Harry Potter the God Slaying Sword
ESKK: Ok folks let's begin the finale of this part of the saga.
(Start Room of Requirements)
The trio were standing before Daphne as she was going to be giving them an assignment. "Ok Harry, Al, and Ron seeing as calling for backup is ill advised you three will be deployed to deal with the Basilisk." Daphne said as she looked to the trio. "Ron you are to accompany Harry and once you're in the lair of the beast summon help from the school and they'll handle what they can." Daphne said as she looked to Harry and Al.
"You two are to go in and deal with the Basilisk and apprehend the heir failure is not an option here." Daphne urged as she wasn't going to let anyone die in Hogwarts.
"Got it!" The trio called as Al was going to enjoy murdering an oversized snake tonight.
"But how do we find the Chamber?" Harry asked as that was still a good question.
"Harry Al you two mentioned in the memory within the Diary that a girl was killed 50 years ago and the giant Spider Aragog confirmed it." Daphne said as the two nodded. "Well what if she never left the bathroom Hogwarts does have plenty of Ghosts within its walls." Daphne said as they soon realized what this meant as Al was the first to put the pieces together.
"Myrtle!" Al exclaimed, starting towards the bathroom as she left the Room of Requirements. She looked over her shoulder at the two. "Are you coming?" Harry and Ron followed before they paused to listen to the announcement.
"All students are to return to their dorms immediately. All teachers report to the second floor corridor. Immediately" McGonagall said over the loud speaker.
"Ok let's investigate this." Harry said as the trio then left the Room and headed to the hall as they stuck to the shadows to find out what they can.
(Later Second Floor Corridor)
The trio arrived at the corridor and they saw the teachers run in as they looked to as McGonagall then spoke. "As you can see the Heir to Slytherin has left another message. Our worst fears has been realized." She said as Harry, Al, and Ron saw this as they were wide eyed at this new information. "Three students have been taken by the monster into the chamber itself." Minerva said as Harry was wide eyed at this.
"I'm afraid the students must be sent home. I'm afraid this is the end of Hogwarts." Minerva said as this was bad as they can't risk the safety of the students with the heir on the loose.
Soon Lockhart walked in looking as smug as ever as Al glared at him as did Harry. "So sorry I'm late. Dozed off. What did I miss?" Lockhart said, as he walked in as Snape and Minerva both glared at the windbag.
Of course Snape decided to use this chance to help expose Lockhart for the fraud he was. "A boy and two girls have been snatched by the monster, Lockhart. Your moment has come at last" he said. Lockhart paled at this realizing he was about to be caught red handed.
"M…my moment?" He stuttered as Lockhart may have to pack his bags and run for it or risk himself being exposed.
"Weren't you just boasting last night that you knew where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets all along?" Snape asked as this caused Lockhart gulped, as he looked around with his eyes for an excuse to not go.
"That settles it. We'll leave it to you to deal with the monster, Gilderoy. Your skills, after all, are legendary. We should go inform the students what has happened while Lockhart prepares." Minerva said as this cause Lockhart to in turn nod numbly.
"Who has the monster taken, Minerva?" Professor Sprout asked. McGonagall sighed as she looked at the writing once more.
"Ginny Weasley, Joseph Theo, and Elisa Ulrich." She said softly before she started down the hall, the other teachers following her as this caused Harry, Ron, and Al to go wide eyed in response to this new information.
"Their Skeletons will lie in the Chamber forever." Ron read quietly once the teachers were gone as Harry clenched his fist in pure rage. "Ginny." Ron said as he was worried for his younger sister as Harry was worried for his best friend who was also his very first friend. It was enough to draw blood as Al could feel it through the contract the sword of justice has been drawn and its target was the heir of Slytherin whoever he was as they knew it must be hiding in the Chamber of Secrets itself.
"Ron…" Harry growled as Ron looked to Harry and never seen such rage inside in eyes before and this wasn't rage of hatred but righteous anger much like when Harry summons Demonbane to do battle. "Remember where Lockhart's office is?" Harry asked as Al grinned as it was time for some long deserved punishment of the fraud of a git.
(Later at Lockhart's office)
The trio walked into Lockhart's office as Al covered the door and leaned on the frame as they saw him packing his trunk and quite frantically. "Going somewhere?" Al accused as she glared at Lockhart as she, Harry, and Ron watched him as they were ready to keep him from escaping.
"Uh, well yes. Urgent call. Unavoidable you see." He said as Al shook her head as Harry nodded to Al as she then snapped her fingers causing his hair products to fly to the other side of the room.
"Unbelievable. And what about Ginny?" Ron demanded as he wanted his sister be rescued as Lockhart then went to apologize yet again for being a pompous git.
"You're the DADA teacher. You can't go!" Harry continued as Al made sure to block his path with her foot as it was clear he was either going to help them or be stunned and dragged there.
"Well nothing like this was in my job description" Lockhart defended as Ron, Harry, and Al all glared at him seeing the pieces of this alleged 'legend,' start to crumble into truth.
"What about all those adventures in your books?" Al asked as she then smirked like a lioness ready to pounce on her pray. "No wait don't tell me their all fake right!?" Al accused as Lockhart looked down but was also shocked to hear Al was aware he was a fake.
"You're a bloody liar!" Ron accused as he was never going to doubt Al for as long as he lived.
"How did you know?" Lockhart asked as Al took the copies of the books given to her and Harry by him and show the pages.
"Your writing has inconsistencies in them like they were written by a completely different person each time." Al said as she glared at him. "In fact I had suspected it from the beginning the very moment we met." Al said as she glared at Lockhart as she was not happy not one bit.
"Please you must understand my books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think I'd done all those things. No one wants to read about some ugly old Armenian warlock, even if he did save a village from werewolves. He'd look dreadful on the front cover. No dress sense at all..." He said as Al glared at him as Harry and Ron all saw it now.
"Merlin's beard, you've been taking credit for what other, braver, wizards have done! Can you do anything?" Ron yelled as he realized his mum was a fan of a huge fraud.
"Well now that you mention it I'm rather gifted at Memory charms. Otherwise, you see, all those wizards would've gone blabbing and I'd never have sold another book. I'm afraid I'll have to do the same to you, lest you do the same." He reached for his wand only for Al to summoned a mystical seal which then surrounded Lockhart with scimitar's of Barzai, both Ithaqua and Cthugha, and her wand just as Harry and Ron pulled their wands at him.
"Try it make my night." Al threatened as Lockhart then eased back realizing he was in a pickle.
Lockhart then dropped his wand knowing he was in deep trouble with these three. "Good man. Now we're going to go see Myrtle." Harry said as they had to find the heir wherever he or she were hiding.
(Later at Moaning Myrtle's bathroom)
"Myrtle!" Harry called out as he had his wand pointed at Lockhart with Al and Ron's wands as well.
Soon the ghost appeared before them as she looked to the trio here. "Harry, Al, and Ron what do you want?" Myrtle asked as she looked to the trio.
"We need to ask how you died." Harry said as he looked to her as Al looked.
"Myrtle please three lives are at stake we need to know." Al said as Myrtle in turn agreed on this.
"It was dreadful you see. It was right in here. I was hiding because Olive Hornby was teasing me about my glasses, again. I was crying then I heard someone come in."
"Who, Myrtle?" Al asked as she had a hunch as to who it was as Myrtle in turn shrugged not exactly sure who it was at the time.
"I don't know! They said something funny in a kind of made up language. I realized it was a boy speaking. So I unlocked the door to tell him to go away and I just… died." She explained as the method of death was not explained here.
"How?" Harry asked as they needed answers.
"No idea. All I know is I opened the door and remember seeing a pair of great big yellow eyes. Over there…" Myrtle pointed to the sinks. Al, Ron, and Harry pulled Lockhart over to look at the sinks. Harry's heart stopped when he found a tiny snake etched on to one of the taps as they were all wide eyed at this.
