Remy watched as Draco knelt down and felt for a pulse on Justin. "Is he alive?"

Draco didn't answer for a moment but he slowly nodded. "He's got a pulse and breathing but there's something seriously wrong."

They heard footsteps behind them and Hermione arrived having gone for help. "What happened?" Professor Slughorn's voice cut through.

Remy looked up. "We're not sure. We heard Luna scream and came around the corner, and found Nick and Justin like this."

Dumbledore knelt down next to Justin. "He's been petrified as had Nick."

Remy remembered the text from a book. "How?"

Albus looked at the students and then at Horace and Lockheart who had come up. "You kids should get to bed. We want you safe out of the halls."

Remy wasn't ready to leave but he noticed how shocked Hermione and Luna both were. "Okay Professor. Justin is going to be okay isn't he?"

Slughorn responded. "There is a potion that can wake him. It does take time though for it to be brewed. He may be out for some time."

Remy turned to look at Draco and the guys. "We should get Hermione and Luna back to Ravenclaw."

Neville slipped an arm around Luna and Blaise went to Hermione. The girls were both trying to shake off the concern of the boys but it was quite clear that they were both in bad shape. Remy and the guys were not doing much better either but they were concerned for the girls right now.

Back at Ravenclaw entrance Remy turned to them and hugged Luna. "Are you sure you're going to be okay?"

Luna nodded her head slowly. "I don't know why. I mean I know he's alive but just seeing him like that and the blood on the wall, it was just so bad."

Hermione joined arms with her friend. "It was rooster blood, not Justin's. We just have to remember what the professors have said, they'll both be okay."

Remy watched as his Ravenclaw friends disappeared in and turned to Draco and Blaise. "We really should be getting back to Gryffindor tower."

Both boys nodded. Draco decided that they needed more information. "I say we write home and find out about the chamber. Something is going on here."

Remy nodded. "We have to keep an eye on Hermione and some of the others. It wasn't a coincidence that Justin was attacked. He's a half blood remember."

They all knew that the messages had warned half bloods and muggle borns. "Hermione is not to go any whereon her own. We don't need her life to be at risk."

When they stepped into the tower Remy looked about him at the few students there. "Merlin. Think about all of the students that are one or the other, how many are at risk."

Blaise knew what Remy was thinking. "You don't think that they might close down the school over this?"

Remy wasn't sure. "After the attacks before Justin and even the rogue bludger on me, I'm not sure the governors would have anything."

Draco nodded. "Dad is on the board and he wouldn't think twice about closing the school temporarily if it meant protecting us and the other students."

They all hoped that it wouldn't come down to that because none of them wanted to leave the school but the concern for their friends and classmates who would be at risk over this, lay deep with them as they headed off to bed. Remy knew in reality he was at risk for his real mother was muggle born. He lay in bed wondering if who ever was attacking students, would know that. His own attack by the bludger left him with concerns.

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After the attack on Justin there weren't any more attacks on students but Chloe was starting to act more and more erratic and as the weeks passed the concern over the missing roosters and the strange notes on the walls as well, were making students more and more jumpy. No one walked around at night alone any more. When March came and Remy could return to quidditch practice, he was relieved for quidditch was a distraction

Remy was off to practice one morning and was surprised when he found his friends down in the common room when he came down. It was just after dawn on a Saturday morning so he was shocked.

"Did I over sleep or something? I mean Oliver should be jumping on my bed if I am." Remy said.

Draco looked up. "No. We couldn't sleep and we were talking about the chamber since dad hasn't been able to give us any information about it."

Remy noticed some of the Ravenclaws were there as well. "Should I feel hurt that you guys didn't wake me up to join in?"

Blaise shook his head. "We knew you'd be stuck at practice all morning and we thought you could use all the sleep Wood would permit you."

Remy had to say he was grateful for that. "There was one up side to not being able to play since December, no practices at the break of dawn."

