OK this is a hell of a lot longer all info is important sorry if most of it's from the book but i tried my bst to skim out the boring bits haha
anyway enjoy
It was Halloween morning Snake and the others were at the Gryffindor table eating, Harry, Ron and Snake had received letters that morning from Professor McGonagall telling them that their detentions would be served that day.
"Stuck with Lockhart" Snake groaned "I wonder if I just have a word with McGonagall then I could get out of this mess".
"NO" Harry said a little louder than he had thought "You are not leaving me with Lockhart and when do you plan to get your eye mended".
"It's his fault I almost died" Snake said "If I'm in that room with him I'm going to hit him, I don't plan to get my eye fixed until I get my apology off the one who gave me it". Snake went back to eating after he had said this Hermione glared at him as she always did when he insulted Lockhart, Snake didn't mind her glaring at all as he got it off his Aunt Carmen yet Hermione stopped glaring as a distraction in the form of Elsa and Kenji turned up.
"Here" She said to Snake placing six galleons in his hand and Kenji placed the other three in his hand as well "You win".
"Naturally" Snake said pocketing the money "You expected a different outcome".
"I was so sure I could win this time" Elsa said pouting Dagger come over and sat down beside her "Why did you have to tell her?"
"What do you mean?" Dagger asked tilting her head to the side "I only told her because she's our friend".
"You made me loose a bet" Elsa replied "Snake won because of you and now we'll never hear the last of it".
"Behave" Snake said "I'll let you off this time". Elsa stared at him unconvinced by what he was saying, Snake carried on eating when another person turned up it was Jennie she had tied her hair into a pony tail.
"Hey Snake" Jennie said sitting down next to him hugging him and whispered into his ear "Nice blonde highlights". Snake almost choked on the bit of bacon he was eating, Jennie started slapping him on the back and realised it wasn't working.
"Vendos" Jennie said pointing her wand at Snake's throat he stopped choking instantly "Sorry, are you OK?"
"Yeah" Snake said sounding slightly out of breathe he took a drink before speaking again "Yeah I'm fine and no worries it's not your fault". He looked at Jennie out of the corner of his eye she nodded and smiled at him, Ginny showed up a few minutes afterwards carrying her bag and sat down on Snake's other side.
"Hello Ginny" Snake said "Hungry?"
"Slightly yes" Ginny said "Could you pass the bacon please?"
Snake leaned over and grabbed the plate of bacon and passed it to Ginny he then stood to leave.
"I need to go and grab something" Snake said "I'll meet you guys in the grounds or something". He didn't wait for a reply before tearing out of the great hall pulling out his sunglasses he'd bought over the summer and put them on, his hair was changing back and he didn't want to risk his eyes being seen in case they had changed as well. He felt the Mexon locket get heavier around his neck it seemed that someone had good news for him, he sped off up to the common room and entered. Snake made sure that no one was in the room and headed to the mirror, he withdrew his wand and the mirror began to fog writing the word 'Alexandria' once more and rubbed it out.
"Tell me you have them" Snake said "Please tell me this is good news".
"I have the ingredients" The voice said "There is just that problem of how to get them too you".
"That can be changed" He said he winced slightly as a pain shot through his lower back "Use the moogles I need those ingredients".
"Monty is the only one capable of this" The voice said "Give me time to find him".
"Three days I'll send you a message using the lockets" Snake said "I must go now I need to take the potion there's no time to explain, I think the spell is wearing off too early".
"I'll do some digging" The voice replied "I'll send word with Monty if I find anything".
"Good" Snake said "Three days". Snake wiped the rest of the steam off the mirror and headed to the dormitory, he took his sunglasses off and looked into the mirror his eyes where changing colour as well he ran over and pulled out the potion and drank it the pain subsided. Getting up he headed to the mirror his eyes where brown once more and his hair was purely black, he realised he was lucky this time it had only been Jennie who had noticed and none of the others.
It was nearly five to eight and Harry, Snake and Ron had left the common room heading to their detentions, Snake and Harry where to help Lockhart with his fan mail while Ron would be polishing silver in the trophy room with Filch by hand.
