(Later, after class)
''She didn't get it.'' Ron sighed as he met Harry outside of the classroom.
''So, now what?''
''She's going through the charmed section to see if there's a charm to make an outline of the school's plan.''
''But that's just the outline.'' Harry murmured. Then he thought of an idea. ''Why don't we draw it out? I know a water detection charm. We could have Hermione draw out the outline and then sketch out where the pipes are depending on the water charm.''
''Good idea. Let's get to it then.''
Harry figured it would have happened sooner, but Draco seemed out of it these days so he didn't confront Harry until a week later.
''Potter! This is insane!''
Harry looked up from the map, holding his blue ink filled quill slightly above the parchment, ''I do what I please. If I want to investigate this, I every right to... And I will, even if I have to endure your petulant whining.''
Draco's face soured, ''The Dark...''
''Well, I made this clear last year, I don't support him.'' Harry interrupted.
''You're making a big mistake, he could...''
''He could what?'' Harry asked as he put the map and quill beside him on the floor and stalked over to Draco.
Then Harry stalked over to Draco, causing Draco to back up quickly into the cold stone wall on the opposite end. Harry leveled him with a look, and his face twisted with fake amusement, ''You know the other day Ron told me something pretty funny. He said that there's rumors flying around about ME being The Dark Lord. Is that what you think Draco?''
Draco mutely glared back at him, ''You weren't the one that IT was trying to kill!''
Harry tilted his head slightly, ''It? What are you talking about?''
''That thing. You were all possessed and you tried to kill me. You said you'd eat my heart of snap my neck!'' Draco screamed back, getting more hysterical by the moment ''
Harry snorted, ''Good one Draco. Impressive imagination, especially that heart eating part.''
No longer interested in listening to Draco's inane stories, Harry turned around and picked up his things so and walked away.
''Maybe while he was at home playing Quidditch, he was hit on the head with a bludger!'' Ron said. The red head had been speculating on Draco's mentality for the last hour or so as Harry 'tried' to study for his upcoming exam.
Harry gave an inattentive shrug, he had zoned out about forty-five minutes ago.
Hermione was also getting annoyed, she peered over the top of an enormous book and glared, ''Ron, if you don't stop talking this instant, I'm not allowing you to copy my Potions notes.''
Ron gave a frightened semi-squeak, he had more or less fallen asleep in that class. But luckily Longbottom's explosion was enough of a distraction that Snape didn't notice him doze off.
For a moment Harry envisioned Ron with special fake glasses charmed to look like he was awake. But then Harry snorted and shook his head, like Snape would ever fall for that.
Hermione continued with her lecture as Ron looked more and more like he wanted to shrink into a bug.
Harry wasn't getting any real studying done so he got up, ''I'm going back to my tower, I left a book that I need right now.''
Ron and Hermione ceased their arguing, for the moment, and nodded understandably.
After Harry left, Hermione also started to collect her things, ''Come on, let's finish this map, we're almost done.''
Ron held up his book, ''Wait a second, we need to return our books. Our checkout time is almost up and I really don't want to be caught with screaming books.''
''I can't do this anymore!'' A voice yelled just as Harry tried to enter his dorm room. Harry stopped right outside of the door, thinking it was probably a bad time.
Then the voice continued, ''I just can't. Besides he doesn't know it's in him!''
Harry soon identified the voice as Draco's.
''Recruiting him would be a bad idea!'' Harry heard, following some loud scribbling, like Draco was pressing down very hard with his quill.
''...I can't even ally with him! He hates me! Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't know I wasn't supposed to make him mad, I didn't know that thing was in him!... I mean he is a Potter, I thought you wanted to kill the Potters...''
Then a deep sigh filled the room followed by a, ''Yes, yes, I've already sent it out. It should be done by the hour.''
Draco suddenly stopped talking to himself.
Harry figured it was a bad time and decided to go back for his book later.
That evening Ron and Hermione were found petrified in the library.
The loud clatter of feet could be heard echoing through the halls as Harry rushed towards the hospital wing after Professor McGonagall informed him what had happened. He and the other Slytherins were just about to leave the tower when the Deputy Headmistress informed them that classes were cancelled for the week. Harry had asked why and was told that his two friends were petrified. Then, before Professor McGonagall could stop him, he dashed out of the portrait and straight for the hospital.