Fred and George had been with the others but came to join him. "We'll tell you what we've been discussing on the way down to the pitch."

George nodded. "We've been used to having to get up for practices, some of us haven't been lying around for months."

Remy smacked George on the arm. "Thanks for that. We really should head out to the pitch before Oliver throws a fit and comes looking for us."

Fred shrugged. "He'll be so happy to have you back on the field that he might forget if we're late a few minutes."

They all knew Oliver's understanding would be limited so as they ran down to the field the twins explained how they were going to step up trying to get their hands on the book of Chloe's, even if they risked detention. They were more and more convinced that she had something to do with his, even if unintentionally.



As they entered the dressing room Katie looked up. "You guys are in trouble. You were supposed to be here almost ten minutes ago."

Remy tried to catch his breath but looked up at his team mates. "Hey, I thought you guys would be happier to have me back to practice and playing again."

Oliver came up behind him and clapped him on the back. "We're happy to have you back, but if you're late to another practice you will be running laps."

Remy shared a look with the twins and Fred mouthed. 'I told you so.' The other teammates laughed at how oblivious Oliver was to what was happening.

Oliver pointed to the lockers. "Get your pads on and come join us out on the field. We've already wasted 10 minutes, we only have 3 hours you know."

Remy just smiled and nodded his head. "Of course Oliver, we'll get changed and be on the field before you can even miss us, we promise."

Oliver turned to the others in the room. "Okay troops, come on grab your brooms and let us get out on that pitch and start working on our passing."

As they watched the others march out after their captain Fred smirked. "Oliver really thinks that he's some kind of military general, doesn't he?"

Remy was putting on his padding and gloves. "If it helps us win the quidditch cup for a second year in a row, I guess I can live with it."

George grabbed Remy and headed him towards the door. "As long as he doesn't court martial us for being even later. Let's get going."

Remy didn't care how early in the morning it was, he felt amazing when he got back on his broom and took off into the air. He had missed flying a lot and it made him feel like he was totally back to normal, to be back on a broom. He felt like the first time he really flew, again, and he had to remind himself to keep his mind on the practice to stop himself from flying circles around the pitch in excitement.

When they landed Oliver turned to him. "Good to see that the bump too your head didn't hurt you too much. You seem to be on top of your game as always."

Katie clapped him on the back. "Oliver has been loosing sleep worrying that you might have forgotten how to play, from the bump you took."

Remy snickered at that. "No Oliver, I didn't forget though sometimes I think I could do it in my sleep. Your old seeker is back and as good as before."

After the showers Remy and the twins headed back up to the castle where they had lunch and then they joined their friends back in Gryffindor to find out what had been decided when they had been practicing. They had been trying to do some research but still had no luck. The consensus was still that they had to get their hands on the mysterious book, there was no ands, ifs or buts about it.

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Three days later Remy and his friends were finishing their home work when the twins burst into the sitting room and from the smiles across their faces, Remy knew that they had succeeded before the twins uttered a word.

Fred took a strange leather book out of his bag. "Look at this you guys, we found it. The little fool wasn't watching her bag when she was in the library."

Remy caught the book that Fred threw at him and flipped it open. "What the heck is this? All of the pages are blank."

George nodded. "We were wondering the same thing. I'm sure that I have seen her writing in the book when we have been in the classroom."

Remy had seen it too. "Perhaps we got the wrong book, Maybe she knew there was someone trying to take it."

Draco laughed. "Chloe is not smart enough to come up with such a clever decoy. We both know that the book looks like the one she has been writing in."

Blaise looked at the cover. "Then what is going on? I mean there should be some sign of use but there isn't a single word on the pages of this book."

Remy stood up. "We should take this to Hermione. You know she's good with this kind of thing. She might be able to figure out what is going on with it."

The others agreed. Between Hermione and Remy if they weren't able to find out the mystery of the book they weren't sure anyone could. Books and transfiguration were more up Hermione's alley though. Remy was more for charms, DADA and potions.