After two days passed Draco was able to finish the modifications he put on the Chamber of Secrets. So when the work was done he informed his friends.
"Our secret room is all set up. If you are ready we can go there now." Draco said to the three of them in the Slytherin common room
"You mean right now. How will we go out without alerting anyone? Even prefects are not allowed to go out at this time of night." Tracy said
"We will not have to go outside the Slytherin dorms. All we have to do is go through my room." Draco said with a smirk
"You mean our room. I don't understand." Blaise said baffled
"You will once you are there." Draco said as he stood up
"But how can we even get in there. We are girls." Tracy said
Draco waved his wand around Tracy and Daphne and Blaise watched as they disappeared from his view.
"Now you both won't be seen. Come on." Draco said as he led them towards the boy's dorms. As they reached the door Draco waved his wand and took down the wards around the dorm and opened the door. They entered Draco's room and Draco stood before a wall and he tapped it with his wand. Silently a section of the wall swung open and they all saw a dark path inside.
"Come we have to walk a little." Draco said as he removed the invisibility spell and locked the door to the room. They began to walk the path and they all lit their wands with a Lumos spell.
"How is this possible? Where are we going and what is this place?" Blaise asked
"I will tell you shortly. We are almost there." Draco said as he led them towards a room. They finally reached a door at the end of corridor. Draco opened the door and led them inside.
"Welcome to the chamber of secrets." Draco said with a flourish as he showed off the new chamber which was truly an improvement. He had ordered he elf to put some chandelier to light up the whole place and that alone took away the gloomy aura.
"This is the chamber of secrets! You are joking right." Blaise said as he looked around in awe
"No, I'm not joking." Draco said
"But how? The legend says only the true heir can find it." Tracy said
"Does the legend specify it must be an heir by blood?" Draco asked
"No but it is usually believed when someone mentions an heir he / she must be a blood relative." Tracy said
"Well I have proven that is not the case." Draco said
"Wait. The legend also says that there is a monster in the chamber." Blaise said
"It has been thousands of years Blaise. No creature is immortal. I have never seen even a garden snake inside this place. Whatever creature the legend mentioned either it was a complete lie or it was a truth and the monster's bones woukd be dust by now as time has passed away. Either way there is nothing in here except us." Draco said
"But how did you find this and the passage?" Tracy asked
"Well I knew the chamber was below Hogwarts. Slytherin built our dorms in dungeons and below the black lake so I came to the conclusion the Chamber will be down here as well. So I used my house elfs to dig through the ground from the dungeons until they find the chamber and tada." Draco said as he swept his arm around showing the chamber
"So where are these books from?" Daphne asked as she looked through a large collection of books on the shelf
"Most of them are available in Hogwarts library. I had it copied from the library for our use." Draco said
""How did you do that?" Tracy asked
"Magic." Draco answered which earned him a shove to his shoulder from Tracy
"So when will we start?" Daphne asked
"But before that we have to consider the entry of some more people into our group. We are not just aiming for a study group but for a group of individuals that can influence the Ministry in future from inside and outside." Draco said
"That is a dangerous move. Once we commit we will not be able to pull out and it will be a huge risk to trust others." Blaise cautioned
"I know which is why I have prepared a list of possible members. Go through the names and tell me your opinion." Draco said as he handed over the list to Blaise
"Draco, I have no objections to these people joining us. But how will we convince them? We came together because our families have a similar goal. But there is no such common ground with these people." Blaise said as he handed over the list to Tracy and Daphne
"I can convince them. There is something I have not even shared with you guys. I will share it with the first official meeting of our group. Trust me this will work. I have been screening these people for some years now." Draco said pointing at the list
"Very well. We can give it a try if you are confident." Tracy said after some time
"But when will we host the meeting. We will need a lot of time for the first meeting. So it can't be like at an hour like this." Daphne mused
"How about we meet during the Gryffindor - Ravenclaw match this week? We will have more than enough time to invite everyone." Blaise suggested
"That is a good idea. I will speak to them myself tomorrow." Draco said
"But be careful Draco. Be very discreet." Blaise cautioned
"Oh, who are you teaching to be discreet. He managed to find the chamber and build a tunnel into it from our dorms and then fill it with this much facility without anyone knowing. I think he knows the meaning of ' discretion is the better part of valour'." Tracy said
"I was just saying to be a little more careful. Especially with Umbridge in Hogwarts." Blaise said
"You are correct Blaise. I will be very vigilant." Draco promised
"Anyways let's return back. I am getting a little sleepy." Daphne said
They returned back to Draco's room and from there Draco led the girls back to the common room under the disillusion spell. From there Daphne and Tracy retired to their rooms while Draco returned to his bed and fell asleep.
