Chapter 2: The Chamber of the Universe

The chamber had 10 doors which each had their own symbol above them these included; Life, Death, Time, Water, Earth, Fire, Air, Darkness, Light and Balance. In the centre of the magnificent stone chamber was an odd table which was also made of stone. Built onto the top of the table were 10 small boxes and 1 large one, the small boxes obviously we're meant for some small objects held behind the doors with the symbols on them.

I walked towards the first door which was time and I walked in to see something that looked like a river made out of golden flowing sand with the walls made of a light gold. As I looked at the river a second time I realised what it really was, it was the time sand used in time turners. In the middle of the room was an old mahogany table which had only one item rested upon it, a time turner. I picked up the complicated device and placed it into the same pocket as the philosophers stone.

I turned around and exited the amazing room, as I exited the room I glanced at the way I came in, on the wall it had writing carved into it, it said: here is the chamber of the universe. Only those worthy and of pure heart shall enter. Inside the ten rooms are 10 artefacts each one is for the most important elements of the universe. When all of the artefacts are placed in their respective boxes they shall combine together to create the gauntlets of the universe. Some artefacts have been hidden around the Earth so if you wish to go out and find them walk to the entrance and state 'the elder' and to re enter from anywhere on Earth say 'elders gauntlets'.

After reading the text on the wall I instantly knew that I would need to make these gauntlets to help me in my quest to destroy Voldemort.

I walked out of the main room and into the room of Death. On the inside was a stone alter with two skulls and a half finished note in parchment. I walked over and read it: For those who are of the dark side I have hidden the stone so it cannot be found but I shall leave a clue for those of the light side. 'Pick up a skull, choose the right one. If the wrong skull is chosen you will die a most painful and horrible death'.

"So absolutely no pressure at all then," I muttered while trying to sense the skull that did not have any magic at all. The only problem was that both of them had magic so I left the room and headed into the room of life.

The room had loads of multicoloured flowers covering the floor and the farthest wall from me had an image of the stone of life that looked eerily similar to the philosophers stone. Next to it was a riddle 'I am a stone yet I give life, i am a stone yet I can turn lead into gold, I am a stone yet I was stolen long ago, I am a stone yet I am used by the family of Falmels'. The last word of the riddle was all muddled up and letters missing because how old they were but I instinctively knew that it was talking about the philosophers stone, so I reached into my pocket and pulled out the stone. The second I held the stone out in front of me as though it was being presented to someone the writing changed.

'To find death life shall help for both are absurd without the other.' I didn't understand the riddle at all so I headed back to the chamber of death. I took a chance and smashed the antiquated skulls together. Inside one of the skulls was a dark black cube with and odd shaped bit cut out of the corner, it didn't look complete. I placed it in the same pocket as the philosophers stone and pulled out the time turner, placed it around my neck and headed to the time chamber to fill it up with time sand. After filling up the time turner I headed to the main room.

"The elder!" I exclaimed.

I appeared in the room with the mirror of Erised and checked my watch, what I saw totally shocked me I had been gone for 10 hours! I used the time turner to take me back 9 and a half hours so it would look like I had been buying some time and fighting for a while.

All of a sudden professor Dumbledore strolled into the room and walked over to Quirrells unconscious body.

"Hmmm. He will live but he has absolutely no magic in his magical core so he may be reduced to a squib," He muttered deep in thought.

The professor stood up and turned around seeing me clutching a broken and fake philosophers stone.

"I tried to stop it from being destroyed Headmaster," I said trying to sound really sad.

Ok so I should explain why I had a cracked version of the stone in my hands, I really didn't want the old man getting the stone of life so I transfigured a small rock into an accurate copy and broken version of the stone, I put so much power into it that it wouldn't be able to be transfigured back and wouldn't be able to tell that it was a fake.

"Don't worry my boy. I think that it will be much better destroyed and out of the hands of Lord Voldemort." Dumbledore said in his grandfatherly tone.

"I suppose that I should go to the Hospital wing to see if I am injured or not," I muttered before heading towards the exit of the room.

"Harry this is a portkey it will take you directly to the hospital wing," He said while placing an old sock into my hands and I disappeared.

A second or two later and I reappeared in the hospital wing where madam Pomfrey rushed over to check if I had any injuries. While being checked to see if I was injured I banished the elder wand, the resurrection stone, the time turner, the stone of life and the stone of Death to my trunk.

"So do I have any injuries or anything?" I asked with interest about my health.

"You have no injuries Mr. Potter but your magical core is tripling in size. This could be happening for a number of different reasons. So Mr. potter I must ask you if you have held or touched a powerful magical item. So have you?" She replied by asking me a question.

Yes. It was the philosophers stone but it broke during a fight with professor Quirrell," I answered.

"Aaaah that makes a lot of sense. From these scans it seems that you have absorbed its power as it broke, but you should be fine." Was Poppy's smart reply.

I new that she was wrong and that I had absorbed some sort of power from the chamber of the universe. But I wouldn't tell anybody about it for the time being.

"So can I go?"

"No it would be best if you stayed overnight so I can check your magical core. If I am right it should stabilise and stop growing after an hour or two."

With that I simply laid down on a bed near the windows and fell into a very deep sleep.