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Chapter 9 - Aryante
'Hermione, guess what?' asked Ron excitedly. 'What?' asked Hermione. 'Gryffindor has a secret chamber in a secret passage!' said Harry. 'Really,' said Hermione, 'Can you show me?' 'Sure,' said Ron. Harry led Hermione to the secret passage and entered. Halfway down, Harry stopped outside an old wizard, lent close and whispered 'Red Lion'. The portrait swung open to show a brightly lit room. 'Wow!' Exclaimed Hermione gasping in surprise. Harry had chosen a picture of him and his parents to put in the guest book. He walked over to the book and cast a spell so the back of the picture would be sticky. 'There,' said Harry, the picture sat right next to his parents picture. 'There is suppose to be a secret in this room,' said Ron. 'Harry, are those you parents? You have never shown me a picture of you parents before,' said Hermione. 'I know, cause I didn't have a picture since in the first year and you never asked,' said Harry gazing at the signatures above, there was Lupin's signature as well as Sirius's signature, they didn't write anything though. Hermione was searching the room, the floor was only cover with carpet over stone. The roof had no such hiding space or anything, so the only place left would be the walls. 'Harry go check the wall around the portrait,' ordered Hermione, 'Ron, the wall around house elf door and I'll check the bookcase.' Harry and Ron checked around the walls and didn't find any sign of a secret. Hermione had a clue, but that didn't change anything. 'Let's check this out later,' suggested Ron. 'Hey Harry, Dumbledore thinks Sirius is innocent, maybe he can stay in here!' Said Hermione. 'Maybe,' said Harry, 'I'll go check with Dumbledore later tonight.' Harry left the room, Ron and Hermione followed. 'I'll go see Dumbledore now, so I'll still have time to write to Sirius,' said Harry, feeling that he couldn't wait to see if Dumbledore knew yet. Ron and Hermione went out the portrait and headed back up to the common room and Harry went down towards Dumbledore's office. Harry's found himself in front of the Gargoyle. 'Now, what would the password be now?' Harry asked himself silently. 'Chocolate frog, sherbet lemon, cockroach cluster, licorice wands, oh come on,' said Harry, getting irritated. Harry thought of all the times he'd been in Dumbledore's office, had there ever been any particular sweets that Dumbledore ate? At last, Harry had an idea, maybe it isn't sweets this year. Harry tried all sorts of things until the door opened, thinking that he had done it he took a step forward. Suddenly, Dumbledore stepped out. 'Professor, I wanted to speak to you,' said Harry going red in the face. 'I thought that was the case Harry,' said Professor Dumbledore, 'follow me.' Harry followed Dumbledore up the moving steps, listening to the stone Gargoyle close behind him. Dumbledore was quiet until he reached his door. 'How is Sirius?' Asked Dumbledore. 'I don't know at the moment, I haven't heard from him for a month now,' said Harry. They entered the office, and Dumbledore took a seat behind his desk. 'Please sit down, Harry,' asked Dumbledore. Harry took a seat. 'I have recently discovered a chamber in a secret passage from fourth floor to seventh floor,' said Harry. 'Is there a name to this chamber you speak of?' Asked Dumbledore. 'I think it's called Gryffindor Chamber,' said Harry. 'I don't recall a chamber being in that particular area. 'It has an old wizard on the front of the portrait, his name is Resternam, I think,' answered Harry. 'I know the picture, but I don't think there was a chamber there,' said Dumbledore. 'The reason I came is cause my friend Hermione had a good idea,' said Harry. 'Go on,' Dumbledore said. 'Well, I was thinking that maybe Sirius could stay there for a while until we have some way to know he is safe,' Harry repeated his thoughts. 'Well, if you show me this chamber, I'll be able to judge and then decide,' said Dumbledore getting out of his seat. Harry got up and followed Dumbledore out the door.
