**I finished this chapter early so here you go ^-^**

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On the night of the Halloween feast I walked with Draco to find our seats. We had made it a habit to all sit together for meals; me next to Draco, Pansy on the other side of him, Millicent next to her, Daphne in front of me, and Crabbe and Goyle in front of them. I wasn't sure when that seating arrangement had become absolute but it had. Hermione wasn't in the Great Hall that night. She along with Harry and Ron had been invited to a Deathday Party for Sir Nicholas' ghost. She had been very excited probably since it wasn't often that humans were invited to a ghostly celebration. The feast had been delicious of course. Our gamekeeper, Hagrid, had been able to grow big pumpkins both for decoration and for our feast.

It ended soon enough and all of us piled down the corridor feeling satisfaction in our stomachs. Professor Snape had allowed me to look over some ingredients he had in his store room on the first floor so I could familiarize myself with them for some potions I had read about. I couldn't take any of course but I appreciated that he had so much trust in me. Draco and the rest of our dinner group had decided to come with as there was still time before we had to return to the dungeon. It wasn't so bad there, it was actually quite nice, but sometimes it felt nice to be above ground. Some of the other house students were behind us, probably heading to their own common rooms, not really caring that we were here. We all talked and laughed as we walked through the corridor but were instantly silenced by the scene in front

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED

ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE

The sign was clear as day and so was Mrs. Norris who was hanging from a torch bracket next to it, unmoving. In the middle of the scene stood Ron, Harry, and Hermione, looking at each other worried. They couldn't have possibly done this although it was clear from the silence around me that others thought they had. I knew about the chamber, it was just another reason why my parents tried to hide our relation to Salazar Slytherin. Hermione was muggle-born, if she had done this she would only have been dooming herself. No, I was sure they weren't at fault, just at the wrong place at the wrong time

"Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next Mudbloods!" Draco yelled from the front. I had been so distracted by what I had seen that I hadn't noticed he had pushed his way to the front. Mr. Filch came shortly after that looking incredibly upset. He began threatening Harry, thinking he was to blame just as the others did. Professor Dumbledore showed up and took Mrs. Norris off the torch bracket, telling Mr. Filch, Harry, Ron, and Hermione to all go with him. Everyone was quiet as we let them through. I caught eyes with Hermione for a second and gave her a weak smile before heading down to the Slytherin common room.

"…soo hungry…" I heard the voice say again from the walls. I had been hearing it more lately and had been trying to convince myself it was nothing. That maybe it had just been my imagination. But then again, with the most recent event at hand, I forced myself to ask

"Do you think the chamber is truly opened?" I asked looking round at our little group. Just the same as it was in the Great Hall we sat together in the common room from time to time.

"It's just a myth, genius. It's not real" Pansy said as if I were a child who believed in fairytales. Millicent next to her laughed, probably just to make Pansy happy. But I didn't think either of them understood the seriousness of the situation we would have if it were real.

"Of course it's real. My father told me so himself" Draco said with a smile as Pansy tried to pretend she hadn't just called it fake. Around him people looked over curiously. "And if the chamber is open again then the monster could have easily been unleashed. Maybe that's what killed the stupid cat"

"I hope it is a myth..." I said quietly to myself, having heard what had happened the last time it was opened. Rumors started to spread fast about the night before and who everyone thought had done it. I heard some say Harry but there were others who believed Draco was to blame. I didn't believe he was but his behavior and attitude made people think otherwise. The rumors went on and remained but I distracted myself, focusing on the Quidditch game between Gryffindor and Slytherin.

This was Draco's first game and I concentrated on cheering for him to keep my mind off the chamber. I had brought Lev too, who looked happy to be able to bark as loud as he wanted and not be hushed; with all the noise coming from the other students I could barely hear him. From the stands I saw Fred and George give me a thumbs up as they made their way into the field. It seemed as if they had set the plan I had suggested. Just like I had expected I saw Draco taunting Harry for most all of the game. If he hadn't been so focused on mocking Harry then the plan I had given the twins wouldn't have worked. It was his own fault if he lost from it.

Unfortunately for Draco, Harry had other things to worry about than a few nasty words from him. A Bludger kept making its way towards Harry and only Harry all through the game. George and Fred skillfully sent it away multiple times but it changed mid-course and made its way back to Harry each time. It started to rain and it looked like Slytherin was going to win this one. A time out was called by the Gryffindor captain and they all huddled together deciding their next move. What is going on? Slytherins looked smug but I didn't believe they had tampered the ball. They didn't need to. The game started again

Draco was, once again, too distracted with Harry to even look for the Golden Snitch. He wouldn't have even had to look very far since the Snitch was right by him. Harry on the other hand did see it and even with the broken arm he got from the Bludger he chased after it. Harry caught it and passed out on the ground. I rushed down to the field, but for Draco. I knew how much he hated loosing and I wanted to see if he was okay. I got to the field to see many people standing around Harry, trying to wake him and fix his broken arm. On the other side, Slytherin looked furious, and the captain, Filch, was yelling at Draco for it.

"Do you realize you just cost us the game?! All you had to do was catch the Snitch! Your broom is better and faster than Potter's! Are you that useless that you can't even catch a stupid gold ball?!" He stopped screaming when he saw me but still looked angry. "Better do it right next time" he muttered last before turning away from him.

"It was your fault, you know" I said as Flint walked away

"Shut up!" he said in an angry tone of voice and I sighed. Oh good he is okay I thought and smiled at him. He was always a rude little thing and it was when he wasn't that I began to worry. Besides, he was never really mad at me

"Come on" I said linking our arms together. He looked tired and beaten and it probably wasn't much help to see the Gryffindor team so happy. I walked with him and Lev back towards our common room without giving him time to change out of his uniform. The whole time I tried to distract him and tried to cheer him up. "You look cute in your uniform, you know"

"Shut up!" he said again but this time not angry and with slight laugh. I ruffled his hair, which I knew he hated, and we kept towards the Slytherin common room