*(Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or places in Harry Potter. They are all owned by JK. Rowling and I have not used them for any profitable means in any shape or form.)
Jason: Hello dear readers. How are you this…well whatever time of day it is when you read this? Sometimes I wish there were no time zones that way I would be right every time I asked if you were doing alright…anyway I would like to give a cookie out two people that answered the first question about the "disturbances". And they are 'Silver Ame Tsukino' and 'listen2music4ever' you two guessed the real correct answer. The answer was the creation of the Horcruxes. Thanks to you all for guessing I liked how some of you were really close. Thanks again for the reviews. I wasn't expecting so many reviews in just two days. Please keep it up! It makes me feel like I'm doing a good job. Now for this next chapter we will be going into how Lily will react to what the ghosts told Harry.*
"Excuse me Professor Potter may I come in?" Harry asked through the door. He knew she was in there, thanks to a certain map he has with him at all times that is. He waited for a response but nothing happened for a minute. He knocked on the door again and he vaguely heard her murmur.
"Coming just…give me a minute please."
Harry stood there for a waiting for her to open the door. This was going to be one of the strangest conversations he had ever had with anyone. He already felt a headache coming from what could happen. Most likely she would say that what the ghosts told him "doesn't mean we should go looking for Death". How he was going to convince her to see Professor Dumbledore about this was going to be hard. He got the feeling she didn't really trust him. Why though he couldn't say whatever it was he hoped it didn't interfere with him going to see the headmaster and tell him about the ghosts' message.
He heard footsteps and the door opened. His mother looked like she had seen Death rolled over, rolled over. (Wait wouldn't that be Death rolled over twice readers?). She was holding her head as if it were about to explode.
"You alright mum?" Harry asked her concerned.
"I'm fine just a migraine that if it keeps up I'm going to have to skip the feast and sleep for the rest of the day." She said massaging her temples. "Well come in you must need something otherwise you wouldn't be here." She said opening the door and walking to her desk.
Harry sat in the chair across from her and waited a minute. She seemed to be going into the back and reached for something in a cabinet. She picked a phial took the cork off, sniffed it, and shook her head before putting it back. She picked the one to the left repeated the process till she smiled. She drank it quickly and then sat down.
"Ah that's better. Always good to keep some potions around in case I get a migraine like this. That was the combination of a perpperup potion and a muggle equivalent of it called Ibuprofen. When I was pregnant with you I had morning sickness for a month. So in my crazed hormonal state I decided to make a potion using the combination of them both. The result was a much stronger potion. The side effects only have you crave grapes when you're pregnant and when you are not you just feel a bit more tired but it goes away after five minutes." Lily said.
Harry was silent not sure how he was supposed to respond to this statement. Was he supposed to feel sorry for making her create this strange potion in the first place? Or feel great that he may have helped people when they're sick and needed something a bit stronger to help them recover faster?
Harry cleared his throat. "As interesting as that family history story was I'm here for a different reason. Something happened today after I arrived from Hogsmeade."
"Oh don't tell me you befriended another Basilisk? The one you found is bad enough but a second one? I swear if this keeps up you could have a circus with trained Basilisks' and make millions by showing the world that you can not only talk to snakes but even control the most deadly ones known to both the Muggle World and the Wizarding World." She said shaking her head.
"Not quite mother you see Nearly Headless Nick wanted to talk to me so I followed him into an old classroom where the other house ghosts were waiting for me. They started to say about "disturbances"…" Harry said beginning his tale of what the ghosts told him.
For the next five minutes he spoke told her what the ghosts said to him. When he finished his mother got up and started pacing.
'Well…at least I know where I get the pacing thing when I need to think hard about something' Harry thought to himself.
"So let me get this straight…these "disturbances" as they called it happened six times before. One of which happened on this date fourteen years ago. Not that only, but Death itself would like to speak with you because you're an "obstacle" from obtaining Riddle's soul?" She said.
"What do you make of it mum? I've never heard of Death itself speaking to people. Well alive at least. I wouldn't be surprised if it did when things die but this is different. Have you ever heard of something like this?" He asked her.
