The next few weeks passed with little to note. I was starting to get some of the spells in my lessons. It took me longer to learn them but when I did like my accidental magic they were more powerful than anyone else's. My lessons with Snape were also progressing and as I learnt more spells, the easier it was to control my magic into one of them. I was still top in potions and even Snape could find little to fault in my work.

I had just been starting to settle into Hogwarts life. I had Alicia and Ginny as my friends and I was learning to ignore Flint and her gang. Malfoy had given up on annoying me in favour of my brother. The teachers were still suspicious of me but they were starting to realise I wasn't my father. McGonogall was the most wary of me but then I did almost kill her so I guess she was justified.

Ginny had been acting strange and I wasn't sure why but she would talk about a diary but she wasn't very specific.

It was Halloween and the hall was decorated, it looked amazing. Halloween hadn't ever been too bad at the Dursleys because it meant they couldn't lock me outside with there being so many people about. Dudley was also always in a good mood because of all the sweets he got. I had never celebrated Halloween before though and the feast was fantastic. For once Snape didn't have to remind to eat enough because I was eating as much as I could.

About halfway through the feast I looked at the Gryffindor table and realised neither Ron, Hermione, Harry or Ginny were at the table. I knew Harry was going to a death day party for Nearly Headless Nick and Ron and Hermione were probably with him but that didn't explain where Ginny was.

I nudged Alicia, "Where's Ginny?" I asked.

She shrugged, "How would I know?"

Her and Ginny got on reasonably well but not that great with them being of contrasting houses.

"I'm going to look for her." I said desicively.

"Fine!" Grumbled Alicia.

"You don't have to come." I told her.

"Yeah but I can't trust you'll come back alive."

"Very true."

We got up and left the hall. A few people gave us strange looks but nobody questsioned us.

When we for outside I suddenly heard faint voices.

"Can you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"The voices!"

"There are no voices."

"Yes there are."

"Stop, Venus you're scaring me."

"Just follow me!" I said and I started running through the halls trying to trace where the voice was coming from.

"Venus?"

"Harry?"

"What are you doing here?"

"I heard voices." I admitted.

"Me too." He said.

We both turned around and saw a large puddle of water and Mrs Norris strung up on the wall with the notice: "The chamber of secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir beware." written in blood.

Malfoy rounded the corner followed by Hermione, Ron and Alicia.

They ran over to us. Malfoy kept his distance.

"Enemies of the heir beware! You'll be next mudbloods!" He spat before going back round the corner.

"I think we might want to get out of here." Said Ron.

"Too late." I said spotting Filch.

"What's this?" He asked but then he noticed Mrs Norris. "Who did this to Mrs Norris? You've killed my cat."

He rounded towards me and Harry, "I bet it was one of you two, I bet it was you girl, I know your past, I know-,"

"Argus!" A loud voice interrupted.

I whipped around to see Snape, Lockhart, McGonogall and Dumbledore.

"Someone's killed my cat!" Repeated Filch.

"She is not dead, she is petrified." Said Dumbledore calmly.

"It was her I know it." He said rounding on me again.

I stepped backwards slumping against the wall.

"I think we need to discuss this somewhere." Admitted Dumbledore.

"My office is closest we can use that." offered Lockhart."

"Thank you Gilderoy, come on all of you!" Said McGonogall.

"Please Professors," I said timidly, "Me and Harry were the first here but the others they were only following us, they wouldn't have been here and did nothing wrong."

The teachers all looked at me awed.

"Fine then, it will just be the Potters." Drawled Snape.

He grabbed mine and Harry's arms but he grabbed my one with the dark mark on. I gave a sort of yelp and he dropped my arm. There was a sting and a sharp pain through my arm so I pulled it close.

"I trust you'll follow me." Said Snape.

"Yes sir." I said quietly.

He pulled Harry along and I followed after.

"Harry what were you doing at that corridor?" Asked Dumbledore calmly.

"I was coming back from Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday party."

"And why were you not coming back to the feast?" Asked Snape coldly.

"I wasn't hungry." Lied Harry.

"Very well Harry, you may return to your common room, I expect Professor McGonogall can escort you."