Where he found Ginny crying by Ron's side sobbing that it was her fault.
Harry quietly walked over to the distressed girl and asked, ''Why do you think it's your fault?''
Ginny replied in a watery distressed voice, ''I... I ...I lost it, it was...I should have said something...''
Harry took a seat next Ginny, ''What did you lose?''
It took a while for Ginny to stop crying, but after she sobered a bit, she replied softly, ''I... h-had this diary and... and, I could talk to it, I mean, write in it and it would respond. It was really neat and the person in the diary was so nice and would listen to me and everything...''
''But?''
''But then I started to sort of get blackouts. And I guess, the more I blacked out, the more aware I became and a lot of times, I...I just...''
Harry nodded, indicating for her to go on.
Ginny cried out in horror as her nails dug into her hands from clenching her fists too hard, ''I did such horrible things!''
''What did you do Ginny?''
''I can't... they'll lock me away in Azkaban if they found out!''
She was getting more agitated, she horrified that she knew exactly what put her brother there, but too scared to reveal anything.
''I promise I won't tell anyone Ginny. I need to know what happened so I can help Ron and Hermione. I have an idea of what's going on, but I need you to tell me more.''
''I.... it was a snake.'' Ginny whispered, ''It a huge snake and I ... I could feel myself saying stuff that I didn't even know how or what it meant. And sometimes I'd wake up with blood all over my hands! And and...''
Harry heard Madam Pomfrey's muffled voice coming closer and quickly reached out
He hugged Ginny while quietly shushing here, ''Okay.. okay. I understand. Now Ginny, this diary, when did you lose it?''
''Right before winter hols. I left it in the library and I went to go look for a book. When I came back, it was gone.''
Harry nodded slowly, ''Okay, now, did you ever talk to the book?''
''Not when I was in control. But I remember talking to Tom- ''
Harry froze, ''Wait. Did you just say Tom?''
''Yeah. His name was Tom Marvolo Riddle.''
Harry paled, ''I see, that's how he's doing it.''
''Who? Tom?''
''He's taking over... or making people do things for him through that book. Are you sure you don't know who took the diary?''
''I asked around... Cho Chang thought she saw a Slytherin...with blonde hair?'' Ginny said weakly, but then she quickly corrected, ''But I might be w-wrong. I know he's your friend and...''
Harry stopped her, ''No, its okay. Don't worry about it. Uh... why don't you stay here with Ron, he really needs you, I've... got to go.''
Ginny gave a tentative nod and kept quiet as she watched Harry dash out the hospital doors.
Moments later Madam Pomfrey walked in, giving her sympathetic looks as she checked over Ron. Ginny found her attention redirected and didn't even think twice of what she had just told Harry.
''Have you seen Malfoy?'' Harry asked when he returned to the Slytherin tower.
Nott made a face and replied lazily, ''He said he went to go look for you.''
''I never saw him.'' Harry said quickly, trying to hide his panic.
Nott shrugged nonchalantly, ''No clue then.''
Harry's hands tapped impatiently inside of his robes while he thought for a while, ''Where could he have gone...?''
Harry found himself staring blankly at the fire when a Slytherin Prefect rushed in, out of breath and full of worry. He gave a quick announcement to the Slytherins in the common room, counting on the Slytherins to spread the message to the rest of the house, ''All students. Stay in your towers. Another student has gone missing!''
Harry paled, thinking that it could be Ginny, but then Madam Pomfrey was watching over the hospital wing when he left... which meant...
Draco had gone missing.
Harry had snuck out of the tower under his invisibility cloak, trying to think desperately where Draco could have gone, 'They're all dead ends. Tom Riddle, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Myrtle... wait... Myrtle.'
They never really finished interrogating her.
''Another boy! I recognize you too!'' Myrtle cried out as she saw Harry enter her bathroom.
Harry froze, ''Another?''
She nodded.
''How did this boy look like?''
''You've seen him before. Blonde hair.''
Harry grimaced as he mentally cursed, ''Okay, did you see where he went?''
Myrtle pointed over to the sinks.