"I have once…your father once told you an old bed time story a week before we were attacked. It was something about three brothers and seeing Death itself and getting some Hallows… but I don't remember much about it." She said looking out the window.
"What should I do? I would like to see Professor Dumbledore since he might be able to make this a little more easier for me too understand. I think we should trust the ghosts' word. I don't think this is some prank they sounded far too serious and the way that the Ravenclaw ghost said of not to tell anyone but you and Professor Dumbledore about sounded very important." Harry said.
Lily was still looking out the window. Thinking of what the ghosts' told Harry. It did sound believable. Ghosts' normally don't interfere with the world of the living since it is not there place. She knew ghosts rarely talked about what happens when people die. She sighed in defeat knowing better than to disagree with a ghost when they were taking steps like this. Sometimes the old (and in this case) deceased knew better than the younger generation. Look at the WWII the Muggles started. Most of the people that fought in the war or somehow lived through it tried to talk some sense into the next generation but no one paid any attention and the world was almost thrown into Chaos again in just the span of thirty years form the previous World War they had.
"Alright we'll both see Professor Dumbledore but let us wait till tomorrow since it's another weekend and I'm sure you'd rather spend the rest of the day with your friends." She said.
"That and you just want to sleep am I right mum?" Harry said grinning.
"You know your mother well Harry. So if there is nothing else you may go." Lily pointed towards the door.
Harry walked out and decided to go see the Basilisk since it had been around a week since he seen it. He walked to the girls bathroom and made sure no one was looking opened the door and went towards the sink. He imagined it was a snake so he opened the entrance up.
"Only united do we stand a chance against Him." Harry called out towards the tunnel below. It was the password to let the snake know Harry was coming down and didn't have to worry. If no one said anything the Basilisk was instructed to wait inside the statue till the person left. He waited a minute and dropped on the slide leading to the chamber and closing it behind him by saying close in Parseltongue.
When he reached the bottom he saw a snake skin on the floor that was around 30 feet. He carefully prodded it to make sure that was just skin and not the real thing. Even he knew then to scream "Wake up!" to a Basilisk unless of course he wanted to be crushed from it waking up and smacking him with its tail. He continued on and went into the chamber with Slytherin's head on the wall. He opened up the mouth and called out to see if the snake was in there. He stood there and waited till something nudged him behind his back.
Harry for a second thought his heart stopped and he turned around so fast that everything was a blur he held out his wand and was ready to blast whatever was behind him but found himself face to face with the Basilisk.
"Holy crap Dan do not scare me like that!" Harry said lightly punching the snake on its nose.
"Sorry master I just wanted to surprise you. It's good to see you again! How are you today?" The Basilisk asked him while slithering towards the opened mouth of the Salazar Slytherin.
Since the second week that Harry befriended the Basilisk it asked Harry to call him Daniel or Dan. When Harry asked why not something like Steven since it has an S in it. Dan shook his head and responded.
"Just because I'm a snake does not mean I elongate my S's or want to be called something with an S in it."
"I'm fine thanks for asking and how many times do I have to tell you to just call me Harry?" He said shaking his head.
"Sorry mas-I mean Harry. It's just strange I mean we animals have been calling you Humans' "master" for a very long time. It's kind of hard to shake that. You're probably the first Human that treats his pet like an equal." Dan said curling up by the mouth. Harry walked over and sat near him lying on it. Despite the fact that the skin felt weird a first it was soft and made an excellent pillow.
"Well I've had a pretty good day. Let me tell you this won't be one to forget for a while."
Harry once again told his tale to his pet Basilisk Dan. He spoke for fifteen minutes telling him of the strange day he had. When he finished Dan had his eyes closed as if sleeping till he spoke up.
"Well congratulations on finally getting a date with that girl Cho. Took you long enough I honestly did not expect you to do anything till the beginning of winter." Dan said to Harry.
"Thanks for the confidence Dan I always knew I could count on you." Harry said sarcastically rolling his eyes.
"Still though, the fact that the ghosts' told you only to tell your mother and Professor Dumbledore must be important. You sure you're allowed to tell me you at least had a conversation with them? You made it sound like something terrible may happen to you." Dan said full of concern.
