Under the Mask
Lady Highschoolnerd
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A/N: Even though this chapter is quite short, there is still a lot going on. Hope you enjoy it! I have been extremely busy with school. Please read and review!
Chapter 5: Surprise, Surprise
He woke up ritually around three and made his way up down to the Chamber of Secrets. There, he exhausted his energy reserves as he kicked and punched, swung and parried both with his sword and daggers and occasionally used his wand as he sparred with the dummies.
As he was walked back to the Common Room after he finished training, he felt a hand lightly touch his shoulder. It should not be happening, I am wearing an invisibility cloak. He thought warily. As he was fully prepared to turn about and knock the unknown person out, he heard the deep, melodious voice, "Dumbledore is getting suspicious, either fool him or lie low. He might find out." And with an elegant sweep of cloak, the figure was gone.
After that, his breathing came in short gasps. There was somebody here even more experienced than himself he obviously did not know about. Who could there be other than Draco? He slowed worked out all the possibilities. It could be a pureblood, but whether that person was female or male was still debatable. It would simply require the casting of a voice-altering spell; something he knew more than half the school was capable of. He saw the quiet calculating steps the mysterious person took; he or she was someone who was a master of an art that obviously required grace, agility, and precision. A sword master? A dancer?
He spent much of the next day examining the student body. Who could it possibly be? Everything else he was doing had to be put on hold. It was too risky to have an unknown factor who knew a bit more than safe about himself running around.
Gryffindor? Hufflepuff? Ravenclaw? Or Slytherin? If he or she was in the first three, the person must either have another trait that overshadowed his or her cunningness. Slytherin seemed to be the appropriate answer but anything was possible- just look at himself!
As he grumbled under his breathe, he decided that the person who definitely be able to remain unfound if he or she wished it to be so. There was no point trying, the best and easiest way would be to wait for he or she to step forward. Maybe, he or she might even be eager to support his cause, seeing how he wasn't turned in to Dumbledore yet.
For the next few days, he waited for any clues or signs the mysterious person left for him. Possibly a message by owl, or a misplaced comment. But not surprisingly, nothing came up. Everybody and everything ran it's usual monotone routine. It was not until six days later when he finally encounter the same person.
He was taking his trips to the Chamber with even more caution and attention than before. He kept his ears and eyes peaked for any sign of movement or sound. Perhaps a faint swish of a robe or some heavy breathing.
As he walked his way back to the Gryffindor tower, he heard a soft chuckle in the shadows. He jumped back in alert, his wand out and his other hand gripping a dagger he kept hidden in his coat. A person in a dark, heavy cloak with a hood over his or her head emerged from the dark. He could see that the person was spindling, but the cloak covered so much of was hard to tell which gender the person might be.
The person started speaking, through this time in a much more high-pitched and sweet voice, that of a girl's this time.
"You did not seem to heed my warning. I am simply trying to help you, for I believe I know what you are trying to achieve. It would truely be a pity if you failed because a large amount of people would gain significantly if your missionwas completed," the person said with an amused tone in his or her voice.
"We believe that the headmaster have been more of a hinderance than a help to the wizarding world in general. I would be glad to assist you, even though my family and I have no connections to the Dark Lord. "The person continued as Harry listened attentively, though he never let his guard down.
As he or she finished,the personreached both hands up to the hood and drew it back in one swift move.
A/N: I LOVE reviews! And I love reviewers as well! Sorry about the cliffhanger. So any suggestion on who you want it to be? Also, do you have any pairings in mind you would like?