A/N: This was last month's fic of the month... but I was unable to update it, due to having a horrible suicidal episode and ending up in a mental hospital because of it. I'll explain more when I update Titania Falls soon (hopefully sometime later this month). So as an apology I'll update this one twice this month, along with the update of Poke Piece (this month's Fic of the Month). Once again I'm sorry... and enjoy!

Chapter 6: The Diary and the Monster's Identity

Sometime before Hermoine was let out the Hospital Wing, Harry and Ron had found an old diary. After learning some things about it namely it was A. From the time the chamber was last opened and B. The owner (A T. M. Riddle) had a special award for services given to him, they knew it something special.

However strangely it was blank. They showed Hermoine once she was able to leave and then showed Dipper and Mabel the next day.

"It's not invisible ink?" asked Dipper.

"No we already checked it." Said Hermione.

"What about spells that I don't know… make his writing disappear?" asked Mabel, "That's what I'd do with my diary if I knew how to do it."

"We already checked." Said Harry.

They did discovery a few more things about him thanks to the trophy room they discovered that he ad a couple of awards and he was the Head boy for his year. but beyond that the leads were current dried up. So they decided to study the monster.

Dipper and Hermoine were the ones doing most of the searching. The phrase "Two Heads are better than one" does make a lot of sense. But when it came to these two.

Dipper and Hermoine bounced ideas off each other's and build off the ideas.

However both of them were pretty much on the same wave length when it came to these things to the extent it was less bouncing idea off each other than it was mental ping pong.

The other three found it interesting to watch but didn't say anything as they knew it would throw them off.

Okay so you think it has to be a snake since it was symbol." Said Hermoine.

"And he's a Parselmouth." Said Dipper.

Snakes with the ability to prettify are common, do you think it's a gorgon?" asked Hermoine.

"Unlikely." Said Dipper, Too humanoid. Plus what could live this long."

"good point." Said Hermoine.

Both of them were silent.

It was clear that they "Lost the ball" as it were. Dipper began to chew on a sugar quill thinking while Hermoine was thinking as well.

That was when Hermoine thought of something.

"Basilisks are long lived." She stated.

"But they kill, not petrify…" said Dipper, "Unless…"

He began to suck on his sugar quill again (He was the only student allowed to do after Madame Pince realized him choking on quills while lost in thought were bigger problem than sticky books).

"There was a puddle of water, Colin had his camera and Justin and Nick were found in the same area… that's it! Indirect sighting!" said Dipper, "We need to find if there's anything said if you look at its eyes indirectly!"

"Of course!" said Hermoine.

"Will you two be quiet?" demanded Madame Pince.

"Sorry…" whispered Dipper, "But do you know of any books detailing if you look at a basilisk's eyes indirectly?"

Madame Pince was confused, "Why?"

"We have a theory on what the monster might be." Said Hermoine.

"A basilisk?" she asked.

The two nodded.

She wasn't sure what to make of it.

"I can't think of anything, but if I come up with anything I will tell you." She said.

The two nodded.

Over the course of the next few days they found some more information about Basilisk.

But soon enough it was Valentines Day.

Gilderoy had asked permission to celebrate it from Dumbed lore, and despite his reservations from something that happened in when he was a student (so many owl droppings…) he agreed.

Everything was decked out in pink hearts and there were Dwarves dressed like cupids.

He even made a speech about the holiday suggesting the students should ask Snape or Pro. Flitwick on advice about Entrancing Charms and Love Potions. It was clear not to ask them though.

"Hey can I sit here?" Dipper asked the three Gryffindors.

"Are you even allowed to?" asked Ron.

"As long as it's not part of the feasts it's fine." Said Dipper, "Trust me I checked last year."

"Why aren't you with Mabel?" asked Harry.

He pointed to his twin sister who was wearing a bright pink sweater instead of her sisal Hufflepuff based ones and was giggling with Susan.

"She's really into today." Said Dipper.