The next few days Draco had to personally approach each member on his list. One by one he managed to convince them to attend the meeting. Much of his target audience came from sixth and seventh year students and only very few trusted members from the fourth year as well. In total, he was able to persuade fifteen Slytherin students for his little group.
Finally, the day of the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw came. While most of the school were cheering on their favourite teams and friends in the match fifteen Slytherins were inside the Chamber of Secrets. Fortunately, the quidditch games were not a compulsory event to attend so sometimes students would skip the match to complete some assignments or engage in other activities.
"Congratulations Draco. This is the greatest discovery in the history of Hogwarts and even perhaps the entire Wizarding Britain." Anastasia Spooner said looking around the Chamber in wonder
"A discovery I hope will remain secret for a number of years to come." Draco said
"Of course! So tell us what is this all about?" Anastasia asked
"First please take a seat." Draco said as he waved his wand and fourteen cushioned chairs were conjured out of thin air surprising everyone. Draco walked before the audience and stood facing them.
"Most of you are wondering why you are spending your time here instead of being with your friends enjoying the game. The first reason is very simple, Umbridge. As you know she has completely adopted many decisions that have no links whatsoever with the academic interests of Hogwarts instead she is using her powers to pursue her political goals and personal vendetta. Those who can remove her from Hogwarts are also doing nothing being indecisive especially considering the situation our world now finds itself in. This group was originally meant as a study group but I think it must be something more and I will show you why this is necessary. Let me share with you the future." Draco said as he took a small round metallic ball. He placed his wand on his head and began to draw certain memories. He placed the strand of memories into the ball and it glowed a brilliant white. Draco placed the ball down and tapped it with his wand. A huge light shot out of the ball and began to play a scene in the air capturing the interest of all others.
The air shimmered and they all saw a graveyard. They saw a rat-faced man put a deformed baby into a cauldron and placing certain ingredients into the potion. They saw him draw blood from Harry Potter and placing it in the cauldron. Then they saw a snake faced man rising out of the cauldron and they immediately understood this person was the dark lord Voldemort. The scene shifted and they saw Voldemort duelling with Potter and how he put the golden boy under the Cruciatus curse.
The scene shifted and they saw the Dark Lord battling Dumbledore somewhere in the ministry. They saw how Voldemort used powerful magics and Dumbledore being forced ti defend all the while Harry Potter stood there like a useless moron.
The scene again shifted and they saw Dumbledore laying dead on the ground in Hogwarts and all of the students crying around his body. The scene flickered and they saw the old headmaster's body is placed inside a white tomb.
The scene shifted again and they saw the golden trio setting a dragon loose inside the Gringotts bank and saw the dragon killing wizards and goblins alike.
The scene again shifted and this time they saw Hogwarts being surrounded by a protective dome. They saw giants, Acromantulas, Dementors, Werewolves and Death eaters surrounding the castle. Then the scene shifted and they saw the Dark lord destroying the dome single-handedly.
The next thing they saw was Hogwarts laying in ruins and dead bodies everywhere. Then they saw Harry Potter standing in front of Voldemort and doing nothing as he gets struck by the killing curse. Then again the scene shifted and they saw Hagrid holding the prone body of Harry as Voldemort and the death waters stood victorious outside the broken castle of Hogwarts. Then the light died down stopping the display. There was pin-drop silence.
