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The days passed as Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione took their classes together at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They took Transfiguration, Charms, and Potions classes same as they did during their first year, but now they were learning in Herbology, Astronomy, and History of Magic.
One Saturday morning, Devon went for a ride through the Forbidden Forest with Alura LightHeart, wanting to catch up with her after their short reunion that night the week before. He told her of his adventures since he left her last. And like the students in Gryffindor, she was fascinated by his stories.
"So, Nome, Alaska was like a winter wonderland, if you can learn to put up with the cold. Riding dog sleds was actually fun. The Kingdom of Pharaohs was pretty hot, not surprising since I was mostly in Egypt trying to put Imhotep back into the ground. Naboo was pretty, better looking now after the invasion. Tatooine was still the same as I left it: hot, rough, and sandy. Geonosis was just like Tatooine, but it was inhabited by bug-like creatures called Geonosians, hence the name of the planet. And Coruscant was still the same planet-city. I visited the Jedi Temple when I first arrived and I caught up with some old friends of mine." Devon explains
"Wow, Devon. The worlds you visited sounds amazing." Alura says
"Yeah. More additions to the list. I know that the Wizarding World hasn't changed much since I last left. Everything's more or less the same." Devon says
Devon looks around at the forest around him, listening to the sounds of the birds chirping and singing. But as they kept moving along the forest path, he couldn't help but wonder where they were going.
"So, where is it that we're going, Alura?" Devon asks
Alura giggles before giving Devon her answer.
"To my home." Alura says
Devon looks down at the female unicorn with a surprised expression. He was actually gonna see where Alura lived? He actually felt kinda excited. The ride took Devon through clearings, over hills, across rivers, and over land bridges.
Eventually, after walking through the Forbidden Forest for several minutes, Devon and Alura arrive at a wooden tunnel with a leafy curtain concealing the entrance. They pass through the curtain and ride through the tunnel. Beams of sunlight shine through holes in the ceiling above the tunnel. It was a full minute ride to the other side as the sunlight shines in Devon's eyes, causing him to shield his eyes with his right-hand.
Once his vision adjusted to the light, he was amazed by what he saw. They had arrived at a large, wide, secluded glade in the forest.
"Devon, welcome to the Mystical Glade." Alura says
The Keyblade Wielder jumped down off of the unicorn's back as he gazed around at the surreal, magical environment, taking in the wonderous sights.
The Mystical Glade was the most beautiful place he had seen in the Forbidden Forest. Colorful flowerbeds dotted the ground. Bright rays of sunlight beam down through the trees. Dozens of butterflies fluttered about in the area, and birds chirped as they flew around in the air, perching themselves on tree branches and singing with their voices, making the area feel more lively. The trees had blossoms of different colors on them and there were berry bushes. The glade had a wide, gentle stream at least two feet deep with two small waterfalls, flowing with blue, crystal clear, sparkling water down from a small hill, and a few lily pads floating on the surface. Frogs sat on top of these lily pads, standing idly and croaking. Wisps of light float around the glade, shimmering with their colors and adding their enchantment to the place.
The Keyblade Wielder felt calm and happy as he stood in the magic glade with a smile on his face.
"Whoa..." Devon says in amazement
"I know. Beautiful, isn't it?" Alura says
The young teen nods his head in agreement.
"Yeah. It sure is. How long has a place like this existed?" Devon says
"Well, the Mystical Glade has been here for as long as there have been unicorns here. Magic protects this area of the forest from the darkness. Only those who are pure of heart are allowed entry into this domain." Alura says
Devon looked ahead and saw six unicorns in the glade. Each of them had pure white coats, but they had hairs of different colors. One was laying down on a soft flowerbed near the stream relaxing under the warm light of the sun. Another was brushing a log with it's tail, sweeping the blossom petals off. On one side of the glade, a unicorn lowered its head and pointed it's horn at some wilting flowers, restoring their colors and reviving them with a golden magic aura emitting from it's magic horn. One unicorn walked through the glade, followed by five small bluebirds as they flew around it. And two unicorns were frolicking around the area, laughing and whinnying.
"Oh, girls!" Alura calls
The six unicorns heard Alura calling out to them and their direct their attention to her. The one unicorn laying on the grass rose up onto it's golden hooves and leaps across the stream, followed by the other five. The majestic creatures approached Devon and Alura, looking over at Devon with curious expressions. Upon seeing the young teen, one of the unicorns groaned.
"Oh! Alura! We didn't know we would be getting a visitor." The unicorn groans
A purple magic aura glows on the unicorn's horn and a hairbrush magically appears, stroking down on the unicorn's mane by itself.
"If I had known, I could've at least brushed my hair." The unicorn groans looking back at her violet mane
"Sorry, Evelyn. I-" Alura apologizes
Another unicorn got right up in Devon's face and she gasps with an excited expression. Devon's eyes widened as the magical creature came in close to him and a sweat drop fell on the right side of his head.
"Uh..." Devon says
"Oh. My. Gosh! It's him! It's him! It's him! It's really him! He's just as you described him, Alura!" The unicorn exclaims happily jumping up and down
The unicorn nuzzles the young teen with such affection, rubbing her head against his body.
"Oh... He's so soft, warm, and cuddly." The unicorn sighs
As she backed away, the unicorn stared at Devon and she couldn't help but admire how handsome he was. Her eyes had hearts inside them as she swooned over the Keyblade Wielder.
"Ahh... And he's really handsome. Not to mention, cute! Tee hee hee!" The unicorn giggles fluttering her pretty eyes at the young teen
Devon chuckles sheepishly and rubbed his left-arm. A magic aura in an arctic blue color envelopes the rose-colored tail of the unicorn and she's pulled back to the others.
"Oop!" The unicorn yelps in surprise
The rose unicorn looks up at the pure white unicorn as she glared down at her with a calm, yet stern expression.
