Author's Note: Nothing much to say. The lyrics that appear on top are from a song which I can't remember the name of right now. But it's the theme song of "Charmed" and well I was hearing T.A.T.U. and they have it on their CD, I just wanted to put it. It has a distant relation with what happens in this chapter, but not much.

You shut your mouth,

And can't you see,

I go about things the wrong way,

I am human and I need to be loved,

Just like everybody else does.

Chapter Twelve

~The Secret of the Chamber of Secrets~

Ginny looked down at the floor of the Chamber, her head in her hands. Her mind was full of numerous thoughts, it had been a week since she had entered that Avius Memoriola, and Tom had come an hour afterwards to check to see if she was okay. He had somehow found out about her entering, though she didn't know how he found out.

She was now alone, sitting on the bed. Ultimately, she was having daily visions, and countless daydreams in which she escaped reality for a few blissful moments. However, her visions were disturbing, scenes of pain and of horror. But after looking at it from a different point of view, she decided she didn't care. Overnight, she had changed from being herself to being someone else, someone she didn't recognize, much less know.

Her Vision-Of-The-Day (as she liked to call them) hadn't happened yet. And she waited for it sitting on the bed. She had learned the exact time the visions came, and so she could know when they were coming.

Tom behaved oddly, being quite distant from her in the least obvious. And she somehow knew that that girl, the girl she had seen on her dream, had something to do about it.

She looked up to the wall and stared at it. Not a moment went by, and the room dissolved in a blur of colors, and the fading tone of her visions came into view.

This time, she could see Harry and Hermione. They were filthy, covered in mud, cuts and blood. Their clothes were ragged and dirty as well. Hermione was on the floor, sitting on her knees, panting, her wand clutched in one hand and nursing a red-head that Ginny recognized as Ron that lay on the floor unconscious. Harry stood in front of her, blocking her from something, apparently.

They were on Hogwarts Grounds, it had to be spring as the scent was in the air. Ginny saw Tom standing before them, looking oddly at something in his right palm. He then disappeared towards the Forbidden Forest and left the trio alone. Harry turned towards Hermione and kneeled next to her. She was holding Ron's left hand on both her own; her wand was now lying forgotten on the floor next to her.

She was weeping and shaking. Harry looked horror-stricken as he looked down at Ron too.

"He will be alright, right?" Harry asked, his voice quivering slightly. At this, Hermione sniffled and looked up, she looked at Ron again and a pained expression came over her ashen-covered face.

"Let us hope," she said and gave a dry, single sob. Harry let himself drop from his knees and fall on the floor completely now. Hermione cleaned her tears with the back of her palm and laid a hand on Harry's shoulder.

"Don't, Hermione. Don't give up on him," said Harry looking up at Hermione, who looked taller given the fact that he was sitting and she was kneeling.

"There's nothing I can do," said Hermione and let go of Ron's hand, she then caressed Ron's face tenderly. "I did all I could do, Harry. There's nothing left to be done by my part. It all depends on him now." She then turned towards Harry and squeezed his shoulder reassuringly "Trust him. He hasn't let you down before."

"Then I hope this isn't the first time he doesm," Harry said sadly. "I still don't understand what he did to Ron."

"I told you, Harry," said Hermione "He appeared out of nowhere and attacked Ron. Why did he attack Ron?" she whined "Ron hasn't got anything to do with all of this."

"He may," said Harry and Ginny saw him watch a figure that came towards them, sprinting across the lawn and stopping dead before Ron's figure. Ginny saw that it was herself. The Ginny that belonged in that time dropped to her knees next to Ron. She pushed Harry and Hermione out of the way, both of them falling side-by-side, and she threw her arms around Ron, weeping bitterly. But then, something caught her attention, she untangled herself from her brother and looked down at him.

Her lip was quivering and Harry and Hermione exchanged looks of curiosity. Ginny turned her gaze towards them, emitting sobs and cries, and spoke in a little voice, her eyes bloodshot from crying. "He's—he's—"

Ginny shook her head as the voices became fainter and she couldn't hear anymore, she just saw the far image of Hermione throwing herself on the floor and looking as if she were crying her heart out, and Harry attempting to touch her comfortingly, but she saw no more.

Ginny wiped her face, mixed with the cold sweat, there mingled a few tears. Ginny was used to crying by now; it had become a custom for her. However, she heard footsteps and straightened up, sitting on the bed. She tried to look indifferent, but what she saw when Tom entered through the door almost made her choke.

There was the girl from the dream, her black curls reaching down to her buttocks, her brown eyes glinting as if she was coming home.  She saw the bed and went up to it; she caressed its covers and turned to look at Tom. "Memories," she simply said in a very misty whisper. Tom nodded solemnly but shot her a warning look. "Don't worry," she said touching everything in the room.

At last, she caught sight of Ginny and smiled very mysteriously. "And you… you must be Ginny." Ginny blinked and nodded briefly. The girl approached her, she was taller than Ginny, and she took strands of Ginny's red hair between her fingers. "So," she said in a loud whisper and Ginny sensed she was talking to Tom. "I see you're still after curly hair."

Ginny took a step back from the mysterious being and eyed her oddly, as if she was seeing a form of another planet. Ginny then raised her gaze to Tom, who was scowling down at the girl and he approached Ginny, nearing her and putting an arm around her shoulder. The girl scowled. "Ginny," said Tom. "Meet Dimaia Owens."

Ginny's eyes widened and she felt herself going pale, she gulped and looked at the girl in awe, however Ginny managed to nod politely in greeting and Dimaia looked at Tom indifferently, she then smiled and started laughing and dancing around. Ginny raised her eyebrows and looked at Tom, who was laughing. "Doesn't work down here, Dimaia," he said, he then spoke to Ginny. "She's like that. Get used to it."

