"Where are we going first?" Harry asked.
Remus looked at Sirius for an answer and in return got a grin. "Let's go to the Gryffindor common room first."
"What's Gryffindor?" Harry asked.
"Gryffindor is the best house in the school! You get sorted into houses when you come here. Gryffindor is for the brave! Like you, Harry." Sirius said.
"Were my Mum and Dad in Gryffindor?" Harry asked.
"Yes they were! So was I and Remus." Sirius said.
"Remus and I." Remus corrected.
"I just said that." Sirius exclaimed. "Anyway, Harry. You will probably be in there too since it's the best house and since your the best!" Sirius bent down and tickled his Godson until he was interrupted.
"Talking about Slytherin? I didn't think you would want precious Potter in my house." Severus smirked.
"You know deep down Snivellus that Gryffindor is and will always be superior." Sirius said. "Come along, Harry."
They finally reached the portrait hole and they stopped in front of the Fat Lady. "Password." She said.
"Er- couldn't you just let us in? You know who we are and no one is here." Sirius said.
"I said password. I do not let anyone in without a password. Not even if you had a knife and cut up my picture." The Fat Lady said.
Sirius snorted. "Well you're dedicated. I guess we have to go back to Dumbledore."
"Go ahead, Padfoot we'll stay here." Remus said.
"Alright." Sirius puffed and walked away.
"Holiday." Remus said to the Fat Lady. The door opened and they all walked in while Sirius was going in the other direction.
"Moony, maybe we should-" Sirius said and then turned around to see the door about to shut. "Damn it."
Sirius ran down the hall and stopped the door right before it was about to shut. "Thanks a lot Moony. I missed Harry's reaction."
"No you didn't. I made him close his eyes." Remus said with a laugh.
"Prat." Sirius said and laughed. He stood in front of Harry. "Open your eyes, pup."
Harry slowly opened and gasped loudly. "Wow!"
"Do you like it?" Sirius asked him.
"Yes!" Harry exclaimed.
"Let's give them a tour." Remus said.
They all walked around the room and they told stories about their times at the school. The more Harry laughed the more stories they told. Finally after a hour of laughter Remus stopped Sirius from telling another story.
"It will be dinner soon." Remus said and stood up. He didn't want to stop telling stories. He was having more fun then he's had in years. "Do you want them to see the rest of the castle?"
"We never showed them the dorms, though!" Sirius said.
"We can another time. I'd like them to see the astronomy tower, the black lake and the shrieking shack. We won't have time for everything but we'll be back." Remus said. "Let's go everyone."
They all got up and headed for the door. Sirius kept up with the stories so everyone kept laughing.
"Remember when we tried tricking James? We put Amortentia in his drink and it backfired." Sirius laughed.
"What's Amortentia?" Harry asked.
"It's a love potion. A very powerful one at that." Sirius said. "It doesn't make you fall in love but it makes you obsessed with someone."
"What happened?" Harry asked as they kept walking.
"Well I poured it in his drink. I thought that it would work on the first person he saw. I wanted him to follow around McGonagall like a lost puppy. But since I gave him the drink he became obsessed with me. He followed me everywhere, he tried to kiss me and he kept telling me that he loved me. It was awful." Sirius shivered.
By the time Sirius finished the story Remus couldn't help but laugh. "So you never found out?" Remus was shaking from laughter.
"Never found out what?" Sirius asked.
"I switched the vials. You put water in his drink. I also warned him about your trick." Remus was laughing uncontrollably. "He never took the potion."
"So he followed me around all day to trick me? He tried kissing me!" Sirius said.
"All part of the trick." Remus said.
The laughter coming from Remus made Harry also laugh just as hard as Remus. He was holding on to his stomach when he stopped.
"I need to use the bathroom." Harry said and gritted his teeth. "Really badly."
"There's a bathroom right up here, pup." Sirius said. "Would you like me to go with you?"
"No thank you." Harry said and ran off towards the bathroom.
After Harry was finished he walked to the sink to wash his hands. He stood there for a moment looking at himself in the mirror. He could already tell that whatever Madam Pomfrey did to him that it was working.