Harry stared and walked around the sinks, ''I don't see him. Myrtle! This is serious, if you're lying-''
''I'm not lying stupid!'' Myrtle hissed at him, ''He's inside!''
Harry stopped and turned around, ''Inside?''
Then he quickly knelt down and started to feel around the sinks looking for a handle of some sort.
''He was hissing, just like that boy did before I died.''
Harry stopped, ''Do you remember how it sounded like?''
''Like hissing.'' Myrtle reiterated.
''I mean, can you repeat it?''
She shrugged.
Harry then tapped on the windows in from of the sinks. When that didn't work, he started to move around the faucets.
But there was one that didn't work. Harry cried out in triumph, ''It's this one!''
Harry's nimble fingers moved around the sink until his hand met an odd shape on the faucet. It was an imprint of a snake.
Harry prayed as he stared at the snake image, 'Please let this work.'
Harry concentrated on the snake as hard as he could, willing his hidden ability to rise to the surface. Within moments, Harry felt a familiar trance wash over him as he hissed for the secret passage to open up.
Piece by piece the sinks, moved aside and an opening down into a large endless hold appeared before him.
Harry turned to Myrtle, ''Wish me luck.''
And he jumped down into the hole.
''You can't find either of them?!'' Snape screamed at the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress after they informed him that two of his Slytherins were missing.
Minerva winced, ''Severus, calm down.''
''Potter and Malfoy's fathers will have my head! I am not going to calm down. We have to find them!''
''We don't even know where to start.'' Minerva replied helplessly.
Snape growled, ''They were investigating the Chamber of Secrets for week before December. Is this there any chance these two second year students could done what no one else has? Could they have found it?!''
Dumbledore paled, ''It may not be the Chamber...''
Snape stared at the wizened man, ''What do you mean by that?''
''They ended up...'' Dumbledore gave a deep sigh, ''investigating Tom Riddle.''
Minerva gave a horrified gasp, ''You don't think!''
''I'm not sure...But... It is more feasible that they escaped through the forbidden forest and...'' Dumbledore continued on, but Severus stopped listening.
The Potions Master put his face into his hand and gave a deep sigh. He had just failed another two students. If they were already this young and headed to join the Death Eaters...Who knew who else in his house has already been seduced.
''Draco!'' Harry yelled as he ran towards the unconscious boy, lying in the pool with his deathly pale hand clutching onto the diary.
''It's too late.'' A voice said from behind one of the pillars. Harry looked up and spotted a young man, who looked like a seventh year stalking towards him. But then Harry noticed the head boy badge on his clothes and the pieces started to fall into place.
''Tom Riddle.'' Harry stated with no evidence of emotion.
Tom smirked, ''Ah, so you know me.''
Harry kept a tight and sturdy grip on his wand. ''More than I'd like.''
Tom hummed in an amused manner and then cocked his head to the side, ''Well, you have me at a disadvantage. You know my name, but I don't know yours.''
''Ha – Hathro Summers.'' Harry quickly lied.
Tom's eyes narrowed, ''Ah, Summers...Never heard of it. Definitely not a pureblood. Are you a mudblood?'' Tom spat out in disgust.
Harry swallowed and pretended to be offended, ''Yeah, so what?!''
''How did you get in here?''
''It's a secret.'' Harry replied.
Tom growled and his semi-corporeal form stalked over to where Harry was. Harry quickly took the book from Draco's stiff hand and tossed it away from him.
Tom snorted. ''Stupid little mudblood. The link has already been formed. You can hide the book as far as you want to, but I'll still be able to drain him.''
Harry stared down at the blonde, ''He's one of YOUR loyal followers. Why drain him?''
Tom made a face of annoyance. ''There seemed to have been a mix up. You see, Mr. Malfoy was supposed to put my diary into Jerry Potter's possession. However, a stupid little girl somehow got a hold of it and then now Malfoy's son. It's a pity. But I need to regain my power as soon as possible. It doesn't matter. Who cares about some stupid little Death Eater's son. No one will miss him.''
Then Tom's mouth curled into a cruel smile, ''His father deserves it anyways, for not making sure my diary stayed in the right hands.''
Harry snorted, ''That's stupid. Taking your grudge out on the son, he didn't do anything to you.''
