A few days after Halloween students were still shaken up, most muggleborns were worried while other purebloods couldn't help but laugh at the situation though a lot of them wondered who was the heir.
Cassiopeia was frustrated, she hated not having control over a situation and her father wasn't helping. He won't even tell her where the Chamber is and Hermione Granger didn't help when she asked Professor Binns what the Chamber of Secret was during a class in History of Magic.
"Granger is up to something" she muttered to her friends.
"We'll keep an eye out for her" Blaise said.
Cassiopeia wanted to focus so badly on the secret chamber of Salazar Slytherin but wasn't able to because a Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor was about to take place.
"Nervous, Harry?" She asked him as they waited to go out of the Quidditch field.
"I would've been nervous a year ago, but you and Draco helped me practice."
"Good luck, mate" Draco said to Harry.
When they heard the announcer call the Slytherins, all of them flew on their brooms in a V-formation and went around the field.
The match started and Marcus Flint was the first to get the quaffle through the hoops. Cassiopeia then stole the quaffle from a Gryffindor after a bulger hit the opposing player, thus another point for the Slytherins. Ten minutes into the game and the Slytherins were in a big lead with 80- 30, then Draco spotted the snitch and started to go after it with the Gryffindor seeker after him, who was Ron Weasley. He quickly followed the snitch and grabbed it before the Weasel could catch it.
The Slytherins huddled in a group to congratulate each other. Draco broke from the group and went to Ron Weasley.
"Surprised to see you here Weasel. Thought you wouldn't even make the team with a faulty broom." He taunted.
"Oh shut up Malfoy, you only caught the snitch because of pure luck" He retorted and started to walk away.
"At least he didn't make a scene this time" Cassiopeia said who was behind Draco watching the whole exchange.
"I was afraid his brain would explode from anger" He paused and then continued "if he even had a brain"
During November Pansy, Cassiopeia, Daphne, Draco, Harry, Crabbe and Goyle found out that they couldn't go back to home for Christmas vacation because that month was the time when their parents would one by one get Death Eaters from Azkaban and nurse them back to sanity. Blaise, whose mother was neutral, decided to stay at Hogwarts for the holidays too since all his friends would be there and he considered them family in the year that they've been together.
"Did you hear the Gilderoy Lockhart is starting a dueling club?" Daphne asked them when they were at the room of requirement.
"As if I'll join in any club he makes." Draco stated "I could probably beat him in a duel with my eyes shut"
The eight friends regularly met at the Room of Requirement during their breaks and basically relaxed during their time there. What they weren't expecting was that when they were going back to their classes, they were suddenly stopped by two Weasleys.
"So that's-"
"where you lot-"
"go off-
"to everyday" the twins said finishing the sentence simultaneously.
"Why were you following us?" Cassiopeia questioned knowing she could just obliviate them afterwards.
"We were planning to prank you-" Fred started.
"but everyday we see you disappear from the map." George continued.
"What map?" Pansy asked.
"This map" They said and showed a piece of parchment.
"What is it?" Blaise asked
"The Marauder's Map."
"Harry obliviate them" Cassiopeia ordered.
"What?" Fred said surprised and Harry started to advance to them.
"Wait!" They both said. "You can trust us, we won't tell anyone you're going here"
"Why should we trust you?" Daphne questioned.
"Because we can help you. We can give you the map when you need it"
"I need a wizard's oath that you won't reveal anything" Cassiopeia said.
"We swear on our magic that we won't tell anybody the things we've learned about the Slytherin royals."
There was a brief of silence then Fred asked "What now?"
"Meet us here on Saturday" Cassiopeia said then they started to walk away.
"Are you sure you can trust them?" Draco asked.
"No, but that's why I made them take a wizard's oath"
When Saturday came, the twins excitedly waited for the group of eight and they went to the Room of Requirement.
"Blimey, how did you even discover this place?" Fred said as he entered the room.
"Cassiopeia found it during her first year"
"Unbelievable, we've spent our years here and we never found it"
The two actually fit in the group quite easily and when they found out that the eight were the ones that did the pranks which they took the blame for when they were in their first year they were their new idols. The twins were busy asking how they did it without anyone questioning them.
The twins actually started hanging out with them more, so far they spent time at the Slytherin common rooms and sat at the Slytherin table. Since, some people were still mad at them for last year's prank they were still shunned but when they sat at the Slytherin table during dinner with the Slytherin royals the whole house of snakes welcomed them with open arms.
The two Gryffindors actually went as far as to sleeping in the dormitories of Harry, Blaise and Draco. They actually never went to the Gryffindor tower unless to prank someone because all their stuff was at the Slytherin Dungeons now. The only time they weren't with the eight second years were in classes. The other Weasleys were really mad at their brothers saying they were 'betraying family' and they would be in big trouble with their parents but the two didn't care because they planned to spend the summer with the Malfoys who were planning to go on a vacation around Europe.
By Christmas, another student and a ghost was petrified but they couldn't care less. The ten were the only people being left behind for the holidays in Slytherin, well Fred and George weren't Slytherin but they considered themselves one.
