Chapter 21: Hermione Riddle Vs. Harry Potter
Harry wanted to cry. Hermione was setting the basilisk on him, her friend, and well her ex-friend. He backed against the nearest wall and shut his eyes as Jade came out of the depths of Slytherin's mouth and hit the floor with a thud that shook the entire Chamber. "
Hermione was laughing. "If only Draco was here to see this." She said, wistfully. "And Father, too. They'd be so proud of me." Then she spoke in Parseltounge again. "Cool it Jade. Let me talk to the boy again." The basilisk stopped moving.
Harry opened his eyes again. "Hermione, how could you?" he asked in shock. "How could you do this?"
"Just because I can Harry." Hermione replied. " I have the power and the knowledge. There's nothing and no one standing in my way. And even you can't stop me from achieving my goal. You aren't going to leave the Chamber of Secrets alive. I'm going to make sure of that. After all, I promised Father that I'd kill you."
"Hermione, please. You don't want to do this to me." Harry pleaded. "Would you really do that to me? There must be some part of you that still cares for me."
"No there isn't." Hermione said, coolly. "Just close your eyes and let me kill you or open them and let Jade kill you. Either way, you're going to die. Understand?"
"No I don't. Hermione, this isn't like you.. The Hermione Granger I know would not kill people. She was nice. She cared about me and I loved her. I loved that Hermione, not the one standing in front of me. What happened to that Hermione?"
"Get a clue, Potter!" Hermione cried. " That Hermione is dead! She's gone! I am the true Hermione! So deal! Only you don't have enough time left to do so!"
Harry began to cry. "Hermione please! Listen to me! Give me back the Hermione I loved!"
Suddenly, Hermione heard a voice inside her brain, a voice she did not care to hear. It was the voice of the old Hermione. "Harry!"
Harry was moving closer to Hermione with every word. Now they were standing nose to nose. "Hermione, you may not look the same anymore, but to me you are still the same Hermione Granger that I fell in love with last year. Please listen to me Hermione! You don't have to act this way anymore. So, stop! I want the old Hermione."
Suddenly, the Old Hermione spoke to Harry. "I love you, too Harry."
Then the Evil Hermione spoke again. " You're ,making this far too easy foe me Harry. Now shut up and let me kill you. I promise to make it as painless as possible."
"Hermione! STOP!" Harry screamed. " Stop acting this way! I can't stand this!"
The old Hermione felt a pang of guilt. "Stop it," her whiny and annoying voice said inside Hermione's brain. It was like the two different Hermiones were warring inside Hermione. Each one wanted and would stop at nothing to get control of Hermione's body. "Stop tormenting Harry!"
Hermione's eyes narrowed and flashed crimson. She raised her wand. " Don't try anything funny, Harry." she said. "Or I will set my baby Jade on you. "
"Hermione!" Harry cried. "STOP!!"
Harry began to sob. He couldn't stand to see Hermione this way. No now. Not ever. He wanted to see some sign of the Hermione he has once loved and cared for. ANY sign. "Stop it! Is this really what you want to do with your life? Do you really want to throw your friendship with Ron and me away? All for power and prestige? Is that really what you want?"
Hermione sneered at Harry, her eyes narrowed. "Potter, are you trying to talk your way out of this? Because if you are, it is not going to work. I've waited for ever since father told me to kill you. Harry, I am no longer the Hermione Granger you once knew and loved. For I am Hermione Riddle, Lord Voldemort's only daughter and the Heiress of Slytherin. Well, actually, I won't be the sole Heiress of Slytherin for much longer."
Harry knew what that meant. "Hermione are you.pregnant?" he asked. " With Malfoy's child?"
Hermione smiled. "Yes." She said coolly. "And I'm afraid that this will be a secret that you will take to your grave once I'm finished with you."
"You really are serious about this whole thing." Harry hissed. "I can't believe that you would throw your friendship with Ron and me all for power. It's so unlike you that it's scary ."
"Well, you know what they say about Slytherins, Harry." Hermione said. " We're ambitious, cunning and shrewd . And when it comes to being ambitious, I top them all!" Hermione cried, laughing in such a way that it made both Harry and Ron shiver.
"Hermione, are you simply stalling for time!?" Ron shouted to Hermione. " Why don't you just kill us both and get it over with?!"
"Put a cork in it, Ron!" Harry yelled. "Don't give the Heiress of Slytherin any ideas!"
"Ron, do you want me to set Jade on you?" Hermione asked. " Because if you don't shut the hell up, that's EXACTLY what I am going to do."
"You don't scare me at all, Hermione." Ron said, defiantly. "And neither does your giant snake."
"Well, that's funny." Hermione said. "Jade has managed to scare the entire school just by existing. Why hasn't she scared you?"
"Because we're Gryffindors!" Ron said. "Nothing scares us! We're brave like lions!!"
"Well, I can't argue with that." Hermione said. "After all, it was with MY help that you two dimwits managed to solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets three years ago. And Harry faced the basilisk by himself, then, too. Now that's true courage But, too bad you won't receive any glory this time. Because, like I said earlier, neither one of you are going to leave this place alive. So I suggest that both of you shut your mouths and let me kill you or let Jade take care of you."
"No, Hermione!" Harry said. " I refuse to end up like my mom and dad!! As another one of Voldemort's victims!"
Hermione smiled. "That's where your wrong Harry." She said. "You'll meet your end as I see fit."
In a desperate and last ditch attempt to remind Hermione of who her true friends were, Harry grabbed Hermione and kissed her smack on the lips. For some reason, Hermione enjoyed the kiss.for a few brief seconds before she got a hold of herself and pointed her wand at Harry's heart.
"Farewell, Harry Potter." She whispered against his lips.
"NO!"
"Avada Kedavra" Hermione whispered and mere second later, Harry lay on the floor dead.
