"Wake up." Something blurry passed by her vision. "Wake up, my little princess." Her vision focused in more and she found herself in a cavern. Suddenly a putrid smell hit her and she felt bile threaten to come up.

"Where am I?" she gasped out. Someone chuckled.

"Ah yes. I almost forgot. You've never been here before. Allow me to introduce you to the Chamber of Secrets!" Lights flooded in and she saw even more. All around were carvings of snakes. Then she saw it. Laying half in and half out of the water it was barely recognizable. The Basilisk. It's rotting body was green and reddish, with flies and all types of small, disgusting creatures crawling in and out of it.

"Of course you know. Basilisk corpses take decades to rot completely." The voice came again. This time, though, it was right in front of her. Suddenly he appeared. Her eyes widened as it finally dawned on her just what he was. How could I have been so stupid! How could he have entered Hogwarts without being seen? How could he have followed me? Watched me without being seen? How could he have touched me?

"You're a Concord Blender," she gasped. She had read about them. They were said to be only a myth. Wizards who were capable of disappearing at anytime, blending into their surroundings easily.

He smiled. "Oh finally! Took you forever to figure it out. For the brightest in your year I'd have thought you would have figured it out earlier. Then again… you were absorbed in Weasley." He leaned into her, no longer smiling. "You should have listened to Ginny. You should have written back." Hermione was stunned.

"Ginny? What does… Oh my God… What have you done to her!" He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"Oh Ginny. Would you please join us?" One of the statues opened their mouths and Ginny stepped out, her eyes dilated and staring straight forward. "The Imperious Curse works wonders. Especially when you've been controlled before." Hermione sagged, looking on her best friend with sympathy.

"Oh Ginny," she murmured. Gallagan turned away from Hermione and stood behind Ginny, wrapping his arms around her.

"Ginny. I have one more task for you. Could you please bring me Weasley and who ever is with him… the more the merrier." Ginny didn't blink. To Hermione's horror she turned around and left the Chamber.

"What have you done to her?" He smiled maliciously.

"Everything." Hermione felt sick.


"Oy! Harry, Ron! What are you doing up? It's almost eleven thirty." The boys turned to see Lavander, Pravati, Dean, Neville and Seamus entering the common room.

"Waiting for Hermione. She has rounds." Ron replied. "Where were you guys? You're not supposed to be wandering the school at this hour." Seamus smirked.

"Since when have you Ron Weasley abided by the rules. We just went to the kitchens." Harry rolled his eyes and turned back to the game he was playing with Ron. Just then Ginny came in. She walked over to the group.

"Follow me. All of you."

"What? Why?" Pravati asked. Harry noticed Ginny fingering her wand.

"Where have you been Gin?" Ron asked as he picked up the abandoned chess game. She looked at him. They then all noticed her eyes. They looked glazed. Dean was about to say something when she interrupted in a rather snappish serious tone.

"If you want to see Hermione alive I suggest you all follow me." Ron jumped up and grabbed Ginny frantically.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Ginny ignored him and quickly left the room. Harry looked around.

"Well come on." They all followed Ginny to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. They followed her in and Lavender screamed. On the floor was Terry Boot. A dead Terry Boot.

"What happened!" Seamus asked as they all backed away from the corpse. There was a shriek and Moaning Myrtle appeared out of one of the cubicles.

"I'll tell you what happened. Oh it was horrible! This boy and Hermione came in to see what was wrong. This mean boy killed him!"

"PELCONA VEROCA!" Ginny screamed pointing her wand at Myrtle. Myrtle shrieked again as she whirled around and disappeared in a cubicle. Harry rounded on her.

"What was that about?" Ignoring him and a hyperventilating Lavender, Ginny pointed to the sinks.

"Open it." Harry stared at her, confused.

"What?"

"Open it." She commanded again. Harry looked at where she was pointing.

"The Chamber of Secrets." Ron muttered, darkly.

"Open it."

"Is Hermione there?" Pravati asked. Ginny moved to the sink, stroking the faucet wit the snake on it. She closed her eyes.

