Chapter 10

Disclaimer: I do not own Anything or anyone and thank you for your comments about the prank as for the Prank on Sniveler the bat(Snape) it will probably be a double prank between him and Dumb-as-a-door (Dumbledore) but that won't be for another couple of chapters.

P.S: This chapter has been edited to fix mistakes and make it much easier to read from now on.

Hogwarts

Harry Potter was walking along the corridors after his exercises and training with Neville as it was Halloween which both boys were somber about as it was the day of Harry's parents deaths and Neville was in understanding as he lost his parents around that time too, Hermione was at the library finishing up her research and Homework.

Right now Harry was using the Marauders map in one hand and one of his wands in the other as he was testing out some new features of the map he added with the help of his dad's notebook he got over the summer and with Remus's help from the letters exchanged between them.

Harry had now made it possible to isolate a item or person on the map, all he had to do was tap the center of the map and say 'Locatus' and following those words you had to attach the name of the item/person you are searching for and it will isolate where it will be.

Using the most direct but simplest pathways for the user to take to get to their desired destination, it was very easy due to his advanced abilities.

He was not yet finished with the other features as they would improve the map and add things to further its development.

This was because the map was incomplete as it had a few rooms and pathways that surprisingly, were not on the map.

But with his status as the Heir and Head of the Ravenclaw family, which he remembered being told by Lady Hogwarts that he could control the wards of the castle, he was attempting to connect the wards to the map so that it will immediately update its missing parts by the fact that the wards continually scan he castle every hour of every day to detect harm or danger within or around the castle.

So with this connection he can find new rooms and secrets that have been lost for years, Harry had yet to complete this as there were so many wards and protections, it will be a very difficult task to accomplish.

Anyway, as Harry was testing the modifications with his searching spell, he came up with an inspiration and so Harry cleared his previous search which was finding new passageways.

He said with the spell "Locatus - Rowena Ravenclaw's Private rooms and portrait."

The reason of this inspirational thought is because he was on the floor where the Ravenclaw common rooms were located, which was on the fourth floor as to the Gryffindor's common room was on the seventh floor between the headmasters office and room and the Room of Requirement, Harry thought that since the founders built the school and castle, he wondered if their living quarters still existed 'as it wasn't too far fetched that they lived in the castle.'

So Harry waited for the map to adjust and find what he was searching for, the reason he did not ask Lady Hogwarts before all of this was because she was busy with counseling and speaking with Neville about his duties and other things he needed to know about the castle in the common room.

Harry was brought back from his thoughts by the map glowing and showing were his search would lead him to and it lead right to the northern part of the 4th floor.

The names of his intended items coincided as the portrait seemed to be guarding the room as far as he could tell by the map and so he headed off to to the place of interest.

Harry reached a wall where the items should be, but all that was there was a blank stone wall and after some thinking he tapped his glasses for its settings to detect unseen spells and enchantments.

He found a blurry image just in front of the wall and he also found a number of other recognizable spells such as silencing, repelling and distracting charms but Harry was able to overcome the repelling charm with his robes as they were charmed by Harry to ignore compulsory magic.

Harry thought for a moment on how to disable all the spells with a spell of his own and picking one from his vast knowledge of magic he raised his wand and with a few swishes, flicks and twirls he intoned the spell he needed which was "Incantatus finatis restorium!"

A silver glow came from his wand and impacted the wall a second later spreading to all around the part of the stone wall in front of him and once the glow dissipated there was a sort of shift in the wall and a portrait simply grew out of the stone.

It and took shape and inside said painting there was a woman sleeping, magically frozen in a comfortable Blue and Bronze chair surrounded by a few bookcases and a decorative fireplace but the woman was simply one word "beautiful."

With glistening, slightly tan skin, simple peach colored lips, a cute slim nose, fair trimmed eyebrows but her Hair was the most amazing feature as it was mostly a rich dark color almost as if it was midnight blue with long gentle silver streaks everywhere else.

It was like looking at the moon glowing in the dark night sky and her dress was a similar blueish color that at the end of it mostly covered her slim smooth legs one of which was just poking out to show them to the world.

Harry came out of his mesmerizing gaze when he remembered why he was here and so he noticed a small metal label that looked like a nameplate at the bottom of the portrait which said "Rowena Ravenclaw, The Wise Founder of Hogwarts!"

Harry was ecstatic as he had found one of his ancestors, he also noticed an indent between the name and description which when he looked closer he noticed that it could fit his Ravenclaw house ring.

So Harry concentrated on the ring on his right hand, when the ring appeared he then placed the face of the ring in the indent and when he did the sound of something unlocking rang throughout the empty corridor.

A ripple of colours appeared and disappeared on the portrait surface and the painting began to come to life as the flame in the fireplace began flickering and moving and the gorgeous woman began to stir and shift in her seat, when she opened her eyes Harry was astounded by their beauty as they were the color of sparkling sapphires that sparkled in the light of the fireplace.

Once the woman was fully awake she was able to look at her surroundings as she then she spotted an awed Harry of whom she spoke to, "I thank you for waking me, My young heir as I have been asleep for apparently quite a few few decades."

She smiled with a quiet joy shining in her eyes as she continued speaking, "It is quite refreshing to be able to see and speak again and yes the reason that I know you are my Heir as only my heir could have awoken me from my spelled slumber."