Tom rolled his eyes, ''Like I care.''
''Right. You don't care. Once you take over the world, you probably won't even mention his sacrifice.''
Tom chuckled, ''Not bad, for a mudblood. Smarter than I gave you credit for. Yes, you did make it down to the Chambers too. It's a pity that you weren't smart enough to run when you had the chance.''
Tom suddenly hissed something out loud and too quickly for Harry to decipher. But as he heard the sound of stones grinding in the Salazar Slytherin statue in front of him, he didn't need to guess what was going to happen.
The basilisk slithered from the mouth of the Salazar statue at and quickly darted towards Harry. Harry gasped and ran in the opposite direction, keeping in mind that the basilisk could easily petrify him. Harry randomly shot out spells behind him, but they all harmlessly ricocheted off of the basilisk's impervious scales. A cold, sick feeling settled into his stomach as he stopped shooting the useless spells at the creature. He has to use another way.
Soon, he spotted a myriad of tunnels and quickly darted into one of them, but the basilisk was much faster than he had expected. I was gaining on him, even while it was moving through the passageway. He could feel the sudden whooshes of wind on his back legs as the giant snake snapped at his heels.
Harry quickly found an opening out of the tunnel and reappeared out into the main chamber again. Harry stopped for a moment. It was silent.
Did he lose it?
Suddenly he heard an enormous crashing sound above him. Seconds later, he could feel his body taken into two enormous jaws. He gave out a muffled scream into the basilisk's throat as the snake's teeth penetrated both his legs and injected them with potent poison. Then he felt nauseated as the snake swung it head up and tried to gulp him down the second time. This time he felt his numbing body falling down into the pit of the snake's stomach.
At first, Harry screamed from the pain and the fact that he was in a basilisk's stomach. But slowly the poison worked through his bloodstream and he was losing oxygen.
The darkness was rushing in fast. Harry gave a few more feeble punches towards the vertebrate of the snake. Then as the darkness started to close in, Harry propped his feet straight and out so that he was mostly horizontal in the snake's stomach.
His last thoughts were, ''If I'm going to be eaten, I'm not going to make it easy for the damn thing.''
''She didn't get it.'' Ron sighed as he met Harry outside of the classroom.
''So, now what?''
''She's going through the charmed section to see if there's a charm to make an outline of the school's plan.''
''But that's just the outline.'' Harry murmured. Then he thought of an idea. ''Why don't we draw it out? I know a water detection charm. We could have Hermione draw out the outline and then sketch out where the pipes are depending on the water charm.''
''Good idea. Let's get to it then.''
Harry figured it would have happened sooner, but Draco seemed out of it these days so he didn't confront Harry until a week later.
''Potter! This is insane!''
Harry looked up from the map, holding his blue ink filled quill slightly above the parchment, ''I do what I please. If I want to investigate this, I every right to... And I will, even if I have to endure your petulant whining.''
Draco's face soured, ''The Dark...''
''Well, I made this clear last year, I don't support him.'' Harry interrupted.
''You're making a big mistake, he could...''
''He could what?'' Harry asked as he put the map and quill beside him on the floor and stalked over to Draco.
Then Harry stalked over to Draco, causing Draco to back up quickly into the cold stone wall on the opposite end. Harry leveled him with a look, and his face twisted with fake amusement, ''You know the other day Ron told me something pretty funny. He said that there's rumors flying around about ME being The Dark Lord. Is that what you think Draco?''
Draco mutely glared back at him, ''You weren't the one that IT was trying to kill!''
Harry tilted his head slightly, ''It? What are you talking about?''
''That thing. You were all possessed and you tried to kill me. You said you'd eat my heart of snap my neck!'' Draco screamed back, getting more hysterical by the moment ''
Harry snorted, ''Good one Draco. Impressive imagination, especially that heart eating part.''
No longer interested in listening to Draco's inane stories, Harry turned around and picked up his things so and walked away.
''Maybe while he was at home playing Quidditch, he was hit on the head with a bludger!'' Ron said. The red head had been speculating on Draco's mentality for the last hour or so as Harry 'tried' to study for his upcoming exam.
Harry gave an inattentive shrug, he had zoned out about forty-five minutes ago.
