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Chapter 30: Chamber of Secrets
Sirius and I are going into the Chamber of Secrets this morning, meaning we were up at the crack of dawn. I was waiting for Sirius in the common room because we couldn't risk waking the other Marauders. I wasn't waiting long as soon Sirius appeared wearing jeans and a black tshirt. I grinned as I took his hand.
'Everyone still asleep?' Sirius nodded.
'Yep, no problem.' We then left the common room and headed to Dumbledore's office to collect the Sword of Gryffindor and Fawkes. I am nervous about going into the chamber. Sirius is a lot better with the sword now, but it was still going to be difficult. I found myself watching Sirius as we walked to the headmaster's office. There was a moment of silence before Sirius spoke. 'If I die, you have my permission to kill me.' I whacked Sirius as he attempted to lighten the mood.
'Don't say things like that!' Sirius smirked.
'Hey, that's my sword wielding arm... promise me something.' I raised my eyebrows fully ready for the punch line. '... If you die, promise to come back and haunt my reckless arse.' I felt myself smirk, as I shoved Sirius. I didn't plan on dying today and Sirius isn't going to either. We walked the rest of the way in silence and as we reached Dumbledore's office Sirius pulled me to a stop. 'Mynee, I love you.' I was a little surprised by Sirius's sobering tone. I squeezed his hand and threw him a reassuring smile.
'I know you do, I'm very fond of you also.' I couldn't help smirking as Sirius's blank expression lifted: I laughed. 'I love you, Sirius. How many times do I have to say it?' Sirius grinned.
'Always one more time.' I kissed Sirius at this point; I could tell he was anxious about this morning's mission. I spoke after we'd kissed.
'Come on let's go kill that Basilisk.' Sirius was grinning by now and followed me as I led him up to Dumbledore's office. In Dumbledore's office, Dumbledore handed over the Sword of Gryffindor and Fawkes. Sirius put the sword through the belt loop of his jeans, as Fawkes perched on his shoulder. I sighed when I noticed the look on his face. I could tell he was feeling pretty badass right now. It's the same look he gets when the Marauders are about to go spend the full moon with Remus. I told Dumbledore that we'd return to his office once the mission is complete, the headmaster nodded, before wishing us luck. We left the office, heading for the first-floor girls' bathroom. I smirked as I watched Sirius walking through the corridors. 'No question about it, you're definitely a Gryffindor.' Sirius smirked.
'I saw your memories of me, I was just as overdramatic as a grown man, so you knew what you were letting yourself in for.' I rolled my eyes. I don't mind his melodramatics, they're part of who he is, and there's nothing wrong with who he is. I'd forgotten about Moaning Myrtle, but she was waiting for us when we entered the bathroom. I watched her float up to Sirius, wiping her eyes and sniffling, before screaming in his face.
'Boys aren't allowed in here! This is the girls bathroom!' I smirked as Sirius cringed at Myrtle's piercing tone, before speaking.
'Good morning, Myrtle.' Myrtle turned to me with a surprised expression. Her anger seemed to subside and her dismal persona returned.
'You know who I am?' I nodded.
'Yes, I know what happened to you, I'm sorry.' Sirius opened his big mouth at this point.
'What happened to her?!' This set Myrtle off again.
'I died, you dummy!... Over there, in that cubical. I was hiding because Olive Hornby was teasing me about my glasses... and all I remember is a pair of big yellow eyes.' Myrtle then giggled, still gazing towards Sirius. 'You know, you're kind of cute.' I watched a confused expression cross Sirius's face as Myrtle wondered off back into her cubical, hysterical moaning now coming from her.
'She's insane!' I chuckled.
'Come on, the entrance is over here near the sinks.' I dragged Sirius towards the sinks, pulling out the voice recorder. Sirius's eyes widened when the sinks opened to reveal the entrance to the Chamber. I watched him walk forward to the drop, which obviously lead down to the Chamber of Secrets.
'Salazar was a bit of a weird bloke... do you know how far the drop is?' I shook my head.
'No idea, but it must be survivable. I very much doubt Harry and Ron used any magic to lower themselves down there.' Sirius grinned.
'Alright, well, ladies first.' I laughed.
'In your dreams, Black... You're going first.' I didn't give Sirius chance to respond, because the next second I wandlessly cast, knocking him down the hole. Fawkes launched off of Sirius's shoulder to avoid the fall, and perched himself at the top of the sinks. I listened to Sirius's rather manly scream, before there was silence, and then I called out. 'Sirius!' Sirius called back.
'You're in so much trouble when this is over, Granger!' I giggled, jumping down the hole to join Sirius: Fawkes followed behind me.
After apologizing and promising to make it up to Sirius, we wondered further into the Chamber of Secrets. Our wands lead the way through the darkness: the ground was covered in rodent skeletons, which cracked and shattered beneath our feet, and everything was slightly damp. I couldn't imagine it had changed much in the next twenty years. Fawkes had perched himself on my shoulder, and gave the occasional hoot at the eerie sounds around us. I stroked the old Phoenix's beak.