"Now, Brianna. Show some manners." The unicorn says
Brianna held an embarrassed smile on her face as she slinked backwards. The six unicorns face Alura as she introduces them to Devon.
"Girls, this is the Keyblade Wielder I was telling you all about. His name is Devon, and he's visiting Hogwarts again this year." Alura says
Alura looks down at Devon on her right and introduces him to her sisters.
"Devon, I'd like you to meet my sisters." Alura says
Beginning her introduction, Alura looks over at the unicorn standing infront of them, who was the one who pulled Brianna back away from Devon to give him his personal space.
"This is Stella, the first-born among us." Alura introduces
Stella was the eldest of the sisters as she was the first-born and had become patriarch after the murder of her mother by Professor Quirrell and Voldemort last year. Alura, being the second-born, was slightly more younger than her. Like her sister, Stella was gentle, kind, and compassionate, always looking out for her sisters and her friends. She was also empathetic to all creatures, including humans, and was a well-mannered unicorn.
She had azure eyes, and an arctic blue mane and tail, compared to her younger sister, Alura, who had bright blue eyes, and a light blue mane and tail.
"A pleasure to meet you, Devon. Any friend of my sister is a friend of mine." Stella greets bowing her head
Looking to her left, Alura introduces her next sister, who stood to the right of Stella and bowed her head in respect for the Keyblade Wielder.
"Valoria, the bravest unicorn in our family." Alura introduces
Valoria was the third younger sibling. Mostly calm and serene, she had a brave and noble heart. Whenever there was trouble in the Wizarding World, she will not hesitate to lend a helping hand. She was also very loyal to her sisters, her friends, and Hogwarts, and she highly respected Keyblade Wielders as great heroes.
She had green eyes, and a blond mane and tail.
"Always an honor to meet the Keyblade's chosen. They really are the most noblest of heroes in the Universe." Valoria says
Moving onto the next sister, Alura looks over at the unicorn standing next to Valoria on her right.
"Evelyn, our intelligent sister." Alura introduces
Evelyn was the fourth sibling and the smart one among her sisters. She had a vast intellect and was quite knowledgeable of the Forbidden Forest, the creatures that lived within, what paths to take and which ones to avoid, and knew much about Hogwarts, including it's history. Evelyn was also particular about cleanliness as she always ensured that the Mystical Glade was pristine and perfect.
She had light purple eyes, and a violet mane and tail.
Evelyn steps forward and examines Devon closely, looking him over like a doctor examining her patient.
"Hmm... He appears to be in great health. Nice physique." Evelyn says
The purple-haired unicorn lowers her head down to Devon's chest and listens to his heartbeat.
"Good heartbeat."
Evelyn steps back and nods her head with a smile.
"Yep, he's most pure of heart." Evelyn says
Devon and Alura turn to the next unicorn standing next to Stella on her left, who held a big smile on her face as they turned to face her.
"Leila, our ever cheerful sister." Alura introduces
Leila was the fifth sister of the unicorns. She was cheerful, sweet, playful, and friendly. Whenever her sisters or her friends, whether they be Keyblade Wielder, witch, wizard, or magical creature were feeling down, she would always find a way to make them smile.
She had cyan eyes, and a cyan mane and tail.
"Hi, Devon! I'm so happy to finally meet you! I've always wanted to meet the Keyblade Wielder who saved Alura. I know we're gonna be such great friends!" Leila says
Devon and Alura turn to the next unicorn, who had an equally big smile on her face.
"Of course, you already know Brianna." Alura introduces
Brianna was the sixth sister of the family. She had an excited, bubbly personality, much like her sister, Leila. Brianna was also a bit of a fan girl, especially for Keyblade Wielders. And right now, she had a crush on Devon.
She had cyan eyes, and a light rose mane and tail.
"Hello, handsome. Tee hee hee. I'm such a huge fan. I've loved Keyblade Wielders ever since I was a young foal. Their magic is just so amazing! Alura told us about a Keyblade Wielder visiting Hogwarts, and now you're here!" Brianna says
Finally, Alura finishes with the unicorn who stood furthest to the right.
"And Silvia. She's the youngest of us." Alura introduces
Silvia was the seventh and youngest sister. She was innocent, and a bit shy, but brave. Silvia had a kind, compassionate heart and she could communicate with animals.
She had bright blue eyes and a pale blue mane and tail.
Devon waves his right-hand in greeting to Silvia.
"Hi." Devon greets with a smile
Silvia blushed and she lowered her head down to the ground, nervous about meeting the Keyblade Wielder.
"Oh, she's a little shy." Alura says
Alura trots over to Silvia and nudges her hindquarters with her head, pushing her forward more closer to Devon.
"Eeep!" Silvia yelps
"Go on, Silvia. Say hello." Alura says
Silvia glances back at her older sister, then looks back at Devon as he stood where he was.
"Uh, hi... Devon. It's really nice to meet you." Silvia says in a quiet voice
Devon smiled and chuckled as he thought Silvia looked cute when she was shy. Stella approaches the young teen, drawing his attention to her.
"It has been ages since a Keyblade Wielder last visited the Mystical Glade. We are honored to have you here with us, Devon. Alura told us much about you." Stella says
"Yes. She says you're quite skilled with your Keyblade. From what she told us, you seem to be a very brave young warrior." Valoria says
"And those creatures she mentioned. Dream Eaters? I've never heard of them living in the Forbidden Forest before. I hope they aren't causing any more trouble." Evelyn says
"But more importantly, we want to personally thank you for what you have done for us unicorns in the past year. You helped fend off the monster that was hunting us and driven him out of the forest." Stella says
"Yeah, Voldemort. Well, it was actually Firenze that drove him off." Devon says
"True, but you and Harry Potter faced Voldemort and Professor Quirrell in the underground chamber in Hogwarts and stopped them from retrieving the Sorcerer's Stone, which would have returned the Dark Wizard to power. For that, we are eternally in your debt." Stella says
"Could you imagine that it was Lord Voldemort feeding on the blood of us unicorns? All that time, we thought he had been defeated long ago by Harry Potter when he was just a baby." Evelyn says
"Yet. somehow, he survived. He killed our father, our other sisters, and our beautiful mother. That sort of crime is unforgivable." Valoria says with a slight bit of anger in her voice
Devon remembered last year when he and Harry found the dead unicorn slain by Lord Voldemort and he felt bad about it. If only he had found the poor creature sooner, he could've saved the unicorn, and Alura and her sisters would still have their mother.
