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I decided to fast forward a little bit.

Alice's POV

"Where is Eliza?" I asked, startling Maria and Sam.

We were all up in our dormitories like Professor McGonagall said. We heard awful rumors about the school closing down. We all believed the attacks stopped, it's been so long since one has happened we all just assumed…

Her broom wasn't leaning against the wall like usual. She probably went out to practice which is so like her. I couldn't help but smile at the thought.

We walked down in silence because we would not want to cause any trouble.

"She isn't here." Maria whispered, looking around.

"Duhh." Sam rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to go look for her. You coming?" I head toward the door.

"What? No, Alice you can't, the Slytherin Monster." Maria whispered, clutching on to me.

"I must. I won't be hurt. I am a pureblood and so are you, please help me."

"I just can't. Haven't you heard the talk? Hogwarts might be closing down. I want to give it no reason too. If we are not careful it just might happen."

"Sam, please, a pureblood like you will be safe." I pleaded, turning to Sam.

"I'm not risking my neck for a mudblood." Sam said haughtily. "Sorry Alice but this is where I draw the line. I'm going up to pack." She walked up and Maria looked back and followed. Leaving me alone.

I huffed, what great friends they all. I can truly see why we are in Ravenclaw, it's where the smart but scared kids get put in. Some people call it logic. I call it fear.

I walk down the stairs, hoping Eliza would be close by.

"Eliza?" I called out, no response. I headed toward the Quidditch pitch when I heard talking coming from the staff room.

^"it has happened," Professor McGonagall told the silent staff room. "A student has been taken by the monster. Right into the Chamber itself."

I heard Professor Flitwick let out a squeal. Professor Sprout clapped her hands over her mouth. Snape gripped the back of a chair very hard and said, "How can you be sure?"

"The Heair of Slytherin," said Professor McGonagall, "left another message. Right underneath the first one. 'Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever.'"

I heard a teacher burst into tears.

"Who is it?" asked Madam Hooch

"Ginny Weasley," said Professor McGonagall.^

No. Not Ginny, it can't be her. It doesn't make any sense, she is a pureblood, and she should be untouchable. Ginny, no not her.

I heard soft footsteps, coming from the hallway and turned to see Ron and Harry.

We were surprised by one another but quickly regained focus as we hid so the teachers wouldn't find us out of our dorms.

As the footsteps faded I let out a sign of release.

"Why are you out?"

"I was looking for Eliza. She wasn't in the dorm or the common room. I was worried so I went to go find her. I'm worried." I let out a cry. "Ginny…she is gone, maybe forever, I really hope Lockhart does something."

"I highly doubt that will happen."Harry said

^"D'you know what?" said Ron. "I think we should go and see Lockhart. Tell him what we know. He's going to try and get into the Chamber. We can tell him where we think it is, and tell him it's a basilisk in there."^

We bolted toward his office, Harry filled me in on the way.

A basilisk, Serpent that can kill you if you look it in the eye. It moves through the pipes and Harry believes we can enter the chamber by Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.

^darkness was falling as we walked down to Lockhart's office. There seemed to be a lot of activity going on inside it. We could hear scraping, thumps, and hurried footsteps.

Harry knocked and there was a sudden silence from insie. Thent he door opened the tiniest crack and we say one of Lockhart's eyes peering through it.

"Oh – – – the lovely lady Sterling –" he said, opening the door a bit wider. "I'm rather busy at the moment – if you would be quick –"

"Professor, we've got some information for you," said Harry. 'We think it'll help you."

"Er – well – it's not terribly –" The side of Lockhart's face I could see looked uncomfortable, seat drops were visible. "I mean – well – all right –"

He opened the door for us as we entered I saw that his office is almost completely stripped, there were two large trunks on the floor, pouring out robes of many colors, and photographs were jammed in boxes on his desk.

"What's going on?" I asked, as I made sure my wand was secure up my sleeve.

"Er, well,yes,"said Lockhart, ripping a life-size poster of himself from the bck of the door as he spoke and starting to roll it up. "Urgent call – unavoidable – got to go –"

"What about my sister?" said Ron jerkily.