Hermione was also getting annoyed, she peered over the top of an enormous book and glared, ''Ron, if you don't stop talking this instant, I'm not allowing you to copy my Potions notes.''
Ron gave a frightened semi-squeak, he had more or less fallen asleep in that class. But luckily Longbottom's explosion was enough of a distraction that Snape didn't notice him doze off.
For a moment Harry envisioned Ron with special fake glasses charmed to look like he was awake. But then Harry snorted and shook his head, like Snape would ever fall for that.
Hermione continued with her lecture as Ron looked more and more like he wanted to shrink into a bug.
Harry wasn't getting any real studying done so he got up, ''I'm going back to my tower, I left a book that I need right now.''
Ron and Hermione ceased their arguing, for the moment, and nodded understandably.
After Harry left, Hermione also started to collect her things, ''Come on, let's finish this map, we're almost done.''
Ron held up his book, ''Wait a second, we need to return our books. Our checkout time is almost up and I really don't want to be caught with screaming books.''
''I can't do this anymore!'' A voice yelled just as Harry tried to enter his dorm room. Harry stopped right outside of the door, thinking it was probably a bad time.
Then the voice continued, ''I just can't. Besides he doesn't know it's in him!''
Harry soon identified the voice as Draco's.
''Recruiting him would be a bad idea!'' Harry heard, following some loud scribbling, like Draco was pressing down very hard with his quill.
''...I can't even ally with him! He hates me! Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't know I wasn't supposed to make him mad, I didn't know that thing was in him!... I mean he is a Potter, I thought you wanted to kill the Potters...''
Then a deep sigh filled the room followed by a, ''Yes, yes, I've already sent it out. It should be done by the hour.''
Draco suddenly stopped talking to himself.
Harry figured it was a bad time and decided to go back for his book later.
That evening Ron and Hermione were found petrified in the library.
The loud clatter of feet could be heard echoing through the halls as Harry rushed towards the hospital wing after Professor McGonagall informed him what had happened. He and the other Slytherins were just about to leave the tower when the Deputy Headmistress informed them that classes were cancelled for the week. Harry had asked why and was told that his two friends were petrified. Then, before Professor McGonagall could stop him, he dashed out of the portrait and straight for the hospital.
Where he found Ginny crying by Ron's side sobbing that it was her fault.
Harry quietly walked over to the distressed girl and asked, ''Why do you think it's your fault?''
Ginny replied in a watery distressed voice, ''I... I ...I lost it, it was...I should have said something...''
Harry took a seat next Ginny, ''What did you lose?''
It took a while for Ginny to stop crying, but after she sobered a bit, she replied softly, ''I... h-had this diary and... and, I could talk to it, I mean, write in it and it would respond. It was really neat and the person in the diary was so nice and would listen to me and everything...''
''But?''
''But then I started to sort of get blackouts. And I guess, the more I blacked out, the more aware I became and a lot of times, I...I just...''
Harry nodded, indicating for her to go on.
Ginny cried out in horror as her nails dug into her hands from clenching her fists too hard, ''I did such horrible things!''
''What did you do Ginny?''
''I can't... they'll lock me away in Azkaban if they found out!''
She was getting more agitated, she horrified that she knew exactly what put her brother there, but too scared to reveal anything.
''I promise I won't tell anyone Ginny. I need to know what happened so I can help Ron and Hermione. I have an idea of what's going on, but I need you to tell me more.''
''I.... it was a snake.'' Ginny whispered, ''It a huge snake and I ... I could feel myself saying stuff that I didn't even know how or what it meant. And sometimes I'd wake up with blood all over my hands! And and...''
Harry heard Madam Pomfrey's muffled voice coming closer and quickly reached out
He hugged Ginny while quietly shushing here, ''Okay.. okay. I understand. Now Ginny, this diary, when did you lose it?''
''Right before winter hols. I left it in the library and I went to go look for a book. When I came back, it was gone.''
Harry nodded slowly, ''Okay, now, did you ever talk to the book?''
''Not when I was in control. But I remember talking to Tom- ''
Harry froze, ''Wait. Did you just say Tom?''
''Yeah. His name was Tom Marvolo Riddle.''
Harry paled, ''I see, that's how he's doing it.''
''Who? Tom?''
