voldemort through Ginny Weasley had opened the Chamber of Secrets.
Luckily Hermoine had been able to figure out that a basilisk was petrifying the students. Harry thought back to how he and Ron had found the piece of paper clutched in her petrified hand which gave them all the information.
Unfortunately it had been the May full moon when Ginny had been taken down into the Chamber of Secrets. Harry remembered how he and Ron had found the entrance in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Also how Ron's faulty wand had caused a cave-in, effectively putting a wall between them. But, Harry remembered how he'd carried on and gone to save Ginny.
Harry remembered how scary it had been seeing Ginny lying on the floor as if dead. Then and there he had discovered Voldemort's background.
With help from Fawkes he had fought and killed the Basilisk and then destroyed the apparition of Voldemort thus saving Ginny.
Harry remembered how he'd been scolded yet praised by Sirius who'd been called in. He remembered how Remus had tried to resign after learning what had transpired during the full moon. Luckily, Dumbledore had convinced him to stay.
Harry also remembered how his ability to speak parsletongue had come out. He had a long talk with his guardians and Dumbledore after that. Dumbledore had explained how Voldemort had inadvertently passed that ability on with the failed killing curse.
Harry slowly drifted off to sleep looking forward to his third year hoping it would be better.