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Chapter 9: That Day
Lily was still screaming and crying, and was obviously hysterical. James was too stunned to speak. A Basilisk? Here in Hogwarts? (A/N Yes I KNOW Dumbledore said that it hadn't been opened since Riddle but this is MINE!)
"What was that thing?" Lily screeched as they ran in the opposite direction. "It was lying on the floor, dead, but what WAS it?"
"Ssssh, ssh Lils, it was a Basilisk, its lucky it was dead, otherwise it would have killed us - we've got to tell Dumbledore."
Sirius came running around the corner, followed by Sophie and Remus. "What happened?" he panted as he came into view. "I heard Lily yelling.are you alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine, just saw a dead Basilisk on the floor over there," James pointed vaguely to the left.
Sophie gasped. "A BASILISK?"
"What's all this?" Professor Ignatius walked to them. "What about a Basilisk?"
"Professor, there's a Basilisk in the school! It's dead but we need to know who set it on the school!"
"Nonsense," Ignatius snapped. "Absolute nonsense. You have absolutely seen an illusion or have hallucinated. Now, I suggest you go back to your dormitories. The teachers are putting out a fire in the third-floor corridor. You don't want to be wandering around school." His voice seemed brisk and rough.
"But Professor!" Lily pleaded. "We're telling the truth! Please, go and have a look!"
"Don't tell me what to do, Miss Evans," Ignatius barked. "You seem to think that because you have joined a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you can immediately know everything about out world. You still have a long way to go before you reach that level."
Lily glared at him and Sirius and James and Sophie and Remus stood defiantly in front of Ignatius, who gave a wintry smile and walked off, his robes swishing around him.
"How mean can you GET?" Sophie burst out after Ignatius had disappeared from view. "How could Dumbledore hire HIM?"
"Speaking of Dumbledore, we really should go to see him, you know," Remus said anxiously.
"He won't be in his office, he'll be off helping the teachers put out the fire, probably," Sophie sighed.
"It's worth a try," Remus insisted. "We could go to the third-floor corridor and have a look."
"Maybe we should go to his office first," James said doubtfully.
"Are you sure it'll work?" Sirius asked. "I mean, he is very busy, and he might think we're stupid little first years as well."
"No he won't," James said confidently. "You obviously don't know Dumbledore."
Remus shrugged, then led the way to the headmaster's office. It took them a full twenty minutes just to find his office entrance, and a further ten to figure out how to get into it. Finally, they let themselves into the entrance and timidly knocked on the door.
After a few moments of silence, the door opened and Dumbledore stood there, looking quite grave. "What is it?"
"Professor!" Lily burst out. "There's a basilisk in the school!"
Dumbledore frowned. "A Basilisk?"
"Yes!" James cut in urgently. "It's lying dead on the floor near the steps to the castle. I'm surprised no one has seen it."
As he expected, Dumbledore asked no questions. "Lead the way," he said briskly, and the six of them set off to find the Basilisk.
A Basilisk, Dumbledore thought. The last time The Chamber was open a Basilisk killed Myrtle. What if it's killed someone now?
"Professor?" Lily interrupted his thoughts. "There it is." She pointed down at the floor, and Dumbledore recoiled imemdiately. "You're right!" he hissed. He gently bent down and touched the scaly skin. "We must alert the staff immediately. Someone here has let it out."
"Out of where, Professor?" Sirius asked.
Dumbledore shook his head. " I cannot tell you that, Mr. Black. But I daresay you will find out yourself? I know it is running through your mind at this very moment."
Sirius grinned, and nodded. Dumbledore had once again shown his uncanny ability to read other people's minds. It had been going through Sirius's head to find out where the basilisk had come from.
"Well," Dumbledore stood and stretched, "thank you for informing me so promptly. I shall go and tell the staff."
I'm sorry that Lily seems so vulnerable sometimes, but that's because she's got schizophrenia as I've mentioned before, and schizophrenia causes major mood changes (for all those people who haven't seen a Beautiful Mind, don't you think Russell Crowe was so good? and in a Beautiful Mind he's supposed to be schizophrenic.)
