AN: I am so glad for the reviews that I have gotten! Especially the snake names. I loved the ideas you guys gave me I think I have decided to use the name Jazira from Jen77 So I want to thank you for your suggestion. Well anyways back to the story.
/.../- Parseltongue
Chapter 4: Chamber of Secrets.
"Well, lets go I'll show you to your room." Snape said, and walked into his chambers, Harry following. They walked into, what appeared to be the sitting room. It was about medium sized. It had a fire place on the far wall, a recliner chair. Bookshelves lined the rest of the wall, that looked to be filled with both muggle, and magic books. Harry raised his eyebrow in surprise at this.
"Walk this way." Snape said. Harry nodded, and followed him down the hall, they stopped at a door on the right side.
"This is your room, I hope you like it. If you don't like the color I can change it for you." Snape told him and he opened the door.
Harry walked into the room and looked around. It had blue walls, in the corner a four poster bed, with a white comforter bed set. A nightstand with a oil lamp, a mahogany wardrobe by the the door. And a bookshelf that had Harry's school books lined up by year, and subject. There was a door by the bed, Harry looked at Snape.
"That door leads to your bathroom. I apologize but I would rather not share mine. I am extremely selfish when it comes to my bathroom." Snape said. Harry smirked at hearing this.
"Thats okay sir, I appreciate this room it's wonderful." He said.
"I am glad you like it, Po-Harry. Now we can either go to dinner, or you can wander around, or something as long as you don't get hurt." Snape said, knowing full well that Harry has a knack for getting into trouble, whether or not he did it on purpose or not. Harry smiled sheepishly.
"Lets go to dinner, I can go wandering around any old time. As for me going to the hospital wing, I will definitely not head there again." He said shuddering at the thought. Snape smirked.
"And here I thought you liked the hospital wing." He said in a teasing manner. Harry shook his head.
"Absolutely not! That place is no fun, unless you count sneaking out of it a few times." Harry said Snape raised an eyebrow.
"Why does that not surprise me?" He asked rhetorically. "Well I'm glad that you like your room, why don't we go to dinner, as it is about to start." Harry nodded.
"Are all the teachers here? Or is it just you?" Harry asked.
"Not all of them, lets see, McGonagall, Flitwick, and I believe Trelawney." Snape replied. Harry shuddered at the thought of seeing Trelawney. She always predicted his untimely death. "I take it you don't like her?" Harry nodded his head in confirmation. "Same here." He said, as the two walked to the Great Hall for dinner.
When they got there, the four tables were gone, only the teacher's table was there. Dumbledore was there, in his usual seat. McGonagall was on his right side, Flitwick on the other. Hagrid, of course, was there. He waved at Harry, who waved back smiling slightly. Harry just realized something and looked up at Snape.
"Do they know why I'm here?" Harry asked him. Snape looked down at him.
"I honestly don't know, why? You don't want them to know?" He asked. Harry shook his head.
"Of course not! It's too embarrasing. Gods I hope they don't know, I'll never live it down." Snape stared at him.
"I think I am going to have to reevaluate my opinion of you more so than I thought. For you are truly not your father." He said frowning a bit. Harry stared at him in wonder.
"Duh! And don't tell me you actually think I like the attention!" Harry exclaimed. Snape looked a little sheepish. "Oh brother." Harry said rolling his eyes. "I knew you thought I was arrogant and conceited, but I never thought you would think that I enjoy the attention." He said giving a fake dramatic sigh, and going to sit down at the table beside Hagrid, who smiled at him. "Hey Hagrid."
AN: I can't do Hagrids talk so we'll just pretend okay? Okay! Back to the story!
"Hello Harry, how was your summer? Besides the obvious I mean." Hagrid said in a hushed voice, Harry groaned.
"You know what happened then?" Harry asked, Hagrid nodded. "Great, just what I need." Harry sighed, and started eating.
"You didn't want anyone to know?" Hagrid asked. Harry nodded his head in confirmation. "Why?"
"I don't know. I guess I couldn't deal with the pity looks everybody would give me." Harry answered truthfully. Hagrid didn't respond so Harry finished eating. "May I be excused?" He asked Dumbledore.
"Yes, but you don't have to ask Harry." Dumbledore said. Harry blushed a little.
"Thank you." He mumbled. He got up, and left the Great Hall. Once out in the Entrance Hall, Harry walked back to the Chamber.
Back in the Great Hall...
"I can't believe he was abused!" McGonagall exclaimed, the others nodded in agreement. "I knew whe shouldn't have left him with those muggles, I mean Lily spoke ill of her sister, and that horrid husband of hers enough for anyone to realize that they were horrible people. It doesn't matter if she took Potter to the muggle hospital, she did it after fifteen years!"