"Really headmaster I doubt-,"

Dumbledore have her a stern look and she beckoned Harry out the room and they left.

"Professor Lockhart would you be able to go ask Professor Sprout how long the mandrakes will take to mature?" Dumbledore Asked.

"Of course." Lockhart said leaving the room.

"And-,"

"Now way sir, I'm going to be here when you interrogate this girl, I want to see some punishment."

I could see in the gleam in his eye what type of punishment he meant and I wasn't a stranger to it. I shrank back from him and felt Snape's hand on my shoulder.

All three of them were staring hard at me, not trusting me, not even Snape.

"Potter why were you at that corridor?" Snape asked emotionlessly.

I swallowed, "I noticed I couldn't see Ginny Weasley at the feast so I went to find her." I admitted.

"And what led to the corridor?"

"I thought I heard voices." I admitted.

"She's lying." Burst in Filch.

"Argus I have no reason to believe that Miss Potter should lie." Said Dumbledore.

"What about the fact her father is you know who?"

"I am not my father." I said slowly.

"If I may add Headmaster," Snape said, "the spell for petrifaction is very complex and as Miss Potter struggles with even simple spell work, I doubt she would be capable of any magic close to that to petrify Mrs Norris."

"That's not what I'm worried about." Dumbledore said faintly. "Potter do you know what the chamber of secrets is." He said louder.

"No I've never heard of it."

"Do you know when it was last opened?"

"No sir."

"50 years ago when your father was at school."

"You think I've opened the chamber."

He looked hesitant, "I am merely curious."

"Potter why did you leave the feast early?" Snape asked coldly.

"I noticed Ginny wasn't there so I went to look for her like I've said." I told them growing agitated.

"We don't even know if it was her father let alone her," pointed out Snape, "someone else go expelled remember."

"I always suspected Tom." Said Dumbledore softly.

"You were suspicious of that boy about everything." Butted in Filch.

"But was I wrong?" Questioned Dumbledore.

"I'm sorry," I said, "but why does it matter if my father did it to whether I did it?"

The teachers all shared glances.

It was Snape who spoke first, "It is said that the person who can open the chamber is the Heir of Slytherin so if your father was then you would also be able to."

"Sir, you don't really think I opened the chamber of secrets, you know I wouldn't do something like this." I said in desperation.

"Potter go back to your common room." Snape said suddenly.

"My cat has been petrified I want her punished."

Snarled Filch.

"There is no proof it was her." Admitted Dumbledore relunctantly.

"Potter I won't tell you again go back to your common room." Said Snape sharply.

I turned and left the office as quickly as I could. As I shut the door I could hear muffled voices.

"You know full well her father did it Severus so there's no use still trying to pin that affair on Hagrid." Said Dumbledore calmly.

"If you know it that well then why did you expel him." Spat Snape.

"You forget Severus, I was not headmaster then and there was little I could do." Dumbledore said in the same calm tone.

"It wasn't her." Snape said.

"I know you don't wish to believe it Severus but can't you see it must have been."

"No she wouldn't and I could see in her eyes."

"Severus you hardly know this girl, you knew Lily but as similar as they may look the girl is not Lily."

I had to move away then because I heard the footsteps of Lockhart coming down the hall. I walked past him quickly so as not to draw attention to myself. Most people were coming back from the feast so I quickly blended into the sea of Slytherins heading to the dungeons.

Alicia was waiting for me when I got back to the common room.

"What happened?" She asked, "Do they think it was you?"

I shrugged, "They can't decide."

She looked at me concerned, "Tell me."

I sighed, "Snape believed me but Dumbledore didn't but then when I left Dumbledore was talking about Snape knowing my mother and how I wasn't her but it sounded like him and my mother were close."

"So Dumbledore doesn't trust Snape's judgement?"

I nodded.

"I'm going to bed." I told her.

"Wait Venus!" She said, "Are you okay?"

I just shrugged and walked away. I got changed and slid into bed. Snape knew my mother so that's why he was putting effort into helping me. It was better than most people, I supposed because at least he didn't hate me because of everything that my father did. I needed to talk to Snape, I decided, He'd know that something was off and I'd rather tell him on my terms. Tomorrow, I decided.