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"Harry, in case something happens down there, I just want to say that it's been nice knowing you and you're my best friend. Draco, I've hated you since first year, until the time you said you'd save my sister. Professor Jake, you've been nice since I got to know you." Ron said matter-of-factly to his young companions but ignored Snape. Professor Jake shook his head.
"Don't worry, Mr. Weasley. Nothing bad is going to happen. I assure you." He said confidently. Harry nodded. So did Draco. They hurried into the old girls' bathroom. Moaning Myrtle screamed.
"Boys! Boys! Get out of my toilet! Out! Out!" She yelled.
"Shut up please Myrtle. Now, Harry, open the door." Professor Jake instructed. Harry was about to open his mouth when Draco stopped him.
"Wait. I can speak Parseltongue too. But I've never told anyone." He said. Ron shot him a dirty glare. Snape caught it but kept silent.
"Nobody asked. Let my best friend open the door." He snarled. Draco shrugged dismissively. Harry ignored the two of them and started to mumble in some foreign tongue. With a loud creaking sound, the sinks started to open and revealed a long, dark tunnel down.
"Good luck." Snape volunteered and stationed himself.
"Good luck boys. I won't be surprised if I don't see you again. And HARRY, you can share my toilet with me if you want." Moaning Myrtle said so- called seductively.
"My heart only belongs to one person, and I'm going down there to get her." With that he jumped down the tunnel and started to slide down. Professor Jake climbed in after him, followed by Draco.
"Never knew Harry loved Ginny so much." Ron mused and leaped in quickly. When he arrived, he saw the others waiting for him. Having not being there before, Draco and Professor Jake was looking around.
"This place is creepy." Draco said loudly, leaning one hand on the wall of the large underground cave. He immediately withdrew his hand when it came in contact with some slimy gunk. He grimaced. Suddenly in the distance he heard a splashing sound. His grip on the Slytherin sword tightened.
"Careful everyone. Stay behind me." He commanded, tiptoeing in the extremely shallow water at his feet. In the dark, Harry could see Ron rolling his eyes, but Harry was too worried to think about how Draco was being so bossy.
"Splash." There was that sound again. That time everyone stiffened and paused. Fear was written on all their faces. But Harry and Ron thought about their girlfriend and sister sitting there with the snake and most probably, Voldermort. With that they summoned every ounce of courage they had in them and took a tentative step forward. So did the other two young men. Draco took the lead once again, with Harry behind him. Ron was right behind Harry and the professor took up the rear.
"Hmpf." A muffled sound bounced off the empty walls. But this time, the young men didn't stop. It made them go on stronger, determined to find Ginny Weasley and get her back, safe. All of them whipped out their wands.
"Why don't we split up. Mr. Weasley and me. Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy." Professor Jake suggested. All of them agreed. Draco and Harry walked quietly on the right side while the other pair took up the left.
"Hissss." There came an obvious sound of a snake. Harry shuddered and held his wand tighter.
"Help!" Ginny's voice was heard. Harry and Draco quickened their pace. They could see Ron and their professor doing the same.
"HISSSS." There was a louder hiss, most probably telling Ginny to shut up. Draco and Harry reached a turn. They peeked down a corner and had to muffle their gasp.
Ginny Weasley was sitting on one of the rocks, sobbing. In a large pool of water in front of her, there was the biggest snake Harry had ever seen. It was even bigger than the snake Harry had fought before. It was facing the other way. Both of them took a step forward, their wands and sword ready.
"Let's do it." Harry whispered confidently. Ginny caught sight of them but kept her face normal so that the gigantic snake in front of her wouldn't suspect anything.
"Avera Kedavra!" Harry and Draco shouted in unison, their wands pointing in the direction of the snake. The snake spun around and ducked, avoiding the deadly curse.
"Ssso you've come back, HARRY POTTER." The snake hissed in a low, throaty voice. Harry nodded bravely and nudged Draco. Draco slipped away from Harry. The snake didn't seem to notice.
"That's right, you- " Harry replied, stalling for time but he was cut off by a voice that didn't come from the snake.