"Well, as to that – most unfortunate –" said Lockhart, avoiding our eyes as he wrenched open a drawer and starting to emptying the contents into a bag, "No one regrets more than I –"

"You can't go, you're the Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher!" I yelled.

"You can't go now! Not with all the Dark stuff going on here!" Harry said.

"Well – I must say – when I took the job –" Lockhart muttered, now piling socks on top of his robes. "nothing in the job description – didn't expect –"

"You mean you're running away? Said Harry disbelievingly. "After all that stuff you did in your books –"

"books can be misleading," said Lockhart delicately.

"You wrote them!" I shouted.

"My dear girl," said Lockhart, straightening up and frowning at us. "Do use your common sense. My books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think I'd done all those things. No one wants to read about some ugly old Armenian warlock, even if he did save a village from werewolves. He'd look dreadful on the front cover. No dress sense at all. And the witch we banished the Bandon Banshee had a harelip. I mean, come on –"

"I can't believe you would take all that credit, what did the people say to that!"

"Alice, Alice," said Lockhart, shaking his head impatiently, "it's not nearly as simple as that. There was work involved."^

He took out his wand and pointed it at us. "I am sorry but I must put a memory charm on you now."

I took out my wand, along with Harry and Ron's broken wand.

^Harry reached his wand just in time. Lockhart had barely raised his, when Harry bellowed, "Expelliarmus!"

Lockhart was blasted backward, falling over his trunk; his wand flew high into the air; I caught it, and flung it out of the open window.

"What d'you want me to do?" said Lockhart weakly. "I don't know where the Chamber of Secrets is. There's nothing I can do."

"You are in luck," said Harry, forcing Lockhart to his feet at wand point. "We think we know where it is. And what's inside it. Let's go."^

Harry and Ron walked in front of me. I was behind, my wand pointed and poking at the back of Lockhart's neck.

We walked into Myrtle's bathroom. She told us the story of her death, what happened. She saw a big, yellow eye. Myrtle pointed toward the sink in front of her toilet. I run over to it, leaving Ron in charge of Lockhart, I felt a brass faucet, a snake was carved into it.

"This is it."

"Say something in Parseltongue." Ron suggested.

I heard a strange snake like sound coming from Harry, I remembered it from the duel. It gave me chills.

At first I thought nothing happened but it slowly began to move apart, and in the middle was a dark hole, a pipe wide enough for us to slide into.

I walked over, and with a flick of my wandless hand I send a burst of fire down it, I saw the light continued down the hole into the darkness until I could see it no more.

I secretly practice every night since I've gotten here.I had practice enough to learn how to call upon the flames with no help from my wand. I felt it was more effective and gave me my other hand for my wand. This was the first time I used it in front of someone. I surprised it work so well. I learned breathing exercises help.

"Harry, it's so deep." I asked, ignoring the everyone's fish faces.

"you can do wandless magic." Ron said.

"Yes." I rolled my eyes. "only with fire though. We can talk about it later, I think we have more important things to worry about."

"Yes, well. Lockhart you first."

Ron pushed him to the edge of tunnel.

"Boys," he said, his voice feeble, "Boys, what good will it do?"

Harry jabbed him in the back with his wand. Lockhart fell, feet first into the darkness.

"Harry!" I said, "You can't just push people like that, even him, what if he went –"

"We can talk about it later, I think we have more important things to worry about."

"Don't mock me!" I said, jabbing him. "I don't know what your problem is but I want to help you and Ron find Ginny, my best friend!"

"Then please. Ladies first." He said, mocking, as he gestured toward the darkness.

"Fine." I lit my hand on fire, making him jump back, I looked down before jumping into it.

The pipes were smooth, cold and slimy. I heard the echoes of Harry and Ron's cries. They fell out, one by one at my feet. The glow of the flames must have shocked them but I just turned around.

"I don't have time for this, let's go!" Lockhart was still on the ground, I gentle nudged him.

"Lockhart get –"

He knocked me down hard, attacking me, trying to grab my wand. My fire went out and we were left in confusing darkness.

"Alice!" called Ron

"Get him off me!" I yelled kicking and pushing in the darkness. I felt myself being pushed into Ron who was knocked down.

I felt him grab my arm, throwing me on the ground, I tried to get up but something heavy was pressed against me.

