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Chapter 13
A Mystery Solved
The gang had Harry relive his encounter in the book. Harry told them everything exactly as it happened. "Well that explains everything," said Yusuke sarcastically. "No, but it does explain one thing," said Albert.
"So what does it explain, Albert," asked Yusuke turning only to find him gone. "Where'd he go," asked Kuwabara? Everyone looked, but no one found him. "Oh well, he'll turn up," said Lance. "Yeah he will, but he's gotta tell us what he's thinking," said Kagome.
"Feh," said Inuyasha. "Hn," said Hiei. The gang stayed up until midnight doing Snape's homework. Then they went up to bed.
In the morning they found Albert and Lloyd in the common room. They looked like they had fought twenty Zorco's.
"What happened to you guys," asked Yusuke. "What does it look like," said Albert in a grumpy tone. "We were attacked by Zorco's goons in the forest and by millions of spiders," said Lloyd. At the mention of spiders Ron grew pale and backed away. "Oh," said Yusuke.
Albert and Lloyd went to rest and heal while the gang went to classes. First they had Potions. Snape paired everyone up to make a sleeping potion. Kurama worked with Touya, Ron and Harry, Seaman and Hermione, Yusuke and Kuwabara, Hiei and Inuyasha, Lance and Tommy, Kagome and Yukina, and Keiko and Shizuru.
Unfortunately for Jin he got paired with Neville.
Naturedly Hermione, Touya, Kurama, and Seaman's were the best. It earned them twenty house points and glares from the Slytherins, who had lost seventy house points.
"We got the cup in the bag," said Ron cheerfully after class. "The Slytherins are out of the picture and Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are way behind. Oh, I can't wait to see Malfoy's face at the end of they year," he said. Harry was hanging around back when he heard the strange whisperings again.
"Kill... Kill..." "There's that voice again," said Harry. Everyone turned to look at him. "What're you talking about, Harry," asked Kurama. "You didn't hear it did you," said Harry. Everyone shook their heads, but suddenly Hermione smiled.
"Of course," she said. "Guys I gotta go to the library," she said running off. "We'll go with her," said the girls. They too ran off. "Why are we always left in the dark," asked Ron. Everyone shrugged.
"Well let's go to our next class," suggested Kuwabara. "Oh, what an idea," said Hiei sarcastically. "Shut up shrimp," he said. "Make me," said Hiei. Kuwabara charged at Hiei and began to wildly throw punches at the wall, which he thought was Hiei. He didn't notice Genkai coming.
"Kuwabara," she screamed. Kuwabara stopped what he was doing. "Oh, hi Genkai," he said. "Extra training for all of you," she said. "You're late," she said and left in a blur. "Come on," said Yusuke leading the group outside.
Although they were late they basically knew everything. The students were beginning to be able to control their spirit powers. Genkai decided to pair Harry and Malfoy. They both could control spirit powers. "Ready, Potter," he said. Harry didn't say anything, but just got into a ready position. "This'll be fun," said Yusuke.
"Okay, you two have two minutes. Only spirit magic, no hand combat," she said. "3...2...1...Go," she said. Malfoy formed two energy blasts and shot them at Harry. "Spirit Gun Double," said Harry. The two blasts easily went through Malfoy's weak blasts and hit him.
"Yeah, he used my technique first," said Yusuke. Everyone rolled their eyes.
Malfoy was thrown backwards by the blast and crashed into a tree. The hit successfully winded him. Harry used this opportunity to recharge his energy. He got back ¾ of it when Malfoy stood up again. "TIME," screamed Genkai. "Shake hands," she said. The two barely touched and then let go.
"That was boring," said Harry. "Hn, I bet Harry could beat up the oaf." "Yeah right," said Kuwabara. "Nobody can beat the great Kazuma."
"Is that a bet," said Yusuke. Kuwabara was about to say yes, but he noticed Yusuke's hair turning just a bit white. He also noticed Kurama's eyes turning slightly gold. "No," he said in a rush. Yusuke, Jin, and Ron burst out laughing. "Did you see his face," asked Ron? Yusuke and Jin nodded.
"Next, Kuwabara and Harry," said Genkai, who had overheard what Hiei said earlier. Kuwabara and Harry squared off. "Well here's your match Hiei," said Touya. Hiei kept a straight face, but in his head he knew that Harry would beat the idiot.
"Begin," said Genkai. Kuwabara began by forming his Spirit Sword. He attacked with it, but instead of hitting Harry, it was caught by two fingers. "Deadly Blade," said Harry. He slashed Kuwabara with his arm and made a nice cut in his stomach. "YEOW," screamed Kuwabara clutching his stomach.
Everyone burst out laughing. Yusuke, Jin, and Ron were rolling on the floor with tears in their eyes. Even Hiei and Inuyasha chuckled.