"I'm sorry about your mother. I would've really liked to meet her. If we had found her sooner, she..." Devon says
Devon winces in pain and grips his right-hand into a tight fist.
"She would still..." Devon says
The unicorn sisters Seeing how upset Devon was about the death of her mother, Alura quickly goes over to his side and nuzzles herself against him.
"No, no, no, Devon. Don't you dare blame yourself. None of us would ever hold you responsible for our mother's death." Alura says
"Alura's right, Devon. You are not to blame for what happened that night. Voldemort is the criminal. If there's anyone who deserves punishment, it's him." Stella says
Once he heard that, Devon calms down and lets out a sigh.
"Yeah. You're not wrong about that. Still, I'm sure your mother was a very beautiful unicorn." Devon says
"You're right. She was. Our mother, Aurina LightHeart, was the most fairest, gentle, and radiant of us unicorns. She was kind to many creatures here in the Forbidden Forest. To witches and wizards, particularly those in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw, who came to Hogwarts..." Stella says
"She even gave her aid to the Keyblade Wielders long ago." Leila says
Devon looks up at the unicorns with a surprised expression.
"Really?" Devon asks
"Yes. It was during the Keyblade War against the Dark Lord of the Shadows and Lord Voldemort. Many Keyblade Wielders came to defend our world from the darkness, and many of them were badly injured from the vicious, horrific battles. Our mother took a herd of unicorns to help save them. Most of the Keyblade Wielders died, but she managed to save a few. It pained her with a heavy heart since it was too late to save the rest." Valoria says
"But those she did save were brought here to the Mystical Glade to heal. Our mother adored the Keyblade Wielders of yore. She felt they the best friends any unicorn could hope to have. She devoted her life to helping their cause against the darkness." Evelyn says
"And we continue to hold that tradition with you, Devon. We unicorns will always stand by your side." Stella says
Devon smiles and nods his head.
"Thanks." Devon says
"I know one thing: Alura really looks more like our mother than all of us!" Leila says
"Yeah! She does!" Brianna says
Alura looks over at her cheerful sister on her left as she said this.
"Oh, Leila, you're just being honest." Alura says
"It's true, Alura. Our mother always thought you were special than the rest of us." Stella says
Alura turns and looks at her elder sister on her right.
"But, Stella, you're more older than I am, and you look much more of our mother than me." Alura says
"Perhaps, but you're much more like her than me. You are kind, gentle, fair, brave, radiant, and beautiful as she was. Everything that defines a unicorn. Mother always felt that you were destined for much greater things, and I believe she's right. I see someday that you'll take my place as patriarch and lead our sisters to help give aid to the Forces of Light. And I know that you'll do our mother and the unicorns proud." Stella says
Stella gave her younger sister a smile while Alura stares at her. She looks around at her other sisters and saw that they were smiling, too, sharing in Stella's belief for her. Alura blushed and smiled.
"Oh, you girls!" Alura says
The seven unicorns huddled and nuzzle each other, laughing together with happy smiles on their faces. Devon smiled as he watched the sisters, feeling happy himself for them. Suddenly, Devon remembers something. He had someplace he needed to be.
"Oh! I've got to go! Harry's gonna be heading out for Quidditch practice! I don't want to miss that." Devon says
Alura broke away from her sisters and trots over to Devon. She lowers herself down and offers him a ride back to the magic school.
"Climb on, Devon. I'll take you back to Hogwarts." Alura says
Devon jumps onto Alura's back and she rises up. Just before heading out, Devon turns to the six unicorn sisters.
"Bye, girls! I'll see you all later!" Devon says
"We'll be here if you need us." Stella says
Back at Hogwarts, Harry was with the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, walking with Oliver Wood across the grounds with brooms in their hands as they made their way to the Quidditch pitch for practice.
"I spent summer devising a whole new Quidditch program. We are going to train earlier, harder, and longer." Wood says
As they walked, Wood notices something ahead of him and the team.
"What-? I don't believe it!" Wood groans
It was the Slytherin Quidditch Team, heading toward them with their own brooms in hand. It was possible that they were off for Quidditch practice same as them. But how could that be? He had made arrangements for Gryffindor to practice on the pitch. Both teams meet on the grounds and face each other.
"Where do you think you're going, Flint?" Wood asks
"Quidditch practice." Flint says
"I booked the pitch for Gryffindor today." Wood says
"Easy, Wood. I've got a note." Flint says
Flint holds out a rolled piece of parchment and hands it to Wood, who took it from his right-hand. Ron and Hermione, who were on the grounds, noticed what was happening and they could tell that something was up.
"Uh-oh, I smell trouble." Ron says
Grabbing their books, they made their way over and joined Harry's side in the confrontation. Around that time, Devon and Alura arrive on the scene. And like Ron and Hermione, Devon immediately noticed the argument and he could tell it wasn't good.
"Oh, no. I don't like the look of this." Devon says
The Keyblade Wielder and unicorn rode over to Gryffindor's side and Devon slides off the jumps down off Alura's back.
"What's going on?" Devon asks
The Gryffindors look over at the parchment as Wood reads what was written on it.
"I, Professor Severus Snape, do hereby give the Slytherin team permission to practice today, owing the need to train their new Seeker." Wood reads
Rolling up the parchment, Wood and the rest of Gryffindor team look up at Flint and Slytherin team.