"I think Ron's got it easy" Snake said as he and Harry headed to Lockhart's office "I'd take Filch over Lockhart".
"I'm not too sure" Harry said "I think Lockhart would be better".
"Yeah guess so" Snake said "Lockhart won't give us a lecture".
"You hit Malfoy with a broom" Harry said laughing slightly "Where's the lecture in that?"
"Going to guess at brooms are for flying not hitting" Snake said laughing "Highly interesting that". They both stood outside Lockhart's office neither wanted to knock on the door, Snake stood there arms folded staring at Harry until finally Harry knocked they heard a scurrying from inside and Lockhart opened the door.
"Ah boys glad you're here" He said opening the door wider "Come in boys, come in". Harry and Snake sighed under their breath as they entered however their faces where horrified when they saw the high stack of envelopes and pictures.
"One of you can put them into envelopes" Lockhart said "While one of you can seal them". Snake dashed forwards ready to seal the envelopes leaving Harry to put the autographed pictures into the envelopes, Lockhart was saying something about a person called 'Gladys Gudeon' being a huge fan of his. Snake and Harry sat there bored as the minutes snailed by with Lockhart saying stuff that Snake couldn't hear for he sat there singing under his breath, Harry however would occasionally mutter the occasional 'Right' and 'Yeah' Snake got the feeling Harry wasn't actually listening to anything Lockhart was saying. The candles burned lower and lower as the time dragged on Harry's hand was aching as he reached over for what felt like the thousandth envelope he realised that most of the envelopes he'd already passed to Snake hadn't been sealed looking over he realised why, Snake had fallen asleep on the desk Harry could only hope that it would be over soon. Then he heard something it differed from the sounds of the dying candles or Lockhart's drowning voice, it was another voice, a voice that sent a chill down Harry's spine, a voice of breath taking ice cold venom.
"Come…come to me…let me rip you…let me tear you…let me kill you…" Harry gave a huge jump which rocked the table waking Snake up with a start.
"I'm awake" He said sleepily "I've been awake this entire time".
"What?" Snake heard Harry ask loudly next to him he turned and saw that Harry had a look of slight fear in his eyes.
"I know!" Lockhart said "Six solid months at the top of the best seller list! Broke all records!" Snake rolled his eyes it seemed Lockhart hadn't seen the look in Harry's eyes due to the fact he was being too self centred about his own achievements.
"No" Harry said frantically "That voice!"
"Sorry?" Lockhart asked looking puzzled which was mirrored on Snake's face "What voice?"
"That-that voice that said-didn't you hear it?" Harry was looking from Lockhart to Snake who was still looking puzzled and back again.
"What are you talking about Harry? Perhaps you're getting drowsy? Great Scott look at the time! We've been here nearly four hours! I'd have never believed it, the times flown hasn't it?" Snake and Harry didn't answer they got up and left the room heading back to the common room.
"Please tell me you heard that voice" Harry said "I'm not going mad".
"Never said you where" Snake said "Look I fell asleep so I didn't hear anything, you should tell Ron and Hermione about it there just about to come round that corner". Snake pointed to the corner about a foot away and just as he predicted Ron and Hermione came round it, Ron looked as if he was aching slightly as they spotted Snake and Harry they ran right over to them.
"Finally finished you're detentions then?" Hermione asked when she looked at Harry her expression turned to concern "Harry what's wrong?"
"He heard a voice in Lockhart's office" Snake answered for him leaning against a wall "Lockhart and I didn't hear it and he thinks he's going mad". Harry didn't say anything he seemed to be straining his ears as if listening for something then he heard the voice again.
"Rip...Tear…Kill". He stumbled slightly placing his ear against the nearby wall, squinting slightly as he looked up and down the corridor Snake realising this never meant anything good slipped his hand inside his robes and clutched his gun.
"Harry?" Hermione asked looking slightly frightened "Harry what is it?" He held up his hand to silence her and continued to listen at the wall then he heard the voice again moving away getting fainter and fainter.
"I smell blood…I SMELL BLOOD". Harry's stomach lurched he turned to face the others looking mainly at Snake.