'Please jog my memory and show me where on forth floor passageway is,' begged Dumbledore. Harry went to where the trapdoor was hidden, bent down and lifted the hidden trapdoor and jumped in. Dumbledore followed and closed the trapdoor after him. The path went up and up in a circle and the candles glowing dully leaving shadows on the walls made Harry feel calm and safe, but maybe that was because Dumbledore was with him. The portrait was there and in the portrait was Resternam. 'Hello Resternam the Wise,' greeted Dumbledore, 'Harry wanted to show me the chamber within.' 'Hello dear fellow,' greeted Resternam, 'Do you know the password?' 'I think Harry has it,' said Dumbledore. 'Red Lion,' muttered Harry. The portrait opened to allow the two in. The room didn't look any different than it did before. Harry looked at Dumbledore's amused smile. 'Well Harry, it has a bathroom down the hall to kitchen, cause I had seen the corridor before, but never ventured this far. The room looks suitable enough to live in,' said Dumbledore amused still, 'I'll write an urgent owl to Sirius, inviting him to stay then, shall I?' 'Oh, yes, please do,' begged Harry. Dumbledore was just about to leave the chamber when he spotted the guest book, went over to it and opened it. 'Harry, your parents knew about this chamber,' said Dumbledore in surprise, ' and there is also a note from Godric, I'll read it quickly and then I'll go and write to Sirius.' 'Could you please use Hedwig, she hasn't delivered a letter for ages!' asked Harry. 'Sure Harry,' said Dumbledore, not really paying attention, 'This letter is dated, 869 AD. Interesting.'
Harry said good-bye to Dumbledore and headed for the common room, cause it was around at least eleven o'clock and Harry was getting immensely tired. Harry exited the secret passageway on the seventh floor and just near the steps to the seventh floor he saw that girl leaning against the wall. He walked over to the girl and asked one question. 'Who are you?' 'Can't you get the picture, I hate you and if you think I'm one of those freaky followers of Voldemort, you are surely mistaken!' the girl argued. 'I can guess you don't like me, but you still didn't answer my question, what is your name?' asked Harry. 'If you really must know, it is Aryante,' said the girl stubbornly, 'Now get out of the way Loser, I have to find a copy of Lord of the Rings.' 'What is Lord of the Rings?' asked Harry. 'It's only the greatest book ever to have been written! But your pathetically fragile little mind could not comprehend it's beauty!' said Aryante turning, 'Oh, and your are never going to read Lord of the Rings, cause...cause, it's the greatest, greater than you and I won't let you!' She laughed evilly, well rather insanely, and headed down the stairs. Harry watched as the short girl with deep brown, almost black, hair went down the stairs. 'She is one stubborn girl. And strangely obsessed with some book!' said Harry to himself, turning away and heading to the portrait of the fat lady. 'Excalibur,' said Harry, while walking towards the fat lady. He enter to find the common room empty. The dormitory was quiet as Harry sneaked in and got ready for bed.
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Chapter 9 - Aryante
'Hermione, guess what?' asked Ron excitedly. 'What?' asked Hermione. 'Gryffindor has a secret chamber in a secret passage!' said Harry. 'Really,' said Hermione, 'Can you show me?' 'Sure,' said Ron. Harry led Hermione to the secret passage and entered. Halfway down, Harry stopped outside an old wizard, lent close and whispered 'Red Lion'. The portrait swung open to show a brightly lit room. 'Wow!' Exclaimed Hermione gasping in surprise. Harry had chosen a picture of him and his parents to put in the guest book. He walked over to the book and cast a spell so the back of the picture would be sticky. 'There,' said Harry, the picture sat right next to his parents picture. 'There is suppose to be a secret in this room,' said Ron. 'Harry, are those you parents? You have never shown me a picture of you parents before,' said Hermione. 'I know, cause I didn't have a picture since in the first year and you never asked,' said Harry gazing at the signatures above, there was Lupin's signature as well as Sirius's signature, they didn't write anything though. Hermione was searching the room, the floor was only cover with carpet over stone. The roof had no such hiding space or anything, so the only place left would be the walls. 'Harry go check the wall around the portrait,' ordered Hermione, 'Ron, the wall around house elf door and I'll check the bookcase.' Harry and Ron checked around the walls and didn't find any sign of a secret. Hermione had a clue, but that didn't change anything. 'Let's check this out later,' suggested Ron. 'Hey Harry, Dumbledore thinks Sirius is innocent, maybe he can stay in here!' Said Hermione. 'Maybe,' said Harry, 'I'll go check with Dumbledore later tonight.' Harry left the room, Ron and Hermione followed. 'I'll go see Dumbledore now, so I'll still have time to write to Sirius,' said Harry, feeling that he couldn't wait to see if Dumbledore knew yet. Ron and Hermione went out the portrait and headed back up to the common room and Harry went down towards Dumbledore's office. Harry's found himself in front of the Gargoyle. 