More shocks and the moment you've all been waiting for...TRANCE TIME

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They stood at the end of a very long dimly lit chamber, looking up at the towering stone pillars Snake could make out more entwined symbols of serpents that were holding up the ceiling shrouded in shadow high above them. Through the chilled silence Snake strained his ears for signs of movement. Had Lockhart set up a trap for them? Was the Basilisk waiting in the shadows? Where was Ginny?

Harry and Soubi withdrew their wands while Snake unholstered his Glock eighteen and headed forwards their footsteps echoing around the chamber as they splashed in the water. Harry and Soubi kept their eyes squinted ready to close them at any moment, Snake however had pulled out a pair of clip on night vision goggles so that he could see where he was going without the use of his light.

Walking in further they came level with the last pillars that led into the true chamber itself, Harry and Soubi had to crane their necks to look up at the stone figure in front of them Snake however kept his eyes front, he stopped suddenly causing the other two to look down in front of the stone figures giant feet. Between them was a small black cloaked figure with flaming red hair.

"Ginny" Harry called out before Snake could stop him he and Soubi had ran forwards dropping their wands as they went "Ginny please don't be dead".

"MOVE" Snake yelled as a bolt of lightning headed straight for them they dodged it as it hit the stone floor causing a small hole, however it hadn't ended there as a fireball headed straight for Snake's head he dodged it and rolled to his side slipping slightly on the wet floor but kept his balance with the use of his tail.

"Very good Snake" Came a voice from the shadows "They nearly got you".

"At least they didn't hit our new pet" came another voice "That'd be a shame". From the shadows came two figures one a pearly white Snake assumed was a ghost, the other was none other than Professor Lockhart his blonde hair was still wavy as he smiled at the expression on Snake's face.

"Not hiding anymore Snake" He said "Good boy".

"Shut it Lockhart" Snake said taking aim "Now time to die". Before Snake could fire a single shot a ball of ice headed straight for him, moving quickly he dropped his gun which was instantly frozen a slight hint of shock spread across Snake's face.

"What the hell was that?" Harry asked searching for his wand "Where's my wand?"

"In his hands" Snake said looking over at the ghostly figure "Having fun Riddle".

"Quite enjoying the show yes" Riddle said smirking "How did you know?"

"I'm not stupid" Snake said Harry and Soubi looked to Snake in confusion "Ginny opened the chamber, she stole the diary and my potion, don't speak listen. She didn't know what she was doing because Riddle had done something to her, she's been writing in that diary since Diagon alley Malfoy put it in her cauldron".

"Very clever" Lockhart said clapping "For someone who isn't so bright".

"Smart enough to know more about this than you two" Snake said laughing the same cold heartless laugh he had when he had killed the snake at the duelling club he continued "She told me everything, why she did it, how she'd learned German, she even told me not to trust you Lockhart although I never did ever since Flourish and Blotts".

"What's going on here?" Soubi asked looking from Snake to Riddle and Lockhart.

"Soubi do you not use common sense Ginny was scared that's why she told me, she knew I wouldn't judge" Snake said looking at him "That's how I knew about Riddle, I told her to get rid of the diary I merely pretended to know nothing about it. The reason I told Dumbledore I wanted to help was to try and stop Ginny getting into trouble although that's not a problem Dumbledore's smarter than anyone he knew it all without me saying".

"Dumbledore has been driven from the school by the mere memory of me" Riddle shouted his face contort with rage.

"Not yet Voldemort" Snake shouted back Harry and Soubi both looked at Snake in disbelief "Tom Marvolo Riddle is an anagram, I guess you didn't anticipate the fact I was sneaking out of the grounds, I got into touch with a person I know very well she told me what I needed to know. As for you Lockhart when you made to grab me and I put you in that wrist lock I saw the mark, tell me what has Kuja promised you for finishing me off, when the Zaghnol's failed you then moved on to that device the only one that can do any real harm but you didn't want me dead twice it's failed Lockhart so what's your next move".

"Show him Lockhart or should I release the Basilisk" Riddle said an evil smirk on his face at the look on Harry and Soubi's faces "Oh yes it would take me seconds to call the Basilisk to finish you all off".