"It's going to kill" He yelled ignoring Ron and Hermione's bewildered looks and shocked expressions as Snake withdrew his Glock eighteen Harry took off at a run down the corridor with Snake, Ron and Hermione close behind, they tore round a corner and stopped suddenly Snake grabbed Hermione round the waist as she slipped on the water covering the floor.
"Thanks" She said as Snake helped her regain her balance "Where did this water come from?"
"I don't know" Snake said looking at the floor he saw something reflected in the water and looked up at the wall his eyes widened in fear "What's that?" They looked to where Snake was pointing they approached and saw to their shock foot high words had been painted on the wall between two windows, the light from the torches shimmered on the words:
DER RAUM VON GEHEIMNISSEN IST GEÖFFNET WORDEN.
FEINDE DES ERBEN, PASSEN AUF.
"What does it say?" Hermione asked looking shocked "Actually what's that hanging underneath?" Harry, Ron and Hermione moved forwards while Snake stood there gun lowered still staring at the words, the three of them realised what it was and jumped back with a splash snapping Snake from his trance and raising his gun again. Mrs Norris the caretakers cat was hanging from the torch bracket, she was as stiff as a board her eyes wide and staring yet there was something else hanging behind her a medallion of some kind.
"Let's go" Ron said to the others.
"Shouldn't we try to help" Hermione said her face was still white.
"I'm with Ron" Snake said "This is the last place we want to be right now". Before they could move they heard the thundering of thousands of students heading their way it seemed that the feast had ended, from either side of the corridor they could here hundreds of feet climbing the stairs heading their way. Within seconds they had spilled out onto the corridor and the noise subsided as they saw the hanging cat Snake, Harry, Ron and Hermione where stood alone in the middle of all the students as silence fell. Then someone pushed forwards and spotted the writing and shouted.
"Looks like Snake's been trying to scare people!" Snake turned to see Draco Malfoy sneering yet he eyes widened when they fell on the gun in Snake's hand.
"What's going on here? What's going on?" Attracted no doubt by Malfoy's yelling, Argus Filch came shouldering people out of the way then he spotted Mrs Norris and he fell back clutching his face in anger then his eyes fell on Snake who hid the gun back in his robes quickly.
"YOU!" He screeched stepping towards Snake "You! You've murdered my cat! You've killed her! I'll kill you! I'll-".
"Argus!" Dumbledore had come on the scene followed by a number of teachers and Jennie, their eyes fell on the writing and then to Mrs Norris.
"What does it say Albus?" Professor McGonagall asked Dumbledore's sparkling blue eyes swept over the writing.
"I don't know" Dumbledore replied "I've never actually seen that langue before".
"If I may Professor" Jennie said stepping forwards "I think I know someone who can understand that". Jennie looked at Snake as did the other teachers as well as Dumbledore.
"Who me?" Snake asked looking around surprised "Well if my German serves me correctly it says, The chamber of secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir beware!" Professor McGonagall stepped back looking slightly afraid while Professor Dumbledore walked over and unhooked Mrs Norris from the torch bracket, it seemed he hadn't noticed the medallion Snake looked at Jennie and without words managed to get her to grab it.
"Come with me Argus" He said to Filch "You as well Mr Vercetti, Miss Granger, Mr Potter and Mr Weasley". Lockhart stepped forwards rather eagerly.
"My office is nearest, Headmaster-just upstairs-feel free".
"Thank you Gilderoy" Dumbledore said. The crowd parted to let them all pass, Lockhart looking excited and important hurried after Dumbledore, and so did Professors McGonagall and Snape with Jennie following behind. As they entered Lockhart's darkened office there was movement across the walls, Snake saw a few of the Lockhart's in the pictures dodge out of sight their hair in rollers.
The real Lockhart started to light the candles on his desk and stood back, Dumbledore laid Mrs Norris on the polished surface of the desk and began to examine her. Harry, Snake, Ron and Hermione exchanged tense looks and sank into the nearby chairs on the outside of the pool of light watching Dumbledore closely. Dumbledore was bending close to Mrs Norris the tip of his crooked nose was barely an inch from Mrs Norris's fur, he was looking at her closely through his half-moon spectacles his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Professor McGonagall was bent almost as close her eyes narrowed, Snape loomed half in shadow, wearing a most peculiar expression it was as though he was trying hard not to smile. Lockhart was hovering around all of them, making pointless suggestions that were being ignored.
