Second Time Around

by binvan

Rose Potter is spending the summer with her friend Bridget Lane and getting caught up on Wizard studies. She's about to enter her fourth year at Hogwarts, and her brother, Harry, is going into his second year. The love between her and George Weasley is blossoming. It's about as good as it can get until she learns about a mysterious diary and a Chamber of Secrets.

17. Chapter 17

After anxiously pacing the steps – and hoping they didn't switch- for 15 minutes she could hear the Gryffindor Quidditch Team heading her way. Oliver Wood saw her first.

"Oh, hey Rose," He greeted warmly.

"What are you doing here?" Fred asked curiously.

"I need to borrow Harry." The team made way for Rose as she reached in and pulled Harry aside.

They ran down the stairs together to find a corridor.

"Rose, what's gotten into you?" Harry said as he tried to keep up. She turned around.

"I found this in Hannah's hand at the hospital." She put the paper in Harry's hand. She watched as he studied the monster.

"Basilisk." He said.

"You know what it is Harry?" Rose said, "It's in the Chamber of Secrets."

"Yeah, Hermione was right." Harry said.

"Harry you promised me you wouldn't do anything." Rose said.

Much to Rose's surprise Harry snapped and grunted in frustration.

"Rose don't you get it?" He looked at her. Rose's heart began to beat faster- she was feeling anxious- she hated fighting with Harry. They'd been doing that a lot lately.

"I have to do something about it," Harry explained, "I am the chosen one."

Rose shook her head, "You're only 12 Harry."

"And you're only 13 Rose and can't do a simple spell!" Harry snapped. Rose looked down in embarrassment.

"Things aren't like how they were back home, Rosie," Harry continued, "They don't make sense here. But I can't just let the Basilisk loose. I need you to let me do this."

Rose felt that hopeless feeling again.

"What else has been going on?" Rose said.

"I don't want to tell you Rose," Harry said "It's going to stress you out!"

"Harry I want to know, knowing is better than not knowing." Rose insisted.

"I think it's Voldemort who opened the Chamber of Secrets." Harry finally let out. "And I have to stop him, I don't know how, but no one else is going to do it do you understand?"

Rose took in a deep breath and leaned against the wall. She was starting to understand the workings of this world and realized that her status as Harry's sister meant little to nothing here. He was right- things in the Wizarding world made little sense.

"I love you." Harry said suddenly and she brought him in close to her for a hug she hadn't received in a long time.

"Harry one more thing," Rose said "I think I know how to get to the Chamber of Secrets."

She proceeded to tell him about the prediction she had made and Moaning Myrtle. He listened intently to every word she was saying as if he was drawing out a map and a plan on how to get down to defeat the Basilisk with extreme detail.