Chapter 8
Harry looked around the last room, anger rippling through him. The room was empty. "So we went all this way for nothing?" Draco asked, stepping over the doorway. Harry raked his fingers through his black hair. He felt like crying at the moment.
Draco looked around. "Well? How do we get out of here?" He asked finally. Harry sighed and headed back into the room with the potion bottles. Draco followed him until they got to the broomstick room, where Harry stopped suddenly. He wrapped his arms around Draco's neck and kissed him hard.
"What was that for?" Draco asked. Harry didn't respond - he just handed Draco one of the dusty brooms, and mounted one himself. "We'll fly out." Harry said quickly, speeding through the open door. Draco followed, leaning forward on the broomstick to make it go quicker.
A few minutes later, they were both sitting on the floor of the third floor corridor, panting loudly. "Well, well, well. What have we here?" Filch called, sounding extremly happy. "Sneaking around on the third floor corridor, eh?" He said, not bothering to dust away a cobweb that caught into his tatty hair.
"I'll have you out, Potter! Malfoy!" Filch cried, hurrying up the stairs. Harry and Malfoy exchanged glances. Harry bowed his head down and thought for a moment. "I know where she is." He said slowly, standing up.
"You'd better be right this time." Draco said, trying to force his usually gelled hair behind his ears. Harry ran all the way to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.
"I've been waiting for you." Moaning Myrtle said silkily. "Where is she?" Harry demanded. Myrtle pointed to the sink. "Right. In. There." She said, her voice deadly. Draco peered at the filthy flasks strewn across the floor suspiciously, but followed Harry to the sink.
"Well?" Draco asked, staring at the sink. His jaw dropped when Harry said something in Parsletongue. "The sink!" Draco cried as the sinks split open. Harry stared down at the pipe silently, taking a deep breath. "Myrtle, make sure Draco follows after me." Harry said slowly, sliding into the pipe.
Draco smirked. Myrtle glared at him from the toilets. He sighed and lowered himself into the pipe, fear gripping his heart for the first time. "AHHHHHHHH!" He cried as he slid through the slimy gunk. A split second later, he landed next to Harry on a moutain of splintered bones.
"What is this?" Draco asked Harry, glancing around. "Welcome, Draco, to the Chamber of Secrets." Harry replied seriously.
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"You've got to be kidding!" Draco asked, peering down at the millions of animal bones. Harry's serious gaze didn't waver and Draco let out a low whistle. "So there really is a chamber?" He asked slowly. Harry nodded.
"We've got to go. We're probably running out of time!" Harry said bitterly. He pulled out his wand and began walking deeper into the tunnel. Draco did the same and followed quietly. "Lumos!" Harry whispered, dodging rocks as they carried on.
"Look!" Draco said, pointing to what looked like a giant safe with stone pythons around the door. Harry held up a finger and started to say something in Parsletongue. Draco's mouth dropped open and he felt a small pang of jealousy for some reason.
The snakes around the door moved slightly while another serpent circled them. Suddenly, the door opened. "I have the strangest feeling that you've done this before." Draco said as they walked into the next chamber. Harry bent to the ground and began climbing down a ladder.
"Be careful or you'll miss it." He warned as he climbed down. Draco narrowed his eyes. "Why? I'm not stupid." He said as he walked forward. Harry peered down at Draco, who had completely missed the ladder and fell about twelve feet. Harry glared and jumped off the ladder when he reached the bottom.
Draco brushed aside a few strands of loose hair and dusted off his robes. He glowered at Harry and turned his back to him as they continued down the chamber. Harry shuddered at the all-to-familiar surroundings. There were giant serpent statues looming down at them as they walked toward a huge statue of Salazar Slytherin.
For a minute Harry thought that Draco was going to worship the statue. Draco's eyes turned glassy and he stared up at it, deep in thought. Harry ran a hand through his hair and looked around. "Where the bloody hell are they?!" He yelled.
"Mr. Potter, mind your attitude!" Hissed a voice. Harry's head whipped around as Lucius Malfoy appeared behind Draco. Draco smirked his usual smirk and Harry felt as if his heart stopped beating.