"It's defiantly a curse that killed her-probably the Transmogrifian Torture, I've seen it used many times so unlucky I wasn't there. I know the very counter-curse that would have saved her". Lockhart's comments were punctured by Filch's dry, racking sobs. He was slumped in a chair by the desk, unable to look at Mrs Norris his face in his hands. As much as Snake detested Filch he couldn't help feeling rather sorry for him, yet he couldn't shake the feeling of what would happen if Dumbledore believed Filch then he would be expelled for sure.
"I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadougou" Lockhart was saying Snake looked over and saw Jennie roll her eyes "A series of attacks, the full stories are in my autobiography. I was able to provide the townsfolk with various amulets which cleared the matter up once..." The photographs of Lockhart on the walls were all nodding in agreement as he talked. One had forgotten to remove his hairnet, at last however Dumbledore straightened up.
"She's not dead Argus" He said softly. Lockhart finally stopped talking in the middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented.
"Not dead?" Choked Filch, looking though his fingers at Mrs Norris "Then why's she all stiff and frozen".
"She has been petrified" Dumbledore said "Yet how I don't know".
"Ask him!" Filch shrieked turning his blotched and tear stained face towards Snake.
"No second year could have done this" Said Dumbledore firmly "It would take Dark Magic of the most advanced-".
"He did it! He did it!" Filch spat his pouchy face purpling "You saw what he wrote on the wall!"
"OH COME ON" Snake shouted standing up "JUST BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN IN GERMAN DOESN'T MEAN I WROTE IT, WHY WOULD I WANT TO ATTACK YOU'RE CAT ANYWAY".
"Snake" Jennie said stepping forwards "Calm down".
"I'm not going to be blamed by him for something I didn't do" Snake said breathing heavy "I don't know any spells that can petrify, I wasn't even there I was still in detention".
"You did something with that thing" Filch yelled inches from Snake's face.
"What? Oh this" Snake said withdrawing his gun and pointed it at Filch "It's called a gun and it doesn't petrify it kills, watch". Snake turned the gun sideways and let off a round at a candle which shattered spraying wax all over the floor everyone jumped while Snape pulled his wand out.
"What did you do that for?" Professor McGonagall asked eyeing the gun with fear.
"To prove my point Professor" Snake said placing the gun carefully on the table in front of him.
"If I may headmaster" Snape spoke finally putting his wand away again "Perhaps Mr Vercetti and his friends where simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, yet we have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why were they in the upstairs corridor? Why weren't they at the Halloween feast?"
"I can answer that Severus" Lockhart said "As Mr Vercetti said Harry along with himself were in detention with me". Dumbledore's twinkling blue eyes roved over Snake giving him a feeling of being x-rayed.
"Innocent until proven guilty Severus" Dumbledore said finally. Snape along with Filch looked furious.
"My cat has been petrified!" Filch shrieked eyes popping "I want to see some punishment!"
"We will be able to cure her Argus" Dumbledore said patiently "Madam Sprout recently managed to procure some Mandrakes. As soon as they are full sized I will see to it a potion is made to revive Mrs Norris".
"I'll make it" Lockhart butted in "I must have done it a hundred times, I could whip up a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my sleep-".
"Excuse me but I believe I am the potions master" Snape said icily. There was a rather awkward pause during which Snake picked up his gun again and put it back beneath his robes.
"You may go" Dumbledore said to the others "Miss Itou could you please lead them back to Gryffindor tower". Jennie nodded and followed the others out of the room, when they where a floor up from Lockhart's office they slowed down a bit.
"I'd be careful if I were you four from now on" Jennie said "Don't give Filch any reason to have ago at you".
"I don't know what his problem is" Snake said angrily "Blaming me just because it's in German".
"It's just mean" Harry said "You're one of the only people in Hogwarts who can speak German".
