A/N: Hey everyone. I barely survived last week. What a nightmare. But I'm back! Sorry if this one is a bit short, but I have more work the do unfortunately. More tests are coming my way. :::twitch::: Hope you enjoy it! You'll be getting some answers in this one!
Harry and Ron walked side by side behind Professor Snape and Dumbledore down the deserted and quiet halls of the school. Their steps echoed throughout the quarter. The lightening had become dimmer, making the way quite uncomfortable. The two couldn't help but make quick glances at each other. Harry soon grew tired of making himself nervous and stared down toward the floor. Ron could clearly see that this was going to be hard for not only him but also Harry. He looked a little pale and his eyes wondered around the floor. Once they reached the entrance, they both put on a straight face. Dumbledore and Snape cleared way, waiting for Harry to speak in order to open the chamber. As he did so, he couldn't help but notice the look on Snape's face. Dumbledore appeared quite calm and collected, as if he wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, but Snape's expression showed a mix between astonishment and sternness, and even a hint of disgust. It was like he was trying to hide his surprise of what was happening right in front of him. But being as Ron and Harry had seen it all before, neither of them hesitated to jump down the dark hole. Both Professors followed them down and landed the same way Ron and Harry had only a few years back; with a loud thud. Professor Snape shot up as if from a nightmare, his face filled with anger, rather than Professor Dumbledore, whom simply stood up slowly with a slight chuckle. He clearly hadn't been down a slide in a while and had enjoyed it, while Snape on the other hand…obviously didn't.
"Don't you think it would have been necessary to share with us how the entrance is assembled so we could have come prepared, Potter?" said Snape.
Harry just stared at him and couldn't simply couldn't resist. "No."
"What could we have done to prepare ourselves? It's just a slide." Added Ron. He remembered quite well how he and Harry had screamed bloody murder when they first went down it. Only this time they knew what to expect.
"Which way, Harry?" asked Professor Dumbledore.
"This way," he said as he pointed to his left. He couldn't help but grin. But his grin was quickly replaced by a straight face when he remembered what he was there to do, and who he was there to find.
After walking only a short distance, he saw and was reminded that the chamber had caved in one them the first time they had entered the chamber. There was a small space still left for them to crawl through, the one Ron had been making while Harry had gone to find Ginny during their first adventure through the chamber. He was getting ready to climb his way up to the hole when he heard Dumbledore behind him shout of an incantation. His wand shot out a blue light that practically evaporated the rocks into merely dust.
Ron walked ahead of Harry without hesitation. He was actually interested in seeing what Harry had told him he had seen. He himself had only been so far into the chamber.
Harry saw the gigantic lock once again as Ron came to a stop, turned and looked at him in a state of shock. The thing was a lot bigger than he had described it. Sure, he said it was big, but now it seemed bigger than big.
Harry once again spoke in parseltongue, ordering it to open. He then looked back to see the expressions behind him. Ron's jaw was wide open, while Snape again styled an expression that looked as though he was trying to hide. But the surprise was surely there.
Harry through the tunnel and down the ladder, and looked back to make sure they were following. Once they had all made it down they turned to see the chamber, astounded by its presence. A long, dim stone way with serpents lining the side, and the remains of a basilisk's skeleton lye at the bottom on Salazar Slytherin's gigantic sculpture. It was incredibly damp and humid, and above all, wet. The air was even thicker than Harry had remembered it, and it smelled of rot. As they walked closer, all eyes but Harry's wondered the chamber, and marveled at its incredible structure. But Harry's shoulders soon fell down with disappointment, as he saw no trace of Hermione. But only standing at the front of the huge circle as they were, none took notice of the small pool of blood left by Hermione. But others did take notice of it. Only seconds later, two death eaters stepped into appearance and glided swiftly barely making a sound towards the center of the chamber to where the small trace of blood lye. Ron and Harry were ready to take out there wands as soon as the saw them, but Professor Dumbledore took both of them by the shoulder and lightly held them to warn them not to move or make a sound. Something wasn't right. The death eaters never even took a single glance at them.
Once they had reached the spot where Hermione had been, one stepped forward, knelt down, and touched the blood. He took it in his hand and rubbed his white fingers together to see if it was still wet. Seeing it was, he laughed quietly to himself, wanted everyone to hear their arrogant success.
"All has been set into motion. Soon the girls fate will be sealed." Said the death eater; still one knee knelt on the floor.
Snape was having a hard time keeping himself contained. Dumbledore took his hand off Harry and grabbed Ron whom was ready to jolt forward in attack. Harry even thought he might have heard a slight growl. Although Snape's prime concern within that second became Harry. He had the exact same thing on his mind. He was only able to grab at Harry's robes just before he got away, although he couldn't do much to stop his mouth.
"It was you! You're her foster parents! You set her up!" he yelled with the utmost hatred in his tone.
"Yes, Harry. They are." Dumbledore's wand was firmly gripped and pointed in an obviously given direction with his other hand once he had Ron under control.
"Yes, you are very observant boy, just as our master told us." The death eater was now standing and both faced Harry. "But we warn you boy, we warn you all! Don't interfere with our plans. The girl won't fight him; she is not able, neither willing to unless she sees any of you."
The other stepped in. "There's no need to try anyhow. Soon no more time will be needed. Soon… the girl's fate will be forever sealed. You need not worry about her either. She'll be perfectly satisfied with staying with our master."
This stunned all four. Even Dumbledore froze. Dumbledore had gotten what he wanted. He figured if he waited for them to let go and explain he would get the answers he needed. But he didn't know it would hurt so much to hear it. He would find it hard to admit soon; the he could not stop Voldemort from keeping Hermione in the past if what they said meant what he thought it meant. And if it did, Hermione could only help herself. The death eaters were right. It would change everything and it would all be different. What scared him the most was that it truly could be Hermione's fate to be trapped in time with Voldemort. Only fate could possibly force a time change such as this one.
Within seconds, the death eaters had disappeared in thin air with just a way of their cloaks. All four couldn't help but stand there for a moment in utter shock, and Dumbledore with a terrified look upon his face.
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A/N: Sorry if this chapter is a little boring, but I really couldn't think of any way to add a lot of description. I think everyone pretty much has a idea of what it looks like from seeing the movie and reading the book. I'll do better next chapter. I promise. I'm pretty sure I'll be getting back to the past next chapter.
Fantome- Merci pour le review. Je l'adore quand vous envoyez moi les reviews! I appreciate your input so much and I can't wait to hear what you think of how I set this up. I actually hadn't thought about what I wrote in with Snape talking about the bathroom, but now that you mention it, I can see what you mean.
Hallie Walker- Thank you so much! You're awesome. Believe it or not I never planned on putting that part about Malfoy in. That was a last minute thing. But I think I'll have fun playing around with it later.
Deadly Fate- Lol. I know the feeling. I'm hanging on the edge too trying to figure out what I should make happen. I think I have it pretty much figured out though. Can't wait to hear more of what you think!
Sarah East- :::makes a face::: I remembered that too after I had already posted it. I would have tried to fix it, but the floppy I was using broke down on me and I can't. Sorry about that. But thanks for correcting me. I need to know when I make mistakes like that.
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