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After his conversation with Luna, Draco managed to make it to his Potion's class on time, with no detention from Professor Snape. He walked down the aisle, towards a table on the left, where his best friend Blaise was sitting. He sat down next to him and gave him an acknowledging nod. He placed his back under the table and pulled out his potion book. Professor Snape was not yet in so he spent his time looking at the cover of his book and thinking about what Luna has said. Due to Luna's unsuccessful attempt at getting any information out of Professor Flitwick, Draco now has to try and get information from Professor Snape. Knowing him, he won't be the easiest to talk too, especially on a topic on the House Relics.
"So where've you been, Draco? Crabbe and Goyle came in without you… Saying you had to talk to Lovegood" Blaise asked. He looked at Blaise then glared back at Crabbe and Goyle behind them.
"It's none of their business to say mine… But if you must know, I had to converse with Lovegood on how much of a loon she is when she runs into other people" Draco explained. Blaise raised a brow confused but just nodded and shrugged it off.
"Alright then… But are you sure it is nothing more?" He asked with a smirk on his face. Draco turned to him with a glare, and gritted his teeth as he replied.
"I'm 100% sure…" Blaise chuckled at his reaction and looked at the front of the class. Soon, Professor Snape walked into the classroom and waved his wand at the chalkboard. The chalk started to write by itself, writing today's lesson plan.
"Today, we are going be brewing a particularly difficult potion known as the Invigoration Draught… Can anyone tell me what this potion can do…" Professor Snape asked. As usual, no one responded, except Hermione who was raising her hand frantically. Draco rolled his eyes at her actions.
"No one… Pity… Very well then, Yes, Ms. Granger" Hermione placed her hand down and responded.
"It enhances the energy of whoever drinks it" She said.
"Correct… Whoever shall drink the potion will be given a high amount of energy and will allow them to finish an activity in a rapid pace… very different from a speed potion however…" Snape explained. Draco took down notes but would find himself rather tired. Professor Snape stood in front of the class and pointed his wand to the cauldrons and to the ingredients.
"You will now be brewing your own vial of Invigoration Draught… You have the entire class hour to finish then and place them on my table…Begin"
After an entire hour in his class, the class was finally over and everyone was able to submit their Invigoration Draught. Some accidents occurred, for example, Neville Longbottom accidently spilling his potion and Seamus Finnigan blowing up his cauldron. But accidents weren't always from Gryffindor, Crabbe and Goyle's potion managed to melt the cauldron and Pansy Parkinson's potion puffed into smoke, giving her frizzy hair. In the end they all managed to submit their potions and left the classroom calmly. Except for Pansy who was frantically yelling about her hair.
"Draco, you coming or what?" Draco didn't realize that he was staring at his potion's book for a while now, once he was finish with his potion. He didn't leave like Professor Snape said he could. He told him, he wanted to talk to him after class, which the professor allowed.
"No, I need to talk to Professor Snape about something…" Draco explained. Blaise nodded and went out of the classroom with Crabbe and Goyle. Draco stood up and grabbed his things and went up to Professor Snape.
"So… What is it you want to ask me, Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Snape asked. Draco gulped nervously at how to ask the professor, so he just came right out and asked.
"Professor, I was wondering if you're familiar with… the Locket of Slytherin?" Draco asked. Professor Snape just looked at him calmly but didn't say a word for a while. Eventually he nodded and said.
"Yes… I am quite familiar with the Locket of Slytherin… Why do you ask?" Draco looked down and sighed.
"You see Sir, I read this book entitled "The House Relics" and it gave the information of the founders as well as the relics from each of the houses. However, the ones that are missing are on the Locket of Slytherin and the Diadem of Ravenclaw…I was wondering if you know about the book and may know where the missing pages are…or what informations do they hold" Draco asked. Professor Snape looked at him with a stern face and talked.
"Yes, I am very familiar with that book and I have come across it during my youth… And I am also aware of the disappearance of the pages of Ravenclaw and Slytherin. However, I cannot help you when it comes to its location or information, for I have never seen them at all or have read their pages…" Professor Snape explained. After hearing his answer, Draco looked down sadly and nodded in understanding.
"I see… Thank you Sir, that's all I need to know… I have to get to my next class now…" With that said, Draco turned around and headed for the entrance. But before he could leave, Professor Snape called out to him and said.
"Mr. Malfoy, I suggest you and MS. LOVEGOOD be careful when searching for answers on a mystery such as this… The information that you may find, might lead you to dangerous consequences…" Professor Snape explained. Draco stopped at his tracks and turned around surprisingly at Professor Snape.
"How did you…?" Professor Snape just gave him a smirk and turned his back towards Draco, fixing up the vials. Draco snapped out of his surprised trance and left the Potions classroom. He had to find Luna.
Since he knew it was in the middle of the afternoon, he thought he might as well head to the Great Hall for Lunch. He walked back up from the dungeons and down some halls and soon reaching the entrance of the hall. He looked around and Luna eating lunch with her friends and conversing. He knew she would be their since it was lunch hour, so he decided to head to his own table and eat as well. Once he sat in between Blaise and Theodore Nott, he grabbed what he could eat and started to chow down. He looked up at Luna and see her still talking to her friends. He smiled at how innocent and pure she looked among her peers but shook it off before anyone would ask why he was looking at the Ravenclaw table. He then grabbed a piece of parchment from his bag and scribbled a note. He folded it up and magically teleported the letter to Luna. Luna, who finished talking to her friends and started eating, suddenly saw a letter under her plate. She quickly grabbed it and looked around before anyone could see. She placed it under the table and opened it to read.