As he was about to leave he noticed a weird engraving on the stone of the sink. He walked closer and stood on his tip toes to get a better look.
"Wow." Harry hissed as he looked at the snake. All of a sudden the sink started to move. And there was a pipe hole in the floor.
Harry's heart was beating rapidly at the danger but he was too curious not to take a closer look. He slowly walked to the edge of the pipe and looked down. All he could see was darkness so he got down on his stomach. He saw something shimmer at the bottom so he leaned in.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." A high pitched voice said from behind.
Harry flinched and fell through the pipe. He tried to grab onto something but his hands were still wet so it was useless. He screamed as loud as he could as he fell through the slimy pipe. He was sure that he would hit the floor but instead he shot right out into an opening. He slowly got up off the floor and looked around. There was a path ahead that was filled with torches on the wall.
Harry tried calling for help but he didn't think anyone heard him. He walked around in circles as he was trying to decide if he should stay where he was or look for another way out. He was about to go through the other pipe when he tripped over something on the floor. When he looked down his eyes widened.
There were tons of skulls everywhere. Harry knew that they had to have been animal skulls but he was still scared nonetheless. He got up and tried to walk to the torch on the wall but instead he tripped over another bone. This time it resulted in him hitting his head on the wall and falling unconscious.
Myrtle was still in the bathroom trying to decide what to do. She couldn't go help him so that was out of the question. She could just let him die and then she could have company. She nodded her head and then heard the boy screaming for help and she sighed. She went through the wall into the hallway.
"Are you supposed to be watching Harry Potter?" Myrtle asked coldly.
"Yes." Remus asked. "Is he alright?"
"No. If he dies he can share my bathroom." Myrtle said with a giggle.
They all rushed into the bathroom and gasped. The sinks never used to rip apart when they were at school. Sirius wondered who was in charge of upgrading the school when he heard a faint yell.
"Was that Harry?" Sirius asked.
"Yes." Myrtle chuckled. "You can't hear him as much as I can. He needs help."
"Obviously." Sirius sneered at her.
"I'm going to go down there." Remus said.
"Yeah me too." Sirius said and got ready to jump.
"Don't be stupid. Go to Dumbledore." Remus said.
"But-" Sirius said but was cut off.
"I would hurry if I were you." Myrtle said. "I think he hit his head on something. He stopped screaming."
"Go Sirius!" Remus said and then fell into the pipe.
Remus finally reached the end and shot through and landed in an opening big enough for him to walk. He could smell blood and he started to panic.
He found Harry unconscious against the wall with blood all over his head. He rushed over to him and knelt down.
"It'll be alright, Harry." Remus said and he pushed the boy's hair our of his eyes.
He grabbed the wand out of his back pocket and pointed it at Harry's chest. "Rennervate" he said and a red light came out the end.
Remus stood up and waited for Harry to awaken. When he finally did Remus smiled at him.
"Are you alright, Harry?" Remus asked.
"I-I'm so sorry! I d-didn't mean to come down here. It was an accident I s-swear!" Harry said in a panicked voice.
Remus raised his hand to brush Harry's hair again. Harry visibly flinched, making Remus lower his hand.
"P-please don't hurt me too bad. I don't want more bruises." Harry started crying.
"No, Harry." Remus said and knelt down and looked him in the eyes. "I promise you I would never in my life hit you. I was just going to do this."
Remus pushed Harry's hair back once again and he rubbed Harry's back. Harry relaxed and put his arms around Remus's neck and hugged him.
"You're not angry?" Harry asked. "Do you forgive me?"
"I'm not angry. I do not forgive you because you did nothing wrong. It was an accident." Remus answered.
"How will we get out?" Harry asked. "Should we go through the pipes?"
"Sirius went to get Professor Dumblefore for help." Remus said. "We will just have to wait."
"Oh okay." Harry said sadly.
"Why are you sad? Did you want to go through the tunnels?" Remus asked.
"It looks quite fun, doesn't it? I've never been on an adventure." Harry said.
"Maybe when you're older. Right now you need your head looked at." Remus said.