"Yes.. yes.. Quite alone aren't you. You came here to rescue that mudblood Granger.. I see.." Lucius said, fingering his wand slowly. He snapped his fingers and about a dozen hooded figures appeared. Lucius pulled his platinum blonde hair into a ponytail and smiled maliciously.
"Too bad you wont live long enough to." He said, saying each syllable with a deadly tone. Harry felt his heart beat faster as he gripped his wand. A woman with long black braids appeared from the crowd of Death Eaters and waved at him cheerily. The belt of her yellow robes swung around as she put on a false smile.
"Hello, Harry." She said seductivly. This was the woman from Harry's dream. "Laura Dirge." He said bitterly. She grinned wickedly. "Have we met?" She asked. Lucius snorted quietly but remained behind Draco.
"Only in a dream," Harry said, glaring. Laura Dirge smirked, reaching a finger to play around with one of her lip piercings, but she had taken all of her piercings out. "Damn.." She muttered, turning to Lucius. "Kill him." Lucius said, smirking.
Laura snapped her black fingernails and three of the hooded figures walked up to Harry. They pulled back their hoods in unison and stared at him. Harry's breath caught in his throat. Eve Studt, Professor Marvos, and Nadia Smith.
"No.." Harry said, remembering all of the time Nadia had spent with Hermione. Nadia smirked. "Yes." She said sternly. "Lucius, the Dark Lord wanted to be the one to murder the boy." Amelia Marvos said silkily. Lucius thought for a moment. "Then bring him in." He said at last.
Laura Dirge smiled evilly at Harry. "You know what tonight is, boy?" She asked. Harry shook his head. "The constellation of the Seven Sisters is out. So is the full moon." Harry glanced at Draco, who looked scared for a moment, but then his fear was replaced by a glare.
Harry felt like gagging as a tall, think man with pale skin and slits for a nose approached, a long wand in his hand. "Hello, Potter." He said coldly. Then he raised his wand and everything around Harry went black.
Harry looked around the last room, anger rippling through him. The room was empty. "So we went all this way for nothing?" Draco asked, stepping over the doorway. Harry raked his fingers through his black hair. He felt like crying at the moment.
Draco looked around. "Well? How do we get out of here?" He asked finally. Harry sighed and headed back into the room with the potion bottles. Draco followed him until they got to the broomstick room, where Harry stopped suddenly. He wrapped his arms around Draco's neck and kissed him hard.
"What was that for?" Draco asked. Harry didn't respond - he just handed Draco one of the dusty brooms, and mounted one himself. "We'll fly out." Harry said quickly, speeding through the open door. Draco followed, leaning forward on the broomstick to make it go quicker.
A few minutes later, they were both sitting on the floor of the third floor corridor, panting loudly. "Well, well, well. What have we here?" Filch called, sounding extremly happy. "Sneaking around on the third floor corridor, eh?" He said, not bothering to dust away a cobweb that caught into his tatty hair.
"I'll have you out, Potter! Malfoy!" Filch cried, hurrying up the stairs. Harry and Malfoy exchanged glances. Harry bowed his head down and thought for a moment. "I know where she is." He said slowly, standing up.
"You'd better be right this time." Draco said, trying to force his usually gelled hair behind his ears. Harry ran all the way to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.
"I've been waiting for you." Moaning Myrtle said silkily. "Where is she?" Harry demanded. Myrtle pointed to the sink. "Right. In. There." She said, her voice deadly. Draco peered at the filthy flasks strewn across the floor suspiciously, but followed Harry to the sink.
"Well?" Draco asked, staring at the sink. His jaw dropped when Harry said something in Parsletongue. "The sink!" Draco cried as the sinks split open. Harry stared down at the pipe silently, taking a deep breath. "Myrtle, make sure Draco follows after me." Harry said slowly, sliding into the pipe.
Draco smirked. Myrtle glared at him from the toilets. He sighed and lowered himself into the pipe, fear gripping his heart for the first time. "AHHHHHHHH!" He cried as he slid through the slimy gunk. A split second later, he landed next to Harry on a moutain of splintered bones.
