Harry Potter

The Secrets of Hogwarts

By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all related concepts do not belong to me! I am merely borrowing them for my own personal enjoyment. All OC's and anything you dont recognize is copyrighted by me: xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx

Rating: K

Pairing: N/A (as of now)

Genre: Adventure/Friendship

Warnings: Please do not flame me for anything.

Summary: One year ago Charlie and Riley learned the truth and their first year at Hogwarts became legend. Now another year begins. But little do they realize that History is about to repeat itself and the struggle for Hogwarts future will begin.

Author's Note: So its Charlie's detention Chapter. What will she find out? Chapter dedicated to Razmend who has reviewed since the beginning. Charlie and Riley appreaciate your support in their adventures at Hogwarts.

50 Years Ago

That night at exactly 7:00pm Charlie exited the Slytherin common room and made her way up to the Entrance Hall where she found Mr. Filch waiting for her. He didnt look very pleased to see her and Charlie guessed it was because he still believed she had attacked Mrs. Norris and hung her by the tail from a candle stand on the second floor, while Harry wrote on the wall in blood about the Chamber being open, he had ever since had it in for her and Harry had tried at every possible angle to expell them; even to the point that he tried to pin Riley's attack on them only because they had found the body. It was a rather good thing they had, or it was a chance that Riley would have layen there for hours upon hours if they hadnt come looking for her, but the question remained; Why did she want to attack Riley? That was the million dollar question...at least it was too her anyway.

"You'll be polishing the trophies tonight," Filch sneered at her "the Muggle way! You should be used to that!"

Charlie bit her tongue to keep from retorting, yes Filch hated her but did he have to berate her for being a Muggleborn too? "Yes Mr. Filch" she nodded

The caretaker led her through the Great Hall and towards a chamber on the other end of the hall, he lead her inside and them pushed her towards a glass case that towered high above her with several thousand trophies. The Slytherin stared slacked jawed and wide eyed, this was going to take her all night. A duster and bottle of polish was handed to her and she set to work, the fast she was the quicker she could get out of here. Filch carefully opened the door to the cabinet and Charlie set to work, she pulled one trophy down from the bottom shelf and inspected it. The name etched into it read 'Martha Benson. Ravenclaw. 30 Outstanding OWLs."

"Swot," Charlie muttered as she sprayed the thropy and wiped it over with the cloth, she made sure that the gold shone brightly and the name 'Martha Benson' was dust free and could been seen clearly from the doorway. She then set it back in the cabinet and moved onto another one. This time it read 'Richard Matthews. Gryffindor. Chaser of 1875." that was a long time ago, but she guessed it was possible seeing as the school itself was over a Thousand years old. She polished the Quidditch trophy thoroughly before putting it back in the cabinet and moving onto another. It was another Chaser trophy, but this time addressed to 'Derek Goosebury of 1875" she chuckled at his name, but wondered if it was possible that he and Matthews played on the same team. They were in school at the same year, so it was possible.

Finally reaching the end of the second row, Charlie stopped for a second as she stretched her aching muscles and checked her wrist watch. It was half 9. She had been here for more than 2 hours and still she hadnt gotten far. She groaned "Oh this is gonna be a long night," she complained

Maybe next time you will think twice about getting into fights the nasty voice in her head reminded her

Charlie scowled "Oh go away!" she snapped to herself, shook her head and got on with the remainder of the shelves. She pushed herself up and grabbed the sheild from the fourth Shelf and inspected it, before polishing it down. The second one was a plague of small trophies each dedicated to a Hufflepuff Quidditch player and the date was a little more recent. Charlie noticed, the higher she went the more recent the trophy dates became. But there was one at the top that she was dreading on cleaning because it seemed to be the biggest of the lot. Another hour passed and soon she had reached the final trophy in the case, standing on her feet the Slytherin sprayed the cloth in her hand and reached up to brush the biggest trophy of them all. It was another plague but it contained all the students who had recieved awards for services to the school. One name caught her attention and the Slytherin nearly toppled backwards off the shelf as she jumped in surprise.