"Guys look at this." Harry said, pointing to the snake.
"No way the, entrance was here the whole time and we didn't even realize it." Al said as she realized it was hiding in plain sight and they had no idea this whole time.
"This is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. Now, how to open it?" Harry asked as Al looked as Ron then spoke.
"Say something in Parseltongue, Harry." Ron said as Harry face palmed himself as this was what started this mess to begin with.
"Ok." Harry said as he got ready before he spoke.
"Open up…" Harry said in the snake tongue known as Parseltongue as he looked to the sink. Ron, Al, and Lockhart watched him intently before they all stepped back as they saw the sinks open up.
Al then pointed her wand at Lockhart once more as she glared at him. "You first, Professor" Al said with a small yet sadistic grin enjoying this sweet taste of payback.
"Now Al…" He began hoping to talk his way out of this.
"Shut it, you bloody git and move. I've put up with you all term and all your perverted leers at me. SO you either go in first or I blast you in with my magic!" Al all but yelled as she was not putting up with his cowardly acts.
"I'd do what she says she'll do it trust us." Ron said as they had been on the receiving end of that as well.
Lockhart raised his hands in surrender and moved to the opening. Lockhart looked at the hole and Harry gave him a shove as he then yelled in shock and fear as he fell down the hole. They looked down as they waited for him to speak to see if he was ok.
"It's really quite filthy down here" he called up as Al grinned at this.
"He's ok." Al said as Ron looked fearful to her.
"You're blooming mad when you're angry you know that right?" Ron asked as Al grinned a bit.
"Just goes to show you should all listen to me more." Al said as she let her magic flow through her hands for good measures of an intimidation factor.
The trio then jumped down as they slid down a pipe of sorts as they made their way to the bottom. Once they arrived at the bottom they hit something as they looked around and took notice to the bones at the ground below them causing Ron to gag at this scene as it could be worse that could be there bones and remains mixed with the gunk that were possibly dropping from the monster.
Harry stood and helped Al up before grabbing a torch from the wall. "Lumos!" Harry invoked as the fire started, making it easier for them to see. "Remember, if you see any movement, close your eyes and cover your ears and don't remove them unless I tap your shoulder." Harry said, mostly to Lockhart as Ron was already aware of this incase this was Master Therion's doing as according to Lovecraft's notes there was an Eldritch God of the Serpents known as Yig. If this was a means to summon him by the heir then they had to move fast.
Harry and Al started off down the hall, Lockhart following behind them closely as Harry looked to Al. "If memory serves, Yig is the lord of the Serpents I wouldn't be surprised if the Parseltongue power came from him somehow." Al said quietly as she knew a power like that was dangerous very dangerous considering Yig can grant it easily for the right price.
"W…what's up ahead?" Lockhart asked as he saw something large and curved.
Al squinted her eyes and then went wide eyed as she stepped back. "S-S-Snake." Al stuttered as she hated snakes she absolutely despised them. They walked closer and as the light hit it they realized it was nothing more than a large coil of shedded skin.
"Bloody Hell whatever shed that thing must be at least twenty feet long, if not longer." Ron said as Harry inspected it for any possible signs of the Eldritch Gods being the guilty party involved in this scenario.
Harry and Al then turned to the sound behind them from a thud as Ron saw this as it seemed Lockhart had fainted from this. "Bloody git heart of a lion this one." Ron said as Al saw the reference.
"I got the reference!" She called as she had seen Wizard of Oz that had a cowardly lion.
"Reference?" Ron asked before Lockhart opened his eyes and sprang up before wrestling Ron's wand from his hand before he pointed the wand at them all.
"The adventure ends here, boys and girls." Lockhart said as Al faked worry as did Harry as Lockhart should have paid attention not to grab Ron's wand like that as Ron looked scared as he forgot about his wand's current damages. "But don't fret the world will know our story how I was too late to save the three children how you three tragically lost your minds at the sign of their mangled bodies." Lockhart said waving the wand between the three before pointing it at Harry. "So you first Mr. Potter. Say goodbye to your memories." Lockhart said as Harry and Al both hid a smirk at what was going to happen.
"Obliviate!" He invoked only for the spell to hit the spot where Ron had taped his wand to fix it but had in turn knocked himself back to the wall where he hit it hard.
"Tried to warn him." Al said as they did not actually try as the idiot should have grabbed another wand instead of Ron's.
The cave soon began to cave in as Harry acted and moved Al to the snake sin for cover as Ron had also moved for cover hoping they can escape. Soon once the rubble and dust settled Ron began to cough a bit as Harry and Al did so as well.
"Harry! Al!" Ron called hoping they were both ok.
(Harry and Al)
The two got up as they coughed a bit as they saw the path was blocked. "Ron! Ron are you ok?!" Harry called as he looked to Ron through a whole he found.
(Ron and Lockhart)
"I'm fine!" Ron called as he looked to Harry and Al just as Lockhart began to moan in pain and cough before he saw Ron there.
"Hello… who are you?" Lockhart asked as he looked to Ron.
"Let me guess Lockhart wiped his own mind clean?" Al asked as Ron looked to him and then back to the duo on the other side of the wall.
"Yeap." Ron said as he grabbed a random rock and knocked him out with it.
"Nice one." Al said as she looked to Ron as he blushed.
"Rather not deal with him like this." Ron said as he looked to Al and Harry. "So now what?!" Ron called as Harry looked as did Al.
"The plan stays the same but try and shift the rocks so we can get back through me and Al will go find Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa!" Harry called as he and Al then made a run to the only path available to them.
They soon came to a stone wall with two serpents carved into it. Harry then took a deep breath before muttering 'Open' in Parseltongue and waited. The Door began to unlock and open as they held their wands at the ready as the door slid open. Snake statues lined the room, a statue of Salazar Slytherin in the middle, Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa by his feet.
"Guys!" Harry called as he and Al then ran to them to try and help them. Harry pulling Ginny in his arms as he tried to get her to wake up as he made sure Joseph and Elisa were close as well. Al then spotted Tom Riddle's journal not far away before she picked it up and gave it a glare.
"She won't wake up" a voice said as Al and Harry looked as Al gave the voice's owner a glare. Standing in front of them was none other than Tom Riddle. "She's alive, but just barely." He said as Al and Harry saw him.
"Are you a ghost?" Harry asked as he saw Tom standing there as he was shocked to see him here.
"A memory preserved in a diary for fifty years." Tom said as he walked over and picked up Harry's wand.
"She's cold as ice." Harry said feeling her hand before checking Elisa and Joseph's hand. "So are Joseph and Elisa. Come on you three please don't be dead." Harry begged as Tom glared down upon Joseph. Outside Tom showed no remorse but inside Tom was screaming clawing for freedom of the control Joseph or his true self Master Therion placed upon his diary as he wrote.
"You've got to help me Tom theirs a Basilisk." Harry said as Al then stopped Harry.
"Harry don't." Al said as she glared at Tom. "The Basilisk won't come unless it's called." Al said as she glared at Tom. "And seeing how Joseph is out cold almost dead by process of elimination we know who did it." Al glared as Harry saw this and then put the pieces together.
"Let me see if I have this right as they grow weaker you grow stronger." Al said as he glared at Tom.
"That is correct on all counts Ms. Al Azif." Tom said as Al glared at her as did Harry. "A three for one on your part, remove a mudblood, the only other heir who can stop you, and you revive." Al said as Tom saw Al was figuring him out like an open book. "It was Joseph, Ginny, and Elisa who did all that open the chamber, set the basilisk loose on the muggle born and Filtche's cat, and wrote the messages on the wall, you used Joseph to release the Basilisk and had Ginny and Elisa spot you as you had them write the messages!" Al accused as she glared at Tom.
"You seem more knowledgeable for your age Ms. Azif… or should I call you the Necronomicon Al Azif and Harry Potter her master who utilized the giant mystical weapon Demonbane." Tom said as Harry and Al were both wide eyed at Tom figuring them out.