Harry wanted to cry. Hermione was setting the basilisk on him, her friend, and well her ex-friend. He backed against the nearest wall and shut his eyes as Jade came out of the depths of Slytherin's mouth and hit the floor with a thud that shook the entire Chamber. "
Hermione was laughing. "If only Draco was here to see this." She said, wistfully. "And Father, too. They'd be so proud of me." Then she spoke in Parseltounge again. "Cool it Jade. Let me talk to the boy again." The basilisk stopped moving.
Harry opened his eyes again. "Hermione, how could you?" he asked in shock. "How could you do this?"
"Just because I can Harry." Hermione replied. " I have the power and the knowledge. There's nothing and no one standing in my way. And even you can't stop me from achieving my goal. You aren't going to leave the Chamber of Secrets alive. I'm going to make sure of that. After all, I promised Father that I'd kill you."
"Hermione, please. You don't want to do this to me." Harry pleaded. "Would you really do that to me? There must be some part of you that still cares for me."
"No there isn't." Hermione said, coolly. "Just close your eyes and let me kill you or open them and let Jade kill you. Either way, you're going to die. Understand?"
"No I don't. Hermione, this isn't like you.. The Hermione Granger I know would not kill people. She was nice. She cared about me and I loved her. I loved that Hermione, not the one standing in front of me. What happened to that Hermione?"
"Get a clue, Potter!" Hermione cried. " That Hermione is dead! She's gone! I am the true Hermione! So deal! Only you don't have enough time left to do so!"
Harry began to cry. "Hermione please! Listen to me! Give me back the Hermione I loved!"
Suddenly, Hermione heard a voice inside her brain, a voice she did not care to hear. It was the voice of the old Hermione. "Harry!"
Harry was moving closer to Hermione with every word. Now they were standing nose to nose. "Hermione, you may not look the same anymore, but to me you are still the same Hermione Granger that I fell in love with last year. Please listen to me Hermione! You don't have to act this way anymore. So, stop! I want the old Hermione."
Suddenly, the Old Hermione spoke to Harry. "I love you, too Harry."
Then the Evil Hermione spoke again. " You're ,making this far too easy foe me Harry. Now shut up and let me kill you. I promise to make it as painless as possible."
"Hermione! STOP!" Harry screamed. " Stop acting this way! I can't stand this!"
The old Hermione felt a pang of guilt. "Stop it," her whiny and annoying voice said inside Hermione's brain. It was like the two different Hermiones were warring inside Hermione. Each one wanted and would stop at nothing to get control of Hermione's body. "Stop tormenting Harry!"
Hermione's eyes narrowed and flashed crimson. She raised her wand. " Don't try anything funny, Harry." she said. "Or I will set my baby Jade on you. "
"Hermione!" Harry cried. "STOP!!"
Harry began to sob. He couldn't stand to see Hermione this way. No now. Not ever. He wanted to see some sign of the Hermione he has once loved and cared for. ANY sign. "Stop it! Is this really what you want to do with your life? Do you really want to throw your friendship with Ron and me away? All for power and prestige? Is that really what you want?"
Hermione sneered at Harry, her eyes narrowed. "Potter, are you trying to talk your way out of this? Because if you are, it is not going to work. I've waited for ever since father told me to kill you. Harry, I am no longer the Hermione Granger you once knew and loved. For I am Hermione Riddle, Lord Voldemort's only daughter and the Heiress of Slytherin. Well, actually, I won't be the sole Heiress of Slytherin for much longer."
Harry knew what that meant. "Hermione are you.pregnant?" he asked. " With Malfoy's child?"
Hermione smiled. "Yes." She said coolly. "And I'm afraid that this will be a secret that you will take to your grave once I'm finished with you."
"You really are serious about this whole thing." Harry hissed. "I can't believe that you would throw your friendship with Ron and me all for power. It's so unlike you that it's scary ."
"Well, you know what they say about Slytherins, Harry." Hermione said. " We're ambitious, cunning and shrewd . And when it comes to being ambitious, I top them all!" Hermione cried, laughing in such a way that it made both Harry and Ron shiver.
"Hermione, are you simply stalling for time!?" Ron shouted to Hermione. " Why don't you just kill us both and get it over with?!"
"Put a cork in it, Ron!" Harry yelled. "Don't give the Heiress of Slytherin any ideas!"
"Ron, do you want me to set Jade on you?" Hermione asked. " Because if you don't shut the hell up, that's EXACTLY what I am going to do."
"You don't scare me at all, Hermione." Ron said, defiantly. "And neither does your giant snake."
"Well, that's funny." Hermione said. "Jade has managed to scare the entire school just by existing. Why hasn't she scared you?"
"Because we're Gryffindors!" Ron said. "Nothing scares us! We're brave like lions!!"
"Well, I can't argue with that." Hermione said. "After all, it was with MY help that you two dimwits managed to solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets three years ago. And Harry faced the basilisk by himself, then, too. Now that's true courage But, too bad you won't receive any glory this time. Because, like I said earlier, neither one of you are going to leave this place alive. So I suggest that both of you shut your mouths and let me kill you or let Jade take care of you."
"No, Hermione!" Harry said. " I refuse to end up like my mom and dad!! As another one of Voldemort's victims!"
Hermione smiled. "That's where your wrong Harry." She said. "You'll meet your end as I see fit."
In a desperate and last ditch attempt to remind Hermione of who her true friends were, Harry grabbed Hermione and kissed her smack on the lips. For some reason, Hermione enjoyed the kiss.for a few brief seconds before she got a hold of herself and pointed her wand at Harry's heart.
"Farewell, Harry Potter." She whispered against his lips.
"NO!"
"Avada Kedavra" Hermione whispered and mere second later, Harry lay on the floor dead.