'Now, what would the password be now?' Harry asked himself silently. 'Chocolate frog, sherbet lemon, cockroach cluster, licorice wands, oh come on,' said Harry, getting irritated. Harry thought of all the times he'd been in Dumbledore's office, had there ever been any particular sweets that Dumbledore ate? At last, Harry had an idea, maybe it isn't sweets this year. Harry tried all sorts of things until the door opened, thinking that he had done it he took a step forward. Suddenly, Dumbledore stepped out. 'Professor, I wanted to speak to you,' said Harry going red in the face. 'I thought that was the case Harry,' said Professor Dumbledore, 'follow me.' Harry followed Dumbledore up the moving steps, listening to the stone Gargoyle close behind him. Dumbledore was quiet until he reached his door. 'How is Sirius?' Asked Dumbledore. 'I don't know at the moment, I haven't heard from him for a month now,' said Harry. They entered the office, and Dumbledore took a seat behind his desk. 'Please sit down, Harry,' asked Dumbledore. Harry took a seat. 'I have recently discovered a chamber in a secret passage from fourth floor to seventh floor,' said Harry. 'Is there a name to this chamber you speak of?' Asked Dumbledore. 'I think it's called Gryffindor Chamber,' said Harry. 'I don't recall a chamber being in that particular area. 'It has an old wizard on the front of the portrait, his name is Resternam, I think,' answered Harry. 'I know the picture, but I don't think there was a chamber there,' said Dumbledore. 'The reason I came is cause my friend Hermione had a good idea,' said Harry. 'Go on,' Dumbledore said. 'Well, I was thinking that maybe Sirius could stay there for a while until we have some way to know he is safe,' Harry repeated his thoughts. 'Well, if you show me this chamber, I'll be able to judge and then decide,' said Dumbledore getting out of his seat. Harry got up and followed Dumbledore out the door.
'Please jog my memory and show me where on forth floor passageway is,' begged Dumbledore. Harry went to where the trapdoor was hidden, bent down and lifted the hidden trapdoor and jumped in. Dumbledore followed and closed the trapdoor after him. The path went up and up in a circle and the candles glowing dully leaving shadows on the walls made Harry feel calm and safe, but maybe that was because Dumbledore was with him. The portrait was there and in the portrait was Resternam. 'Hello Resternam the Wise,' greeted Dumbledore, 'Harry wanted to show me the chamber within.' 'Hello dear fellow,' greeted Resternam, 'Do you know the password?' 'I think Harry has it,' said Dumbledore. 'Red Lion,' muttered Harry. The portrait opened to allow the two in. The room didn't look any different than it did before. Harry looked at Dumbledore's amused smile. 'Well Harry, it has a bathroom down the hall to kitchen, cause I had seen the corridor before, but never ventured this far. The room looks suitable enough to live in,' said Dumbledore amused still, 'I'll write an urgent owl to Sirius, inviting him to stay then, shall I?' 'Oh, yes, please do,' begged Harry. Dumbledore was just about to leave the chamber when he spotted the guest book, went over to it and opened it. 'Harry, your parents knew about this chamber,' said Dumbledore in surprise, ' and there is also a note from Godric, I'll read it quickly and then I'll go and write to Sirius.' 'Could you please use Hedwig, she hasn't delivered a letter for ages!' asked Harry. 'Sure Harry,' said Dumbledore, not really paying attention, 'This letter is dated, 869 AD. Interesting.'
Harry said good-bye to Dumbledore and headed for the common room, cause it was around at least eleven o'clock and Harry was getting immensely tired. Harry exited the secret passageway on the seventh floor and just near the steps to the seventh floor he saw that girl leaning against the wall. He walked over to the girl and asked one question. 'Who are you?' 'Can't you get the picture, I hate you and if you think I'm one of those freaky followers of Voldemort, you are surely mistaken!' the girl argued. 'I can guess you don't like me, but you still didn't answer my question, what is your name?' asked Harry. 'If you really must know, it is Aryante,' said the girl stubbornly, 'Now get out of the way Loser, I have to find a copy of Lord of the Rings.' 'What is Lord of the Rings?' asked Harry. 'It's only the greatest book ever to have been written! But your pathetically fragile little mind could not comprehend it's beauty!' said Aryante turning, 'Oh, and your are never going to read Lord of the Rings, cause...cause, it's the greatest, greater than you and I won't let you!' She laughed evilly, well rather insanely, and headed down the stairs. Harry watched as the short girl with deep brown, almost black, hair went down the stairs. 'She is one stubborn girl. And strangely obsessed with some book!' said Harry to himself, turning away and heading to the portrait of the fat lady. 'Excalibur,' said Harry, while walking towards the fat lady. He enter to find the common room empty. The dormitory was quiet as Harry sneaked in and got ready for bed.
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