'It's alright, Fawkes.' The bird affectionately pecked my hand, which I took as a signal that he didn't want to be patronized. I apologized to the Phoenix, as our route came to a large vault-like door. Sirius walked up to the door and trailed his fingers along the snakes, which decorated it. I pulled the voice recorder out again.
'Hesha-hassah.' The snakes decorating the door began moving in a very lock-like arrangement, and a moment later the vault-like door swung open, revealing another dark room. I watched Sirius walk slowly towards the door, climbing through when he reached it. I followed closely behind, casting to brighten the room.
'Lumos Maxima.' The orb of light that shot into the air illuminated the room, revealing the Chamber of Secrets. The Chamber was very Slytherin in design, with everything tinged a green colour and the décor heavily influence with carvings of snakes. There were pools of water either side of the main walkway, which lead to a pool at the far end of the room. The pool sat in front of a large carved wall, that I assumed to be a carving of Salazar Slytherin. Sirius took my hand and led me down to the end of the chamber. I wonder were the Basilisk lives. I scanned the room looking for any clues, but there weren't any. Sirius pulled the Sword of Gryffindor from his belt loop, before speaking.
'Suppose we should get this over with.' I nodded, though, before I played the command to summon the Basilisk I cast a few basic protection spells on both Sirius and Fawkes. Fawkes hooted in thanks, whilst Sirius smiled towards me. I was nervous, but we'd come this far, so we couldn't back down now. I hit the play button on the voice recorder and the command echoed through the chamber, followed by silence. I glanced around as nothing happened: did we have the wrong command? A moment passed, Sirius spoke. 'It didn't w...' He was interrupted by an immense rumbling sound. I watched as the mouth of the carving of Salazar Slytherin dropped open and the Basilisk slivered out of it. Sirius held the Sword of Gryffindor up, ready for the battle. I held out my wand ready to provide cover fire and distractions. The Basilisk slivered into the pool surrounding the monument to Slytherin: it raised its head and shrieked. The Basilisk's shriek caused the whole chamber to shake, and that's when Fawkes launched himself off of my shoulder. I watched Fawkes attack the Basilisk: the Basilisk hissed and snapped at the brave phoenix. Fawkes was brilliant and soon the Basilisk was blind. I felt myself stop breathing. What now? I suddenly realised how poorly we'd actually planned this: Sirius yelled. 'Hey! Over here!' I was stunned as Sirius gained the Basilisk's attention. I swiftly moved out of the way, when the Basilisk dove towards Sirius. Sirius swung the Sword of Gryffindor, it made contact with the Basilisk, although, the Basilisk didn't seem at all fazed. I cast a spell to momentarily stun the Basilisk as Sirius repositioned himself. I flinched when the Basilisk lunged at Sirius before he was ready, meaning Sirius had to dive out of the way. I cast more stunning spells, and a blasting curse. These distracted the Basilisk; they however, distracted the Basilisk a little too well, meaning it was now coming for me. I ran. I hid behind one of the large stone snakes, which the Basilisk then bumped into. I took a second to catch my breath, before stepping out from behind the stone carving and casting.
'Aquaemurius Maxima!' A large wall of water rose between me and the Basilisk. I used the wall of water to drive the Basilisk back towards Sirius. The Basilisk snapped at the water, but soon found it impossible to penetrate. I heard Sirius yell over the roar of the water.
'Over here, reptile!' I dropped the wall of water, just in time to see the Basilisk lunging at Sirius. I cast a confundus charm, which caused the Basilisk to miss Sirius. The Basilisk was now disorientated and as it attacked Sirius again, I watched Sirius thrust the Sword of Gryffindor up through the Basilisk's palate. The Basilisk roared in pain as Sirius withdrew the sword, before collapsing to the ground with one final hiss. Dead. There was silence in the chamber, and it was a moment before Sirius collapsed to his knees. I felt panic flood my system, and the next second I was beside Sirius. There's a Basilisk fang sticking out of Sirius's forearm: I felt my heart jump into my throat. Sirius pulled the fang out of his arm, muttering a curse under his breath. I quickly scrambled to my feet, yelling in panic.
'Fawkes! Fawkes!' The silence returned, except from a groan from Sirius. I screamed again. 'Fawkes! Please! Help us!' I felt sick with panic now: my heart felt as if it was shattering and impaling my lungs. It must've only been minutes –but felt like a lifetime- before Fawkes swooped into the chamber. I collapsed again beside Sirius, as Fawkes landed elegantly. I watched, feeling sick, as Fawkes dropped a few tears into the wound on Sirius's forearm. Sirius's eyelids were struggling to remain open at this point, though, as the phoenix tears hit the wound it began to heal. I felt relief wash through me, and found myself gazing towards Fawkes. 'Thanks... can you take us to the Hospital Wing?' Fawkes bowed his head, and the next second we were in the middle of the Hospital Wing.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter... next one is coming soon, I've almost finished writing it. Remember to leave a review. Love RoxannetheLaugh x.