"She's worried, Tom," said Dimaia, looking at Ginny. "She is troubled and—oh—things don't look good for you, darling," she said to Tom "She has just seen something rather—disturbing. Though I do not know what it is."

Nobody spoke for the next minutes; Dimaia just stared as well as Ginny.

"Well," said Dimaia at last and stopped dancing, looking gloomy. "I will leave, then." She smiled playfully, curling a strand of her locks in her finger. Tom laid a hand on her stomach as to stop her.

"Remember, Owens," he said coldly "I taught you everything you know. I am your teacher."

"There is no teacher who can teach anything good, except for that one that teaches you to be yourself," she said and left out of the room. Ginny looked up at Tom, but did not say a word to him.

She felt hatred towards him, and her vision was the cause for this. She couldn't bear to have her brother hurt. Ron meant the world to Ginny; he was the only one of her brothers that truly showed his affection for her, she was very close with him.

"Ginny," said Tom "I found out about the other Lumens, they have the power to save you, and you know it. The Activation of the Chamber must be done within the next two weeks, or else all will be lost. The effort we have put into this will be lost."

"You wanted me to tell you about the ingredients if I remember well. You need them to activate This," said Ginny coldly, Tom nodded and crossed his arms. Ginny made memory to remember them, she then started to explain. "You need to find the Oeil de Obscurité, this is placed on a vial, its location is unknown, but you can find it. You have to be intuitive.

"With this Oeil you will be able to create the Epotus Navitas, which will drain the energy the remaining Heirs and deposit them into a unique Source, in other words, me. You need the Four Lights, each of these lights must be placed accordingly in four different pillars that surround the Source that is on the center, which means, me. The Source will be lying down on the center of this, unconscious. The Source will have no memory as to what happens to her. However, after she awakens, with all the Energy and all the Power she will be unstoppable, powerful, and loyal to the one who has done the ritual.

"After the Source has all the powers, you must proceed to find the Pur Lumière, and you must make the Claritas Anima Potion, which will be given to the Source. After she drinks this, the ritual will be complete. She will faint. You must then carry her to the front of Salazar's Statue and lay her on the stone steps, you must then use the Incantation you know much too well, so I need not mention it.

"After the incantation is mentioned, Slytherin's soul will be passed down to the Source's and she will have yet more powers. She may use them to fight against evil. Or to fight against good. Either way, the side that is against her, has no chance of winning.

"Now, it comes down to this: Find the Oeil de Obscurité. Make the Epotus Navitas. Place the Four Lights accordingly. Place the Source on the center. Find the Pur Lumière. Make the Claritas Anima Potion. Take the Source to Slytherin's Statue. Say Incantation.

"Quite simple, actually. But it cannot be all that simple, now can it. There are still exceptions. The Source may decide to die after she has the powers, and then the Ritual cannot be performed again, ever. If the Source is not willing to receive the Power of the Chamber, the ritual may be lost. If the Source isn't qualified for the Ritual, it will all be in vane.  However, if the Source gives up the power, it will go back to the rightful owners, though she will die. So it must be done with extreme caution and with every single ingredient." She finished and crossed her arms. "You need to memorize this, as if you don't, you may do all of it wrong, and I will simply be destroyed."

She stood silent for a few minutes, and a decision dawned on her mind. She smiled inwardly; it was the solution to all of this, plain and simple. She had had enough of him telling her what to do. She didn't want to play this game anymore, though this wasn't a game, not at all…

"I can memorize that, however, I need the book," he said.

"You must tell me what you need. I told you I wouldn't give you the book." She said. His stare became furious and his eyes flashed. Ginny looked up at him as her took several steps towards her.

"Bloody hell, Virginia! I need the ruddy book! You are so fucking stubborn, and this is even for you!" he spat menacingly. Ginny fumed as she yelled to him.

"I cannot give you the ruddy book!" she spat "Don't you understand? Haven't you enough wit? I—cannot—give—you—the—book."

"Do you mean to tell me that you won't let go of the book?" asked Tom suspiciously, Ginny sighed in frustration and threw her hands on the air. Tom looked at her oddly. Ginny was aware of her flushed face.

"No!" she said "I am telling you that the book won't let go of me."

"Rubbish—" he started but she cut him in mid sentence.

"Is it? Was that not your plan from the beginning? For me to be the Source, the Key for all of this." She said skeptically, her eyes watering for no reason. "But I have decided… that I may not want to be the Source."

"No!" he said and grabbed her shoulders, gripping them tightly "You will do the Ritual, you will! And I will make you!"

"Fine!" she yelled as tears of anger fell freely from her eyes. "But after I have all the power, I will give it up!"

"It will kill you! You know it will!" he shouted and let go of her. She turned to leave and stopped dead on her tracks. She whipped her head around to look at him.

"That's what you've always wanted, Tom Riddle: ultimate power, immortality, and to get the people that can stand against you out of your way. So you are getting it." She glared at him with utmost confidence. "You never cared what you would lose. What others would lose. Why do you care now?!" she demanded, pointing her finger at him.

"Because I love you!" he yelled and immediately slapped a hand to his mouth. He immediately knew he had gone too far. He eyed Ginny's confused expression and turned his back on her. He then stomped his way out of the room and slammed the door closed behind him.

Inside the room, a read-head sat on the bed, a hand over her heart, and her mouth open in awe. And distantly a laugh was heard, a laugh emitted by a certain black-haired girl.

Author's Note: Well, there we have it. I just love the title of this chapter. Why hasn't anyone ever wondered why the Chamber of Secrets has that name? My belief… it has Secrets, so I made up one! ^_^; Anyway, please review, that's the way I know if people are actually reading my story. Thank you!

~Blue