"You have a new Seeker? Who?" Wood asks
Flint steps over to the right and the Slytherin Seeker moves up, revealing himself. It was none other than...
"Malfoy?" Harry says surprised
"That's right. And that's not all that's new this year." Malfoy says
Devon, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Alura, and the Gryffindor Quidditch team look at the brooms that Malfoy and his team were holding. These brooms were black and silver with it's name etched in gold on the top of the handle.
"Those are Nimbus 2001s. Where'd you get those?" Ron asks in surprise
"A gift from Draco's father." Flint says
"You see, Weasley, unlike some, my father can afford the best." Malfoy says
"At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in. They got in on pure talent." Hermione says
Malfoy turns to Hermione and walks right up to her face.
"No one asked your opinion. You filthy little Mudblood." Malfoy says
Alura gasps when she heard what Malfoy said. Devon narrows his eyes at Malfoy as he stared at Hermione. He moves infront of her and shoves Malfoy back with his right-hand, causing him to look over at the Keyblade Wielder.
"What did you just call her, Malfoy?" Devon asks
Before Malfoy could answer him, Ron takes out his damaged wand.
"You'll pay for that one, Malfoy. Eat slugs!" Ron says
Ron aims his wand at Malfoy to cast a curse on him, but the Spellotape wrapped around the wand causes the spell to backfire. A jet of green light shoots out the wrong end of Ron's wand, striking him in the stomach and sending him reeling backwards onto the grass. Devon, Harry, Hermione, Alura, and the Gryffindor team rush over to Ron as he laid on his back.
"You okay, Ron?" Hermione asks in concern
Ron slowly rose up, groaning as if he was sick.
"Say something." Hermione says
Ron opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Instead, he vomits out a slimy slug onto the grass.
"Ugh." Devon says in disgust
Colin Creevey comes upon the scene and takes a picture with his camera. The flash causes everyone to look at him.
"Wow! Could you turn him around, Harry, Devon?" Colin asks
"Colin, are you freakin' kidding me?" Devon says in a flabbergasted tone
"No, Colin. Get out of the way." Harry says
Devon and Harry move to Ron's sides with the Keyblade Wielder on his right and the wizard boy on his left, and grabs his arms, helping him onto his feet.
"Let's get Ron over to Hagrid's." Devon says
"Right. He'll know what to do." Harry says
Ron vomits out another slug from his mouth, urging the Devon, Harry, Hermione, and Alura to hurry over to Hagrid. They move past the Slytherin team, and Harry shoves Malfoy in the shoulder while they laugh. Devon glances back at Malfoy as they kept walking across the grounds with an angry look on his face.
"Screw you, Malfoy. Harry'll set you straight in the Quidditch match." Devon mutters
Alura follows the heroes to Hagrid's hut, but not before glancing back at Malfoy and the rest of Slytherin team with an annoyed expression. She turns away and lifts her tail up, showing her rear to the Slytherins.
"Hmph!" Alura grunts
The female unicorn trots off, following Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they go to see Hagrid.
The Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio were now sitting in Hagrid's Hut. Alura poked her head through an open window of the building so that she may join the conversation. Hagrid walks over to the heroes and approaches Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they sat together.
"This calls for specialist's equipment." Hagrid says
The Half-Giant gives the Weasley wizard a large basin bucket and sets down on his lap.
"A bucket, Hagrid?" Devon says in disbelief
Hagrid sits down on a chair infront of the four heroes.
"Sorry, Devon. Nothing to do but wait till it stops, I'm afraid." Hagrid says
Ron vomits a slug into the bucket on cue.
"Better out than in. Who was Ron trying to curse, anyway?" Hagrid says
"Ugh. Malfoy. Who else?" Devon says
"Why?" Hagrid asks
"He called Hermione... Well, I don't know exactly what it means." Harry says
"Well, knowing Malfoy, it was definitely an insult. Enough to say it in her face." Devon says
Hermione stood up and turns away from the group, crossing her arms.
"He called me a Mudblood." Hermione says
Hagrid looks at Hermione with a shock expression.
"He did not." Hagrid says
"It's true, Hagrid. Heard it right out of his garbage mouth." Alura says
"What's a Mudblood?" Harry asks
Hermione turns around as she explains.
"It means dirty blood. Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who is Muggle-born. Someone with non-magic parents. Someone like me. It's not a term one usually hears in civilized conversation." Hermione explains
Devon stares at Hermione in shock.
"Oh, I ought'a knock Malfoy's teeth out." Devon says punching his right-fist into his left-hand with a loud smacking sound
"Well, I'd personally like to give him a good kick in the face, and teach him some manners." Alura says
"See the thing is, Harry, Devon, there's some wizards, like the Malfoy family, who think they're better than everyone else, because they're what people call Pure-blood." Hagrid explains
"That's horrible!" Harry says
Ron vomits another slug in the bucket before speaking his mind.
"It's disgusting." Ron says
"And there's a word for that sort of prejudice, Ladies and Gentlemen. It's called Discrimination." Devon says holding up his right-index finger up
"And it's codswallop, to boot. Dirty blood... Why, there isn't a wizard alive today that's not Half-blood or less." Hagrid says
Hagrid glances over at Hermione.
"More to the point, they've yet to think of a spell that our Hermione can't do. Come here." Hagrid says smiling
Hermione walks over to Hagrid and the Half-Giant takes her right-hand into both his large hands.
"Don't you think on it, Hermione. Don't you think on it for one minute. Hey?" Hagrid says
The young witch smiles as tears slide down her face. Devon gets up from his seat and walks over to Hermione's left-side.
"Hagrid's right, Hermione. Don't let Malfoy get to you. Magic parents or not, you're a wonderful witch. He's just a bully and a pushover, trying to get under your skin. Just ignore him." Devon says
The Keyblade Wielder puts his right-hand around Hermione and he looks at her with a kind smile on his face.