"Honestly Dan I think they were talking about Humans since I'm guessing you have a different view of dying then I do am I right?" Harry asked him.
"Yes considering if I don't do anything stupid like get hit by what you call a killing curse or be stabbed through the mouth like dear old mum. I'll live for a couple of hundred years without worrying about dying. I am what you Humans consider a toddler." Dan told him.
"Yes well you're the most matured toddler I've ever seen. You'll probably be the best mature toddler I'll ever see now that I think about it." Harry said chuckling a little.
"Say when are you going to tell your friends Ron and Hermione about me? I would like some company. Don't get me wrong it's great to talk to you it's just that I would like to see some more Humans." Dan asked Harry.
"I'm not really sure…considering Hermione got petrified by your mother I think she may not want to come down and Ron may grab the sword of Godric Gryffindor to kill you himself since he doesn't want another person he knows with their skeleton to lie in the Chamber forever. Although I wouldn't put it past him if he knew Malfoy down here and left him here but who knows?" Harry said shrugging his shoulders.
"Can you at least try though? I would like to see them. And apologize for what my mother did." He asked.
"I'll do my best Dan." Harry said. He looked down at his watch and it was just about time for the feast.
"Well Dan I've got to get going to the feast. I'll see if I can swipe some steaks or something for you or something. Even though it's an animal cut up by Humans you may like it." Harry said getting up and walking out.
"I'll come with you to the entrance. I want to make sure no one's there. I'd rather not wake up and find a bunch of wizards trying to chain me up." Dan said moving next to him.
Harry shrugged his shoulders and continued walking to the Chamber of Secrets exit via Myrtle's bathroom. Harry looked up and was thinking of the best way to get up. The Ascendio spell didn't work since it rockets him to the top and since he closed the opening behind him he would probably smash his head on the sink and knock himself unconscious.
"Allow me Harry. Just grab on to the top of my head and I'll carry you up. It's good practice anyway in case I need to do something later in the future." Dan told him.
Harry did as he was instructed and held on. Dan went up the slide till they neared the top.
"I don't smell anything. You should check your map to be safe though." Dan told him.
Harry took out the map and expected it. Since Myrtle's bathroom was right next to the library entrance he had to be careful. By the looks of it there was no one coming out of the library but he did see Ron and Hermione walking down the stairs towards the Great Hall so he could join up with them outside the second floor wing to the Grand Stair Case.
"Alright we're good I'll try to be back later tonight. If I don't come back then I couldn't get you anything. I'm sorry if I don't." Harry told him patting his head.
"Don't worry about me. I now know how to hunt for prey. But I would like to try this thing called "steak" it does sound good." Dan said thoughtfully.
Harry said the opening words and Dan moved his head just enough for Harry to jump to the ledge. He turned around and waved goodbye to the Basilisk.
"Bye Dan. Hopefully I'll see you later tonight!" Harry said before closing the entrance.
"Bye Harry have a good time at the feast!" The snake said before it disappeared under the floor.
Harry then made sure the entrance was sealed properly before checking his map again. Ron and Hermione we taking the flight of steps towards the Great Hall so if he left now it would like he was coming out of the library. He said the incantation to wipe the map, folded it up, and put it in his pocket.
*Jason: We'll stop here for today. A nice chapter although to me it wasn't as good as the last one I wrote since I had more fun writing about the ghosts. I named the Basilisk Dan after the actor that portrays Harry Daniel Radcliffe. Why you ask? It was honestly the first name that came to mind. I sat here for a minute thinking of what to call it and Dan just popped up. I have some good news for me but not so much for you all. I just found out I got my job back so updates won't be as much since for the first two weeks I'll come home from work exhausted and won't feel like writing much. I may write during the weekend if I have the energy but no promises for the next two weeks. Sorry everyone but I'd like to get some money since I'll be graduating high school by June of next year and would like some money for college. I still would like someone to guess where I got the title of Death the "Doom of Men" I will again thank the person for guessing correctly. I'll give you another hint. It's mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's book that takes place before "The Hobbit" or "The Lord of the Rings" in the First Age of Middle Earth. Anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter. Have a good…whatever time of day or night it is for you. R&R please!*