"Wait" Lockhart said "Snake is mine when he is dead you may deal with the others. Well done Snake on everything you've found out but there is more to this than you know, allow me to introduce you're new opponents for this fight". Lockhart clapped his hands and out of the shadows all around them came about ten black creatures with glowing yellow eyes and pointed hats, Snake looked at them in fear which caused Lockhart and Riddle to laugh as Harry and Soubi backed up towards Snake.

"I don't think so" Riddle said pointing Harry's and Soubi's own wands on them sending them flying out of the circle now surrounding Snake "Let the show begin".

"What are you waiting for Lockhart kill him" Riddle said "Now I want to deal with these two pests".

"Only ten black mages" Snake said smirking slightly "This should be easy". Snake stood there staring at them waiting for them to make a move as Harry and Soubi could only sit back and watch.

"It's a shame that you didn't just die the first two times" Lockhart said "Oh well if that's how you want it Snake then goodbye. KILL HIM!" The black mages kept looking at Snake who assumed they were sizing him up for a weak spot but he wasn't about to give them one, quickly removing his combat knife he ran towards the one directly in front of him but moved quickly sideways as three fire balls headed right for him. He had moved just in time as the fireballs hit the stone pillars dodging out of sight he waited trying to devise a plan, it was no use however as a lightning bolt headed straight for him as he dodged he was quickly met with another fireball that singed his clothes as he dodged.

"That was too close" Snake said to himself hiding in the shadows "If I could just get them to hit each other I should be able to win". He was snapped out of his thoughts as the ten black mages sent ice balls at him hitting the pillar and freezing it instantly. Running at them he managed to dodge as another wave of fireballs came pelting towards him, turning quickly he spotted that one of the fireballs had hit the black mage rather than him it's purple waistcoat caught fire.

"YOU FOOLS" Lockhart yelled "HIT SNAKE NOT EACH OTHER". As Snake stood there watching his handy work the remaining nine black mages sent lightning bolt after lightning bolt in his direction he was forced to dodge. The mages next wave of attacks were a mixture of fire and ice but Snake dodged all the time, kicking off from the wall he ran right at one of them with his combat knife raised.

"Then there were eight" He called out as he sliced the black mage with his knife sending it to the ground it's yellow eyes extinguished. More spells where fired at him yet there was something different about this wave, Snake couldn't help but notice that they seemed to be anticipating his movements as they sent a ice ball at the floor freezing it as he jumped backwards to dodge a fireball causing him to slip on it and fall over onto his back.

"Dang" He said as he jumped back to his feet in time to dodge more lightning "That's not possible". He tried another attack on them which was counteracted as they sent spells in every direction, he was not fast enough to dodge them all as a ice ball caught his tail freezing the tip of it he hid behind a wall and attempted to chip at the ice but it was useless.

"Not as stupid now are they Snake" Lockhart called laughing a cold laugh "Taking one out only makes them smarter to your movements".

"Wish I'd have known this sooner" He whispered to himself "OK well let's see if you can work out these movements". Instead of running out of his hiding spot he looked around and spotted that the wall was slightly chipped, placing his hand on it he realised he could climb up, poking his head out he started scanning the chamber quickly and noticed this had happened to all of the walls giving him a plan.

"OK!" He yelled out "ROUND TWO". Instead of running at the mages he ran at the wall quickly pushing himself off he jumped and grabbed one of the holes in the wall and began trying to climb as more spells flew at him, he jumped across from hole to hole before launching himself at the nearest black mage slicing it with his combat knife and sprinting away again.

There were now only seven and he was running out of ideas as another ice ball caught his tail this time freezing it fully, this caused him to stop a little longer than he should have out of cover the seven remaining mages took aim with their ice balls and froze both his legs to the floor.

"Crap" He said trying to hack at the ice but it was useless as more headed at him freezing his entire body now all he could do was move he head.

"Stop" Lockhart called the mages lowered their hands and stood there watching the scene like statues "Trapped in the ice Snake".

"Shut it" Snake said his teeth chattering "Why not let them finish me? I'll freeze to death anyway".

"I want you to hear this Snake" Lockhart said "I want you to see your friends die".

"It shouldn't take long" Riddle said smiling he stepped forwards towards the statue of Salazar Slytherin.

"You won't get away with this!" Harry called out to Riddle and Lockhart "Dumbledore knows everything".