"Besides, he don't have good friends like you do. Friends who actually care about you." Devon says
Hermione stares at Devon with a tearful smile and she embraces him in a tight hug. Devon returns the hug, wrapping his arms around Hermione. Harry and Hagrid smiled as well as they watched happily.
Several days later on October 31, on Halloween, Harry served out his detention with Gilderoy Lockhart, sitting in Classroom 3C with him at his desk on the left-side and helping the celebrity wizard with his fan mail.
"Harry, Harry, Harry... Can you simply imagine a better way to serve detention by helping me to answer my fan mail?" Lockhart says
"Not really." Harry says
"Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that." Lockhart says
Just as Harry was about to continue with his task, he heard a disembodied voice echoing all around him, causing him to look up.
"Come... Come... Come to me... Come to me..."
The voice sounded menacing and evil. Not only that, he heard deep growls as well.
"What?" Harry says
"Sorry?" Lockhart says
Harry looks over at Lockhart.
"That voice." Harry says
"Voice?" Lockhart says feeling confused
"Didn't you hear it?" Harry asks
"What are you talking about, Harry?" Lockhart asks
The celebrity wizard looks around the classroom with his eyes, but everything seemed normal to him. With a smile, he glances at Harry, thinking maybe he was imagining things.
"I think you're getting a bit... drowsy." Lockhart says
Lockhart looks over at his clock on his desk.
"And, great Scott, no wonder. Look at the time. We've been here nearly four hours. Spooky how the time flies when one's having fun, huh? Heh." Lockhart says
Harry looks back up at the ceiling, still a bit perplexed by the mysterious voice.
"Spooky." Harry says
Elsewhere on the third floor of the castle, Devon was walking through the corridors, on his way to check on Harry and see whether or not he had finished with his detention. Suddenly, he heard something which made him stop dead in his tracks.
"Hunger. I hunger for blood. So hungry for so long."
It was the same voice that Harry heard in Lockhart's classroom.
"What?" Devon says
Devon looks up and down the corridor, trying to find the source of the voice, but it was pointless as he heard it echoing around him. To him, it sounded dark and evil, accompanied by deep growls. Soon, everything fell silent as the voice went away. The Keyblade Wielder waited to see if he could hear more, but nothing happened.
"What was that?" Devon asks
"Devon?" A voice says
The Keyblade Wielder turns around and saw Harry as he came out of an entryway in the corridor.
"Harry? Did you hear that?" Devon asks
"Yes. I did. Wait... You heard it too?" Harry says
Devon nods his head.
"Yeah. Just now. I don't-" Devon says
Devon fell silent as he and Harry heard the voice again.
"Blood. I smell blood."
"There it is again." Devon says
"Let me rip you. Let me kill you."
Devon and Harry glanced at the wall on their left, feeling as if the voice was coming from inside. The Keyblade Wielder placed his left-hand on the wall and both the two boys travelled down the corridor, following the voice as it got louder and louder.
"Kill. Kill! Kill!"
Devon and Harry soon run into Ron and Hermione, nearly crashing into them.
"Harry. Devon." Hermione says
"Did you hear it?" Harry asks
"Hear what?" Ron asks
"That voice." Harry says
"Voice? What voice?" Hermione asks
"I heard it first in Lockhart's office, and then again just-" Harry says
Again, the sinister voice echoes in the air. Devon and Harry look up as they listened while Ron and Hermione stared at them with confused expressions.
"It's time. Time to kill."
"It's moving." Devon says
"I think it's going to kill." Harry says
"Kill?" Ron asks confused
Devon and Harry run down the corridor while Ron and Hermione rush to catch up with them.
"Harry! Devon! Not so fast!" Hermione exclaims
The Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio come out into another corridor and they look left and right. On the left, there was nothing. But on the right, they saw that the floor was wet, flooded with puddles of water from an unused bathroom.
"Why is the floor all wet here?" Devon asks
"The nearby bathroom must've flooded." Hermione says
Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione glance down at the floor and they saw a line of small spiders crawling across the floor to the nearby windows of the corridor, almost as if they were trying to get away from something. But they couldn't be fleeing from the heroes. No, they seemed to be afraid of something else.
"Strange... I've never seen spiders act like that." Harry says
"I don't like spiders." Ron says
Turning away from the spiders, the heroes look down at the water and they notice something in it's reflection.
"Hey... What's that? In the water?" Devon asks
Looking into the water's reflection, the Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio saw what appeared to be red writing. Glancing up, they saw an ominous message written on the stone wall. By the looks of it, the message was written recently.
"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened... Enemies of the Heir, beware..." Hermione reads
"Looks like it's written in blood." Devon says
The heroes soon glance over to their left and what they saw horrified them.
"Oh, no." Harry says
There hanging by her tail on a torch clamp was Mrs. Norris. She appeared to be frozen stiff, completely paralyzed, and unresponsive.
"It's Filch's cat. Mrs. Norris." Harry says
"What happened to her?" Devon asks
Just as Devon and Harry moved closer to examine Mrs. Norris, the corridors were soon flooded with students from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. The Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio turned around to face the crowd of shocked students just as they came upon the scene. Colin, who was among the crowd, slowly brought up his camera, almost wanting to get a picture, but Percy put his left-hand over his camera, preventing him from doing so. Malfoy, who was standing with Crabbe and Goyle on the right-side corridor looked up at the bloody message and read it's final words.
"Enemies of the Heir, beware." Malfoy says
Upon reading that, he looks over at Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"You'll be next, Mudbloods." Malfoy says
"What's going on here? Go on, make way, make way." A gruff voice says
The voice belonged to Mr. Filch as he made his way through the crowd to the front from the left-corridor.
"Potter... What are you...?" Mr. Filch says
Mr. Filch soon laid his eyes on his cat and was horrified to see her like this. His eyes widened and his mouth almost hung open.
"Mrs. Norris?" Mr. Filch gasps in shock
The caretaker glances back down at Harry and his expression quickly turns to anger, believing that Mrs. Norris was dead, and that he was responsible for her murder. No doubt, he had used her blood to write the message on the wall.