"Tom Marvolo Riddle," she breathed, her eyes wide

Quickly she finished up her cleaning, re-capped the polish and jumped off the edge of the case and landed on her feet on the ground. She grabbed her jacket and sprinted for the doors, pulled it open and turned to Filch "Finished" she answered, handing him the polish bottle and cloth "Goodnight Mr. Filch" and she tore it out of the Great Hall. But instead of heading down the dungeons and back to the Sytherin common room, she sprinted up the Marble staircase and up towards the Seventh floor. "Godric Gryffindor!" she shouted, and the Fat Lady swung open sleepily. Throwing herself through, the Slytherin looked around and was happy to find Harry sitting at a small table looking over the diary again. "I found him!" she wheezed

Harry looked up startled "Found who?" he asked, as Charlie joined him at the table he was sitting at

"T.M. Riddle" she answered "He was a student here at Hogwarts. Recieved an award 50 years ago for services to the school. His award is downstairs in the trophy room! I just polished it!"

The Gryffindor stared at her as she said all this in one breath "Okay, breathe" he smiled "Catch your breath. I was just gonna write in this..."

"Why?" she asked curiously

He shrugged, opened the page and proceeded to dip his Quill into the ink before turning to write in the diary. An ink droplet hit the page and instantly disappeared. The two 12-year-old's stared wide-eyed at the page where the ink had just been. Harry turned the page but much to their amazement the ink had not soaked through onto the next page.

"Write!" Charlie instructed "see if it happens again"

Harry nodded, dipped his Quill into the ink and started writing -

My Name is Harry Potter; my friend is Charlie Hunter.

The two friends watched as the ink disappeared leaving a blank page, before words were replaced a message in return to them.

Hello Harry Potter and Charlie Hunter; my name is Tom Riddle.

"Tom Riddle?" Harry asked, looking up "Was that what you found?"

Charlie nodded "Tom Marvolo Riddle" she answered "ask about the Chamber"

"Okay," Harry agreed, dipped the quill into ink and started to write again Do you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?

The words disappeared as another replaced it.

Yes

Charlie's eyes widended and she tapped Harry's shoulder indicating for him to continue.

Can you tell us?

No

The two sighed and Harry dropped his Quill in frustration. Everyone knew...yet no one was willing to tell them.

"Whats the deal?" Charlie demanded to know "We're not little kids! We've faced worse than half the students in this castle!"

Harry nodded in agreement

But I can show you

Five new words had appeared in the diary, and the Gryffindor and Slytherin frowned as they leaned closer to investigate.

Let me take you back fifty years ago.

"How is he going to -" Charlie was cut off as the diary started to glow, she felt herself being thrown forwards as the room tilted to the side and suddenly she and Harry were being thrown head first into a bright light that was emitting from the diary.

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When the light cleared both Harry and Charlie were standing in a hallway that lead from the dungeons into the Entrance Hall and up the marble staircase where there seemed to be some activity.

"Excuse me," Harry asked, spotting a young man standing just at the top of the staircase "Could you tell us what's going on here?"

The boy didnt respond

"Are you Tom Riddle?" he asked

Again the boy didnt respond

Charlie frowned

"Hello, can you hear me?" Harry questioned

"I dont think he can," Charlie mumured, and she looked up the stairs "Look" she gripped Harry's arm and pointed at the stretcher that was being brought down. There was a body on it, seeing as the arm of whoever was beneath the sheet was hanging off the side.

Suddenly a booming voice caught the two second years off guard "Riddle!" the three students spun around "Come!"

"Professor Dumbledore," the boy spoke, hurrying up the stairs towards his teacher.

Charlie and Harry exchanged looks "Dumbledore?" they whispered

"It is not wise to be wandering around this late hour, Tom" Dumbledore chastied

Tom nodded "Yes, Professor. I suppose I..." he cut off "I had to see for myself if the rumors were true."

"Im afraid they are, Tom" Dumbledore confirmed "They are true"

"About the school as well?" Tom asked "I don't have a home to go to. They wouldnt really close Hogwarts, would they, professor?"

Dumbledore sighed "I understand, Tom, but i'm afraid Headmaster Dippet may have no choice" he explained

"Sir, if it all stopped" Tom compromised "if the person responsible was caught"

Dumbledore surveyed him suspiciously "Is there something you wish to tell me?" he asked

"No sir," Tom answered quickly...a little too quickly "Nothing" he added

Dumbledore looked unconvinced for a moment before nodding "Very well, then." he nodded "Off you go."

"Goodnight, sir" Tom stated, before heading down the hallway.

Tugging on Harry's hand, Charlie followed him "Come on" and the two took off.

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They followed Tom Riddle down many corridors, stopping only once as Tom collided with another student sending her sprawling to the ground. "Oh Tom!" she cried, looking up to see who she had crashed into "What are you doing down here?"