"Dumbledore is an old fool" Lockhart said looking at Harry "Thanks to our good friend Lucius Dumbledore is gone from Hogwarts".

"Dumbledore will never be gone" Harry said "Not while those who remain stay loyal to him". Then it happened a musical cry could be heard echoing around the chamber, Riddle spun around looking around wildly for the source of the noise Snake caught a glimpse of red as flames erupted by the nearest pillars, Dumbledore's phoenix Fawkes appeared flying directly above them all and towards Harry dropping a ragged hat at his feet before swooping down onto Harry's shoulder gazing at Riddle.

"A phoenix and an old hat" Riddle said laughing "That's all your loyalty gets you Potter".

"Wish someone would waste that fool and get me out of this damn ice" Snake shouted through clenched teeth "I'm freezing here".

"Shut up Vercetti" Riddle shot at Snake who's eye twitched "Oh well let's see how useful a hat and a phoenix will be against the power of Salazar Slytherin". Riddle turned once again and faced the stone statue of Salazar Slytherin and raised up his hands and hissed yet Harry understood everything that was being said.

"Speak to me Slytherin-mightiest of the Hogwarts four" Riddle hissed. Snake's eyes darted to the mouth of the statue which opened wide a large black creature seemed to be stirring inside the creatures mouth as it slithered out Snake realised what it was.

"CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW" He yelled to Harry and Soubi yet kept his open "DO IT NOW, IT'S THE BASALISK". A red light hit the side of the ice now holding him in place, Snake felt it shudder and thought he felt it begin to break apart. Looking up he realised where the spell had come from. Lockhart had his wand raised and pointed at Snake who's eyes darted back to the scene before him as he felt his ice prison shake once more due to the force of the Basilisk hitting the stone chamber floor, this time he was sure that the ice was beginning to break apart and began trying to move his fingers.

"Kill them" Riddle hissed as the snake began slithering it's way towards Harry and Soubi, Snake spotted Fawkes take off from Harry's shoulder he seemed to be heading right for the Basilisk then it hit him, Fawkes couldn't properly look into the eyes of a Basilisk as he could fly high above it. His eyes darted back to his friends running sideways blindly as he struggled against his ice prison unable to help his friends, then he felt something odd inside him ignoring it he carried on trying to break free of his prison.

"No leave the bird. Kill the others" Riddle hissed angrily at the Basilisk, Harry and Soubi where hit as something hard hit them the feeling inside Snake seemed to grow as he spotted this. Harry opened his eyes enough to squint and saw Soubi lying unconscious a few metres from him, looking towards the Basilisk he spotted what was happening, the gold and red phoenix was flying round the snake's head clawing at it's eyes.

"No! Attack the others!" Riddle hissed again "The boy is behind you! Smell him!" Harry dived as the Basilisk's tail swept across the chamber floor as he did so his hands landed by something soft pulling it towards him he realised it was the sorting hat.

"Help me" Harry whispered to no one in particular to his astonishment however there was a sparkling light coming from inside the hat he grasped at the light and pulled. In his hand was the sword of Gryffindor that Snake had used to fight Beatrix in their first year, weapon in hand he stood up ready to face his enemy.

"I wonder if Potter will suffer" Lockhart said standing by Snake still trapped in the ice "I wouldn't worry about your suffering you'll be dead soon, Lord Kuja will make sure that Garnet suffers more than you are now". At that moment Lockhart jumped away from Snake as a bright yellow light consumed him Riddle had stopped talking to the Basilisk while Harry looked over in shock sword in hand.

The light grew brighter and brighter when they heard a loud bang sending ice flying all around the chamber the light consumed the entire chamber, within seconds it had vanished. Standing where the light had began stood a blonde haired man his hair standing on end in long spikes, emerald eyes shone from their sockets.

A look of fear was mirrored from Lockhart and Riddle's face staring at the new figure, Harry backed down in shock and fear as the figure turned his face towards him however he stopped moving.

"Play times over" The figure said "I've heard about this power on Gaia I thought it was a fairy tale told to keep children quiet. Now I experience it not on Gaia but on Earth, allow me to introduce myself. I am trance Snake Vercetti and I will not allow you to harm Garnet".