"You murdered my cat." Mr. Filch says
"No. No." Harry says shaking his head
"I'll kill you." Mr. Filch says
Mr. Filch grabs Harry's robe with his right-hand and slowly brought up his other hand, curling it into a fist.
"I'll kill you!" Mr. Filch shouts
Afraid at what was about to happen, Devon immediately grabbed Mr. Filch's arm with his left-hand and held out his other hand to the caretaker to prevent him from hurting his wizard friend.
"Wait, Mr. Filch! We can explain!" Devon says
Before he could do anything, an elderly voice calls out for Mr. Filch.
"Argus?" The voice says
The caretaker quickly let go of Harry when he heard the voice. It was Dumbledore's, much to Harry and Devon's great relief. The headmaster enters the corridor from the right-side and made his way to the front of the crowd with Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Sprout, and Gilderoy Lockhart.
"Argus, I-" Dumbledore says
Dumbledore quickly noticed the bloody message on the wall and expression became filled with concern. He therefore ordered everyone in the corridor to leave.
"Everyone... will proceed to their dormitories immediately." Dumbledore says
Just as everyone started to leave, Dumbledore spoke up again, causing them to quickly stop.
"Everyone, except..." Dumbledore says
The headmaster looks over at Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione and points to them with his right-hand.
"...you four." Dumbledore says
The Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio remained in the corridor with the staff while everyone else leaved to return to their dormitories. Lockhart walks up to Mrs. Norris and examined her, but Dumbledore already knew that she was still alive for he had seen this sort of thing before.
"She's not dead, Argus. She has been petrified." Dumbledore says
"Ah, thought so. So unlucky I wasn't there. I know exactly the countercurse that could've spared her." Lockhart says
Dumbledore and the staff looks over at Lockhart and he steps back from Mrs. Norris. Devon looks at Lockhart with a slight hint of suspicion in his face. He didn't know whether or not to believe him as it seemed like Dumbledore didn't share in Lockhart's belief.
"But how she has been petrified, I cannot say." Dumbledore says
"Ask him. It's him that's done it. You saw what he wrote on the wall." Mr. Filch says gesturing his head to Harry
"It's not true, sir. I swear. I never touched Mrs. Norris." Harry says
"Rubbish." Mr. Filch says
"Okay. Well, explain this. If Harry did write what is up here..." Devon says pointing to the bloody message with his left-hand
The Keyblade Wielder gestures to Harry's hands with the same hand, which were perfectly clean and stainless.
"...then, where's the blood on his hands?" Devon asks
"If I might, headmaster? Perhaps Potter and his friends were simply at the wrong place at the wrong time." Snape says
"Thank you!" Devon says gesturing his left-hand to the potions master
"However... the circumstances are suspicious. I, for one, don't recall seeing Potter or Devon at dinner." Snape says
"I'm afraid that's my doing, Severus. You see, Harry was helping me answer my fan mail." Lockhart says
"Remember? The detention that Harry was given at the start of the term?" Devon says
The potions master turns his cold stare at Devon, turning to face him.
"And where, might I ask, were you, Devon, to be away for such an extended period of time, unable to attend for dinner?" Snape asks
"On my way to check on Harry. I was almost to Lockhart's classroom when I ran into Ron and Hermione, who were also on their way to check on him." Devon says pointing to Harry on his left with his right-hand before gesturing to Ron and Hermione with his other hand
"That's why Devon, Ron, and I went looking for him, professor. We just found him when he said..." Hermione says
"Yes, Miss Granger?" Snape says raising an eyebrow
"When I said I wasn't hungry. We were just heading back to the common room when we found Mrs. Norris." Harry says
"Yeah. We were all the way down the corridor around the corner. There's no way we were anywhere near her when this happened." Devon says pointing down to the corridor they had come from with his right-hand before gesturing to Mrs. Norris
Snape turns around to face Dumbledore, wanting to know what he had to say in this matter. Of course, Dumbledore knew that the Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio were innocent. This was the work of dark magic, something that was beyond Devon's capabilities, or Harry's, for that matter.
"Innocent until proven guilty, Severus." Dumbledore says
"My cat has been petrified. I want to see some punishment!" Mr. Filch yells
"We will be able to cure her, Argus. As I understand it, Madame Sprout has a healthy growth of Mandrake. When matured, a potion will be made, which will revive Mrs. Norris. And in the meantime..." Dumbledore says
Dumbledore looks over at Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"I strongly recommend caution... to all." Dumbledore says
Devon nods his head in agreement, then looks over at Mrs. Norris.
"Here. Let's get Mrs. Norris down. I'd say she's been hanging up here long enough." Devon says
Devon gently grabs Mrs. Norris and removes her from the torch bracket. He walks over to Mr. Filch and gives him his cat, which he snatches away from his hands. Devon backs away with his hands held up in defense, giving the caretaker some space as he holds onto his poor cat. The Keyblade Wielder glances back at the Wizarding Trio, then looks up at the writing on the wall, feeling unnerved by the message.
In the hall of changing staircases, Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione ascend up the stairs, heading for the Gryffindor Common Room when Hermione stops and turns around to face the three boys.
"It's a bit strange, isn't it?" Hermione asks
"Strange?" Harry says
"How so?" Devon asks
"You both hear this voice, a voice only you two can hear, and then Mrs. Norris turns up petrified. It's just... strange." Hermione says
"Do you think I should have told them, Dumbledore and the others, I mean?" Harry asks
"Are you mad?" Ron says flabbergasted
"No, Harry. Even in the Wizarding World, hearing voices isn't a good sign." Hermione says
Hermione continues up the stairs while Devon, Harry, and Ron watch her go. A man in a small portrait on their left speaks to the boys, agreeing with Hermione.
"She's right, you know." The man in the picture says
The three boys look over at the man in the portrait, then continue onward to the Gryffindor Common Room and call it a night.
