Harry awoke the following morning in his bedroom. The morning light shone
through the window, illuminating various sections of the room, and Harry
could hear birds chirping loudly outside his window. He reached over to
the nightstand that stood next to his bed, and fumbled groggily for his
glasses. He grabbed a hold of them, and shoved them hastily onto his nose.
As the room came into focus, he noticed many changes.
It had been doubled in size and all of his gifts were strategically placed on the far side of the room. His phoenix, Flame, was perched on a post that had appeared in his room sometime last night. It had not been there when he had fallen asleep. Tiger was curled up at the foot of his bed, purring loudly. Harry quickly noticed that there was something else sitting at the foot of his bed.
"Dobby?" Harry asked, still trying to make sense of everything around him.
"Harry Potter is awake! Did Dobby wake Harry Potter?"
"No, Dobby," Harry replied with a slight tone of exasperation.
"Dobby was to be waking Harry Potter up if he didn't wake up in five minutes"
"By who?"
"Mr. Prongs sir"
"When?"
"This morning at 8:30, Harry Potter"
"Why?" Harry asked.
"That is what I am being told to do, Harry Potter sir!"
"Oh."
"Harry Potter must be getting up."
"Why?"
"It is already 9:30 Harry Potter sir."
"So?"
"You have a tour today," Dobby stated simply, with a nod of his head.
"WHAT?"
"You have a tour today," Dobby repeated
"I thought that was Friday..."
"Today IS Friday"
"It is?"
"Yes"
"Then if it is supposed to be at ten on Friday... What? ITS 9:30?"
"Yes"
"Yes, Harry Potter sir. Dobby has been saying that."
"Okay, I have to get ready. Dobby, can you do me a favor?"
"Yes, Harry Potter sir, anything" said Dobby
"You set me free," he added as an afterthought.
"Tell everyone I'll be down in a minute," Harry said.
"Dobby will be doing that," and with a pop, Dobby was gone.
Harry quickly dressed and went downstairs. He tried to flatten his hair, but it was no use.
'Oh well,' Harry thought.
As he walked into the main common room, Harry saw everyone waiting for him.
"Sorry I'm late..." he apologized.
"Everyone ready?" Harry asked.
A chorus of "YES" echoed through the room. Harry led them out of the common room, and to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.
"We are going into a girl's bathroom?" James asked.
"The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is inside." Ginny said.
Harry looked over at her.
'God, she is beautiful.' He thought. 'NO HARRY! Ron's little sister. Ron's little sister. Ron's little sister'. He repeated this in his head over and over.
The door to the bathroom swung open. Harry walked over to the sink that was supposedly broken, and looked for the snake. When he found it, he said "Open".
"Harry, that was in English", Ginny said.
"Okay, I'll try it again."
Harry concentrated really hard on the snake, and hissed "Open". The sink drew back, and everyone except those who had heard Harry speak Parseltounge before looked at Harry.
"Umm... now you have to jump. I brought a book we can use as a portkey to leave because you can't apparate within the Hogwarts grounds."
With this, Harry jumped into the hole where the sink had once been. Ginny followed after him, followed again by Ron. They had already done it, so it wasn't a big deal to them. Once Harry, Ron, and Ginny had landed in the Chamber, Harry shouted up.
"OKAY- THREE MORE COME DOWN."
Hermione, Fred, and George all jumped, followed by Bill, Charlie, and Mr. Weasley. Next came Mrs. Weasley, and Hermione's parents, then James, Lily, and Sirius. Remus, Dumbledore, and Luna came next. Then Draco (whom Harry had invited), Luna's father, and Rita Skeeter. Neville, Parvati, and Lavender jumped next, followed by 3 members of the Daily Prophet, Minerva McGonagall, Professor Snape, and Professor Flitwick. Hagrid jumped next. He was the last one down. Harry then lead them all past the place where the rocks had caved in, causing Lockhart to be left behind with Ron. The giant Basilisk skin was still there. He finally got to the place where he had to open the other part to it.
"Open", he hissed again. As the little metal snakes wound around the latch, and finally opened into the corridor, everyone gasped. It brought everything back to Harry. He saw the exact spot where Ginny had been laying. He saw the spot where he had driven his sword through the Basilisk. He saw the tunnels that he had run in. He looked over at Ginny. She was pale too. He showed everyone the place where the Basilisk had cornered him. When he was down here in his second year, it hadn't seemed so huge...
Everyone broke off to look around, and the reporters began snapping pictures. After an hour or so, all of the reporters and miscellaneous people left, leaving just those who were staying at the castle: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Lily, James, Sirius, and Dumbledore. All of the teachers had left to guide the others out. Harry walked over to Ginny.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah," she replied. "It just brings back a lot of things I don't want to remember."