"That reminds me" Jennie said she placed her hand into her pocket and withdrew the medallion "Obviously you wanted this". She placed the medallion in Snake's hand, he held it by the chain and looked at it the medallion was in the shape of a lightning bolt.
"What is it?" Ron asked looking over at it.
"I don't know" Snake replied "I'll have to check up on it".
"Well here we are" Jennie said "You best get off to bed before anyone else catches you".
"Keep this" Snake said handing the medallion back to Jennie "I don't need to be caught with it". Jennie nodded taking it back and waited for them all to enter the common room.
For a few days the school could talk of little but the attack on Mrs Norris, Filch kept it fresh in everyone's minds by pacing up and down were she had been attacked as though he thought the attacker might come back. Snake had seen him scrubbing the message on the wall with 'Mrs Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover' but to no effect, the words still gleamed as brightly as ever on the stone it reminded Snake of a certain song that he kept singing under his breath whenever he walked past. Whenever Filch wasn't guarding the scene, he could be found skulking red-eyed through the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and trying to put them in detention for things like 'breathing loudly' and 'looking happy'. Ginny Weasley seemed very disturbed by Mrs Norris's fate, according to Ron she was a great cat lover.
"You hadn't really got to know Mrs Norris" Ron told her bracingly "Honestly we're much better off without her". Ginny's lip trembled at this comment.
"Stuff like this doesn't always happen at Hogwarts" Snake assured her "They'll catch the nutter who did it and have him out of here in no time, I just hope they stop blaming me just because it's written in German I'm enemy number one". The attack had also had an effect on Hermione, it was quite usual for Hermione to spend a lot of time reading, yet she was now doing almost nothing else nor could Snake, Harry, Ron, Ritsuka and Soubi get any response of any kind from her when they asked what she was up to and not until the following Wednesday did they find out. Snake had been held back in potions with Harry they had been made to scrape tubeworms off the desks by Snape.
"I'll be up in a second" Snake said to Harry after a hurried lunch "Apparently Professor McGonagall wants to see me about something". Harry nodded and Snake took off towards Professor McGonagall's office, Harry headed to the library to meet Ron, Hermione, Ritsuka and Soubi and saw Justin Finch-Fletchly, a Hufflepuff boy he had met in Herbology one time coming towards him. Harry had opened his mouth to say hello when Justin caught sight of him, he turned abruptly and sped off to the opposite direction. Harry found Ron, Ritsuka and Soubi at the back of the library, Ron was measuring his History of Magic homework. Professor Binns had asked them for a three foot long composition on 'The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards'.
"I don't believe it still eight inches short" Ron said furiously "Hermione's done four foot seven inches and her writings tiny, even Snake has done five foot. Where is Snake anyway?"
"He had to see McGonagall about something" Harry said "Where's Hermione?"
"Somewhere over there" Soubi said pointing along the shelves as Ron continued to make his homework longer "Looking for a new book, I think she's trying to read the entire library before Christmas".
"On about Hermione again" Said a voice from the selves Snake walked round and smiled at them all "I would have thought she'd be half way there by now".
"What did McGonagall want?" Harry asked looking over at Snake.
"Tell you later" Snake replied "I just saw that Justin from Herbology and he ran at the sight of me".
"He's afraid and I don't know why you care" Ritsuka said "You said it yourself he's an idiot all that rubbish about Lockhart". Before Snake could reply Hermione came around the selves she looked oddly irritable yet she was ready to talk.
"All the copies of Hogwarts a history have been checked out" She said sitting down next to Harry, Ron, Soubi and Ritsuka, Snake stayed standing as usual "There's a two week waiting list, I wish I hadn't left mine at home but I couldn't fit it in my trunk with all of Lockhart's books".
"Two things" Snake said "Number one: Why do you want it? Number two: Maybe I can help you".
"It's for the same reason as everyone else wants it" Hermione said "To check up on the legend of the Chamber of Secrets, how can you help me then?"
"Simple" Snake said "I know someone with the book if you ask then maybe they will lend you it and what legend".