"When you brought us into your memories you dove into ours as well." Harry said realizing what Tom had done here.
"You're the heir or the false heir in this case." Harry said as he glared at Tom.
"Joseph Theo the last true heir he was an obstacle I could not allow. He blindly follows his mother's footsteps as well as her own family of trying to run from their blood their true selves becoming a family of blood traitors spawning blood traitors." Tom said as he glared at Joseph as Harry glared at him. "A family of cowards is more like it!" Tom taunted as Harry was not going to let Tom's spirit taunt Joseph like this.
"Don't, you dare insult him, Tom!" Harry roared as he glared at Joseph. "He may be related to you! But he has more courage than you can ever hope to have!" Harry yelled as he wasn't going to let Tom do as he pleases.
"Don't make me laugh he's nothing but a traitor to his noble lineage siding with his muggle half!" Tom accused as he glared at Harry but inside Tom was trying to warn Harry of Joseph's true self and intentions as right now Tom would rather be dead then continue a slave to Master Therion. "But he had promise and was gifted I won't deny that a worthy member of Slytherin but his reached compassion and light was what set him aside from others it's an insult he shares the same blood as the great Salazar Slytherin." Tom growled as he could not control his actions as Joseph or Master Therion was using the magic and life force he had taken from them to control him like a puppet.
"Of course Joseph and Elisa both growing weary of the diary threw it into the girls bathroom and who should discover it save for Harry Potter the one I was most anxious to meet." Tom said as he won't deny Harry and Joseph were powerful with the Necronomicon and the Pnakotic Manuscripts respectfully but he would not allow himself to be made a slave without some form of him fighting back.
"Why did you want to talk to me?" Harry asked as he glared at Tom as compared to Dagon and Master Therion with Anti-Cross Harry wasn't scared in the slightest.
"I knew I had to meet you if I could so I decided to show you my capture of that brainless oaf Hagrid to gain your trust." Tom said as Al and Harry glared at him.
"Hagrid was my friend!" Harry yelled as he glared at Tom.
"And you framed him!" Al glared as she knew Tom looked to her.
"And you're right it was my word against Hagrid's but only Dumbledore knew he was innocent and it seems Dumbledore and you have the same mind set of me." Tom said as Al glared at Tom who returned it hoping his eyes would be enough to tell her to save him from Master Therion's control of him. Alas it seems Therion had anticipated this and went above and beyond to ensure Tom was unable to reveal the truth to Harry.
"Well looks like Al and Dumbledore can see right through you and I was an idiot for not listening to her." Harry glared as he knew Al was older then him and was wiser also.
"And he kept an annoying close eye on me after that. I knew it wasn't safe for me to open the chamber while I was still at school so I decided to leave behind a diary with my 16 year old self etched into its pages. So that one day I can lead another to finish Salazar Slytherin's noble work." Tom said as he looked to Joseph. "I had hoped my distant cousin could have done the deed but he forced my hand he has a strong will no doubt due to his close contact with you anchoring him to the light." Tom said as Harry glared at Tom.
"Well that's good I'll keep being his anchor then and together me and him will make sure you don't finish it this time either. In just a few short hours the Mandrake Draught will be finished and everyone who was petrified will be alright again." Harry said as he glared at Tom. "And once that is done I'm cutting you off from Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa and taking you somewhere where we can learn everything we can from your little book." Harry said as it was clear neither him nor Al was letting Tom get away with harming all his friends.
"I believe I may have failed to tell you, killing mudbloods doesn't matter to me anymore." Tom said as he looked to Harry and Al. "For many months now my new target has been you two." Tom said as he looked to Harry and Al as Al glared at him.
"How is it that a baby was able to defeat the greatest wizard of all time and years later form a contract with the Necronomicon the strongest of all Grimoire and out of all of it escaped with nothing more than a scar while Lord Voldemort's Powers were destroyed and making way for a new Dark Lord Master Therion!?" Tom demanded as Harry glared at Tom.
"Why do you care how I escaped Voldemort was after your time!?" Harry countered as Al then spoke as she realized where this was leading.
"I get it now." Al said as both boys looked to her. "Lord Voldemort was your past, your present, and your future." Al said as she glared at Tom. "Tom Marvello Riddle change the letters and you have I am Lord Voldemort." Al glared as Tom laughed as if Al gave the correct answer.
"As expected from the Necronomicon herself." Tom said as he looked to Al as Harry was shocked as they were talking to the younger version of Lord Voldemort.
"You're Lord Voldemort." Harry said a she realized it was Voldemort and the fact Joseph had a more direct link to Salazar Slytherin showed Joseph was the true heir and Voldemort possessed him for his link and blood alone. "Joseph was the true heir and you used him because of his birthright!" Harry accused as he glared at Tom.
"You didn't think I'd honestly keep my filthy muggle fathers name! I fashioned myself a new name one I knew that people would be fearful to speak when I become the greatest sorcerer in the world!" Tom yelled as Harry glared at him.
"Albus Dumbledore is the greatest Sorcerer in the world! He may not be here but with the Necronomicon I can do just as much damage to you as he could!" Harry argued as he glared at Tom.
"Yes as long as you have the Necronomicon you have access to dark magic and ancient magic beyond my reach." Tom said as he walked away a bit. "Through Ginny and Joseph I heard of words of a new Dark Lord Master Therion how he also possess such a Grimoire and has formed contracts with Eldritch Gods even the Outer Great ones, people fear him enough to refuse to even think his name and while the Ministry denies his existence I know that his magic far exceeds any wizard in the world even Dumbledore and myself!" Tom said as Harry looked to him.
"So you're scared of Master Therion more ten you are of Dumbledore!" Harry yelled as he knew even Voldemort had a fear.
"As you rightfully should as well Potter!" Tom argued as he walked to the side a bit. "Think of this! Master Therion he has been killed and rose from the dead as if he was not allowed to die his possession of ancient lost knowledge and how to properly summon forth and contract with the Eldritch Gods of Old shows he possesses more power than any of us." Tom said as he glared at Harry. "Thus once I full revive I shall seek him out and offer myself as his apprentice." Tom said as that was his original plan until Master Therion came to him and derailed his ambitious plans. "And once I had learned enough from him I would strike him down and take his Grimoire as my own taking control of his Black Lodge and merging it with my future selves Death Eaters creating the most powerful force of magic the world has ever seen!" Tom cried forth as his ambition though was destroyed by the very being he sought to use for his ancient knowledge.
"Well to bad Master Therion seems to be more interested in fighting me then training you, Tom." Harry said using Tom's muggle name as insult.
"Very well then let us see then what you two are capable of together." Tom said as he then walked to the statue of Slytherin. "Harry I hope you have a really good plan" Al muttered to her master as Tom turned to the statue of Slytherin.
"Speak to me, Slytherin" He hissed in Parseltongue but it was Master Therion who was speaking through Tom. The statue's mouth fell open and out slithered the giant Basilisk, falling to the floor and uncoiling itself. "Let's match the powers of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Slytherin, future apprentice to Master Therion, against the famous Harry Potter and his Grimoire the Necronomicon Al Azif." Tom said as Harry and Al then glared.
"Fine bring it on!" Harry roared as he and Al soon burst into magic and appeared in their Magius form to fight.
The Basilisk charged at the combined duo as Harry grabbed it by its fangs holding it back as it pushed him back causing the soles of his feet to grind on the moist ground. "Harry!" Al called out floating next to Harry's head in her chibi form.
Harry then growled before roaring out and tossing the Snake to the side as it slammed into some statues destroying them. "Why not summon forth your, Deus Machina, Demonbane perhaps it may even the playing fields for you!" Tom taunted as Harry glared at him as did Al.
"Don't tempt me." Harry growled knowing exactly why seeing as they didn't have the room to do so plus he couldn't risk Arkham to bring it forth with Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny as they are. The snake then glared at them before charging as both Harry and Al closed their eyes out of reflex and being aware of the Basilisk power to kill by gaze.
