Love so Silent
Chapter Twelve
Waiting is boring. I know I promised Snape I'd not go looking for trouble but I knew this was the only way to prove to Harry and Ron that Snape was innocent. Of course they'd still never believe me. I sighed and flopped down next to Pansy and Draco. I was staying in the Slytherin dorms tonight.
Pansy was as usual trying to catch Draco's attention. Draco was ignoring her. Well wasn't this just fun. After a few moments Pansy's nagging voice was giving me a headach. "Ugh Pansy please be quiet," I growled while rubbing my head. She stopped and glared at me.
"I can talk all I want Eris." Her snobby voice just irritated me more. I turned in my seat to face her. I wasn't usual a mean person but I was already in an irritated mood before. My eyes narrowed at her.
Pinning her under my gaze. Then I said in my most commanding tone," Pansy if you don't be quiet I will hex you." She wavered under my glare. I saw her shrink back slightly. That had me wincing on the inside. God how I hated hurting people.
"I'm sorry Pansy," I said in a silky tone. "That was out of line. Will you just please be quiet for a while. I have a headach." She nodded.
"Of course Eris." Her eyes glazed over slightly as she said this. You see I don't know what it is but I have a way with people. My voice changes when I want people to believe something or do something. It gets soft and mesmorizing. You can't help but want to do or believe as it says. I really don't understand it but it comes in handy.
Expecially right now. Draco and Blaise sent me thankful looks. They both cared about Pansy but couldn't stand her sometimes. In the last couple months I've come to realize that Slytherin may not be as close as Gryffindor is but they look out for each other.
They have they're own way of caring. Its weird but works. I heard a pounding on the otherside of the portrait door. An older year got up to answer it. Probably thinking it was some first year who forgot the password. I looked around and realized all us first years were here.
Shrugging I turned back to Blaise. "There's nobody here," the older year said. He sounded irritated. "Bloody Weasley twins. Probably trying to prank us.
That did sound like them. He closed the door and walked back over to his group. Blaise and I were playing wizards chess. Draco sat watching us with a critical eye. Pansy was talking with Bullstrode.
As I was reaching to do my turn something shoved my shoulder. I knocked over to the piece I was about to pick up. My eyes hardened in annoyance when I looked over to see who had done it. Nobody was there. Just empty space. I blinked.
"Are you alright," Blaise asked? He had turned his attention to where I was looking.
"Yes Fine." I moved my piece and waited for him to move. It might have been nothing. A few seconds later something hit my face. I looked down at my lap to find a pebble. What the hell?
Discreetly I glanced out of the corner of my eye. Another pebble was thrown my way. It had appeared out of thin air. Harry. I rolled my eyes. Could have been subtler Harry. I heard a shoe loose its footing for a second. Then a muffled ow. I smirked.
Standing up I grabbed my king and moved it. "Checkmate." Then inclined my head toward him. Without a goodbye I started to head for the portrait door. I only hoped Harry, Ron, and Hermione were following.
It wouldn't be to good if they were to be found. I winced at the thought. The portrait swung open and as soon as it was closed the invisibility cloak was off.
Three Gryffindors appeared. "About bloody time," Ron muttered. Hermione hit him.
"Language Ron."
"Yes Ron," I said. "Wouldn't want to get into a bad habit." He glared at me.
"We have more important issues guys. Snape is going after the stone." I rolled my eyes.
"Harry for the last Snape is not trying to steal the stone," I whisper yelled. "He's one of the people protecting it."
"How do you know?" I sighed.
"I just do." Harry opened his mouth to say something.
"We won't know who it is unless we get going," Hermione said. Harry grabbed the cloak and made it fit over us all. We quickly moved through the corridors. When we got to the forbidden corridor we pull it off. Hermione opened the door.
"We're to late," she said. I peeked in and saw that Fluffy was already asleep. A harp was playing. We all walked in. I walked foward to look at Fluffy better. I spotted the trap door under his paw.
"Harry help me pick up its paw." Ron gaped. Not liking the idea of getting anywhere near the sleeping dog. As soon as the paw was off the trap door I pulled it up. "So who wants to go first?"
Everyone shook their heads. "Where's your Gryffindor courage," I said. "The sence of adventure." I was joking with them and decided I'd go first.
"Harry where's the music," Hermione asked? A drop of drull landed on Rons shoulder.
"Eww," he said. "Gross." I looked up slowly. There was a mean looking three headed dog. I jumped into action. Grabbing Ron I pulled him with me through the hole. Harry and Hermione soon followed. You could hear the growls and snapping of the dogs jaws up above.
I felt something slid over me. "Something touched me," Ron yelled. I gasped when the vine like things wrapped around my waist. Making its way up my body. "I've read about these," Hermione said. "They don't like sunlight. You have to be still."
Ron was anything but still. He was thrashing around. "Ron calm down. They'll kill you faster," I said.
"Oh thats bloody great," he yelled. Hermione disappeared.
"Hermione," Ron and Harry yelled! I soon followed. We could now hear they're histericall screaming.