"Why don't you want to be at your table?" asked Ron.

Dipper motioned through out the hall, they noticed that a good chunk of the Ravenclaw students were either at other tables or avoiding Terry.

"Terry's going to get cursed today, and no one wants to be near him." said Dipper.

The three nodded. Hermoine having been hit on by Terry before knew that that he was probably going to end up in the hospital wing by the end of the day.

"So can you believe that Lockhart got some many valentines?" asked Ron.

Durring said speech he brought up that many of the students already sent him valentines.

"You know what that's not important." Said Hermoine who was blushing somewhat.

"Uh-huh." Said Dipper.

And so through out the day dwarves pretty much attacked students with Valentines. Tackling them when they tried to run.

One such incident happened with Harry where a was tackled him to give him a love message. However this let him discover the secret of the Diary. Thanks to the dwarf attack he spill ink all over his bag, but the diary was pristine.

He wrote in it and discovered that the diary could talk back not only that but also showed him memories of T. M. Riddle catching someone for being the Heir of Slytherin. That person was Hagrid who was caught with some sort of monster, which scurried away.

He did deiced to tell Hermoine and Dipper due to feeling that Hagrid was framed by the real heir.

"That does sound suspicious." Said Dipper they all at the Gryffindor table during breakfast.

"But on the bright side if the monster does strike we will be prepared." Said Hermoine.

Ron, Harry and Mabel looked at each other confused then realized something.

"You two gathered enough evidence. Didn't you?" asked Mabel with a bright smile.

Dipper and Hermione both blushed. Before they could say anything, Pro. Dumbledore walked up the podium and gave an announcement.

"Thanks to evidence provided by two very bright students, we have discovered what the monster is." Said Pro. Dumbledore, "That the monster is a Basilisk."

Many of the students were in shock, some were confused.

"However the Board of Governors refuse the evidence. We the staff on the evidence will be taking serious precautions. All students when not in class will be given special glasses to prevent death. While it will not prevent petrifaction it is something far more preferable than death." Explained Pro. Dumbledore.

This made several students pale.

" Not only that but there will be roosters roaming the halls. Any students caught doing anything to the roosters will be severely disciplined." Said Pro. Dumbledore.

Many students were unsure how to respond.

"However on the bright side of things I award 100 points to Gryffindor and 100 points to Ravenclaw thanks to the students hard work, and working together to discover what the monster of Slytherin was." Said Pro. Dumbledore.

The students of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw cheered, many of them congratulations Dipper and Hermoine figuring they were the ones to discover the secret of the monster.

Later that day, Dipper and able waited in the library, Harry was planning to bring the diary to the library so they as a group could ask T. M. more things.

"I wonder…" said Dipper.

"Wonder about what?" asked Mabel playing with the glasses given to protect her.

"What sort of magic was sued to create that diary. It sounds like really powerful magic that no stunt should really have access to." Said Dipper.

"Oh come on… don't' think too hard." Said Mabel, "Maybe he's some sort of super genius."

Before the conversation could conversation however Harry, Ron and Hermoine entered the library.

However they were concerned and none of them had the diary.

"Whoa… did something happen?" asked Mabel.

"Someone took the diary." Said Harry.

"What? Why?" asked Dipper.

"We don't know." Said Ron.

"It had to be someone in Gryffindors since it was in Harry's room." Said Hermoine.

"Okay… looks like we have the trial of the heir." Said Dipper.

"And who ever it is…" said Mabel putting on her anti-Basilisk glasses, "Is already covered in red."

Ron and Harry were confused, Hermoine was face palming.

"Mabel two things… that terrible quip… and no one yell "Yeah"." Sighed Dipper.

"Seriously!" Said Mabel.

With the new mystery of the diary thrift on their hands, they at least knew what the monster was… well hopefully they could be wrong… Well actually they weren't… and they would get confirmation in a horrible and unexpected way.

Next Time: three more students are petrified. Who are they? And did something happen to the monster? Find out next time!