"This is the future. This is the fate of magical Britain if we do not act. We are led by useless morons and buffoons that will make our world into a slaughterhouse. On one side there is Voldemort promising pureblood supremacy but he is the greatest killer of pureblood houses in British history and on another side we have Dumbledore who is a pacifist and is blindly trusting a useless mediocre wizard like Potter to destroy Voldemort. Then there is the incompetent ministry that adds more chaos into the mix making this whole thing more complicated. That is not all. There is another threat coming after this war is over. It will affect the entire world and will destroy much of the civilizations of our planet. If we do not act now our world will get destroyed." Draco said facing his stunned audience
"But even if this is all true what can we do?" Jason Redwood a sixth year Slytherin asked
"Nothing for now. I showed you my visions because your families are not part of either side of the current conflict. But soon this war will spell doom for us all and kill every single wizard in the British Isles. I want you to study hard and prepare yourself more in your magical skills. Soon we will have the war and I will help you to place you in key positions within the ministry. After the war is over the ministry must survive through you. We cannot allow either side to gain the influence of the ministry." Draco said
"But we just saw the dark lord winning. How can we even fight him? He is too powerful." Katherine Swan a seventh-year student said
"Leave the dark lord to me. I am already working countermeasures to deal with him permanently. I know how to destroy his immortality." Draco said
"Then why not inform Dumbledore? He can deal with the dark lord if he knows how." Jason reasoned as none here could refute that the Headmaster's magical power
"I already did. He is of the opinion that Harry Potter is the only one that can destroy Voldemort so that moron must be the one to do it. But we all saw how useless that fool is. I have even tried to help the fool despite my misgivings but he is a complete moron that has no opinions of himself and rely on that know it all Granger and that fool Weasely. So the only option I have is to do it myself. I am confident I can deal with the Dark Lord but I need your help with the ministry." Draco said
"Why is the ministry so important. Shouldn't we concentrate on the dark lord and prepare ourselves for the war?" Anastasia asked
"Do you really think the other houses will trust a Slytherin now that the Dark Lord is alive. We will always be looked upon with suspicion. We cannot control what others do but we can help in reconstructing the ministry. There is another reason I want you in the ministry." Draco said
"Tell us." Jason said
"Have you heard about the World Security bill that was introduced in the ICW by the Magical Congress of United States?" Draco asked
"No. Why is the ICW important?" Anastasia asked
"They are important. ICW decides the laws regarding our secrecy from the muggle world among other things. The World Security bill introduces some radical changes to our ward schemes and certain extreme measures regarding the muggle technology and the pollution of the world. With Britain having veto power our representatives have been killing this bill for some time. This bill is essential for maintaining our secrecy from the muggles. Unfortunately, Dumbledore has been vocal opposition to this bill and if Dumbledore opposes it then Britain will not support the bill in ICW. That is why we have to save the ministry. If the Ministry falls to Voldemort the ICW will send troops to fight all of us. If the ministry is under control of Dumbledore supporters then the bill will not pass." Draco said
"Why is this bill that much important?" Tracy asked
"If this bill will not pass in ICW the whole wizarding world will get exposed to the muggles and the result will be World War 3." Draco said grimly
No one said anything for a while.
"So, what's the plan?" Anastasia asked
"I will explain the plan but first let me ask you this. Will you guys help me?" Draco asked
"We will." One by one everyone agreed
"Then first you must take these bracelets and wear them. They are charmed to shield your mind from outside influence. They are connected by a protean charm. If you press the surface of the bracelet with your wand you will be able to communicate with each other. I will activate the bracelet after everyone wears them." Draco said as he distributed the bracelets to everyone except Daphne
All the students put on the bracelet and Draco's Parselmagic did the rest of the work. The moment he activated the bracelets they all fell unconscious in their chairs except Daphne and Draco. Daphne stood up from her seat and moved towards him. Draco pulled her into a kiss.
"It will take some time for them to wake up. Let's have some fun until then." Draco said as he led Daphne towards a secret room and closed the door behind them.