"What is this?" Draco asked Harry, glancing around. "Welcome, Draco, to the Chamber of Secrets." Harry replied seriously.
* * *
"You've got to be kidding!" Draco asked, peering down at the millions of animal bones. Harry's serious gaze didn't waver and Draco let out a low whistle. "So there really is a chamber?" He asked slowly. Harry nodded.
"We've got to go. We're probably running out of time!" Harry said bitterly. He pulled out his wand and began walking deeper into the tunnel. Draco did the same and followed quietly. "Lumos!" Harry whispered, dodging rocks as they carried on.
"Look!" Draco said, pointing to what looked like a giant safe with stone pythons around the door. Harry held up a finger and started to say something in Parsletongue. Draco's mouth dropped open and he felt a small pang of jealousy for some reason.
The snakes around the door moved slightly while another serpent circled them. Suddenly, the door opened. "I have the strangest feeling that you've done this before." Draco said as they walked into the next chamber. Harry bent to the ground and began climbing down a ladder.
"Be careful or you'll miss it." He warned as he climbed down. Draco narrowed his eyes. "Why? I'm not stupid." He said as he walked forward. Harry peered down at Draco, who had completely missed the ladder and fell about twelve feet. Harry glared and jumped off the ladder when he reached the bottom.
Draco brushed aside a few strands of loose hair and dusted off his robes. He glowered at Harry and turned his back to him as they continued down the chamber. Harry shuddered at the all-to-familiar surroundings. There were giant serpent statues looming down at them as they walked toward a huge statue of Salazar Slytherin.
For a minute Harry thought that Draco was going to worship the statue. Draco's eyes turned glassy and he stared up at it, deep in thought. Harry ran a hand through his hair and looked around. "Where the bloody hell are they?!" He yelled.
"Mr. Potter, mind your attitude!" Hissed a voice. Harry's head whipped around as Lucius Malfoy appeared behind Draco. Draco smirked his usual smirk and Harry felt as if his heart stopped beating.
"Yes.. yes.. Quite alone aren't you. You came here to rescue that mudblood Granger.. I see.." Lucius said, fingering his wand slowly. He snapped his fingers and about a dozen hooded figures appeared. Lucius pulled his platinum blonde hair into a ponytail and smiled maliciously.
"Too bad you wont live long enough to." He said, saying each syllable with a deadly tone. Harry felt his heart beat faster as he gripped his wand. A woman with long black braids appeared from the crowd of Death Eaters and waved at him cheerily. The belt of her yellow robes swung around as she put on a false smile.
"Hello, Harry." She said seductivly. This was the woman from Harry's dream. "Laura Dirge." He said bitterly. She grinned wickedly. "Have we met?" She asked. Lucius snorted quietly but remained behind Draco.
"Only in a dream," Harry said, glaring. Laura Dirge smirked, reaching a finger to play around with one of her lip piercings, but she had taken all of her piercings out. "Damn.." She muttered, turning to Lucius. "Kill him." Lucius said, smirking.
Laura snapped her black fingernails and three of the hooded figures walked up to Harry. They pulled back their hoods in unison and stared at him. Harry's breath caught in his throat. Eve Studt, Professor Marvos, and Nadia Smith.
"No.." Harry said, remembering all of the time Nadia had spent with Hermione. Nadia smirked. "Yes." She said sternly. "Lucius, the Dark Lord wanted to be the one to murder the boy." Amelia Marvos said silkily. Lucius thought for a moment. "Then bring him in." He said at last.
Laura Dirge smiled evilly at Harry. "You know what tonight is, boy?" She asked. Harry shook his head. "The constellation of the Seven Sisters is out. So is the full moon." Harry glanced at Draco, who looked scared for a moment, but then his fear was replaced by a glare.
Harry felt like gagging as a tall, think man with pale skin and slits for a nose approached, a long wand in his hand. "Hello, Potter." He said coldly. Then he raised his wand and everything around Harry went black.