Thanks for reviewing me. I really would like some more though, if you don't mind. Told you, a minimum of ten reviews for another chapter!
Chapter 9: That Day
Lily was still screaming and crying, and was obviously hysterical. James was too stunned to speak. A Basilisk? Here in Hogwarts? (A/N Yes I KNOW Dumbledore said that it hadn't been opened since Riddle but this is MINE!)
"What was that thing?" Lily screeched as they ran in the opposite direction. "It was lying on the floor, dead, but what WAS it?"
"Ssssh, ssh Lils, it was a Basilisk, its lucky it was dead, otherwise it would have killed us - we've got to tell Dumbledore."
Sirius came running around the corner, followed by Sophie and Remus. "What happened?" he panted as he came into view. "I heard Lily yelling.are you alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine, just saw a dead Basilisk on the floor over there," James pointed vaguely to the left.
Sophie gasped. "A BASILISK?"
"What's all this?" Professor Ignatius walked to them. "What about a Basilisk?"
"Professor, there's a Basilisk in the school! It's dead but we need to know who set it on the school!"
"Nonsense," Ignatius snapped. "Absolute nonsense. You have absolutely seen an illusion or have hallucinated. Now, I suggest you go back to your dormitories. The teachers are putting out a fire in the third-floor corridor. You don't want to be wandering around school." His voice seemed brisk and rough.
"But Professor!" Lily pleaded. "We're telling the truth! Please, go and have a look!"
"Don't tell me what to do, Miss Evans," Ignatius barked. "You seem to think that because you have joined a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you can immediately know everything about out world. You still have a long way to go before you reach that level."
Lily glared at him and Sirius and James and Sophie and Remus stood defiantly in front of Ignatius, who gave a wintry smile and walked off, his robes swishing around him.
"How mean can you GET?" Sophie burst out after Ignatius had disappeared from view. "How could Dumbledore hire HIM?"
"Speaking of Dumbledore, we really should go to see him, you know," Remus said anxiously.
"He won't be in his office, he'll be off helping the teachers put out the fire, probably," Sophie sighed.
"It's worth a try," Remus insisted. "We could go to the third-floor corridor and have a look."
"Maybe we should go to his office first," James said doubtfully.
"Are you sure it'll work?" Sirius asked. "I mean, he is very busy, and he might think we're stupid little first years as well."
"No he won't," James said confidently. "You obviously don't know Dumbledore."
Remus shrugged, then led the way to the headmaster's office. It took them a full twenty minutes just to find his office entrance, and a further ten to figure out how to get into it. Finally, they let themselves into the entrance and timidly knocked on the door.
After a few moments of silence, the door opened and Dumbledore stood there, looking quite grave. "What is it?"
"Professor!" Lily burst out. "There's a basilisk in the school!"
Dumbledore frowned. "A Basilisk?"
"Yes!" James cut in urgently. "It's lying dead on the floor near the steps to the castle. I'm surprised no one has seen it."
As he expected, Dumbledore asked no questions. "Lead the way," he said briskly, and the six of them set off to find the Basilisk.
A Basilisk, Dumbledore thought. The last time The Chamber was open a Basilisk killed Myrtle. What if it's killed someone now?
"Professor?" Lily interrupted his thoughts. "There it is." She pointed down at the floor, and Dumbledore recoiled imemdiately. "You're right!" he hissed. He gently bent down and touched the scaly skin. "We must alert the staff immediately. Someone here has let it out."
"Out of where, Professor?" Sirius asked.
Dumbledore shook his head. " I cannot tell you that, Mr. Black. But I daresay you will find out yourself? I know it is running through your mind at this very moment."
Sirius grinned, and nodded. Dumbledore had once again shown his uncanny ability to read other people's minds. It had been going through Sirius's head to find out where the basilisk had come from.
"Well," Dumbledore stood and stretched, "thank you for informing me so promptly. I shall go and tell the staff."
I'm sorry that Lily seems so vulnerable sometimes, but that's because she's got schizophrenia as I've mentioned before, and schizophrenia causes major mood changes (for all those people who haven't seen a Beautiful Mind, don't you think Russell Crowe was so good? and in a Beautiful Mind he's supposed to be schizophrenic.)