"I know what you mean."
There was an awkward pause. Harry and Ginny looked at eachother, blushed and turned away. They then looked back and locked eyes.
"Harry, I like you- a lot." Ginny said.
"Me too Gin," he replied as he hugged her tightly. He then let go and stepped back, looking longingly at Ginny. He remembered when he thought he liked Cho, but realized that was simply a crush. He really loved Ginny, and had for a long time, he realized.
Harry then leaned against one of the statues arms. It bent backwards, like a lever, sending Harry falling backwards also. The statue stepped aside, revealing a passageway.
"What the bloody hell..." Harry said as he stood up.
"Wow..."
"EVERYONE OVER HERE- HARRY'S FOUND SOMETHING!"
A/N: What did Harry find? You'll have to review to find out!!!
A/N 2: I stopped here for now, because you all had that extra long chapter on Harry's birthday. This is kind of a little bit longer than some of the previous chapters, so I guess that's pretty good!
A/N 3: Yay! Individual response time (I am supposed to be doing math but I'd rather do this)
Shadow of a Cat: Glad you like it! It will be continuing as long as I am getting reviews!
***** ******- thanks! One of your favorite fics? Wow... I'll be updating more and more frequently (I hope)
Bookworm04: You can probably answer your own questions from this chapter- yeah, Draco is friends with Harry right now. Glad you like everything.
HappySnakes Rule: Thanks- James is just as childish as he was at school- that's how I picture him anyway. Glad you like Flame. Remus should come back into the fic pretty soon... Glad you like it!
Chad Simmons: Yeah, I know I forgot Percy Weasley. I was writing it at like, midnight and I don't have a beta... I need to get one. Anyway (since three people have already told me this) my cover-up here is that harry is mad at percy for doing everything he did in G.O.F and OOTP, so he deliberately left him out. I'll work this in in later chapters, and It'll all make sense.
Volleypickle16: Thanks- glad you like it!
Teacher- If you read it carefully the text should say that the killing curse is unstoppable, and they do not know how Harry managed to reflect it. This will come into play in later chapters and I had to have harry block it, because Voldemort... grr... I can't say why but it had to happen- okay? So if you are going to yell at me in a review, at least read the thing carefully. And no one is forcing you to read this...
Malfoy11717: Hope chapter ten made up for the shorter chapters. Glad you like it! Thanks for the review!
Allen Kendall: Thanks! Nope, I am not J.K. Rowling... I wish I were though. I'll try updating more often.
Hi I'm Crazy: Glad you like it!
Mercy Me: Glad you like it!
It had been doubled in size and all of his gifts were strategically placed on the far side of the room. His phoenix, Flame, was perched on a post that had appeared in his room sometime last night. It had not been there when he had fallen asleep. Tiger was curled up at the foot of his bed, purring loudly. Harry quickly noticed that there was something else sitting at the foot of his bed.
"Dobby?" Harry asked, still trying to make sense of everything around him.
"Harry Potter is awake! Did Dobby wake Harry Potter?"
"No, Dobby," Harry replied with a slight tone of exasperation.
"Dobby was to be waking Harry Potter up if he didn't wake up in five minutes"
"By who?"
"Mr. Prongs sir"
"When?"
"This morning at 8:30, Harry Potter"
"Why?" Harry asked.
"That is what I am being told to do, Harry Potter sir!"
"Oh."
"Harry Potter must be getting up."
"Why?"
"It is already 9:30 Harry Potter sir."
"So?"
"You have a tour today," Dobby stated simply, with a nod of his head.
"WHAT?"
"You have a tour today," Dobby repeated
"I thought that was Friday..."
"Today IS Friday"
"It is?"
"Yes"
"Then if it is supposed to be at ten on Friday... What? ITS 9:30?"
"Yes"
"Yes, Harry Potter sir. Dobby has been saying that."
"Okay, I have to get ready. Dobby, can you do me a favor?"
"Yes, Harry Potter sir, anything" said Dobby
"You set me free," he added as an afterthought.
"Tell everyone I'll be down in a minute," Harry said.
"Dobby will be doing that," and with a pop, Dobby was gone.
Harry quickly dressed and went downstairs. He tried to flatten his hair, but it was no use.
'Oh well,' Harry thought.
As he walked into the main common room, Harry saw everyone waiting for him.
"Sorry I'm late..." he apologized.
"Everyone ready?" Harry asked.
A chorus of "YES" echoed through the room. Harry led them out of the common room, and to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.
"We are going into a girl's bathroom?" James asked.
"The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is inside." Ginny said.
Harry looked over at her.
'God, she is beautiful.' He thought. 'NO HARRY! Ron's little sister. Ron's little sister. Ron's little sister'. He repeated this in his head over and over.