During Christmas morning the ten quickly made their way downstairs to see a Christmas tree surrounded by presents. The twins were surprised when they actually had presents in the pile and it was actually a lot more than they received last year.
The twins received sweets and new sets of robes from Pansy, Daphne gave them Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks which they loved, Blaise gave them dungbombs, Crabbe and Goyle gave them Hiccough Sweets, Harry gave them a prank book, Draco gave both of them a new broom which received a hug from the twins and Cassiopeia gave them Quidditch equipment for them to use for fun because the twins both quit the Gryffindor Quidditch team for they supported Slytherin now.
When they went to breakfast some of them were holding or wearing the new gifts they got and when they sat at their table they received glares from Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
"Future couple." Cassiopeia said to Draco who passed in to the other in the group.
"Wonder what they're children look like" Pansy said which made them laugh.
By Christmas night, they were lazing around the common room when Crabbe and Goyle arrived.
"Where have you been?" Draco asked and everyone' sees were on them.
"Uh.. The bathroom?" Crabbe answered and Cassiopeia quickly narrowed her eyes because his voice was different and a Slytherin never stutters.
"Crabbe, Goyle what did Draco give me for Christmas?" She asked which made the two fumbled a little.
"He gave you a necklace remember?" Goyle said.
Cassiopeia discreetly eyed everyone and they all knew the two weren't actually Crabbe and Goyle. Draco's gift for her was probably the one that took most effort because when she opened the box a few sparks emitted from it and inside was was a frame the moving picture inside constantly changing.
"Okay, then why don't the two of you sit down" She said, the two slowly sat down at the couch next to Draco.
The two eyed the group and saw that Fred and George where across from them at another couch talking with Blaise. At another couch, Harry was next to Cassiopeia who were both reading a book, sometimes whispering to each other and beside them were Pansy and Daphne talking about all sorts of things and next to them were Draco who was reading.
Hermione who was disguised as Goyle was surprised at the behavior of the eight because they thought that they were constantly chatting with each other with subjects such as mudbloods and school gossip. Another thing that surprised her was that the books Draco, Harry and Cassiopeia were reading was very rare and shouldn't even be understood by second years like them.
The two were nervous by now because not one of them were talking, and it was only about half an hour until their polyjuice potion is up. They wanted to find the heir of Slytherin and thought that it might be Draco. Hermione was doing it for research and Ron was doing it for revenge hoping that Draco might get expelled if he was the heir.
"Don't you think it's weird that during the holidays no one seems to be petrified" Cassiopeia said wanting to see what the two impostors would think.
'Crabbe and Goyle' seemed interested now.
"Maybe they didn't stay for the holidays" Blaise suggested.
"Bad thing too because the only mudblood left in the school is Granger" Pansy said and that's when Hermione thought that there were the Slytherins she heard about.
"Either way Granger would be the one most likely to be attacked, she doesn't even belong here" Draco said and 'Goyle' was trying to prevent tears from slipping. Hermione didn't know why she suddenly felt so emotional and was trying to compose herself.
"We need to go" 'Crabbe' said.
"Is there a problem Crabbe? You usually don't go out of the common rooms unless to go to the Great Hall for food" Cassiopeia said.
"We need to go to the bathroom, again." he said and started to walk away with Goyle. Ron in disguise as Crabbe knew that the potion was about to wear off and that Hermione was about to burst to tears because of their insults. Cassiopeia quickly grabbed her wand and casted incarcerous to tie them up.
The twins quickly went to them and brought them to the couch they sat at and Draco went to where Blaise is sat.
"Not a very bright decision to try and spy on us" Both of them said.
"What are you talking about?"
"Drop the act." Daphne said and then saw that they were slowly starting to change back and what they saw were Hermione and Ron.
"It's Weasel and mudblood" Draco mused.
"Where's Crabbe and Goyle?" Harry asked and pointed his wand towards them.
"In a broom closet near here" Ron said. Blaise, Pansy and Daphne went to get their friends.
"So why did you suddenly decided to spy on us?" Cassiopeia asked.
"Fred! George! I'm your brother help me out here" Ron begged and the twins shook their heads. "You're not our brother anymore, not since you chose to stopped talking to us since last year."
"Blimey! They've already changed you!" Rom said frustrated.
"I said why were you spying on us!" Cassiopeia said.
"We wanted to find out if any of you were the heir" Hermione said.
"None of us are the heirs" Draco lied knowing that Cassiopeia was one but she didn't open the chamber.
"Why would we believe you?" Ron asked.
"Why would we lie to you?" Harry said. "Sometimes you need to think Weasel"
"Obliviate them" Cassiopeia ordered.
"Is every answer to your problem Obliviate?" Fred asked knowing that they were once threatened by the same spell.
"Do you want me to kill them?" She asked the two.
"You can do that?" George asked.
"No!" She said quickly "Do you want me to end up in Azkaban?"
Harry did the spell on the two and knocked them out. Fred and George brought them to the Gryffindor tower and left quickly.
When they returned they found Crabbe and Goyle being carried of by Draco and Harry to the dorms since they both drank a Sleeping drought. They all decided to sleep since the problem was solved.