"Amanda," Tom responded, helping the girl up. The crest on her robes was that of Slytherin it matched Tom's "What are you doing down here?"

The girl Amanda looked startled "I happen to be school prefect Tom," she retorted "This is part of my route, you should know that by now"

"Of course," he nodded "Forgive me"

She sighed "Okay," she nodded "Did you find out the truth from Dumbledore? About the school"

He nodded

"You know your welcome to stay with me Tom," she smiled "My parents won't mind"

"Your dad hates me!" Tom exclaimed "He'd never let a halfblood stay with you"

Amanda looked surprised "Better to be a Halfblood than a Mudblood!" she retorted angrily "like that pathetic Myrtle! How she got into Slytherin is beyond!" she shook her head "A mudblood in Slytherin, and I thought Hogwarts could sink no lower!"

Charlie quirked an eyebrow and looked at Harry "Good thing she's not from our time period" she mumured

Harry nodded in agreement

"I dont think that will be a problem after tonight," Tom stated "Dumbledore confirmed if the attacker was caught Hogwarts would be safe, and we wouldnt have to be separated, Amanda"

The female Slytherin sighed "One more year and we can be together, without my parents interference" she told him

"I honestly doubt they will let you go that easily!" Tom retorted

Amanda sighed "Then what do you propose we do?" she asked

"Marry me," he answered quickly, that Amanda thought she hadnt heard him "Just like we planned. We'll do summer after seventh year. No one can stop us then we'll both be 17 and legal. We'll go to the Ministry and get it down offical. Then we'll have nothing to worry about."

Amanda looked like she was going to cry "Yes" she said suddenly "Tom Marvolo Riddle. Yes, I'll marry you"

"Ew," Charlie shuddered as Tom pulled Amanda into a gentle kiss

"But first we must save the school," Amanda said "or all this would be for nothing. If we dont save Hogwarts, we'll just get split up again"

Tom nodded and taking her hand in his, pulled her down the corridor as Charlie and Harry hurried after them. The memory of Tom and Amanda led the two friends down into the underground where Charlie wasnt even sure they were, but when she saw a portrait of a Badger she ventured a wild guess and said somewhere near the Hufflepuff common room.

"Look," Harry said, pulling his friend around so that they were facing a huge wooden door. Amanda and Tom had their wands out, and soon the door was open and a huge body blocked the view.

"Let's get you out of there," said a familiar voice

"Evening, Hagrid" Tom greeted

Harry and Charlie exchanged looks

Amanda stepped into the room behind her new fiance "I'm going to have to turn you in." Tom continued "I dont think you meant it to kill anyone..."

"You cant" Hagrid argued "You don't understand"

"The dead girl's parents will be here tomorrow," Tom was saying "The least Hogwarts can do is make sure the thing that killed their daughter is slaughtered"

Hagrid stepped in front of the box "It wasnt him. Aragog never killed no one. Never"

"Its a monster, Hagrid" Amanda told him "and they don't make good pets" she removed her wand "Stand aside" she ordered

"No," Hagrid shook his head

Tom raised his wand too "Stand aside, Hagrid!" he said forcefully

"No!" Hagrid responded

"Cistem Aperio!" Amanda flicked her wand as a jet of white hit the box and the lid exploded off of it. The box stood silent for a moment before a huge black object scuttled out of it, out the door and down the corridor.

It was a spider.

"Arania Exumai!" Tom shouted, pointing his wand at the spider. The spell didnt hit and seconds later the spider was gone.

Hagrid tried to chase after him "Aragog!" he kept shouting

The two Slytherins turned back and pointed their wands at Hagrid once more "We cant let you go!" Amanda told him "They'll have your wand for this, Hagrid. You'll be expelled"

Hagrid lowered his arm and suddenly Charlie felt herself moving backwards; she latched onto Harry as the door slammed and a bright light rose behind her like the sun. There was a flash and she and Harry were catapulted backwards, out of the diary and back into the Gryffindor Common room.

Harry landed in his chair as Charlie hit the ground "Whoa," the Gryffindor breathed, looking at down at Charlie who was staring up at him with wide-eyes.

What had they just seen?

And more importantly - was it true?

A/N: Another quick one. So Charlie from Tom's name in the trophy room and both she and Harry witnessed the capture of Hagrid. More importantly, who's this Amanda? And what does she bring to the story? Keep reading.

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Chapter updated 03/01/2011 at 01:59am