The next day, Devon and the Wizarding Trio took part in their next class with the other second years with Professor McGonagall in Transfiguration. Devon sat with Hermione in a double desk next to Harry and Ron on their right.
"Could I have your attention, please?" McGonagall asks
The Transfiguration teacher rises from her seat and walks to the front of her desk as Devon and the students direct their attention to her.
"Right. Now today, we will be transforming animals into water goblets. Like so." McGonagall says
With her wand, which was 9 1/2" long, made of Fir, and with a dragon heartstring core, McGonagall taps her hornbill bird three times as she speaks the incantation of her magic spell.
"One, two, three. Vera verto." McGonagall says
A jet of nearly indiscernible, crystal-clear mist, almost like a spray, shoots out from McGonagall's wand, engulfing the bird and quickly morphs it into a crystal-clear goblet, much to the amazement of Devon and the students.
"Now, it is your turn. Who would like to go first?" McGonagall asks
The professor steps down to the lower level of the classroom and walks among the desk. She soon looks over at Ron, choosing him to practice the spell.
"Ah, Mr. Weasley. One, two, three, Vera verto." McGonagall says
Ron nods his head and looks over at his rat, Scabbers, which was on the same desk that he and Harry were sitting on. He holds up his wand and clears his throat.
"Ahem." Ron says clearing his throat
He taps his wand three times as instructed, and casts his spell.
"Vera verto." Ron says
A spasm of greenish light shoots up from the wand, but because it was broken, the spell did not perform correctly, and Scabbers was morphed into a furry, brown goblet that squeaked and with a tail that moved. Almost the entire class laughed at this. Even Devon and Harry found themselves laughing.
"Oh, my g-" Devon chuckles covering his mouth with his right-hand
Ron picks up his rat-goblet and stares at it with a raised eyebrow and an open mouth, feeling both stupid and embarrassed.
"That wand needs replacing, Mr. Weasley." McGonagall says
Hermione raises her right-hand and the Transfiguration teacher looks at her.
"Yes, Miss Granger?" McGonagall says
"Professor, I was wondering if you could tell us about the Chamber of Secrets." Hermione says
Devon clears his throat and speaks next, also wanting to learn more about the Chamber of Secrets.
"I'm curious about this Chamber of Secrets, too, Professor McGonagall. Perhaps you could care to enlighten us? Given the events of what happened last night, I think we should be told more about it." Devon says
McGonagall was a bit hesitant to talk about the history behind the Chamber of Secrets, but she honored Devon and Hermione's request.
"Very well. Well, you all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age: Godric Gryffindor..." McGonagall explains
Devon digs into the right-pocket of his pants and took out four Chocolate Frog cards, which displayed the four founders of Hogwarts.
He sets down the first one that McGonagall just mentioned: Godric Gryffindor. He appeared to be a noble English man, one who valued courage, bravery, determination, chivalry, and the strength of heart.
Godric Gryffindor was depicted as a tall, muscular man with a lion-like mane of wavy red hair and a beard to match. He had green eyes, and peach-coloured skin.
He wore magnificent red robes with gold highlights and rather intricate designs on the sleeves, and segmented red sword gauntlets adorned with gold fittings that looked rather worn and burned-looking. Held at his right-side was a silver sword adorned with rubies.
"...Helga Hufflepuff..." McGonagall says
Devon sets down the second card which showed Helga Hufflepuff, who appeared to be a very jolly Welsh woman as she favoured loyalty, honesty, compassion, fair play, and hard work.
Helga Hufflepuff was pictured round and plump with brown hair, blue eyes, and a wide smile, wearing a yellow dress.
"...Rowena Ravenclaw..." McGonagall says
The third card was set down, showing Rowena Ravenclaw, who appeared to be a Scottish woman who valued intelligence, wisdom, creativity, and cleverness.
She was depicted as being beautiful yet austere-looking and slightly intimidating. Rowena Ravenclaw was tall, had pale skin, dark eyes, and long black hair. She wore a dark blue dress.
"...and Salazar Slytherin." McGonagall says
Finally, the fourth card was set down, showing Salazar Slytherin, who appeared to be a proud and vain British man, valuing cunning, determination, ambition, resourcefulness, and, most importantly, blood-purity, which made him stand out from the other founders.
Salazar Slytherin was pictured as a man with a bald head, a long, thin, grey beard, grey eyes, and light skin, wearing dark silver and green robes, and a silver ring on his right-index finger and his lefti-index and ring finger.
As he stared at his image, Devon saw that Salazar Slytherin looked almost power-hungry, and he did not like him one bit. It's no wonder he was the founder of Slytherin house. But how could such a vain man have become a founder of Hogwarts was beyond him.
"Now, three of the founders coexisted quite harmoniously. One did not." McGonagall says
"Let me guess..." Devon says
The Keyblade Wielder holds up a Chocolate Frog card in his right-hand and flips it around, showing the founder of Slytherin on it to Professor McGonagall.
"Salazar Slytherin." Devon says
McGonagall nods her head at Devon.
"Yes. Salazar Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed magical learning should be kept within all-magic families. In other words, Pure-bloods. Unable to sway the others, he decided to leave the school. Now, according to legend, Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in this castle known as the Chamber of Secrets. Well, shortly before departing, he sealed it, until that time when his own true heir returned to the school. The Heir alone would be able to open the Chamber and unleash the horror within, and by so doing, purge the school of all those who, in Slytherin's view, were unworthy to study magic." McGonagall explains
"Muggle-borns." Hermione says
McGonagall points her wand at Hermione, silently saying she was correct.