"Well, well. You're back, I see, Potter." From the darkness of the shadows of the cave, Tom Riddle stepped out, his fingers firmly clasped around Draco's neck. The sword was no where to be seen. Draco's face was paler than usual, and he seemed to have trouble breathing.
"Fetchious." Tom Riddle muttered loudly. Harry's wand flew out of his hand. Ginny cried out in alarm. Harry silently cursed himself.
"What do you want?" Harry spat out, his eyes glaring at the young man who so resembled himself. Draco winced as the grip around his neck tightened.
"Watch your tone, young man. And you know what I want. All I want is for you to be- DEAD. If you let me kill you, Mr. Malfoy here and your precious little lovey-dovey girl will be free. Get it?" The young Voldermort laughed evilly. "Unless you're just a really selfish boy." He added.
"Don't test me, Riddle." Harry yelled his fists clenched. He looked around for the professor and Ron but he couldn't see them anywhere. Suddenly there was a loud squawking sound. That instant Harry knew it was Phoenix. It flew up straight to Tom Riddle and poked him in the air. Tom released Draco and screamed in agony. The large snake hissed loudly and slithered from the large pool of water it was in.
It headed straight for Phoenix but the bird flew higher and higher, as if challenging the snake to catch it.
"Go for the boy! Go for the boy, you ass!" Tom yelled in Parseltongue, still writhing in pain. At the same time, Ron and the professor rushed out from the back. Harry spotted the Slytherin sword and grabbed it. He tossed it to Draco who caught it with ease and sprinted to the snake. Tom Riddle fumbled around for his wand, one hand still covering the bleeding left eye. Just when he was about to get it, Ron kicked the wand aside.
Draco leaped onto the snake's back and sunk the sword into the head just before it reached Harry. The snake twisted and turned in absolute pain and fell splash into the water, dead. Harry's head snapped up to where Tom Riddle was. He wasn't there, but Ron was.
"Look guys. He became, became, sand. Dust." Ron whispered unbelievingly. All of them raced up and stared on the ground.
"He was no more than a memory." Professor Jake announced. All of them nodded and Ginny fell into Harry's arms. They held to each other tightly.
"Harry, in case something happens down there, I just want to say that it's been nice knowing you and you're my best friend. Draco, I've hated you since first year, until the time you said you'd save my sister. Professor Jake, you've been nice since I got to know you." Ron said matter-of-factly to his young companions but ignored Snape. Professor Jake shook his head.
"Don't worry, Mr. Weasley. Nothing bad is going to happen. I assure you." He said confidently. Harry nodded. So did Draco. They hurried into the old girls' bathroom. Moaning Myrtle screamed.
"Boys! Boys! Get out of my toilet! Out! Out!" She yelled.
"Shut up please Myrtle. Now, Harry, open the door." Professor Jake instructed. Harry was about to open his mouth when Draco stopped him.
"Wait. I can speak Parseltongue too. But I've never told anyone." He said. Ron shot him a dirty glare. Snape caught it but kept silent.
"Nobody asked. Let my best friend open the door." He snarled. Draco shrugged dismissively. Harry ignored the two of them and started to mumble in some foreign tongue. With a loud creaking sound, the sinks started to open and revealed a long, dark tunnel down.
"Good luck." Snape volunteered and stationed himself.
"Good luck boys. I won't be surprised if I don't see you again. And HARRY, you can share my toilet with me if you want." Moaning Myrtle said so- called seductively.
"My heart only belongs to one person, and I'm going down there to get her." With that he jumped down the tunnel and started to slide down. Professor Jake climbed in after him, followed by Draco.
"Never knew Harry loved Ginny so much." Ron mused and leaped in quickly. When he arrived, he saw the others waiting for him. Having not being there before, Draco and Professor Jake was looking around.
"This place is creepy." Draco said loudly, leaning one hand on the wall of the large underground cave. He immediately withdrew his hand when it came in contact with some slimy gunk. He grimaced. Suddenly in the distance he heard a splashing sound. His grip on the Slytherin sword tightened.
"Careful everyone. Stay behind me." He commanded, tiptoeing in the extremely shallow water at his feet. In the dark, Harry could see Ron rolling his eyes, but Harry was too worried to think about how Draco was being so bossy.