Dumbledore looked grave. "I know Minerva, I feel terrible about it. As I was the one who placed him there, I should have known that Petunia, and her husband wouldn't let go of their anger against our world. But now Harry doesn't have a guardian, as I will be making sure that he never has to go to the Dursley's ever again. I feel as though I have let him down somehow." He said remorsefully.
Severus, who was listening intently, started thinking that, since he knows what its like to be abused, as Harry had. He would probably be able to become Harry's guardian. The were getting along so far. And Snape was sure that they could stay that way. He would be sure to mention this to Albus later.
"We need to make sure that the Ministry doesn't get a hold of this information. Even though we have a new minister, I wouldn't put it past them to get the Daily Prophet involved." Dumbledore added. The others agreed.
Chamber of Secrets...
Once Harry had gotten to the Chamber, he immediately found the snake, whom he decided to call Jazira, and they started talking. Jazira had told him about how he had come to Hogwarts.
/ I was in Brazil for the past five years, and then I decided to go on another trip, to Scotland. I met another snake and we started, how you humans, hang out? Anyways, so the snake I met, her name was Nagini, and she wanted me to meet her master, which I did. I'll tell you now that I don't like him./ Jazira said. Harry's eyes widen.
/The snakes name was Nagini? Did her master have the face of a snake, and have red eyes?/ Harry asked. At Jazira's nod he quickly stood up and started pacing around infront of his new friend.
/This is bad, that snake, and the snakes master are not to be trusted. Nagini is bound to Voldemort, her masters name, and he wants to kill me. He's been trying to kill me since I was a year old! Your not on his side are you?/ Harry asked the snake, trying to keep the suspicion out of his voice. Jazira shook his head. Harry sighed in relief. Out of sheer boredom, he started walking around the Chamber, off to where the basilisk had come out. /So do you have any magical properties?/
/Yes, that is one of the reasons why I am here. I heard Voldemort, talking about how he was planning on killing you so I left, and here I am. If you go into the room that is right there you will find a hallway that has more rooms that I think will interest you./ Jazira told him. Harry nodded, and walked into the hallway. There was about three, or four rooms. Harry walked into the first one. His eyes widened at what he saw.
This room had a complete Potions lab with Potions ingredients, that appeared to have a Preserving Charm on them. They seemed to have Never-Run Out Charm on them too. Harry walked around looking at the various ingredients.
"What are you doing here?" Came a angry voice. Harry jumped, and looked to his right. A portrait of a man wearing bottle green robes with silver lining on the front. Harry stared at him surprised. "Well, what are you doing here?" He asked again. "This chamber is only for my heir."
"My name is Harry Potter, I'm here looking for a way to defeat that heir. Are you Salazar Slytherin, by any chance." Harry asked.
"Yes, I am. How do you know about this Chamber?" Salazar asked his eyebrows raised suspiciously. "And why must you defeat my heir?"
"When I was in my second year here, your heir, Tom Riddle, opened this Chamber, and he let loose the Basilisk, on all of the Muggleborns, petrifying them. My friends, and I found out about it, and we stopped him. I killed the basilisk. And now he has returned to power, and wants to take over the wizarding world, and kill the muggles, and muggle-borns." Harry said, nervously.
"Ah, I see." Salazar said.
Harry nodded, and he left the Potions room and went to the room next to it. "Hermione would love this room." He said to himself. The room was a library, filled with books, from what appeared to be from the days of Merlin, and the four Founders. He picked up a book on a table to his left and looked at the title. Ye Olde Defense Booke By Amicus Tierre. Harry flipped through it deciding he would have to have a better look when he had more time.
Harry walked out of the room, and walked back into the Chamber. /I have to leave but I'll be back tomorrow, or the next day. Okay?/ He told Jazira, who nodded. Harry left the Chamber, and walked back to the dungeons.
"And where have you been?" Came the all to familiar voice of Snape. Harry turned around quickly. He tried to come up with a good excuse.
"I was just walking around, the school." He lied. Snape raised his eyebrow and gave Harry 'I-Don't-Believe-You-So-Tell-The-Truth-Or-Else.
"Really, and why couldn't I see you on that map of yours? Tell me the truth Harry or you will be serving detention until you graduate." Snape said. Harry sighed.
"I can't, you'll get mad, and possibly punish me." He said.
"If it's somewhere you don't belong then yes I will. It would do you well to just tell me where you were."
"Well, I was in the Chamber of Secrets. Don't get mad, its just that I wanted to see what had become of it, and the basilisk, and I did." Harry said nervously.
AN: This is the longest chapter that I have ever written for both of my stories, and I hope you guys like it! Please Review. Jessica
