Chap. 9
Disclaimer on opening note
Ruby came out of the dungeons and found a stand still upstairs. Snape walked passed her to join up with the other teachers. Dumbledore made an announcement and the prefects took the students to their common rooms and the teachers went in another direction along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Nobody noticed Ruby, now alone in the hall, could see what had caused the interruption. The wall that everyone had been facing had a message written in blood: "The Chamber of Secrets is open...enemies of the heir beware!"
Ruby looked at the words on the wall. What did they mean and how did they get here?
"Excuse me." Ruby turned to the dark corner where a shadowy figure stood.
"Why haven't you gone back to your dormitory?"
"Who are you to tell me what to do?"
"I am a Slytherin prefect."
"Ok....so..."
"I will escort you back to your common room. Come with me."
They walked down the halls toward Gryffindor tower.
"Why are you helping me?"
"It is my duty as a prefect."
"Even as a Slytherin prefect?"
"Yes, all prefects must do their job." They stopped in front of the portal to the common room.
"We are at your stop. Have a good night."
"Thank you..."
"Tom Riddle."
"And I am Ruby..."
"Kennedy."
"How did you.."
"I know a lot about you, Ruby. And your curse." They stared at each other. How did he know. Snape wouldn't have told. There was no time.
"Good night, Ruby," he smiled slyly receding into the shadows. Ruby stood there for a few seconds then yelled into the hall, "I don't like to be interrupted!" No one answered her back.
Ruby waited in the common room for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to come back, but got a couple different surprises instead.
"Ahh, Ruby haven't talked to you since your first day."
"Oh, uh hello, Oliver." "So you remember me." How could I forget. Man he is dreamy. Stop this now. Say something!
"Yeah, of course."
"Well, I had a question for you." This was intriguing. "I am the captain of the Quidditch team," uh oh that's it, he's a jock, bye-bye love, " And I, well I know I'm a year ahead of you, but..." What? Say it stupid boy! ,"Well, Fred and George say you're bloody good at potions and I need some, well tutoring. If you can't do it, I understand, but I really didn't want to ask Snape for help. He might try to ruin the Gryffindor team that way. Like I said I under..."
"Breathe."
"Thank you."
"I will help you if you need it. Or I'll do what I can at least."
"Really? You're the best."
"I know."
"Ha, ha," a laugh came from behind them. George popped up and looked right at Ruby. "You made a joke, wow! I never thought I'd see the day. Wait till I tell Fred." George ran upstairs.
"Well, thanks again, Ruby."
"No problem."
Shortly after, Harry, Ron, and Hermione came in. "What happened to you guys? Is everything ok?" They explained to Ruby about Filch's cat being found petrified at the scene and how they were at first blamed for it.
"We really should get to bed," Harry said. Ruby started up while the others continued to whisper into the night.
* * *
As Ruby searched the library, she heard Ron, Hermione, and Harry planning on how to find the heir of Slytherin. As they approached the restricted section, Ruby stopped them just short.
"Ruby, you scared us," Ron jumped.
"Just a word to the wise, be careful when breaking into Snape's office."
"Why would we want to do that," asked Harry as Ruby walked away. Hermione and Ron shrugged and went to find the book Moste Potente Potions. As Hermione read the ingredients, she commented on how they would have to get some of them from Snape's office.
"How did she know?"
"Strange," Ron concluded.
Ruby sat outside reading yet another potions book. Malfoy came up to her.
"Hey, mudblood, Snape wants to see you in his office." Ruby didn't acknowledge his presence. "Hello, Ruby..."
"Yes?"
"I said Snape wants to see you. Now." Ruby snapped the book shut, got up and headed to the dungeon.
"Miss Kennedy, come in." Snape sat at his table, Ruby sat across from him.
"Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, after dinner we will research antidotes for your curse until ten."
"What about curfew?"
"I have told McGonagall that you are assisting me with some research for the Ministry. You will not be in trouble."
Ruby lowered her head, slightly embarrassed. "Thank you."
*Wow, Oliver is awesome isn't he? Hehehe. I get all giddy just reading that part!