The door to the bathroom swung open. Harry walked over to the sink that was supposedly broken, and looked for the snake. When he found it, he said "Open".
"Harry, that was in English", Ginny said.
"Okay, I'll try it again."
Harry concentrated really hard on the snake, and hissed "Open". The sink drew back, and everyone except those who had heard Harry speak Parseltounge before looked at Harry.
"Umm... now you have to jump. I brought a book we can use as a portkey to leave because you can't apparate within the Hogwarts grounds."
With this, Harry jumped into the hole where the sink had once been. Ginny followed after him, followed again by Ron. They had already done it, so it wasn't a big deal to them. Once Harry, Ron, and Ginny had landed in the Chamber, Harry shouted up.
"OKAY- THREE MORE COME DOWN."
Hermione, Fred, and George all jumped, followed by Bill, Charlie, and Mr. Weasley. Next came Mrs. Weasley, and Hermione's parents, then James, Lily, and Sirius. Remus, Dumbledore, and Luna came next. Then Draco (whom Harry had invited), Luna's father, and Rita Skeeter. Neville, Parvati, and Lavender jumped next, followed by 3 members of the Daily Prophet, Minerva McGonagall, Professor Snape, and Professor Flitwick. Hagrid jumped next. He was the last one down. Harry then lead them all past the place where the rocks had caved in, causing Lockhart to be left behind with Ron. The giant Basilisk skin was still there. He finally got to the place where he had to open the other part to it.
"Open", he hissed again. As the little metal snakes wound around the latch, and finally opened into the corridor, everyone gasped. It brought everything back to Harry. He saw the exact spot where Ginny had been laying. He saw the spot where he had driven his sword through the Basilisk. He saw the tunnels that he had run in. He looked over at Ginny. She was pale too. He showed everyone the place where the Basilisk had cornered him. When he was down here in his second year, it hadn't seemed so huge...
Everyone broke off to look around, and the reporters began snapping pictures. After an hour or so, all of the reporters and miscellaneous people left, leaving just those who were staying at the castle: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Lily, James, Sirius, and Dumbledore. All of the teachers had left to guide the others out. Harry walked over to Ginny.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah," she replied. "It just brings back a lot of things I don't want to remember."
"I know what you mean."
There was an awkward pause. Harry and Ginny looked at eachother, blushed and turned away. They then looked back and locked eyes.
"Harry, I like you- a lot." Ginny said.
"Me too Gin," he replied as he hugged her tightly. He then let go and stepped back, looking longingly at Ginny. He remembered when he thought he liked Cho, but realized that was simply a crush. He really loved Ginny, and had for a long time, he realized.
Harry then leaned against one of the statues arms. It bent backwards, like a lever, sending Harry falling backwards also. The statue stepped aside, revealing a passageway.
"What the bloody hell..." Harry said as he stood up.
"Wow..."
"EVERYONE OVER HERE- HARRY'S FOUND SOMETHING!"
A/N: What did Harry find? You'll have to review to find out!!!
A/N 2: I stopped here for now, because you all had that extra long chapter on Harry's birthday. This is kind of a little bit longer than some of the previous chapters, so I guess that's pretty good!
A/N 3: Yay! Individual response time (I am supposed to be doing math but I'd rather do this)
Shadow of a Cat: Glad you like it! It will be continuing as long as I am getting reviews!
***** ******- thanks! One of your favorite fics? Wow... I'll be updating more and more frequently (I hope)
Bookworm04: You can probably answer your own questions from this chapter- yeah, Draco is friends with Harry right now. Glad you like everything.
HappySnakes Rule: Thanks- James is just as childish as he was at school- that's how I picture him anyway. Glad you like Flame. Remus should come back into the fic pretty soon... Glad you like it!
Chad Simmons: Yeah, I know I forgot Percy Weasley. I was writing it at like, midnight and I don't have a beta... I need to get one. Anyway (since three people have already told me this) my cover-up here is that harry is mad at percy for doing everything he did in G.O.F and OOTP, so he deliberately left him out. I'll work this in in later chapters, and It'll all make sense.
Volleypickle16: Thanks- glad you like it!
Teacher- If you read it carefully the text should say that the killing curse is unstoppable, and they do not know how Harry managed to reflect it. This will come into play in later chapters and I had to have harry block it, because Voldemort... grr... I can't say why but it had to happen- okay? So if you are going to yell at me in a review, at least read the thing carefully. And no one is forcing you to read this...
Malfoy11717: Hope chapter ten made up for the shorter chapters. Glad you like it! Thanks for the review!
Allen Kendall: Thanks! Nope, I am not J.K. Rowling... I wish I were though. I'll try updating more often.
Hi I'm Crazy: Glad you like it!
Mercy Me: Glad you like it!