"That's just it" Hermione said biting her lip "I can't remember and I can't find it anywhere else but who could lend me the book".
"Hermione let me read you're composition" Ron said desperately checking his watch.
"No you've had ten days to do it" Hermione said suddenly severe Snake checked his watch to and then it came to him.
"I'll see you in lesson" Snake said "I need to run and get my homework, ask Elsa by the way Hermione she should lend you the book". Snake sped off up to the common room to collect his homework for history of magic, he managed to get back to the class before the bell rang. History of magic was easily the most boring lesson in Hogwarts Professor Binns who taught it, was their only ghost teacher and the most exciting thing that ever happened in his lessons was him entering the room through the blackboard. Ancient and shrivelled many people said he didn't realise he was dead, he had simply got up to teach one day and left his body behind him in an armchair in front of the staff room fire, his routine had not varied in the slightest since.
"This is boring" Snake whispered to Soubi "Wake me up when it's. Hermione what are you doing?" Soubi looked over and was shocked for the first time ever half an hour through the lesson Hermione had her hand up, Professor Binns glanced up in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on the International Warlock Convention of 1289 looking amazed.
"Miss-err-".
"Granger Professor, I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione asked in a clear voice. Dean Thomas who had been sitting with his mouth open, gazing out of the window was instantly jerked out of his trance. Lavender Brown's head came up from her arms, Neville's elbows slipped off his desk even Snake looked interested for the first time ever, Professor Binns blinked.
"My subject is History of Magic" He said in his dry, wheezy voice "I deal with facts, Miss Granger not myths and legends" He cleared his throat with a small noise like chalk snapping and continued "In September of that year, a sub-committee of Sardinian sorcerers-". He stuttered to a halt this time it wasn't only Hermione's hand in the air Snake's was as well.
"Yes Mr-err-".
"Vercetti sir" Snake said "You claim that you are here to deal with facts professor, however don't legends always have basis in fact?" Professor Binns was looking at Snake in amazement, Harry was sure no student had ever interrupted his lesson before, alive or dead.
"Well" Professor Binns began slowly "Yes, one could argue that I suppose, however the legend of which you and Miss Grant are referring to is such a very sensational, even ludicrous tale". The whole class was for once hanging on Professor Binns's every word, he looked dimly at them all every face turned to his.
"Oh very well" He said slowly "Let me see...The Chamber of Secrets, you all know of course that the school was founded over a thousand years ago the precise date is uncertain by the four greatest wizards and witches of the age. The four school houses are named after them, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin they built this castle together, far from preying Muggle eyes for it was an age when magic was feared by common people and witches and wizards suffered much persecution". He paused and looked blearily around the room before continuing.
"For a few years, the founders worked in harmony together, seeking out youngsters who showed signs of magic and bringing them to the castle to be educated. However disagreements sprang up between them, a rift began to grow between Slytherin and the others. Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts, he believed that magical learning should be kept within all magic families he disliked taking students of Muggle parentage" Snake looked over at Hermione "Believing that they where untrustworthy, after a while there was a serious argument on the subject between Gryffindor and Slytherin and Slytherin left the school". Professor Binns paused again, pursing his lips making him look rather like a wrinkled old tortoise.
"Reliable historical sources tell us this much" He said "These honest facts have been obscured by the fanciful legend of the Chamber of Secrets. The story goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders never knew about. Slytherin, according to legend sealed the Chamber so that no one could open it until his one true heir arrived, the heir alone could open the Chamber and release the horror inside to purge the school of those unworthy to study magic". There was a rather long silence as he finished telling the story but it wasn't the usual sleepy silence that filled Professor Binns's classes, there was unease in the air as everyone continued to watch him, hoping for more this seemed to agitate Professor Binns.
"The whole thing is nonsense" He said "Naturally the school has been searched for evidence of such chamber, many times by the most learned witches and wizards. It does not exist, a tale told to frighten the gullible". Hermione's hand shot back into the air.
"Sir, what do you mean by 'the horror within' the chamber?" She asked.
"That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the heir of Slytherin alone can control" Professor Binns said in his dry, reedy voice. The class except for Snake exchanged nervous looks.