"Splash." There was that sound again. That time everyone stiffened and paused. Fear was written on all their faces. But Harry and Ron thought about their girlfriend and sister sitting there with the snake and most probably, Voldermort. With that they summoned every ounce of courage they had in them and took a tentative step forward. So did the other two young men. Draco took the lead once again, with Harry behind him. Ron was right behind Harry and the professor took up the rear.
"Hmpf." A muffled sound bounced off the empty walls. But this time, the young men didn't stop. It made them go on stronger, determined to find Ginny Weasley and get her back, safe. All of them whipped out their wands.
"Why don't we split up. Mr. Weasley and me. Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy." Professor Jake suggested. All of them agreed. Draco and Harry walked quietly on the right side while the other pair took up the left.
"Hissss." There came an obvious sound of a snake. Harry shuddered and held his wand tighter.
"Help!" Ginny's voice was heard. Harry and Draco quickened their pace. They could see Ron and their professor doing the same.
"HISSSS." There was a louder hiss, most probably telling Ginny to shut up. Draco and Harry reached a turn. They peeked down a corner and had to muffle their gasp.
Ginny Weasley was sitting on one of the rocks, sobbing. In a large pool of water in front of her, there was the biggest snake Harry had ever seen. It was even bigger than the snake Harry had fought before. It was facing the other way. Both of them took a step forward, their wands and sword ready.
"Let's do it." Harry whispered confidently. Ginny caught sight of them but kept her face normal so that the gigantic snake in front of her wouldn't suspect anything.
"Avera Kedavra!" Harry and Draco shouted in unison, their wands pointing in the direction of the snake. The snake spun around and ducked, avoiding the deadly curse.
"Ssso you've come back, HARRY POTTER." The snake hissed in a low, throaty voice. Harry nodded bravely and nudged Draco. Draco slipped away from Harry. The snake didn't seem to notice.
"That's right, you- " Harry replied, stalling for time but he was cut off by a voice that didn't come from the snake.
"Well, well. You're back, I see, Potter." From the darkness of the shadows of the cave, Tom Riddle stepped out, his fingers firmly clasped around Draco's neck. The sword was no where to be seen. Draco's face was paler than usual, and he seemed to have trouble breathing.
"Fetchious." Tom Riddle muttered loudly. Harry's wand flew out of his hand. Ginny cried out in alarm. Harry silently cursed himself.
"What do you want?" Harry spat out, his eyes glaring at the young man who so resembled himself. Draco winced as the grip around his neck tightened.
"Watch your tone, young man. And you know what I want. All I want is for you to be- DEAD. If you let me kill you, Mr. Malfoy here and your precious little lovey-dovey girl will be free. Get it?" The young Voldermort laughed evilly. "Unless you're just a really selfish boy." He added.
"Don't test me, Riddle." Harry yelled his fists clenched. He looked around for the professor and Ron but he couldn't see them anywhere. Suddenly there was a loud squawking sound. That instant Harry knew it was Phoenix. It flew up straight to Tom Riddle and poked him in the air. Tom released Draco and screamed in agony. The large snake hissed loudly and slithered from the large pool of water it was in.
It headed straight for Phoenix but the bird flew higher and higher, as if challenging the snake to catch it.
"Go for the boy! Go for the boy, you ass!" Tom yelled in Parseltongue, still writhing in pain. At the same time, Ron and the professor rushed out from the back. Harry spotted the Slytherin sword and grabbed it. He tossed it to Draco who caught it with ease and sprinted to the snake. Tom Riddle fumbled around for his wand, one hand still covering the bleeding left eye. Just when he was about to get it, Ron kicked the wand aside.
Draco leaped onto the snake's back and sunk the sword into the head just before it reached Harry. The snake twisted and turned in absolute pain and fell splash into the water, dead. Harry's head snapped up to where Tom Riddle was. He wasn't there, but Ron was.
"Look guys. He became, became, sand. Dust." Ron whispered unbelievingly. All of them raced up and stared on the ground.
"He was no more than a memory." Professor Jake announced. All of them nodded and Ginny fell into Harry's arms. They held to each other tightly.