"Meet me at the front of the school, by the school entrance. We need to talk…"
-D.M.
She knew very well that the initials were Draco's and she looked up to see him looking at her. She nodded at him and continued to eat her lunch. Once she was done, she got up, bid her friends goodbye, and went out of the Great hall, to the font of the school. In 5 minutes, Draco was finished and soon followed her out. He went to the front of the school, by the entrance and saw Luna leaning against a wall. He casually walked up to her and leaned against the wall, next to her as well.
"What did you find out?" Luna asked him. Draco shook his head disappointingly.
"I found nothing… Not even Professor Snape knows about it… But he has run into the book before when he studied here, and he also saw that the pages were missing. He isn't surprised that the pages are still missing to this day…" Draco explained. She nodded in understanding and looked up at the sky sadly.
"I'm not surprised that he doesn't know… I don't think he would care about something like this… But it was nice to ask thought…" She said
"Yeah…. Uh! Now what do we do! We've asked all that we know who would have a chance at knowing! We asked the House Ghost and Heads of House of Slytherin and Ravenclaw, and came out with nothing!" Draco yelled out annoyingly to himself. Luna knew his anger was not towards her, or himself, but to the fact that they have come up with nothing.
"I know… I guess we should just give up…" Luna looked at Draco, who looked back and nodded in understanding.
"I guess… Come on, I might as well walk you back to your dormitory…" Draco said. She nodded, knowing she didn't have any classes until later at night in Astrology. The two then got off the wall and made their way to Ravenclaw Tower. They were almost to the entrance of Ravenclaw tower, when suddenly someone called them from behind.
"Luna… Draco…" The two stopped walking and turned around at the same time to see the Grey Lady floating in front of them.
"Helena… Is… Something the matter?" Luna faced her and asked. Draco kept quiet, in order not to stir up any yelling or insults from the lady.
"Yes… I would like to apologize for my behavior towards the two of you yesterday… I know you only wanted to know about the location and information of the diadem and locket… But the topic suddenly sparked an old rage inside me and… I would like to apologize for that... " The Grey Lady explained. Luna smiled at her and nodded.
"It's alright Helena, we understand… We've actually been all over the school looking for answers…" Luna said. Draco nodded in agreement.
"I know… I've heard…" When she said that, she turned a little behind her and Luna and Draco were surprised to see the Bloody Baron behind her.
"You!" The two yelled out surprised. The Baron chuckled at their reaction and floated next to the Grey Lady.
"I might as well tell Helena of how much perseverance you two are giving, into finding those pages… You even went to your head of house just to ask" Luna smiled and Draco just smirked.
"And because of that, I'm willing to share as much as I know about my mother's diadem and the Slytherin locket…" The Lady explained. Luna went up to her and nodded.
"Yes, but you do not have so say too much, in order for you not to feel hurt…" Luna said. Draco nodded and stood next to Luna.
"Yeah, the Baron told us why you didn't want to say a thing…" Draco said. Helena looked at the Baron and the Baron just looked away from her.
"I'm sure he has… " Helena looked at the two students and nodded.
"Yes well… All I can say is that my mother has always had that diadem every since I was born… Even she has never told me of where she received the thing… But I knew it possesses that ability to give the wearer unlimited knowledge and wisdom on anything. It is hard to trick anyone wearing the diadem." Helena explained. The two nodded and let her continue on.
"As for the locket… I'm not entirely sure of its background and history… For when I was born… That was when he left…" Luna looked down sadly at what she said. She remembered Helena telling her about how Salazar left the school due to the disagreement with Godric.
"But other than those informations… I have nothing else to tell you…" Helena said sadly.
"Not even where the pages are…?" Draco asked. Helena shook her head and looked down sadly.
"As I said before, I honestly do not know where the missing pages are…." Luna looked at Draco and vice versa. Sadness and disappointment were on both their faces but then Helena spoke up again.
"I can however, tell you where they might have been…" Luna and Draco perked up at her words and turned to look at her.
"Really!? Where?" The two asked. Helena giggled at their reaction, as well as the Baron.
"The mostly likely place that the pages could be… would be in the Chamber of Secrets" Helena said.
"The chamber of Secrets? You mean the same chamber that Potter found when we were in 2nd year?" Draco asked to confirm. Helena nodded.
"I've heard about the Chamber but I've never been in there…" Luna said.
"That is exactly why it would be a perfect place to hide forbidden information…" Helena said. Luna looked at her confused and asked.
"Why would something like that be forbidden?" Luna asked. Helena looked at her and then at the Baron.
"Knowing the information that I told you last night, you need to understand that something like that was forbidden during our time, especially in the school…" The Baron explained. Luna nodded and so did Draco.
"Well then, off to the Chamber of Secrets we go then?" Draco said. Luna smiled at him and nodded.
"Yes let's go!" Luna exclaimed excitedly. Before they could run to the girl's lavatory, Helena spoke up.
"We are going with you two" Helena said. Luna looked at her and then at Draco.
"Wait, why?" Draco asked.
"I also want to know why they were taken… I might have an idea on what the information is on the pages but I want to confirm my theory by actually seeing the papers.." Helena explained. Draco nodded and then looked at the Baron.
"I might as well follow, in order to keep you two out of trouble… Me and Helena kind of feel responsible for what you are about to do…" Luna smiled at him and then looked at Helena, then back at Draco.
"Well then, shall we all?" Draco nodded and held her hand, making a run for the girl's lavatory, with the ghost of Slytherin and Ravenclaw, turning into spirit ball form, following behind.