"Did the staff ever attempt to find the Chamber of Secrets?" Devon asks
"Well, naturally, the school has been searched many times. No such chamber has been found." McGonagall says
"Professor? What exactly does legend tell us lies within the Chamber?" Hermione asks
"The Chamber is said to be home to something that only the Heir of Slytherin can control. It is said to be the home... of a monster." McGonagall says
Devon pondered over what he had just heard. The Chamber of Secrets certaintly had a dark history to it. But there was one thing he wanted to know. What kind of monster dwelled inside the Chamber of Secrets? From the way Professor McGonagall described it, she seemed to be quite worried. For someone like her to feel this way, no doubt it was something truly terrifying.
After finishing their class with Professor McGonagall, Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked together through the school grounds, discussing about the Chamber of Secrets.
"Do you think it's true? Do you think there really is a Chamber of Secrets?" Ron asks
"Yes. Couldn't you tell?" Hermione says
"I did. McGonagall's worried. All the teachers are. Whatever monster was in this Chamber of Secrets, it's out now, and it's got everyone spooked." Devon says
"But if there really is a Chamber of Secrets, and it really has been opened, then that means..." Harry says
"The Heir of Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts." Hermione says
"But there's just one question... Who is it?" Devon asks
"Let's think. Who do we know who thinks all Muggle-borns are scum?" Ron says
"If you're talking about Malfoy-" Hermione says
"Of course! You heard him. 'You'll be next, Mudbloods.'" Ron says
"I heard him." Hermione says
"He's just trying to scare us." Devon says
"And Malfoy? The Heir of Slytherin?" Hermione says with doubt in her voice
"Maybe Ron's right, Hermione. I mean, look at his family. The whole lot of them have been in Slytherin for centuries." Harry says
"True, Harry, but we can't just jump to any conclusions. Remember our last year at Hogwarts? When we thought Professor Snape was after the Sorcerer's Stone, but it was really Professor Quirrell? There's still a lot about the Chamber of Secrets we don't know. We need to dig further into this." Devon says
"Crabbe and Goyle must know. Maybe we could trick them into telling." Ron says
"Even they aren't that thick." Hermione says
The Keyblade Wielder and the Wizarding Trio soon stop and face each other while other students pass and go around them.
"But there might be another way. Mind you, it would be difficult, not to mention we'd be breaking about 50 school rules. And it'll be dangerous. Very dangerous." Hermione says
"What did you have in mind, Hermione?" Devon asks
Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visit the school library and comb through the bookshelves, searching for one book that would help with their investigation. Devon and Hermione scanned the bookshelves four aisles down from Harry and Ron until they find what they were looking for. Hermione takes out a book with the title: 'Most Potent Potions', and shows it to Devon.
"I got it!" Hermione says
"You found it?" Devon asks
With Devon following her, Hermione brings the book over to Harry and Ron and sits it down on the shelf. She opens the book and flips to the page she's looking for.
"Here it is, the Polyjuice Potion." Hermione says pointing to the page with her right-hand
"What does it do?" Devon asks
The heroes look down at the book as Hermione reads the details surrounding the potion.
"Properly brewed, the Polyjuice Potion allows the drinker to transform him or herself temporarily into the physical form of another." Hermione reads
"You mean if Harry and I drink that stuff, we'll turn into Crabbe and Goyle?" Ron asks
"Yes." Hermione says
"Wicked. Malfoy'll tell us anything." Ron says
"Exactly, but it's tricky. I've never seen a more complicated potion." Hermione says
"Can we get the ingredients for it?" Devon asks
"Yes. I should be able to procure the ingredients for the potion." Hermione says
"And how long will it take to brew the potion?" Devon asks
"A month." Hermione says
Harry and Ron stare at Hermione with stunned expressions. It'll take that long to make the potion?
"A month? But, Hermione, if Malfoy is the Heir of Slytherin, he could attack half the Muggle-borns in the school by then." Harry says
"I know, but it's the only plan we've got." Hermione says
"Then, we'd better get started." Devon says
The Keyblade Wielder places his right-hand on Hermione's left-shoulder.
"Hermione, you'll be our potions master. We'll leave you in charge of brewing the Polyjuice Potion and finding the ingredients for it. Until it's ready for use, we need to find out more about the Chamber of Secrets, how Mrs. Norris wound up petrified, and what monster is roaming through the school." Devon says
The Wizarding Trio nod their heads in agreement.
Author's Note: So begins the quest for the Chamber of Secrets. Devon finally meets Alura's sisters, each similar yet unique in their own way. But they all share one similarity: their love and respect for Keyblade Wielders. Now, the fateful event has come as the Chamber of Secrets has been opened and the first victim to be petrified is Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris. It's now time to delve into the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets. For voice references, Stella is voiced by Felicity Jones, Valoria is voiced by Jenna Coleman, Evelyn is voiced by Lily Collins, Leila is voiced by Kristen Chenoweth, who portrayed Princess Skystar, the Seapony Hippogriff from My Little Pony: The Movie, Brianna is voiced Lauren Jackson, who portrayed Silverstream, the Seapony Hippogriff from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series, and Silvia is voiced by Andrea Libman, who portrayed Fluttershy from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series. And anonymous (guest), I don't mean to crush people's hopes and dreams, but as much as I appreciate your ideas, they just don't really interest me that much. I've seen Clash of the Titans (2010), and I'm not really following along with the plot. I just can't see how Devon could be visiting this world where it's Gods vs. Men. What side would he even be fighting on? And the British TV-series Primeval? I just don't find it interesting at all. But I'll be honest, the list of suggested names for Alura's sisters, the voice actresses, and creatures you've listed from Clash of the Titans was the most helpful thing you've ever done. And I do enjoy reading your reviews about Devon and his friends. I hope I didn't hurt your feelings and I please hope you understand. And in my honest opinion, I think Voldemort and Palpatine are both awesome villains, in their own way. But one thing is clear: they are both perfect allies for the Dark Lord of the Shadows and his evil empire... And D-Dawg, if you think about it logically, if Ron's wand was fixed, Harry and Ron would have lost their memories, and Ginny would been left to die in the chamber. So, I'd rather stick with the story. Anyway, let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!