Suddenly Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes soared in and dug its claws into the Basilisk's eyes. "NO!" Tom yelled as his Basilisk was now crippled without its most powerful weapon.
Harry looked to see the bloody gory mess as he grinned at the Phoenix giving them a hand here. "I love that phoenix!" Al cried in joy as she cheered for the Phoenix.
"The Basilisk may be unable to see you but it can still hear and smell you!" Voldemort called out as Harry then had an idea.
"Come on Al I have an idea!" Harry called as he then spread his wings and flew down the nearest pipe tunnel he could find while the snake struck blindly.
(In the Tunnel)
"Is it following us?" Harry asked as Al looked as she floated next to Harry's head and saw the Basilisk on their tail.
"Yeap so what's phase two!" Harry called as he looked to Al.
"MIRROR OF NICTORIS!" Harry invoked as soon the multiple Harry's appeared with him as they flew with him and Al.
"Ok now what?!" Al called realizing her and Harry's voice echoed as the Basilisk looked confused. "Oh I get it now." Al said as she then began to use her own magic to control the light copies to scatter and send the Basilisk on a wild goose chase.
As the Basilisk was forced to chase after every clone it could get to Harry and Al quickly made their way back to the main tunnel where Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa still were.
(Main Chamber)
The duo arrived as they ran to their friends as Harry glared at Tom and summoned forth his other weapon. "SCIMITAR OF BARZAI BOOMERANG!" Harry called out throwing his weapon at Tom forcing him to dodge to avoid it as the weapon returned to Harry's hand as he slid to the ground next to his friends. "Al!" Harry called as Al began to scan all three of them.
"They won't last much more, Harry!" Al muttered with urgency as they needed to end this fast. The Basilisk shot out of the tunnel and headed straight for Harry as Harry was forced to defend himself with the Scimitar only to be disarmed of it as it vanished cut off from Harry's magic.
Tom then gave his Basilisk new orders even if they came from its true master as the Basilisk kept attacking Harry giving him no time to use another spell. "Well I'm open to idea!" Al called as Harry glared.
"We keep fighting until we beat him and his pet Garden Snake!" Harry yelled as his courage was not going to waver. If he was the innocent blade that smile evil then by his words he'll be that blade.
"Harry look!" Al called out as Harry saw as his crimson eyes saw Fawkes return with the sorting hat as Harry caught it but felt an odd pull from it.
"Al you feel that?!" Harry asked as Al nodded as she grinned.
"Yes… a new spell!" Al called as Tom heard this.
'Hurry use it!' Tom mentally cried but his outer-self showed otherwise as he gave the giant snake the orders to stop them.
"MYSTIC DEFENSE!" Harry invoked using one hand to knock the Basilisk back before he reached his hand into the sorting hat. "Sorry about this!" Harry called out before he pulled when he felt his hand grab a handle.
Soon from the hat he drew forth a new sword as Al then flew around is giving it her magic. "Oh Sacred Blade of the House of Lions. I am the one who speaks wisdom and weaves magic. I am the howling of demons and the mother of all my children, for whom death may die. By my name, Al Azif I command you to be reborn as a spell that slays evil and as a child of mine: Sword of Gryffindor by my name, Al Azif I bind you to my power and birth you anew!" Al invoked as soon the Sword of Gryffindor changed as soon it was longer wider and most of all a weapon worthy of the God Slaying Sword as the Basilisk had attacked again only for Harry to slash it away holding his new sword in both hands.
"Alright then! SWORD OF GRYFFINDOR!" Harry invoked as he then slashed the spilt blood of the Basilisk from his newest blade. "Ungird!" Harry invoked as he held his new sword at the ready.
Harry jumped to Salazar Slytherin's statue as the Basilisk attacked as he used any sound he made to draw it torts himself to keep it away from Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa. Then with one bold move, jumped onto its back, sliding down to land on the ground, sword raised.
Harry then roared out as he then charged forth before driving the sword straight through the roof of the creature's mouth. A fang lodged itself into his arm, causing him to yell out in pain. He pulled away as the Basilisk thrashed around before going still. Harry and Al looked down and saw the fang, pulling it free from his arm.
Riddle's eyes gleamed at the sight of her nasty wound. "I'd say any final words now, Harry Potter. I would think you have perhaps a minute left to live." Tom said as Harry and Al both smirked which went unnoticed to Tom. "So ends the famous Harry Potter. On his knees in the Chamber of Secrets. Defeated at last by the Dark Lord he so unwisely challenged. You'll be back with your dear Mudblood mother soon, and your precious Necronomicon will in turn answer to me, Harry." Tom said as Harry and Al then smirked to each other knowing just how wrong Tom was.
"You'd think so wouldn't you?" Al asked as she nodded to Harry.
"Philosopher Cure." Harry invoked as he felt the minor drain of his magic since it was a smaller wound as the defensive part was transferred to healing as Tom was in shock at this.
"How!?" He called as Harry smirked.
"I got this during the summer got it at just the right time at just the right moment like with my new sword." Harry said as he allowed it to vanish for later use. "And thanks to my reckless move… I know how to kill you now." Harry said as he saw the diary and knew how to undue this.
Al then flew torts the Diary and grabbed it bringing it to Harry's waiting hand as Tom saw the fang and the diary realizing what he was about to do. "What are you doing? No! Stop!" Riddle lunged forward, watching in horror as Harry plunged the fang into the center of the book, black ink spurting everywhere. Riddle started writhing in pain. His body started blurring again.
"Now stay where you belong Tom in our memories!" Harry yelled as Riddle screamed right before he vanished and Ginny woke up with Joseph and Elisa.
Harry ran to them as he looked to Joseph and Ginny. "Are you all ok?" Harry asked discarding the fang as he looked to his friends.
"Y-yeah we'll be fine." Josephs said as he realized where he was.
"Oh god. Harry what did I do?" Joseph asked in shock as Harry hugged his friend as did Elisa.
"It's ok Joseph you weren't in control none of you were." Harry said hugging his friends knowing they needed him for comfort now.
Soon clapping was heard as everyone was shocked and looked to see a dome of dark magic appear revealing Master Therion and Etheldredra as they appeared. "Bravo… bravo such a wonderful performance this fine evening from all of you." Master Therion said as he found amusement in this life or death battle between Harry and Tom.
"Master Therion." Harry growled as he glared at his enemy.
"Though I never thought this scenario would go about so splendidly." Master Therion said as Harry looked to Joseph and Ginny who saw him.
"Merlin's beard… he's real." Ginny gasped as she saw Master Therion in the flesh.
"Yes I am a pleasure to make your acquaintance Ginerva Molly Weasley First year Gryffindor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Master Therion said providing a respectful bow to her.
"If your here for your new pet Therion then its already dead!" Harry yelled as Master Therion scoffed at this.
"Oh I am not here for my dearly departed birthright." Master Therion said as he took the fang Harry used on Tom's Diary to kill him. "But alas you have angered an Eldritch God Harry Potter." Master Therion said as he grinned at Harry and Al. He then raised his hand and snapped his fingers causing the world to distort around them as they soon found themselves in Arkham. "Thus you must answer for your crime Harry!" Master Therion said as Harry then went wide eyed before looking to Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa.
"RUN!" Harry called as he knew what was coming to them and it was not friendly at all.
Soon Master Therion and Etheldredra appeared on a summoned throne as the observed the battle to come as the area began to change to a coliseum. "Now then let the finale of this evenings delightful play begin!" Master Therion called out before a young girl appeared in the sky as one of her eyes was orange and the other was purple just before she began to invoke the summoning again.
(Harry and co)
"Wait who's that girl?" Elisa asked as she may already know her but she must act her part as Ginny also saw her and knew she was very much like Al.
"That's a Grimoire." Harry said recognizing her from when Dagon was summoned by Anti-Cross.