"Lumos!" Harry finally said, the darkness creeping away at last.

Lockhart was over me, his disgusting shoe pressing me into heaps of bones.

^"This adventure ends here! He said. "I shall take a bit of this skin back up to the school, tell them I was too late to save the girl, and that you two tragically lost your minds at the sight of her mangled body – say good-bye to your memories!"

He raised Ron's Spellotaped wand high over his head and yelled, "obliviate!"

The wand exploded with the force of a small bomb. Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over the coils the snake skin, out of the way of the great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. I saw Harry's form disappear not knowing if he was safe on the other side.^

"Harry!" I screamed, as I watch his form being hidden from the rocks. I got up quickly and ran to the piles of rock.

"Harry!" I sobbed, "Please…Harry!"

I started to grab at the loose rocks, flinging them on the ground around me not caring where they went. I needed to see him, I need to make sure…no…surely not.

"Alice, Ron, are you ok?" I heard him call, I sobbed in relief as I fell to the ground.

Ron came next to me, "I'm here with Alice, Lockhart, he seemed to have lost his memory, the wand – it backfired on him. He doesn't know who he is."

"Harry… I…" I drifted off not knowing what to say.

"If I'm not back in an hour…" Harry started, "Just stay there."

"We will try to shift some of the rocks to get to you." Ron answered, I saw him turned to Lockhart who had bright eyes that were confused but excited.

I heard Harry's footsteps get lighter and fade softly.

"So…who are you and why are you here?" Lockhart asked.

I turned to Ron.

"Well….I'm Ron and this is Alice. We are at Hogwarts."

"Hi there…I am…well, I don't know. I can't say I know what Hogwarts is.."Lockhart responded, coming over to us.

"We will explain everything later but for now let's move there rocks." I said.

I silently got up and started to move the rocks, bringing them over to the entrance of the pipe.

I felt the awkward silence, I was not friends with Ron's, I barely talked to him and I only see him with Harry and Hermione. He just saw me like that. I –

"What was that all about?" He asked as he began to shift the rocks.

"What?"

"You know, you sounded so scared that something had happen to Harry." Ron paused to left I rather big rock, "It's just that…"

"I know." I answered, I didn't want him to remind me. "I just don't know why but I still care for Harry. I really did, I have to say that being with him, it made me so happy. Some of my favorite moments are with him."

"Then why break up?"

"He was being too much for me. I felt him get possessive over me and I didn't like it. His letters suffocated me and the rumors and the way he talked to me it just wasn't what I wanted."

"So? Why not talk it over with him?" Ron asked, defending his friends, "He really cared for you."

"I don't know. I wanted to take a break, that is what I told him." I explained, "He started to act all cold and awful about it, like a child and I was over it and I thought over him."

I shook my head. "What am I saying?... I am with Draco."

"I don't know why you are with that Git."

"O, please. You have no idea who he is!" I shot back, "I mean the real him. He can be so sweet, romantic and he always knows the right thing to say."

"Sounds too good to be true."

"I care about Harry but he can be such a…git..such a git sometimes."

I felt a stone loosen up and I saw the other side."

"Ron! Look, if we move just a few more, I think we can fit through."

"Lockhart can't though." Ron pointed out.

"Harry, he needs us…what if…"

Ron pushed some more rocks aside, "then you go, I'll stay here."

"What?"

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Lockhart so he won't hurt himself."

"But –"

"Go."

He helped me over the ledge where the hole was located. I tumbled down and landed against my side but other than that I was ok.

"you ok?"

"Yes, we will come and get you. Ginny will be with us."

I ran as quickly as I can to get to Harry. I saw an odd glow coming from ahead and ran toward it, it was quiet and I could only here my footsteps echo.

Up ahead I see Ginny holding on to Harry, she was beside him as he was leaning against her for support.

"Ginny! Harry!" I called out, speeding up to find my quickly next to them.

"O, Alice!" Ginny sobbed, "I'm so sorry – sorry for everything. I – will miss you." She continued to hold on to me.

I saw a beautiful phoenix sitting on the now dead giant snake.

I looked at Harry, who was on the ground. I led Ginny next to him, letting her rest against his shoulder.

"Harry you are alright." I said breathless.

"Yes." He replied in pain.

