It was Halloween and Lyra was walking down to the Great Hall with Hannah, Ernie, and Cedric when out of the corner of her eye she saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione going in a different direction. She was curious but Cedric called her name and she followed in. This year the feast was so much better seeing as they didn't have to eat it in their common rooms. All of a sudden Lyra's vision blurred and she heard that too familiar voice.

"HE IS COMING."

"Lyra?!"

Her vision focused again and she noticed not only was Cedric and Hannah staring at her but she also saw Draco looking curiously at her, and Fred was holding on to her arm as though he ran over to catch her from falling.

"Sorry I am fine. Really, I am. Thanks, Fred." Then she turned away from all the anxious faces and finished her food.

When the feast ended Lyra walked out of the Great Hall with Cedric, talking merrily when all of a sudden the people at the front stopped walking and a hush fell over the crowd. Lyra pushed to the front and came out next to Fred. Written on the wall in what looked like blood were the words,

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE.

"Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods!" Draco yelled. Evidently not seeing Lyra. She started to shake violently. Fred wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close to him in an attempt to stop her shaking. Lyra looked at Draco who looked pleased. That made her shake even more. How could he be so happy about this? Argus Filch came pushing through the crowd and stopped. Lyra followed his eyes to see his cat hanging from a torch bracket. She started to back away, and as she turned she locked eyes with Draco. His pleased smile faltered but she did not hang around. She turn and pushed back through the crowd. Not noticing Fred and Cedric following her. She felt sick, bile was rising in her throat. What the hell was happening? What happened to Mrs. Norris. Pain spiked in her head again and she pitched forward. Fred caught her around the waist to stop her from going head first into a wall.

"Woah there. Easy does it." He said and pulled her upright. Lyra stood there shaking while Fred looked into her face.

"You look awful. Let's take you to the hospital wing."

"No. Please. I can't"

"Your common room?" Lyra shook her head. But stopped quickly as it made her feel worse.

"I don't wanna be alone. I don't feel safe." She don't know why she felt that way but she did.

Fred sighed and looked uncomfortable. "Well, why don't you come with me into the Gryffindor common room? That way you won't be alone and we won't be in the corridors. Only until you calm down mind." He was bright red. Just the Cedric came out of the crowd and rushed over to her.

"Lyra are you alright?" He had a panicked look on his face. Pulling her from Fred's grip he said, "Come on I will take you back to the common room." Lyra looked at Fred and he nodded as though he agreed it was for the best.

"Take care of her, Diggory." Then they were off. Cedric guiding Lyra towards the kitchens while she stared into nothing, still shaking from fear. He guided her into the common room and pulled her on to a couch. They sat there with his arm around her, rubbing her arms and trying to calm her down. Eventually she fell asleep leaning against Cedric. Strangely feeling very safe next to him even though she had previously only felt that way with one person.

The next day Lyra was walking down the Corridor that the History of Magic classroom was down. As she drew closer to the open door that lead into the classroom she heard Hermione's voice.

"Granger, Professor. I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets." Lyra froze. She moved silently closer to the door so she could listen in.

"You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago by the four greatest witches and wizards 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 prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution."

Professor Binns started. He paused for a moment and then continued.

"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. But then 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, believing them to be untrustworthy. After a while, there was a serious argument on the subject between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and Slytherin left the school."

"Reliable historical sources tell us this much," he said. "But 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 knew nothing.

"Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic."

Lyra felt sick. What in the world was going on? Who was doing it? She couldn't understand how someone could do this. She walked down to the dungeons and walked into Professor Snape's office. She sat down with a huff but didn't say anything or pull out any books. After a few minutes, Snape looked up from his work.

"What is it, Miss Aston?"

"Professor, why is someone opening the Chamber of Secrets?" Snape paused for a moment before saying. "I don't know."

"Well, sir, do you agree with the killing off of muggleborns?"

Snape had a look of great pain that crossed his face, but it was gone as soon as it had come.

"...No, I do not." Lyra relaxed slightly.

"What am I going to do? They are aiming for us. I am so scared, not even for me but for the others. I mean obviously I am scared too just...I don't know. I think I am even more afraid because it seems that it is what Draco wants and…."

"You will not be harmed. I will make sure of that." Lyra stared at him unbelieving.

"Besides, if I did, HE would never forgive me anyways. Now calm yourself down."