"Yes and this uneasy magic she holds obviously makes her the R'lyeh manuscript." Al said as she looked to them.
"So she's going to summon an Eldritch God?!" Joseph called out as Master Therion observed as Elisa sat next to his throne with Master Therion placing one leg over the other and summoning for fine wine.
"Precisely, she is summoning forth your opponent the star of the evening's entertainment an old God of the old world who you have angered." Master Therion said as he awaited his great grandfathers summoning to finish.
Soon the ground began to break apart as inside it were large snake like eyes that would give the Basilisk a heart attack to this. "Oh great God Father of the Serpents, Yig! Yig! Yig!" The R'lyeh Manuscripts invoked as Tom's diary was an excellent substitute for a blood sacrifice or goat blood.
Yig rose from the shadows of the ground as he roared out in fury as Ginny knew enough about Eldritch Gods that you NEVER look at them as she shielded her eyes and ears before she, Joseph, and Elisa ran away to cover.
"Ok our turn!" Harry called out as he knew he needed Demonbane for battle before he then flew up and began the spell.
He began to spin creating runes as Harry was summoning his ally. "From the Hate scorched sky..." Harry began as he crated more runes. "With righteous anger in our hearts..." Harry continued as she created more runes around her. "We draw forth the sword that smites evil!" He continued as he did a spin as he was now surrounded by these rings of runes. "Thou art the innocent sword," Harry continued as he raised his hand in the air as the runes entered his raised right hand. "DEMONBANE!" He invoked finishing the spell as she came downward as when Harry hit the ground the magical seal appeared above them all as Ron and Hermione were in shock to it as then Demonbane appeared from it as Harry vanished inside the giant with Al.
(Demonbane Cockpit)
Harry's body began to break apart into pages of an old book as he began to appear in a sphere of light. As Harry broke apart into Book pages Al was left behind in a sort of bike seat as Harry's body formed in the sphere. Al had her arms crossed as the small wings on her bake broke apart and flew up and wrapped around her head creating a helmet to which Al then grabbed the handles causing the helmet to sprout to ear like parts from the sides.
Harry's Magius body soon finished forming from paper with his eyes closed and before regaining the coloring of his Magius form as soon the ball of light was covered in paper before it turned black and formed his screen which then activated showing Harry what was before him and Demonbane. Harry opened his eyes as he stretched his neck a bit before breathing out an ominous breath before he opened his eyes.
(Battle)
Demonbane mimicked the movement as it then punched forward as it as Demonbane was now ready to fight the Eldritch God Yig as that was its given purpose. The two giants glared at each other as Demonbane had spent the entire semester in the hangar and was ready to do battle once more.
"Ithaqua and Cthugha!" Harry invoked summoning his guns through Demonbane who then began to fire at Yig hoping to end this like he did with Dagon over two years ago.
Yig responded and easily avoided the attack as it the red bullet was easy to avoid the blue one was tricky. But seeing as Yig was very snake like he slithered about before allowing the bullet to hit the wall where it was canceled out. Yig then glared at Demonbane and with a very Basilisk like glare fired off its own death beam at Demonbane who then responded by crossing its arms to defend itself sending it flying back from the attack to the wall.
Demonbane then regained its footing as it glared at Yig who smirked at the Innocent Blade as Demonbane then charged at Yig firing at it with the two guns held in its hands. Yig avoided them as Demonbane then arrived torts Yig running out of ammo before doing a spin kick at Yig who got hit by the attack only for Yig to coil his body around Demonbane as it smirked at the Deus Machina. Demonbane began to struggle as Yig began to crush Demonbane while sending out its long tongue torts it as if to taunt the Deus Machina.
(Demonbane)
"Bloody Hell he's not like Dagon at all!" Harry called out as both he and Al were being crushed.
"I'm open to ideas here!" Al cried out as Harry remembered another range weapon they had.
"Wait I got something!" Harry called out as he had to wait a bit.
(Battle)
Yig glared straight at Demonbane ready to fire its Death Glare only for Demonbane to glare at Yig waiting for that. "HEAD VULCAN!" Harry called out as soon machine gun fire was sent from Demonbane's head much like that of a Gundam from the Gundam series as Yig was hit point blank in the face crying out in pain releasing Demonbane. But before Demonbane could begin a counter attack Yig in its pain fueled rage whipped its large tale about knocking Demonbane back as Demonbane went flying away from the accident attack from Yig.
"SCIMITAR OF BARZAI BOOMERANG!" Harry roared out as Demonbane while in the air summoned its Scimitar Weapon and threw it at Yig as it spun around and sliced into Yig causing it pain only for Yig to get more angered. Yig then glared at Demonbane just as it caught the returning Scimitar weapon just before firing its Basilisk beam at Demonbane once more.
The beam hit as Demonbane was sent flying further as it landed near the Coliseum like stands as Ginny, Joseph, and Elisa who were escaping cried out in shock from nearly being crushed by the Deus Machina. Demonbane's red eyes turned to the two as inside Harry was shocked at this.
(Demonbane)
"Guys!" Harry cried out in shock as Al then saw Yig coming closer.
"Harry Yig is coming this way!" Al cried out as Harry saw this and then looked to his friends and acted quickly.
(Battle)
Demonbane flipped over just as Yig fired its beam as Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny were all shock to see Demonbane using its own body to shield them from Yig. Yig seemed to take great joy in it as it fired again and again and again as Demonbane tried to shield the three Hogwarts Students.
(Trio)
"Harry A!" Joseph called as he saw Demonbane protecting them as Ginny also saw this.
"Harry Al please move its going to kill you!" Ginny cried out as she looked to Demonbane who was shielding them from Yig's attacks.
"Azif Potter move!" Elisa cried out but Demonbane would not budge if they were in danger.
(Demonbane)
"Harry do something!" Al cried out as Demonbane wouldn't last much longer of the onslaught coming from Yig.
"I can't! If I move Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny will be hurt or worse die!" Harry cried out as Al couldn't blame the boy for wanting to protect his friends.
"Dammit!" Al cried out as they had to do something or else Demonbane would be torn apart by Yig.
(Battle)
Demonbane was in pain but it would not move as it was going to protect the three small humans below no matter the cost to itself. Yig then smirked as it was about to finish them off as it began to charge its strongest beam yet only to stop all of a sudden. Yig looked around as it saw Rose Pedals began to descend from the sky.
(Master Therion)
"Hmm?" Master Therion asked as he caught a rose Pedal in his hand noticing its familiarity. "What is this?" He asked before he realized what or who it was that was doing this.
(Trio)
"Rose Pedals?" Ginny asked as she realized the pedals were raining down from the heavenly realm themselves.
(Battle)
Demonbane and its pilots saw this before a magical circle appeared above in the sky of Arkham. Soon from it a being began to fall as once it landed Demonbane got up and was shocked to see Demonbane Blood had joined the battle.
(Demonbane)
"Demonbane…?" Harry began as he saw the Crimson Deus Machina appear.
"Blood?" Al finished shocked to see Demonbane Blood had appeared but was it here to help them or aid Yig in destroying them all.
(Battle)
Demonbane Blood then looked to its original and did a thumbs up before it then charged at Yig and linked its arms to Yig's in a test of strength as the two tried to overpower the other. Blood then looked back to Demonbane as it began to get back up as Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny began to move to safety.
"HARRY HURRY ATTACK YIG NOW!" Came a familiar voice to Harry as he was wide eyed by this voice.
(Demonbane)
"R-Rose?" Harry asked surprised to see his sister was here as if back from the dead which was impossible. But then again Arkham was a mysterious place with many secrets unknown to the world.
(Blood)
"I can only hold him back for so long! Hurry Big Brother!" Rose urged as she was controlling Demonbane Blood with what little strength she had to do this.
(Demonbane)
"Rose!" Harry called out as he saw she was going to be killed again.
(Battle)
Blood began to quickly loose strength as it was forced to its knees while trying to hold Yig back as Harry saw this. "Don't worry big brother." Rose was heard as Harry saw this.