Harry felt the back of his head and felt a large bump and some blood. He flinched at the pain. "Ow."
Remus chuckled as he heard yelling from above them. "Finally. Let's go Harry."
Harry stood up quickly and almost fell again from dizziness. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry. I'll just carry you." Remus said and picked Harry up into his arms. He waited until he heard a pop next to him.
"Albus how did you get down here?" Remus asked.
"The wards are off at the moment so we can apparate out of here." Dumblefore answered. "Go to my office please." Dumbledore turned on his heel and left with a pop.
"Ready, Harry?" Remus asked.
"Yes." Harry answered. "Is he angry at me?"
"Of course not." Remus answered and turned on the spot.
After the uneasy feel of apparating they were in the office. Sirius ran over to Harry and picked him up and squeezed him.
"Are you okay, pup?" Sirius asked.
"Yes." Harry answered then quieted to a whisper. "Am I in trouble?"
"Of course not." Sirius said. He was about to ruffle Harry's hair when he noticed the blood. "Blimey. We need to get you checked out."
"I can heal him. No worries." Dumbledore said. He motioned Harry over and did the proper spell to fix the bump on his head and clean the blood. "There. Now let's talk."
Harry went over and stood by Remus until Remus picked him up to sit on his lap.
"Can you tell me exactly what happened Harry?" Dumbledore asked.
"Will you yell at me?" Harry asked.
"No I will not yell at you. I'm not mad at you at all." Dumbledore said.
"I went in to use the bathroom and when I was done I washed my hands at the sink. I saw a snake on the sink and then the sink opened." Harry said.
"Did you say anything when you saw the snake?" Dumbledore asked.
"I-I don't remember. I might have." Harry paused to think. "Oh I did say something. I said wow."
"Did it sound strange?" Dumbledore asked.
"No. I don't think it did." Harry answered.
"Alright." Dumbledore said. "Go on with the story please."
"After it opened I tried to look down there but all I saw was something shiny. I went on my stomach and looked into the pipe. That's when I heard someone say that I shouldn't do that and I got scared and I accidentally fell through." Harry said.
"Thank you Harry." Dumbledore said. "Petunia could you please wait outside the door with the boys? I need to talk to Remus and Sirius alone."
Petunia nodded and took the boys hands and walked out the door. Once the door shut Dumbledore did a silencing charm to the room.
"Harry seems to be a Parselmouth." Dumbledore said sadly.
"You mean he can talk to snakes?" Sirius asked.
"Yes." Dumbledore answered.
"How is that possible, Albus?" Remus asked. "James and Lily couldn't."
"I have a theory as to why. I have been wondering about how Voldemort affected Harry. If he affected him at all. When Voldemort tried to kill Harry, Voldemort was destroyed. Voldemort accidentally passed on some of his powers on to Harry." Dumbledore said.
"Does that mean that Harry will turn out like Voldemort?" Sirius asked.
"No. Harry is his own person. He can go on whichever path he wants. Let's just hope he chooses good." Dumbledore said. "Voldemort was a very powerful wizard. It was not the power that made Voldemort a horrible wizard. It was his choices that made him one."
"What should we do?" Remus asked.
"I would advise you to get Harry a snake so he can practice." Dumbledore said.
"So you want him to practice an ability that is said to be evil?" Sirius asked incredulously.
"Not everyone who speaks it is evil." Dumbledore said. "Harry will need to practice. Parseltongues can do extraordinary things. Good things if they choose to. If Harry learned it early on he could even heal people."
"We will get him a snake then." Remus said. "In the bathroom, what was that place?"
"Have you ever heard of the chamber of secrets?" Dumbledore asked.
"No." Sirius said.
"I have but I thought it was a myth." Remus said.
"We didn't want anyone to find out." Dumbledore said. "We have been looking for the entrance for decades and then Harry comes along and finds it accidentally. I think I can tell that Harry will be doing amazing and dangerous things while he attends this school."
"Not too dangerous, right?" Remus asked.
"I cannot tell the future." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes. "It is dinner time. Let's go and eat."