Through the trapdoor #2
A/N This is getting ridiculous. I wrote something of MY imagination, and used the amazing JKR's characters and settings, etc. If you don't like this, THEN DON'T READ. If all you are going to do is complain and argue, don't read it. Simple as that. I am only writing this story for people who actually want to read. If you want to say something, criticize my work, there are polite ways of doing so. I will say so once again, I know this story doesn't follow all the rules of the *original* Harry Potter. If you don't agree or want me to change something, do so politely and give me reasons why. Chances are I will change it.
Now, thank you for everyone who likes this story and reviews criticisms POLITELY. + Hayden is in Gryffindor.
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Neville looked at Harry then at thee chessboard confusedly before he noticed the door on the other end of the room.
"Come on Harry, there it is." As the two of them walked over the chessboard, one of the pieces came right in front of them and blocked them from walking towards the door. Harry and Neville glanced at each other nervously before looking back at the chess piece.
"Can we get through?" Harry asked timidly.
The piece shook its head and gestured towards two pieces that had walked off the board.
They looked back at the chess piece in front of them then Neville asked, "Do we have to play?"
The piece nodded and walked back to its place. Harry and Neville looked at each other once again before moving to the two empty places.
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"Checkmate" Neville said quietly to the black king, and it took its crown and threw it to the ground, where it shattered into places. Neville and Harry both slowly moved out of their places, then ran towards the other door.
When they got inside, it was a smaller room, with seven bottles in front of them, and a piece of paper.
Harry moved first and grabbed the paper, which said a riddle.
Danger lies before you,
while safety lies behind,
Two of us will help you,
whichever you would find,
One among us seven will let you move ahead,
Another will transport the drinker back instead,
Two among our number hold only nettle-wine,
Three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line
Choose, unless you wish to stay here forevermore
To help you in your choice, we give you these clues four:
First, however slyly the poison tries to hide
You will always find some on nettle wine's left side
Second, different are those who stand at either end
But if you would move onward, neither is your friend;
Third as you see clearly, all are different size
Neither dwarf nor giant hold death in their insides;
Fourth, the second left and the second on the right
Are twins once you taste them, though different at first sight.
Neville looked at it bewilderedly. Harry's face was scrunched up in confusion before he read it a few more times and understanding lit his face.
He then started to point at the bottles, and mumble words like 'Nettle wine…left side…that one doesn't go through…".
After about five minutes, Harry finally grinned in triumph.
"I got it. That's the one that goes forward," he said pointing at bottle near the middle "And that one takes us back" he said pointing at a different one.
Neville grabbed the one to go forward, and looked at Harry uneasily.
"Are you sure?" he asked. Harry just nodded. "I trust you."
Neville took a sip, passed the bottle to Harry, and walked towards the purple flames. Harry followed instantly after.
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Both boys arrived in a neatly lit room, and as they walked to the middle, they discovered a large mirror.
'Erised stra ehru oyt ube catru oyt on woshi'
Harry and Neville both stood in front of the mirror. Neville looked around nervously and then walked around the mirror, whilst Harry read the words on the top.
"I show not your face but your heart's desire" he whispered softly, awed at the object in front of him. He looked at it carefully, and he saw himself. Then suddenly, three figures slowly walked out to him. He recoiled in shock, but he saw that he recognized one of them.
It was two girls. A blonde, and a redhead with freckles. She could've passed for a Weasley. The blonde was wearing an odd radish necklace. Harry then noticed Neville, but he looked so much older. So did the girls and… himself. He saw Sirius and Remus walk up as well, behind them. He saw his professors too.
They were all smiling at him, and waving. Then, he saw his older self take a blood red stone and put it in his pocket and smile softly, patting his pocket.
Harry felt something heavy fall into his pocket, and he gasped in surprise. He took the stone out of his pocket. It was the Philosophers stone!
Neville came around and looked at Harry in shock.
"Harry?! How!? What?!"
Harry looked at Neville then he pointed at the words, and Neville squinted to look.
"Look at it backwards. It says 'I show not you face but your heart's desire'! I looked at it, and then I saw you, uncle Sirius and Remus, and these two girls. I saw the professoor's too. But we were all older Neville."
Neville looked at Harry then at the mirror. He walked in front and Harry stepped out of the way. Neville looked at it closely, and his eyes suddenly widened.
"I see me! I'm older, and your there too. I see all the professors there, and- wow! I'm getting a Herbology Mastery!" Neville gushed happily.
He looked at Harry. "It shows us what we want, doesn't it?... Our 'heart's desire'?"
Harry nodded, smiling sadly. He wondered if he could be as happy as those people in the mirror…and who were those two girls?
Harry yawned. He was really tired. He suddenly looked at his watch as he realized it might very late.
"Neville! It's 1:25! We've got to get going, we got the stone. Come on!" The boys suddenly went to the fire place and stopped. Harry glanced guilty at Neville. How could he be so stupid? He should've brought the potion to go back!
Neville shook his head and grinned. He took out a small bottle filled with liquid.
"what would you do without me?" Harry grinned and put his arm around Neville's shoulder.
"Probably die by doing something stupid."
They surpassed the Potions room, and got out at the Chessboard. They walked out quickly, and when they were in the keys room, Harry grabbed two brooms to go up the trapdoor.
They got on the brooms, and harry grabbed the flute quickly, and passed it to Neville, instructing him to play when he got up, and to drop his broom down.
Neville did as he was told, and Harry cast another incendio to help his get past the vines. When got up, he threw the broom back down and quickly started playing. Harry did another incendio and flew up. He stood on the edge of the trapdoor, and when the brooms were caught by the vines, Harry did another incendio to burn them, so no one would know they were here.
They were quick to burn, as they were old and had lost most of the charms placed on them.
The boys quietly got back into the common room, by making sure the fat lady didn't see their face. They had large cloaks, and Harry and firmly hidden the stone in his pocket.
After some arguing with the fat lady, they finally went inside and slipped into bed, a peaceful smile on their faces.
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DearNicholas & Prenelle Flamel,
Sometimes, the best choice is not obvious. Keeping this at Hogwarts was not one of them. I advise you keep more protections around this, and if no one was made aware of where exactly this is, it would be safer.
HJP
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A/N REVIEW! I like the letter. Tell me what you think. Oh, and just to clear, Harry is NOT proficient at wandless magic, abilities, etc. HE IS NOT. He's good, above average, but not a mini God.
Anyway,
PLEASE REVIEW! :)