"Calm down," Hermione yelled. They of course didn't yell. Pointing my wand I said the spell to create light or sun. The Devils Snare quickly fell away. Harry and Ron dropped to the floor.
We glared at them and went on to the next challenge. We came to another room. This one was filled with the sounds of fluttering. Like a thousand wings.
I glanced up and saw what looked like keys with wings. I noticed the others run over to the door. I rolled my eyes and spotted a broom. Which one would open that door. Hermione came up behind me.
"It would be the oldest looking key," she said. All of us looked around for it.
"There," Ron shouted. It was the biggest and slowest of them all. Easy. We nominated Harry for this one. He mounted the broom and took off. As soon as he was in the air the smaller keys took after him. In small protions they were OK but all of them at once that was bad.
They flooded around Harry. Making it hard to see him at times. Harry chased the key around the room. Several times he almost got it but the other keys got in the way. Finally he reached out and caught it. "Here," he yelled while tossing it to me.
I caught it and ran over to the door. It slid in and clicked open. "Harry," I yelled. Harry turned the broom and flew over to us. A hord of angry looking flying keys behind him. As soon as Harry was inside the room we slammed the doors shut.
On the other side you heard several bangs. Most likely the keys hitting the door. We turned around to see what was waiting for us this time. The room was dark.
I tried to make out what could be in the room with us. Ron stepped foward and it triggered the room. Fire shot from their places. Lighting the room in a glow.
In front of us was a human size board game of Wizard Chess. We began to play. It went on. Each of us played as a piece. I winced everytime the other chess pieces would get hit. Afraid that, that would be one of us. Finally Ron told us to go on. At first I didn't know what he meant.
Then I knew. He was going to sacrafice himself for us. As soon as he did it I grabbed Hermione. Pulling her along with me.
Harry followed behind us. We went through the door to find goblets. Hermione read the 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.
Right away I knew that Snape had done this one. I looked around and saw that fire blocked our exit and our next challenge. Hermione stepped foward to figure it out. I stood back.
The possibilities flying through my mind. Hermione and I came to the conclussion at the same time. She picked up the two. "Are you sure this is right," Harry asked?
"Yes." I rolled my eyes. "As sure as you hate Snape." He glared at me.
"Eris there's only enough for you two. I'll drink the other one and go get help." We nodded. I turned to Harry.
"Cheers. May we live a long life." Harry chuckled.
"I'll be laughing if this turns out to be poison." I laughed and gulped my portion down then handed it to Harry. Harry mimicked my actions. I felt my body grow ice cold. Grabbing Harry's hand we jumped through the fire. We were in another room.
Harry gasped at who he saw. Quirrel stood in front of the Mirror of Erised. He turned around. "Yes its me Potter."
"Let me see him," a raspy voice said. I looked around before finally getting that it was coming from Quirrel or more likely his turban. Quirrel started to unwrap the turnan. Then he slowly turned around.
Showing a face. "
I met him when I travelled around the world. A foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good and evil. My master showed me how wrong I was. There is no good and evil... there is only power, and those too weak to understand it... Since then, I serve him faithfully, although I have let him down many times."
"Where's the stone," the raspy voice said again.
"We don't know," Harry said.
"They lie. Put them in front of the mirror." Quirrel pushed us over to it. I looked and saw Harry and I. He reached into his pocket and took out the stone. Then slipped it into mine. I blinked. Feeling the weight of the stone. "What do you see?"
Harry told his story. A plan quickly formed into my head. "I see myself beside a great leader. We've taken over the wizarding world." I put on a wishful face. Making it seem dazed.
"The boy lies," came the voice. It didn't go unnoticed by me when it left me out. Good it thinks I'm telling the truth. I kept pretending I was mesmorized by what was in the mirror.
Quirrel stepped foward toward Harry. Harry whom was standing beside me stepped closer to me. I slipped the stone into his pocket. "There in his pocket," came Voldermorts voice again.
Harry grabbed my arm pulling me toward the way we came. I ran after him. We were stopped short by a wall of fire. We stopped and turned around. "After them." Quirrel seemed to float toward us. Harry jumped in front of me. Or tried.
Quirrel knocked him back. Grabbing both of us. Well he tried. As soon as he touched us his hands turned to dust. He stepped back. A confused look on his face. Then glared at us. I don't know what he was trying to do but I raised my hand like Harry did.
It touched Quirrels face and chest. He was reduced to a pile of ash quickly. I leaned against Harry thinking it was over.
We looked up when we heard a deep scream. A shadow like thing came at us. I fell unconcious.
This is probably the longest chapter I have ever written. A whomping 2,358 words. Wow thats a lot. Sorry if some of it isn't accurate. Well it is fanfiction after all lol. Anyway I want to thank everyone that's been reviewing. It makes my day to see that I have new reviews. Also for my new followers and favorites. Thanks so much! It means a lot that you guys like this story.
The end of first year is almost here. I think one more chapter before second year. I will be writing this story as one big one. So all seven years will be in this.
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