''He's taking over... or making people do things for him through that book. Are you sure you don't know who took the diary?''
''I asked around... Cho Chang thought she saw a Slytherin...with blonde hair?'' Ginny said weakly, but then she quickly corrected, ''But I might be w-wrong. I know he's your friend and...''
Harry stopped her, ''No, its okay. Don't worry about it. Uh... why don't you stay here with Ron, he really needs you, I've... got to go.''
Ginny gave a tentative nod and kept quiet as she watched Harry dash out the hospital doors.
Moments later Madam Pomfrey walked in, giving her sympathetic looks as she checked over Ron. Ginny found her attention redirected and didn't even think twice of what she had just told Harry.
''Have you seen Malfoy?'' Harry asked when he returned to the Slytherin tower.
Nott made a face and replied lazily, ''He said he went to go look for you.''
''I never saw him.'' Harry said quickly, trying to hide his panic.
Nott shrugged nonchalantly, ''No clue then.''
Harry's hands tapped impatiently inside of his robes while he thought for a while, ''Where could he have gone...?''
Harry found himself staring blankly at the fire when a Slytherin Prefect rushed in, out of breath and full of worry. He gave a quick announcement to the Slytherins in the common room, counting on the Slytherins to spread the message to the rest of the house, ''All students. Stay in your towers. Another student has gone missing!''
Harry paled, thinking that it could be Ginny, but then Madam Pomfrey was watching over the hospital wing when he left... which meant...
Draco had gone missing.
Harry had snuck out of the tower under his invisibility cloak, trying to think desperately where Draco could have gone, 'They're all dead ends. Tom Riddle, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Myrtle... wait... Myrtle.'
They never really finished interrogating her.
''Another boy! I recognize you too!'' Myrtle cried out as she saw Harry enter her bathroom.
Harry froze, ''Another?''
She nodded.
''How did this boy look like?''
''You've seen him before. Blonde hair.''
Harry grimaced as he mentally cursed, ''Okay, did you see where he went?''
Myrtle pointed over to the sinks.
Harry stared and walked around the sinks, ''I don't see him. Myrtle! This is serious, if you're lying-''
''I'm not lying stupid!'' Myrtle hissed at him, ''He's inside!''
Harry stopped and turned around, ''Inside?''
Then he quickly knelt down and started to feel around the sinks looking for a handle of some sort.
''He was hissing, just like that boy did before I died.''
Harry stopped, ''Do you remember how it sounded like?''
''Like hissing.'' Myrtle reiterated.
''I mean, can you repeat it?''
She shrugged.
Harry then tapped on the windows in from of the sinks. When that didn't work, he started to move around the faucets.
But there was one that didn't work. Harry cried out in triumph, ''It's this one!''
Harry's nimble fingers moved around the sink until his hand met an odd shape on the faucet. It was an imprint of a snake.
Harry prayed as he stared at the snake image, 'Please let this work.'
Harry concentrated on the snake as hard as he could, willing his hidden ability to rise to the surface. Within moments, Harry felt a familiar trance wash over him as he hissed for the secret passage to open up.
Piece by piece the sinks, moved aside and an opening down into a large endless hold appeared before him.
Harry turned to Myrtle, ''Wish me luck.''
And he jumped down into the hole.
''You can't find either of them?!'' Snape screamed at the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress after they informed him that two of his Slytherins were missing.
Minerva winced, ''Severus, calm down.''
''Potter and Malfoy's fathers will have my head! I am not going to calm down. We have to find them!''
''We don't even know where to start.'' Minerva replied helplessly.
Snape growled, ''They were investigating the Chamber of Secrets for week before December. Is this there any chance these two second year students could done what no one else has? Could they have found it?!''
Dumbledore paled, ''It may not be the Chamber...''
Snape stared at the wizened man, ''What do you mean by that?''
''They ended up...'' Dumbledore gave a deep sigh, ''investigating Tom Riddle.''
Minerva gave a horrified gasp, ''You don't think!''
''I'm not sure...But... It is more feasible that they escaped through the forbidden forest and...'' Dumbledore continued on, but Severus stopped listening.