"I tell you the thing doesn't exist" Professor Binns said shuffling his notes "There is no chamber and there is no monster".
"Sir not to be rude or anything" Snake said "However just because something can't be found doesn't mean it's not there".
"Snake's right and maybe you can only find it if you're the heir of Slytherin" Dean Thomas piped up.
"Nonsense" Professor Binns said irritably "If a long line of Hogwarts Headmasters and Headmistresses haven't been able to locate the thing-".
"Professor" Pavarti Patil began "You'd probably have to use dark magic to open it-".
"Just because a wizard doesn't use dark magic doesn't mean they can't" Snapped Professor Binns "I repeat if the likes of Dumbledore can't find it-".
"Maybe you've got to be related to Slytherin, so Dumbledore couldn't-" Seamus started but Professor Binns had reached breaking point.
"That's enough" He said sharply "It is a myth! It doesn't exist! There is no shred of evidence that Slytherin built anything secret! I regret telling you such a ridiculous tale! We will return if you please, to history to solid believable verifiable fact!"
Within five minutes, the class was back into it's usual torpor, Snake ripped off a bit of parchment and scrunched it up taking careful aim at the back of Parvarti's head and threw it gently at her head, she turned to see who had thrown it and saw Snake waving at her.
"You made a valid point" Snake whispered moving quietly towards her "About the dark magic I think you might be right".
"At least someone does" She said smiling slightly "Wonder where it is though".
"I don't know" Snake said back "However no one can deny it's existence the writing's on the wall, it obviously means something".
"I knew Salazar Slytherin couldn't be trusted the twisted old loon" Ron told Harry, Ritsuka, Soubi, Snake and Hermione as they fought their way through the crowds at the end of lesson to drop their bags off before dinner, Snake realised this wasn't working and disappeared "I never knew he started this whole half blood stuff. I wouldn't be in his house even if you paid me, if the sorting hat had tried to put me in Slytherin I would have got the train straight home like Snake did. I don't believe this he's gone again". Hermione and Harry looked around they couldn't see Snake, as they were shunted further along the crowd Dagger went past.
"Hi Harry" She called over to him.
"Hey Dagger" Harry called back.
"Hey warn Snake a boy in my class said-". They never found out what they were to warn Snake of as Dagger was forced away by the hundreds of students heading to the great hall.
"Wonder what we have to warn Snake of?" Hermione asked "Actually the more important thing is where he got too?" The crowd thinned and they were able to climb the next staircase without any trouble.
"D'you really think there's a chamber of secrets?" Ron asked Hermione.
"I don't know to be sure" Hermione replied truthfully "Like Snake said, just because something can't be found doesn't mean it's not there but if Dumbledore couldn't cure Mrs Norris it makes me think maybe the thing that attacked her isn't well human".
"That seems reasonable" Soubi said "I think I will inform Snake of this when I see him". As they were talking they turned into the corridor that the attack had happened in they stopped and looked, the scene was exactly the way it had been that night except there was no stiff cat and no medallion hanging from the torch bracket and a empty chair was stood by the wall bearing the message.
"Oh good I found you" Dagger said running up to Snake with Elsa, who was sat with Kenji.
"Didn't know I was lost" Snake said laughing "Before you enlighten me on anything, have you seen the others anywhere?"
"Heading to put their bags away" Dagger said plonking herself down "I have big news to tell you that's really important".
"Well what is it?" Snake asked looking at her "If it's really important then spit it out".
"I forgot" She replied looking at her feet.
"Couldn't have been that important" Snake said as he went back to eating Elsa seemed to be shuffling her feet slightly "Something wrong?"
"I think I know what Dagger was going to tell you" Elsa said looking up at Snake "Someone in our class has been saying you're the one who petrified the cat and wrote that message on the wall, also we heard that blonde idiot from the book shop whispering something to his two bodyguards something like 'next will be the mudbloods'". Elsa was taken aback by the reaction Snake gave to this news he began to laugh.
"Malfoy, well if you believe them and Filch then fine by me" Snake said smiling "However you know me better than that, just ignore them that's what I've been doing". Elsa smiled and hugged Snake she knew he wasn't behind it but she felt it better he knew what some people had been saying.