Ruby came out of the dungeons and found a stand still upstairs. Snape walked passed her to join up with the other teachers. Dumbledore made an announcement and the prefects took the students to their common rooms and the teachers went in another direction along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Nobody noticed Ruby, now alone in the hall, could see what had caused the interruption. The wall that everyone had been facing had a message written in blood: "The Chamber of Secrets is open...enemies of the heir beware!"
Ruby looked at the words on the wall. What did they mean and how did they get here?
"Excuse me." Ruby turned to the dark corner where a shadowy figure stood.
"Why haven't you gone back to your dormitory?"
"Who are you to tell me what to do?"
"I am a Slytherin prefect."
"Ok....so..."
"I will escort you back to your common room. Come with me."
They walked down the halls toward Gryffindor tower.
"Why are you helping me?"
"It is my duty as a prefect."
"Even as a Slytherin prefect?"
"Yes, all prefects must do their job." They stopped in front of the portal to the common room.
"We are at your stop. Have a good night."
"Thank you..."
"Tom Riddle."
"And I am Ruby..."
"Kennedy."
"How did you.."
"I know a lot about you, Ruby. And your curse." They stared at each other. How did he know. Snape wouldn't have told. There was no time.
"Good night, Ruby," he smiled slyly receding into the shadows. Ruby stood there for a few seconds then yelled into the hall, "I don't like to be interrupted!" No one answered her back.
Ruby waited in the common room for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to come back, but got a couple different surprises instead.
"Ahh, Ruby haven't talked to you since your first day."
"Oh, uh hello, Oliver." "So you remember me." How could I forget. Man he is dreamy. Stop this now. Say something!
"Yeah, of course."
"Well, I had a question for you." This was intriguing. "I am the captain of the Quidditch team," uh oh that's it, he's a jock, bye-bye love, " And I, well I know I'm a year ahead of you, but..." What? Say it stupid boy! ,"Well, Fred and George say you're bloody good at potions and I need some, well tutoring. If you can't do it, I understand, but I really didn't want to ask Snape for help. He might try to ruin the Gryffindor team that way. Like I said I under..."
"Breathe."
"Thank you."
"I will help you if you need it. Or I'll do what I can at least."
"Really? You're the best."
"I know."
"Ha, ha," a laugh came from behind them. George popped up and looked right at Ruby. "You made a joke, wow! I never thought I'd see the day. Wait till I tell Fred." George ran upstairs.
"Well, thanks again, Ruby."
"No problem."
Shortly after, Harry, Ron, and Hermione came in. "What happened to you guys? Is everything ok?" They explained to Ruby about Filch's cat being found petrified at the scene and how they were at first blamed for it.
"We really should get to bed," Harry said. Ruby started up while the others continued to whisper into the night.
* * *
As Ruby searched the library, she heard Ron, Hermione, and Harry planning on how to find the heir of Slytherin. As they approached the restricted section, Ruby stopped them just short.
"Ruby, you scared us," Ron jumped.
"Just a word to the wise, be careful when breaking into Snape's office."
"Why would we want to do that," asked Harry as Ruby walked away. Hermione and Ron shrugged and went to find the book Moste Potente Potions. As Hermione read the ingredients, she commented on how they would have to get some of them from Snape's office.
"How did she know?"
"Strange," Ron concluded.
Ruby sat outside reading yet another potions book. Malfoy came up to her.
"Hey, mudblood, Snape wants to see you in his office." Ruby didn't acknowledge his presence. "Hello, Ruby..."
"Yes?"
"I said Snape wants to see you. Now." Ruby snapped the book shut, got up and headed to the dungeon.
"Miss Kennedy, come in." Snape sat at his table, Ruby sat across from him.
"Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, after dinner we will research antidotes for your curse until ten."
"What about curfew?"
"I have told McGonagall that you are assisting me with some research for the Ministry. You will not be in trouble."
Ruby lowered her head, slightly embarrassed. "Thank you."
*Wow, Oliver is awesome isn't he? Hehehe. I get all giddy just reading that part!