"Enough," said Genkai. She was about to call another pair when Professor McGonagall came running up. She was out of breath and needed one of Genkai's strength potions before she could talk. She pointed to the gang and beckoned them to follow her. She led them to the hospital wing.
The gang's eyes widened when they saw the scene before them. The girls were lying on the cots petrified. "They were found with these," said Professor McGonagall pointing to some mirrors. "Any ideas," she asked? The gang shook their heads.
"My Yukina," said Kuwabara. Touya punched him. "Okay, you're Yukina," he said. Kurama and Inuyasha looked at Kagome while Yusuke was trying to wake Keiko. Kuwabara after getting punched by Touya went to see his sis. Harry, Mitarai, and Ron went to see Hermione.
Hiei stood in a corner in shock. His sister, the only family he had had been petrified. He swore he would kill whoever did this to her. Lance and Tommy, who went to get Lloyd and Albert, came back in. "What happened," asked Albert?
They pointed to the five girls. Albert stared at the five motionless people. "How," asked Lloyd? "They left the group to go to the library," said Touya. "And you let them go," said Albert. The boys nodded.
Suddenly Madam Pomfrey, Gilderoy, Dumbledore, Toguro, and Genkai came in. "Ooh to bad I couldn't save them," said Gilderoy. In an instant Hiei's sword was at his neck.
"Shut up human. My sister is petrified. She is as good as dead. Just shut up," he said. Kuwabara's mouth dropped open. "Sister," he said and then fainted. "Calm down Jaganshi," said McGonagall, but Dumbledore stopped her.
"Your sister can be cured Hiei. We promise," said Dumbledore. "Hn," said Hiei, sheathing his sword. "I still want to kill this monster. Where is he," asked Hiei. "We don't know," answered Dumbledore.
"Hagrid might," said Harry. Albert looked thoughtful. "Go ask him," said Toguro. "Hm, this might be the end of Hogwarts," said Dumbledore. "These attacks must be stopped, or the students will have to leave. Minerva, warn the students." McGonagall nodded and left.
Gilderoy left too still shaking from his encounter with Hiei. "Wait, what's this," asked Yusuke pointing at Hermione's hand. Closer inspection revealed that she was holding a piece of paper. "Let's read it," said Dumbledore. He waved his wand and Hermione hand opened. McGonagall came in and saw the note. "What's that," she asked? "We were just about to read it," answered Genkai. She joined the group, and listened as Yusuke read it.
"Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents. This snake, which may reach gigantic size and live hundreds of years, is born from a chicken's egg, hatched beneath a toad. Its method of killing are most wondrous, for aside from its deadly and venomous fangs, the Basilisk has a murderous stare, and all who are fixed with the beam of its eye shall suffer instant death. Spiders flee from it, for it is their enemy. The only thing that the Basilisk is afraid of is the crowing of a rooster."
"She wrote pipes at the bottom," said Yusuke. "Of course," said Dumbledore. "You have some smart students Minerva." "I'll explain," said Albert. "What does this mean," asked Kuwabara," asked. Kurama shook his head. "It means the monster is a Basilisk." "I'll kill it," said Hiei walking towards the door. He was dragged back by Lance. "Wait," he said.
"Now," said Albert. The Basilisk is the monster. Its master killed Hagrid's rooster because they didn't want the Basilisk 'fleeing.' I visited the monster Hagrid was taking care of. The same one Harry saw in Riddle's diary. It was a spider. "That makes sense. Spiders flee before the Basilisk," said Kurama. "It's been getting around the school using the pipes," said Harry. "And only I can hear it because I'm parseltongue.
McGonagall stared at him. "But if the Basilisk kills by making eye contact, how come no one's died," asked Ron. Harry looked at a mirror and then realized something.
"Because no one did look at it. Well not directly anyway. Colin saw it through his camera, Justin saw it through Nick, Mrs. Norris saw its reflection from the water, and the girls had the mirrors." "Well that solves a mystery," said Albert.
"Wait," said Lloyd. "Aragog, the spider we told you about, he told us that a muggle died in a bathroom. What if it was Moaning Myrtle," he said. "Then the chamber might be in her bathroom," finished Harry. "Exactly," said Lloyd. "I'm going to kill that thing," said Hiei again.
Before he could go anywhere the window broke and an owl flew in. Albert grabbed the letter and read it. When he was done he tossed it aside. Everyone read it and learned that Zorco wanted to fight Lloyd, Albert, Lance, Yusuke, and Tommy. "We'll take care of him," said Albert. Everyone else, check out the chamber of secrets. Suddenly Snape ran in. "Ginny has been taken into the chamber," he said. "All the more reason to hurry," said Albert as he jumped out the window.
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