"Harry?"

I turned to see him lying there. His arm was cradled against him.

"No."

"It got me. Take Ginny to Ron, you will find a way out."

"No. It won't end like this." I shook my head. I turned to his arm and let my tears travel down my cheek, falling on to his wound; I hear the sizzle of the wound closing up.

"What the –" Harry began

"I have the same healing powers as phoenix. Fire doesn't hurt me and I control it. I don't know how I got these gifts but I do. Headmaster Dumbledore told me about my beginning. I was an experiment of some kind, I think, and that my parents were a part of. Please, you cannot tell anyone." I looked up at them. Ginny and Harry nodded in understanding.

"Let's head back to Ron, I'm sure he will be thrilled to see you." I said, smiling.

I heard Ginny give a sob. ^"I'm going to be expelled!" Harry awkwardly helped her to her feet. "I've looked forward to coming to Hogwarts ever since B-Bill came and n-now I'll have to leave and – w-what'll Mum and Dad say?"^

"Don't worry!" I said, trying to cheer her up. "Everything will be fine, let's just get out of here."

We walked towards Ron. Everything will be alright. I just know it.

Maria's POV

I turned my back on my friends, Eliza and Alice. I wish I went with them. I thought quietly to myself as I began to shrink my shoes so they would fit when I begin to pack. Sam was perfectly fine and composed by the whole situation. She was shrinking everything as well, her cat Pumpkin was laying down on her pillow, content with not having to move watching her own bustle around, checking to make sure all the shoes had its pair.

"Are you not worried at all?" I asked, I just hated silence.

She signed. "Of course I am. I don't want to leave. I heard Naomi would have to go back to China to finish up her schooling. I –"

"I meant our roommates, aren't you worried that –"

"Sorry! I was in Quidditch changing room and I –" she stopped. "Where is Alice?"

"She should be with you!" I exclaimed. "She went looking for you when we didn't see you with everyone else. You didn't see Alice?"

"No…I…" Eliza blushed. "I was with Lee for a bit. I just thought that well…since the school might be closing…I might never see him again and well…I just wanted to see him one last time, I –"

"Save it!" I cut her off, I know it was harsh was but I was so very worried.

"I'm sorry, I –" Eliza looked about to cry. "I never thought…"

"I'm sorry too." I walked over and hugged her. It wasn't her fault this was happening.

"Well, that's nice…" Sam said turning back to her bags.

I let go of Eliza and started packing my stuff, I watch as Eliza went out to go find her friends who were in a separate dorm.

I hope everything will be ok.

Eliza's POV

I walk back out awkwardly and headed toward my friends dorm room. They got a double on the far end of the hallway. Maria is my friend as well but I just didn't connect with her the way Ginny and Alice did. I was just there, her roommate. I wish I could room with Luna and Marceline, they are just so nice and I don't have to worry about being judge. Maria doesn't mean to judge but she thinks very highly of herself and others making me feel that way.

I knocked on the door and it was opened by Luna.

"Where were you?" She asked letting me in.

"I was with Lee.." I blushed

"We were worried." Luna said, going back to her bed. Marceline was gone.

"Where is –"

"She went to go say good-bye to Luke." Luna said.

"O."

"You liked Luke, why did you not date him?" Luna asked

"I never liked Luke that way, I –"

"I see the way you look at him."

"I wasn't ready."

"But you were ready for Lee."

"I – What do you want me to say?" I felt my voice rising. "That Luke wasn't good enough for me that he wasn't popular enough, or that I wanted to impress Maria and join her in the spot light!"

"That's exactly what I want you to say." Luna responded.

"Well, I like Lee, a lot."

"I never said you didn't."

"I…" I turned around

"Stay."

I turned back; Luna was resting on her bed and was sorting through some of her books.

"I – Please don't tell Lee or Luke or Marceline." I pleaded.

'I won't. I'm not that type of person. I believe you should tell them."

"I will…"

"When?"

"When I am ready."

"Spoken like me." Luna smiled, I couldn't help but smile back.

"So…"

This book is getting to the end but don't worry there will be more!

But first I must go back and do-over these chapters. I catch a lot of mistakes and I feel like I went too fast in some places so I want to do some more stuff in greater detail.

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