The Potions Master put his face into his hand and gave a deep sigh. He had just failed another two students. If they were already this young and headed to join the Death Eaters...Who knew who else in his house has already been seduced.
''Draco!'' Harry yelled as he ran towards the unconscious boy, lying in the pool with his deathly pale hand clutching onto the diary.
''It's too late.'' A voice said from behind one of the pillars. Harry looked up and spotted a young man, who looked like a seventh year stalking towards him. But then Harry noticed the head boy badge on his clothes and the pieces started to fall into place.
''Tom Riddle.'' Harry stated with no evidence of emotion.
Tom smirked, ''Ah, so you know me.''
Harry kept a tight and sturdy grip on his wand. ''More than I'd like.''
Tom hummed in an amused manner and then cocked his head to the side, ''Well, you have me at a disadvantage. You know my name, but I don't know yours.''
''Ha – Hathro Summers.'' Harry quickly lied.
Tom's eyes narrowed, ''Ah, Summers...Never heard of it. Definitely not a pureblood. Are you a mudblood?'' Tom spat out in disgust.
Harry swallowed and pretended to be offended, ''Yeah, so what?!''
''How did you get in here?''
''It's a secret.'' Harry replied.
Tom growled and his semi-corporeal form stalked over to where Harry was. Harry quickly took the book from Draco's stiff hand and tossed it away from him.
Tom snorted. ''Stupid little mudblood. The link has already been formed. You can hide the book as far as you want to, but I'll still be able to drain him.''
Harry stared down at the blonde, ''He's one of YOUR loyal followers. Why drain him?''
Tom made a face of annoyance. ''There seemed to have been a mix up. You see, Mr. Malfoy was supposed to put my diary into Jerry Potter's possession. However, a stupid little girl somehow got a hold of it and then now Malfoy's son. It's a pity. But I need to regain my power as soon as possible. It doesn't matter. Who cares about some stupid little Death Eater's son. No one will miss him.''
Then Tom's mouth curled into a cruel smile, ''His father deserves it anyways, for not making sure my diary stayed in the right hands.''
Harry snorted, ''That's stupid. Taking your grudge out on the son, he didn't do anything to you.''
Tom rolled his eyes, ''Like I care.''
''Right. You don't care. Once you take over the world, you probably won't even mention his sacrifice.''
Tom chuckled, ''Not bad, for a mudblood. Smarter than I gave you credit for. Yes, you did make it down to the Chambers too. It's a pity that you weren't smart enough to run when you had the chance.''
Tom suddenly hissed something out loud and too quickly for Harry to decipher. But as he heard the sound of stones grinding in the Salazar Slytherin statue in front of him, he didn't need to guess what was going to happen.
The basilisk slithered from the mouth of the Salazar statue at and quickly darted towards Harry. Harry gasped and ran in the opposite direction, keeping in mind that the basilisk could easily petrify him. Harry randomly shot out spells behind him, but they all harmlessly ricocheted off of the basilisk's impervious scales. A cold, sick feeling settled into his stomach as he stopped shooting the useless spells at the creature. He has to use another way.
Soon, he spotted a myriad of tunnels and quickly darted into one of them, but the basilisk was much faster than he had expected. I was gaining on him, even while it was moving through the passageway. He could feel the sudden whooshes of wind on his back legs as the giant snake snapped at his heels.
Harry quickly found an opening out of the tunnel and reappeared out into the main chamber again. Harry stopped for a moment. It was silent.
Did he lose it?
Suddenly he heard an enormous crashing sound above him. Seconds later, he could feel his body taken into two enormous jaws. He gave out a muffled scream into the basilisk's throat as the snake's teeth penetrated both his legs and injected them with potent poison. Then he felt nauseated as the snake swung it head up and tried to gulp him down the second time. This time he felt his numbing body falling down into the pit of the snake's stomach.
At first, Harry screamed from the pain and the fact that he was in a basilisk's stomach. But slowly the poison worked through his bloodstream and he was losing oxygen.
The darkness was rushing in fast. Harry gave a few more feeble punches towards the vertebrate of the snake. Then as the darkness started to close in, Harry propped his feet straight and out so that he was mostly horizontal in the snake's stomach.
His last thoughts were, ''If I'm going to be eaten, I'm not going to make it easy for the damn thing.''