"Open it Harry." Harry frowned. Neville moved over to him from his place near the door.

"What's she talking about?" Harry pointed.

"That's the Chamber of Secrets. Ginny wants me to open it." Seamus stared in awe.

"I thought it was a myth."

"OPEN IT HARRY!" Ginny screamed, her hair flaring and her eyes blazing. Harry frowned as he went over to the faucet. He looked at the snake for a moment.

"Open." He hissed. Everyone stepped back as the Chamber of Secrets was opened once again.


"Welcome, welcome, welcome! My, my Ginny. You did a very good job." Gallagan's eyes rested on Ron, glaring at him. "I've been expecting you."

"Where's Hermione?" He snarled.

"I'm right here." From behind one of the statues Hermione appeared. Her hair was loose and grimy and her clothes were ripped. Her arms and legs were bleeding. Ron started for her when Pravati stopped him. She pointed.

"Look." Ten men appeared behind the limping girl. Gallagan smiled.

"Isn't she beautiful?"

"I'll kill you!" Ron yelled. "I'LL KILL YOU!" Harry and Seamus grabbed Ron and held him back. The smile grew.

"Ginny. Come here." They all watched in horror as Ginny made her way up and stood next to Hermione. He grabbed Hermione by the hair and pulled her close, causing her to cry.

"This redhead has been enough use to me. Let's see what she can do without control." Gallagan took out his wand and flicked it. Ginny's shoulders sagged. Her eyes became their normal size again. She looked around again and her eyes grew large. She backed into a sculpture and shook her head.

"No... No... NO! Not again.." She looked over at him and then wrapped her hand over her body, a look of violation on her face.

"What have you done to her!" Neville asked, horrified at Ginny's reaction. Gallagan smiled.

"Everything I'm going to do to her. Maybe even more..." He said, motioning to the bleeding, crying, struggling girl in his arms. Gallagan then smiled down at the cringing Gryffindor.

"So you remember." He reached out to touch her but Ginny shrunk away, whimpering. He then sneered at her, disgusted and kicked her. Ron and Harry tried to run at him, swearing, but the combined strength of Neville, Dean, Seamus, Pravati and Lavender kept them back.

"Attacking him isn't going to do anything." Dean said. Gallagan smiled wrapping his arms around a wreck of Hermione. He placed his hands on her stomach, rubbing it as he placed his head on her shoulder. The whole time Hermione was struggling to keep from falling down.

"You know Weasel. Hermione told me about you. About how you and her always fought. How you always hurt her with your words and how it hurt her when you ignored her. Yet… she still cared about you. I personally thought you were an asshole."

"Like wise." Ron snarled. Gallagan continued unfazed.

"Now look at her. She's gone through hell. She could have prevented death! But no…" he sneered. "She chose to be selfish and chose the bastard who can't even afford to buy the crap off the road. Well… She's about to find out the consequences of not listening to me."

"You're insane!" Seamus yelled. Gallagan turned to him.

"I'd shut up if I were you Finnegan. Hermione's watched several people die. She's felt their blood and tasted it. I wouldn't mind, but I know she would hate to add you to that list." He smiled, wickedly. "Maybe I could make her swim in your blood. She's already swum in the Basilisk's." Lavender grabbed Seamus' hand and pulled him back. Gallagan smiled.

"I thought so…" He then turned to Harry. "Harry Potter! I've heard so much about you. You're a legend. The Boy Who Lived," he sneered mockingly. "Well now you will be the boy who suffered!" He grabbed Ginny from her position in the corner. "Which one will it be Potter? Ginny?" He shook the redhead. "Or the Mudblood?" He shook the bleeding girl.

A/N: Happy! Happy! Happy! Hermione's life is very happy isn't it... anyway... What will Harry do? What will happen to Hermione and Ginny? Why do I keep asking questions?

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Chapter Teases:

"Hermione!" She pounded on the wall. "HERMIONE!"

"Oh... did I do that... I'm sorry..." Hermoine whirled around to face the blazing eyes.

"You shouldn't have left. I don't like people who leave the party early." Hermione screamed as the flames rose higher.