(Blood)
"I never blamed you, in the end… you still came and that's all that matters to me." Rose said smiling as tears began to leak from her eyes at seeing her big brother again. "Bye-Bye." She bid farewell as soon Blood's strength was used up.
(Battle)
Yig then saw Blood get a second wind as soon as it got its footing under it Blood burst out with its magic being destroyed with Rose in it but was in fact vanishing into Rose Pedals and flying sorts Demonbane. Once the magic surrounded Demonbane its green tendril turned crimson red as Demonbane began to regain its strength.
(Demonbane)
"Rose…" Harry went wide eyed at seeing his sister die a second time as he then gritted in teeth in rage before the tears leaving him made way for righteous anger. Harry then roared out as he was not going to let Yig get away with this.
"Power returning to Demonbane!" Al called out as she saw it on her cockpits screen.
(Battle)
Demonbane roared out with Harry as it rose up creating a burst of magic ready to do battle once again.
(Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny)
"Hey look." Ginny said from their safe spot as she noticed Demonbane's face. "Demonbane… it looks like." Ginny began as Joseph nodded in agreement.
"Yes it seems Demonbane… is weeping." Joseph said as he saw Demonbane.
(Battle)
Magic formed around Demonbane's eyes as the way the crimson energy formed made it seemed that Demonbane did in fact have the visage of weeping tears of true anguish. Demonbane then glared at Yig as it began to change form once more for its finishing attack as Yig saw this happen before it. Demonbane then had what seemed to be the shadow of Rose and Demonbane Blood behind it as Demonbane then jumped skyward ready to finish this.
"ATLANTIS STRIKE!" Harry was heard roaring out in pure sorrowful anguish as Demonbane did a drop kick upon Yig sending it to the opposing wall before jumping away from the attack. Yig roared out in pain as the magic exploded seemingly destroying Yig.
Demonbane glared at the resulting dust cloud expecting Yig to come back out and start attacking them again. As Demonbane waited it was not going to move until the smoke cleared and Yig was either burrowed into the ground or was completely gone.
(Demonbane)
"Did… we get it?" Harry asked catching his breath as he saw all was quiet a bit too quiet.
"This is an Elder God Harry I wouldn't count on it." Al said as she knew Elder Gods were tough opponents to deal with in a battle like this one.
(Battle)
Soon two large Snakes shot out of the smoke and bit down on Demonbane's legs as when Demonbane saw this it was then yanked to the ground before being flung around revealing it to be Yig who was still kicking even after Atlantis Strike had nailed it head on. Yig then began to make its way torts the downed Demonbane as it glared down at the Deus Machina hurt and singed but still alive. Demonbane was down but it was not out as it glared at the Dark God.
(Demonbane)
"Dammit we hit it with everything we had and it still isn't enough." Harry said as he cursed himself for his weakness.
"And we can't use Lemuria Impact in this area either." Al said knowing the damage being done in Arkham must be reflecting itself upon the real world.
"What do we do?" Harry asked as Al then had an idea as she can't believe she forgot about it.
"Wait Harry the new spell!" Al called out as she looked to Harry on this.
"Can it do the job?" Harry asked as he looked to Al with worry.
"We don't have much choice." Al said as she hoped the Sword can translate to Demonbane as well as the others.
(Battle)
When Yig was upon Demonbane it seemed ready to end it as a powerful Death Beam was about to fire but outside Yig's notice Demonbane's hand began to glow. "SWORD OF GRYFFINDOR!" Harry roared his invocation as soon a Demonbane sized version of the Sword of Gryffindor formed in its hand as it slashed at Yig's eyes blinding the Eldritch Father of all Serpents.
Yig glared at Demonbane as it now held a new weapon the Sword of Gryffindor as it pointed the blade at the Dark Eldritch God. Demonbane glared at Yig as it pointed the blade at Yig who though was now blinded sensed the blade and eased back away from it.
(Demonbane)
"Huh?" Harry asked as Al saw this as well.
"Of course the Sword of Gryffindor it's made from the same metals as the Deus Machina which can harm Eldritch Gods like Yig!" Al called out as she realized what this meant.
"In other words one stab from this and Yig is down for the count!" Harry called out as he saw this battle was theirs to claim another victory.
(Battle)
Demonbane charged at Yig as Yig weaved away from the blade sensing its approach and tried its best to avoid the weapon that can harm it. Demonbane slashed wildly as Yig tried desperately to avoid the blade. Soon Yig felt its back hit a corner as it felt it but before it could move it was too late.
"ATLATCH-NATCHA!" Harry invoked as soon red webs surrounded Yig's form restraining it as saw even without eyes that it was trapped.
(Demonbane)
"The finale." Harry said as he got ready with Al.
(Trio)
"Come on now Harry beat that snake!" Ginny roared as Demonbane was ready.
'Come on Harry.' Joseph thought as his Master Therion Puppet did what was needed here.
(Battle)
Demonbane held the Sword in both hands as it then charged at Yig full force before its magic charged into the blade igniting it with a green flame before it sliced through Yig and parts of the wall behind it and then from the gash Yig roared in pain as its magic burst out from the wound. Soon Arkham began to warp and shift back to its original state as soon Demonbane stood forth as the victor as Demonbane had won this battle.
Demonbane's eyes then flashed as Arkham had returned to normal as it then glared to where Master Therion was only to see Liber Legis there instead.
(Liber Legis)
"Impressive Harry! Bravo such a splendid and amusing performance this day!" Master Therion cheered as he applauded Harry for his efforts and victory.
(Demonbane)
"So wanna settle this Master Therion?!" Harry demanded as he glared at Master Therion and Liber Legis through Demonbane.
(Liber Legis)
"No… not today I think we've all had enough excitement for the evening." Master Therion said with a smirk as he smirked at his foe.
(Outside)
Liber Legis began to vanish as Master Therion did as well with Etheldredra. "But fear now Mr. Potter we shall see each other again soon and don't worry when that time comes… we shall see how far you have progressed with your powers as a Magius." Master Therion said as he began to vanish from Arkham.
Demonbane chased after Liber Legis but when they did they were soon blasted back as soon gone leaving Demonbane behind with Joseph, Elisa, and Ginny inside the mysterious realm of Arkham.
(Demonbane)
Harry glared at where Liber Legis once stood before sighing knowing Master Therion will come back eventually. "Come on Al." Harry began as Al looked to her contract holder. "Let's go home." Harry said as Al agreed as it was time to go.
(Later In the Chamber of Secrets)
The four arrived back at the Chamber as they looked around as everything seemed the same save for the missing Basilisk Fang but Tom's diary was still there with them. "Is this what you deal with everyday Harry?" Ginny asked in shock as to what Harry had to go through.
"Yeah…" Harry said as Al floated next to him.
"Blimey mate you can have the Boy who lived title you really deserve it." Joseph said as he was surprised by what Harry and Al put up with as did Elisa.
"If people find out you use Eldritch Magic to fight against the Eldritch they'd probably call you a Grey Warrior or the 'One who Conquers,' considering that or maybe even the 'God Slaying Sword,' since you beat an Eldritch God." Ginny said as Harry nodded.
"Come on… let's get you home… all of you." Harry said before smiling to Fawkes who knew what the two wanted and that was transportation. "Ginny you fly with me and Al. Joseph and Elisa can you two fly with Ron and Lockhart?" Harry asked as Joseph nodded.
"It would be my pleasure." Joseph said with a smile as he looked to his best friend.
Harry then took Ginny in his arms as Al glared a jealous look before he once more spread his wings as soon he and Ginny flew off as Fawkes went with Joseph and Elisa to pick up Ron and Lockhart.
(Scene Break the next day)
Harry, Ron, and Al were all gathered in Dumbledore's office as they looked down with a guilty look as they were of course caught with what they did last night. "You all realize of course in the past few hours you have broken about a dozen school rules." Dumbledore said as he looked at the trio.