Harry snapped out of his daze and began concentrating on his ancestor speaking to him, yet he was nearly put back into an astonished dze yet again by her voice as it sounded like a clear and riveting tone that calmed and drew Harry to her as if she were speaking in a lovely calming melody.

Harry replied with interest as he was eager to talk to someone who was from his own family, besides udonna and Claire of course, "Your welcome Rowena as I was hoping to find and speak with you and maybe find your room if that is alright?"

The woman replied, "Yes that will be fine, you are allowed since you are apart of my family."

Harry's eyes sparkled with warmth at her acceptance of himself into their family and replied in a choked up voice as he was so full of joy, "Thank you Auntie Rowena, My name is Harry Potter."

Rowena smiled slightly at the familiar title she was given and her portrait opened up with a somewhat excited Harry taking a hesitant step inside the room that was behind the portrait.

What he saw was amazing as it was an entire apartment with a living room, Dining room, study room and bedroom which had an attached bathroom but the real shock was the library as it looked like a picture of the library of Alexandria he had once seen when he was seven an was on a school trip to an art museum he went to.

He saw it because he had to go and his relatives could not stop him going as it was compulsory to an essay he had done afterwards and the school would have investigated if he did not come.

The Library was crammed with books, scrolls and display cases of small journals one of which made Harry excited as it was Rowena's own personal diary.

Harry returned to the Living Room after his browsing of the massive Library, he then sat down on a comfortable seat with the same coloured upholstery as the portrait door's.

But this one had smooth dark wooden armrests designed with Raven's about to take flight but he was taken out of his musings by a subtle cough on the wall above the fireplace in the living room where Rowena was sitting on a similar seat to Harry's but hers had a coffee table beside it.

When Harry began to pay full attention to his ancestor the person in the portrait began speaking, "I do hope that you enjoyed your tour of my facilities and was wondering when you would tell me a bit about yourself as the last thing I remember was being put to sleep by the Headmaster who was driveling on and on about some Greater Good."

Harry was steamed at how the old meddling bastard of a man Dumbles had done this to his portrait of his ancestral aunt all for that old man's own gains and selfish plans.

Harry began by telling his ancestor everything that he knew up to today's date and how Harry was manipulated by the headmaster, the portrait had said before he spoke that she cannot give away secrets made by her Heir, also Harry told her what he could do, as in magical and physical abilities, and he demonstrated some of his skills such as his elemental skills like fire and lightning along with his Armour and weapons and Animagus talents.

Rowena was impressed with these skills that her nephew possesed and commented on how to improve some of them with her own knowledge of magic.

She then asked if Harry could look in a drawer that was in the study which was locked as it would only open to him so Harry went to do this.

When he did and opened the drawer, there was a mini pensive the size of a large pebble that looked like it would attach to his glasses and would show him a memory if he concentrated on it and would appear before his eyes, there was also a book with the title 'Legacy of the Ravenclaw Clan.'

Which when he looked inside there in the book was separate sections with information made by past heirs of Ravenclaw leading back to Rowena herself and there was a new blank section for Harry to write inside.

The last of these items was; a wonderfully crafted dagger in a Blue Japanese Fire-Tongue Dragon-hide Holster along with a belt of similar material, the blade was shining mythril with an Orichalcum made handle in a bronze leather wrapping and with this came a mini portrait that looked like the study he was currently in; with this done he closed the drawer and made his way back to the living room.

Harry returned to the living room and presented the items to Rowena and she told him about them.

"Ah yes, the book is a of note/spell book, where each heir after myself has made their own entries and recordings of spells along with tips to better prepare the next coming heir after the present one dies, but it will reappear back in the drawer when you pass on, the mini pensieve is of my own design and was used on many occasions where a normal one was too troublesome to use at times and transport."

"Also they were too bulky and annoying even when it was shrunk and re-shrunk as it always required a wand for use when full size, the dagger was used for when I was in combat, without the need for magic and it is charmed to never dull and can be thrown from a distance and hit its target directly anytime."

"It would return to its thrower with a simple thought and the dragon-hide belt/holster can be able to make the dagger more concealable on your person as it has had invisibility runes and concealment charms placed in/on the belt buckle."

"Finally the small portrait is for when I need to be taken out of my chambers as I am unable to go through other paintings besides the one you hold now and it will be useful for when you need advice from me if you need it."

Harry thanked his new aunt for the items and they spoke more about how the school was getting along and after an hour Harry was contacted by Lady Hogwarts via mind-link, "Harry, you are needed, there is a dark presence on the second floor corridor near the haunted abandoned bathroom and its about to attack, Hurry please!"

Harry snapped out of the mind link and told Rowena of the situation and she told him he could come back later and the password for the room was 'diadem' with a nod in reply Harry collected the items and strapped the dagger on his waist and the other items in his pockets.

He was soon out the portrait-door with a goodbye to his ancestor as Harry headed for the second floor as fast as he could, but when he got there he met a strange and slightly scary sight.

On a lantern hanging beside a wall of blood red letters was Mrs Norris (Fitch's cat) hanging still as a stone by her tail with a face of pure terror and shock, the letters on the wall formed a sentence shimmering in the light cast by the flaming torches that was chilling to the bone:

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED.

ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE

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