"I don't see why people are saying things about you" Elsa said outraged "After you saved the school from those two Zaghnol's".
"Technically one Zaghnol" Snake corrected her "I was knocked spark out remember and Jennie killed the second one".
"She likes you and she likes me and Dagger" Elsa said "We go to see her every now and again when we get chance".
"Same here I'm going there now as the others are showing no signs of turning up" Snake said "I need to get my bag, want to come with me". Elsa, Dagger and Kenji nodded so when they finished their dinner they headed off up to Jennie's room with Snake.
Snake entered the common room and spotted Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ritsuka and Soubi all huddled in a corner they seemed to be trying to avoid Percy while doing their charms homework.
"Where did you go?" Hermione asked eyeing Snake with suspicion as he sat down "You were with us at one moment and gone the next".
"I left my bag in Jennie's room the crowd was taking ages" Snake replied "Now you're turn to tell me where you lot got to at dinner?" They all told Snake what had happened and it then became apparent to Snake why they were avoiding Percy.
"Also Dagger told us to warn you of something but we don't know what" Harry added.
"Yeah I already know about that Elsa told me" Snake said "Some people in her class think the attack had something to do with me".
"This just raises the question doesn't it" Soubi said "Who could it be?"
"I have an idea it's just something Elsa said" Snake informed them "She overheard Malfoy talking to those gorillas". Snake then told them what Elsa had said, when he had finished Hermione looked over at him confused.
"Do you think that Malfoy is the heir of Slytherin?" Hermione asked with a small laugh.
"Of course I am" Snake replied "He's the only person I can think of plus he's in Slytherin".
"His whole family has been in Slytherin" Ron added "He could be a descendant for all we know and you saw his dad you tell me he doesn't seem the type".
"His dad's a moron" Snake said "However one of them could have had the key to it all along passing it down through the years".
"Pity we can't prove it" Ritsuka said "It's not like he'll tell us".
"Give me a bucket of water, rope, a chair, a car battery and a set of jumper cables I'll make him talk" Snake said an evil glint in his eye.
"Maybe there is a way without resorting to torture" Hermione said quickly "It'll be dangerous and we'll be breaking about fifty school rules".
"Polyjuice potion" Soubi said instantly keeping his voice low Snake, Harry and Ron looked at him confused "Snape mentioned it, a potion that can change a person's appearance". Snake tried to hide a look of surprise he had read about that potion and he knew it would counter the one he was taking he'd have to come up with something.
"Well by changing you're appearance it just basically turns you into someone else" Hermione added "We could all use it to get Malfoy to talk".
"You, Harry, Ron, Soubi and Ritsuka had best do it" Snake said thinking quick "If six of us start trying to make it then it will look suspicious also at the moment McGonagall is just looking for a reason to tell me off again".
"That reminds me Snake before you carry on Hermione" Harry said "What did McGonagall want?"
"Basically asked me not to pull the gun on any of the students or keep it loaded, not pulling it on anyone I'm willing to do but walking around with an unloaded weapon is something I'll never do" Snake said "No one can find out either so don't go spreading it around".
"We won't" Ron said instantly "Well that leaves the five of us to use it and make it, surely though you could help us find out how to make it".
"It sounds slightly dodgy to me" Harry said "What if where all stuck looking like Slytherin's?"
"Don't worry it wears off" Hermione said waving her hand impatiently "The only problem is getting hold of the book".
"Snape said it was in a book called Moste Potente Potions" Soubi said.
"Located in the restricted section" Snake finished for Soubi this was a mistake as everyone turned to look at him "I came across something like that when I was in there looking for something".
"Why were you in the restricted section?" Hermione asked eyeing Snake with suspicion if he was to get out of this he would have to come up with something on the spot.
"Mind your own" Snake replied ignoring the dirty look Hermione gave him.
"We need a teacher to sign a note of permission" Ritsuka said sounding slightly downhearted "There isn't a teacher that stupid".
"Are you sure about that?" Snake asked with a smile on his face "I can think of someone".