"Yes sir." They all said as they knew they were in trouble big time.
"There is also sufficient evidence to have you three expelled!" He scolded as the three then looked to each other.
"Yes sir." They repeated as after last night nothing can be a worse punishment for Harry this night after he took on Yig and won.
"Therefore it is only fitting that you both receive… special rewards for services to the school." Dumbledore said as the trio smiled at this as Al won't lie she was starting to enjoy Hogwarts after two years attending school here.
"Thank you sir." Ron said before Dumbledore stood up and brought a letter over to Ron.
"Now Mr. Weasley if you would have an owl deliver these release papers to Azkaban." Dumbledore began as he handed the papers to Ron. "I believe we may want our game keeper back." Dumbledore said as Ron nodded and made his way to the Owlary to have an Owl deliver the letters.
Once Ron was gone Dumbledore looked to Harry and Al as the two looked to him. "Harry… first I want to thank you, Harry. You must have shown real loyalty down in the chamber nothing but that would have called Fawkes to you." Dumbledore said as Harry saw the Phoenix was once more fully grown to adulthood. "And second… I sense something is troubling you both. Am I right?" Dumbledore said as Harry looked to the wise old Hogwarts Headmaster.
Suddenly, something that was nagging at Harry came tumbling out of his mouth.
"Professor Dumbledore... see I couldn't help but notice certain things certain strange likenesses and similarities between Tom Riddle, Joseph, and I." Harry said as he looked to Dumbledore.
"I see." Dumbledore said as he looked to Harry. "I must confess it has not escaped my notice that the Heir Ring had fallen into Joseph Theo's hands but considering who his mother was it was only fair he should inherit it." Dumbledore said as Harry and Al looked to him. "Joseph was a Parseltongue because his ancestor Salazar Slytherin could speak it which was inherited by Joseph's mother Nero Theron and thus passed down to him." Dumbledore said knowing how Nero and her family spent their entire lives running away from Salazar's taint on them.
"You can speak Parseltongue, Harry," said Dumbledore calmly as he looked to Harry. "Because Lord Voldemort - who is like Mr. Theo and allegedly Master Therion is the last remaining descendent of Salazar Slytherin - can speak Parseltongue. Unless I'm mistaken, he transferred some of his own powers to you the night he gave you that scar." Dumbledore said as he knew Harry was no longer a Horocrux but the Prophesy's terms weren't broken if it was still active.
"Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?" Harry said, thunderstruck at this new information.
"Not intentionally but It certainly seems so." Dumbledore said as Harry realized what the Sorting Hat had said before may hold some merit to its words.
"Then the sorting hat was right I should be in Slytherin!" Harry said only for Al to slap him upside the head causing him to yelp.
"No you don't you idiot!" Al yelled as she looked to Harry. "Yeah you have a lot of things he has resourcefulness, determination, and a great disregard for the bloody rules. So why do you think the Sorting hat put you in Gryffindor?" Al asked as Harry looked to it.
"Because… I asked it to." Harry said as he looked to the hat in question.
"Exactly! Exactly that is what makes you different from Voldemort. It is not our abilities that show what we truly are it is our choices." Dumbledore said as he smiled to the two students. "But if you want greater proof you may wish to learn of the Sword of Gryffindor when you can for it seems… the blade had vanished last night, I don't suppose you two would know where it had ended up hmm?" Dumbledore asked as Harry and Al both realized what he meant about the sword even if it was now a part of Al's power as the Necronomicon.
"Only a true Gryffindor could pull his sword out of the Sorting Hat wherever the sword may hide know I hope it would be of good use to the wielder as he uses it for the right reasons." Dumbledore said as he was fully aware Harry and Al have the sword now and perhaps it was best the sword remains with them.
Suddenly the door burst open, and a very mad, very blonde man stood glaring at Dumbledore. Behind his legs was wrapped a familiar house elf. "Mon..." Al started before Harry covered her mouth. Mr. Malfoy paid them no mind as Al glared at both Harry and Lucius for different reasons.
Dobby was carrying a stained rag with which he was attempting to finish cleaning Mr. Malfoy's shoes. Apparently Lucius Malfoy had set out in a great hurry, for not only were his shoes half-polished, but his usually sleek hair was disheveled. Ignoring the elf bobbing apologetically around his ankles, he fixed his cold eyes upon Dumbledore.
"So!" he said "You've come back. The governors suspended you, but you still saw fit to return to Hogwarts." Lucius said as he glared at Albus as Harry and Al silently smirked at him.
"Well, you see, Lucius," said Dumbledore, smiling serenely. "The other eleven governors contacted me today. It was something like being caught in a hailstorm of owls, to tell the truth. They'd heard that Arthur Weasley's daughter had been killed and wanted me back here at once. They seemed to think I was the best man for the job after all. Very strange tales they told me, too ... Several of them seemed to think that you had threatened to curse their families if they didn't agree to suspend me in the first place." Albus said as this brought about the desired reaction from Lucius which was him going even paler than usual, but his eyes were still slits of fury.
"So, have you stopped the attacks yet? Have you caught the culprit?" He asked as it sounded like he wanted answers.
"We have," said Dumbledore, with a smile.
"Well?" said Mr. Malfoy sharply. "Who is it?" Lucius demanded as he glared at Albus.
"The same person as last time, Lucius Lord Voldemort." Albus began as he looked to Lucius. "But this time, is appeared Lord Voldemort may have been an unwitting pawn and was being forced to act through somebody else. By means of this diary." Albus said presenting the destroyed diary in question.
"So the Dark Lord… was being made a puppet?" Lucius asked as that idea sounded appalling to him that Voldemort would be made a pawn by a supposed higher power.
"Nothing is confirmed Lucius." Albus said as he looked to Lucius. "But it would appear another magic was at work and with rumors of the one they call Master Therion becoming more and more frequent perhaps those rumors hold a sliver of fact in them." Dumbledore said as he knew Master Therion was here and from everything Albus had seen had been training Harry to achieve his full power with these confrontations between them.
Harry was watching Dobby while the entire thing was going on. Dobby was acting very weird. He pointed to the diary, to Mr. Malfoy, and then hit himself in the head. He repeated that cycle before Harry realized what he was trying to say.
"I see. . ." Lucius said slowly to Dumbledore who smiled kindly to him.
"A clever plan," said Dumbledore in a level voice, still staring Mr. Malfoy straight in the eye. "Because if Harry and Al here." Mr. Malfoy shot Harry a swift, sharp look. "And their friend Ron hadn't discovered this book, why Ginny Weasley might have taken most of the blame, with a little being given to Joseph and Elisa. No one would have been able to prove that they hadn't acted of their own free will." Albus said as he remembered Draco commenting that Joseph had taken a very vested interest in the Chamber of Secrets.
Mr. Malfoy's face became like a mask.
"And imagine," Dumbledore went on, "what might have happened then. The Weasleys are one of our most prominent pure-blood families. Imagine the effect on Arthur Weasley and his Muggle Protection Act, if his own daughter was discovered attacking and killing Muggle-born students. Very fortunate the diary was discovered, and Riddle's memories wiped from it. Who knows what the consequences might have been otherwise..."
"Very fortunate." Lucius said stiffly just before Harry spoke up as he glared at Lucius Malfoy.
"Do you want to know how Ginny got the diary, Mr. Malfoy?" Harry asked, eyes narrowed knowing Lucius was involved with this somehow in some form.
"How should I possibly know how the, stupid girl got a hold of it." Lucius hissed as he glared at the duo.
"Simple. You gave it to her. Slipped it in her transfiguration book at Florish and Blotts." Al answered, eyes never wavering as she knew a set up when she saw one.
"Prove it," Mr. Malfoy hissed as Al smirked as she pulled back knowing she didn't have proof… yet.
"That won't be possible, now that Riddle is gone from the book. But I would caution you against giving out any more of Lord Voldemort's old school things. If they find their way into innocent hands, well, they might just be traced back to you..." Dumbledore said in a steely cold voice as Lucius Malfoy glared at them before turning around.
"We're going, Dobby." Lucius said before he kicked the house elf through the door into the corridor.
Al and Harry both stood for a minute, thinking different things. "Dumbledore, may I give the diary back to Malfoy?" Harry asked as he had a brilliant idea to help Dobby.
"He's isn't the monster, the blonde one is," Al said, narrowing her eyes at Malfoy's back.
"Did it take you that long to realize that?" Harry asked her in exasperation as he grabbed the diary, put his sock on it.
"Nope no really wait up!" Al called as she chased after Harry to help him out by providing back up.
(Later in the Hall)
"Mr. Malfoy!" Harry called as he and Al went after him. "Mr. Malfoy!" Harry called as he and Al chased him down before they caught his attention.
"I believe… this belongs to you." Harry said handing the diary back to Lucius. "It may be useless to you now but I felt it would be best to return what was taken to its proper owner." Harry said as he handed the book back to Lucius Malfoy with a kind smile that Al mirrored as the Snake King took it.
"Then I should thank you." Lucius said as unknown to them Joseph was walking nearby when he saw the scene play out before his eyes. "Come Dobby." Lucius said before he took his leave as Joseph and Elisa watched from the shadows.
Harry then looked to Dobby knowing he had to act now. "Open it." Harry said as he and Al may have pulled a prank this day with good intentions involved for it. Dobby then opened the book and was wide eyed to find inside it were black socks as Al smirked at their victory.
"Dobby!" Lucius called as Harry and Al decided to watch the fireworks with Joseph and Elisa silently watching nearby.
"Master has given Dobby a sock." Dobby said as Lucius went wide eyed as he looked to Dobby.
"What?! I didn't." Lucius said as he looked and saw Dobby holding the pair of socks in the diary Harry had given him.
"Master has presented Dobby with cloths." Dobby said as he held the socks in question. "Dobby is free." Dobby said as Harry then showed his leg which now lacked the sock that was being held by Dobby.
"You cost me my servant!" Malfoy snarled as he took a step forward as Al smirked at him.
"As the Americans would say it. You mad bro?" Al taunted as she smirked at Lucius who then drew his wand and began to walk torts the duo.
"You shall not hurt Harry Potter or Al Azif sir! You will go now." Dobby said, pointing at Malfoy and standing between him and Harry just before Joseph acted. Joseph then focused his magic as his eyes glowed topaz yellow again before a magical seal appeared and blasted Lucius away from the trio which surprised Elisa.
Al laughed once again. "Mark my words, Potters, you will meet the same end as your parent's one of these days. They were meddlesome fools too." He turned to stare at Al as Joseph and Elisa took their leave. "And you don't think this is over the Alhazred fortune won't be yours for long half blood." Lucius said as Al smirked.
"Yeah keep telling yourself that." Al said as Lucius left the corridor to the exit.
"Mr. Potter saved Dobby! How can Dobby ever repay him?" Dobby asked which caused Harry to laugh a little.
"Just promise me one thing." Harry said as he smiled to Dobby looked eager to find out what it was. "Never try to save our lives again." Harry said as Dobby grinned and nodded before disappearing.
"Going to miss the little guy even if he nearly got you killed once." Al said remembering the bludger incident as she looked to Harry.
"Yeah me too." Harry said with a smile on his face.
(With Joseph and Elisa)
The two were walking away as Joseph smiled to himself as he pulled out the Basilisk fang he acquired the night before as Master Therion. "Master." Elisa said as she looked to Joseph. "You've been oddly cheery this past year is it… is it because of him?" Elisa asked as Joseph smiled a bit.
"Yes I suppose it is. I've seemed to become fond of this new God Slaying Sword." Joseph said as he smiled to Elisa. "More so then the other ones it breaks my heart knowing what I must force him to do in order to free myself." Joseph said as he walked with Elisa.
"Master…" Elisa said silently as in all honesty she hated Harry she hated him for taking her master away from her time and time again. "You've been oddly honest as well Master." Elisa said as Joseph smiled as he made his way to the great hall.
"Yes… he and I have been friends and enemies throughout countless life times in infinite time lines." Joseph said as he walked knowing how his Eldritch Blood grants him better understanding then humans can ever hope to possess in their lives. "I suppose it's just me enjoying my youth while I can." Joseph confessed as he smiled to Elisa who smiled back.
"Yes… master." Elisa said as they made their way to the Great Hall.
(Scene Break final Meal Hogwarts Express)
For the students, the rest of term passed in a haze of sunshine, since finals were canceled, as well as Defense. People were looking at Harry and Joseph with apologetic looks as Joseph sat down looking as calm as ever. As he saw it was starting to become common knowledge on the rumor mill that Joseph was an heir to Slytherin who Voldemort tried to eliminate fearing what Joseph would due to the lineage. Others say Joseph was from a Slytherin line of blood traitors but he neither confirmed nor denied any of those accusations.
Too soon, it was time to head away from Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Al, Joseph, Elisa, Fred, George, and Ginny all shared a compartment, and made the most of their last few hours of magic use. They practiced disarming people. Harry was getting very good, with Al and Hermione behind him.
"Oi, Ginny, what was it that you saw Percy doing he didn't want us to know?" Harry asked. Every quieted down to listen.
"Oh, that. Percy's got a girlfriend. He's been writing her all summer and seeing her in secret over the castle. It was the Ravenclaw prefect, Penelope Clearwater. I saw them kissing," Ginny laughed, before realizing her audience included the twins. "Please don't tease him about it?"
"Wouldn't dream of it," the Twins answered. It might have been believable if it weren't for the identical looks of mischief on their faces.
Elisa and Ginny were having a nice conversation, their time together in the Chamber cemented their friendship. Joseph though was looking out the window as he liked the window seat as it gave him time to contemplate his thoughts. Joseph wasn't happy with what he did in fact he and Elisa were in no real danger to start save for Harry discovering them to early. As Joseph sat at the window seat he began to think to himself the big questions. How long he had before their battle came how long can he hold of Yog-Sothoth so he can enjoy his childhood a bit. But most of all can Harry and Al succeed in where their previous incarnations failed.
Joseph wanted to die he wanted to die and know eternal peace but the Eldritch Monster prevented him from that. While Harry was blissfully unaware Joseph was aware of it all and also was wondering if this would be his final battle before true death eternal peace.
(Scene Break a week later)
Joseph returned with Elisa to Diagon Alley as he knew he had to do this alone. As he walked to Gringotts he entered carrying a briefcase as he was dressed in a suit. As Joseph walked to the Goblins he looked to them as they saw his pure white suit. "Mr. Theo how may Gringotts assist you?" The Goblin Teller for Joseph's vault asked as Joseph looked.
"Cut the pleasantries warrior I have a request." Joseph said opening the case to reveal a scroll which he passed to the Goblin. "I request a blade and I want it made to these exact specifications understood?" Joseph asked with the threat evident in his voice. "Money is not an object for me so forge it and I'll provide the ingredients." Joseph said the Goblin then smiled a greedy smile.
"As you wish we shall forge for you the Fang of Slytherin." The Goblin said as on the parchment was a Katana weapon modeled after Slytherin house.
"Good then owl me when it is ready." Joseph said as he and Elisa then took their leave leaving the brief case behind that held the ingredients needed for his sword.
"So what now?" Elisa asked as they left the Wizard Bank.
"Simple… Third Year." Joseph said as he had plans for Third Year as for him nothing of noteworthy occurred save for an escaped prisoner.
"Very well… Master." Elisa said as the pieces were once more being moved in her Masters favor.
"Just a few more years then the end will come." Joseph said as he made his way home as he knew the game was changing and soon the True War may begin again.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well finished Year 2 finally. Man glad I got this out of the way. Now then folks until next time leave a review and like I say ja-ne.
