The trio walked up to Gryffindor tower, talking about their lucky break.

"When Snape snuck up on us."

"I wish I had remembered the statute."

Suddenly, Takuya started gagging and hacking. He felt like crap and was now doubled over. The boy began smoking and when the smoke cleared, Draco Malfoy was helping Takuya up off the floor. Ron froze openmouthed and Takuya asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yes, thank you."

With this, Draco ran down towards the Slytherin common room.

The trio walked on and stopped at the portrait of a fat lady. "Password?"

"Wattlebird."

With that, the boys turned and saw Hermione standing there. Before she could open her mouth, Ron started throwing up blood. She gasped and walked forward but Harry and Takuya forced her back, pinning her to the wall.

"Don't go near him, you'll."

"Get the same thing. It'll"

"Pass, just give him a moment."

Sure enough, Ron got up shakily to his knees. Stiffly, he walked back to the common room and the three boys went to bed.

Harry lay awake, shaking from the strain of holding himself together when the tree smashed him. He then heard a rustling and saw a white boy with flecks of yellow and orange. He recognized the boy as Ron, still not used to his new vision. Ron got up, everything but his legs and feet limp. Harry saw a silver aura pulse from his leg and foot joints and followed the boy silently. The two walked (or in Harry's case, floated) outside and toward the Whomping Willow. Ron walked up to a big black ball that seemed to be the heart of silver aura. Ron raised his hands and part of the ball followed suit.

Ron's dream

Ron was running through a field, tired legs unable to stop. His best friend was calling him and he needed to save it. He saw a huge tiger skeleton standing there and the boy pet it. As he did so, it turned and bit him on the wrist, fading into the wound.

Ron woke up to a huge pain in his hand. He lifted it and saw deep bite marks glowing orange on his hand. The ache seemed to grow and grow, spreading to his whole body. He was dimly aware of someone dragging him.

When he woke up the next morning, Ron had no memory of his late night wanderings. He noticed Harry gathered around a large group of people, from second year Takuya to sixth year Thomas. The hoard was laughing at something and Ron got up to say hi. "So then Uncle Vernon started yelling that I was escaping and then Takuya goes, 'No we aren't, we're just sticking our heads out the window because there's beer!'" Harry finished, "I have to tell you that if it wasn't for Takuya I probably would have b-"

"Harry, not now, we have little ears." Marcus said.

"Could have been what? What is so important that Harry only responds to his letters and not mine?"

"Er, Ron, I never received any letters whatsoever. Takuya's been visiting me.

"You stop hanging out with me after you went missing last year and now you barely even talk to me! I'm beginning to wonder if you just got tired of me and decided to cast me off like an old toy!" Ron shouted.

To Ron's surprise, Takuya walked up and smacked him across the face. Before he had recovered, Zoe gave him another, everyone continuing on until only Harry hadn't smacked him.

"Guys, that wasn't called for."

"If it wasn't for him you'd still be human! If he hadn't met you, you wouldn't have." Takuya froze and his next words chilled Ron's blood, "If he hadn't met you, you wouldn't have died."

At this, Ron backed away, missing Harry's reply. Harry was dead? He remembered the letter but he thought maybe Harry had almost died. And Harry wasn't human anymore? Nothing made sense anymore. If Harry had died, why was he still breathing? What did Takuya mean about Harry not being human?

Little did anyone know, that would be the least of his worries. With Randalf gone, a new villain was on the rise, more determined to take down his enemies.

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"I have cooooome mashter."

"Gooooooooood. Take down the Digidestined."

"Of courshe."

Hogwarts

Harry froze, blind. When Nearly Headless Nick had invited him to Nick's 500th deathday party, the boy had quickly said yes but when he arrived, he couldn't see anything. Takuya saw the other boy freeze and then flipped on his goggles.

-Can't see can you?-

-No. If Nick finds out he'll tell Dumbledore-

Ron turned toward the boys, "What are you talking about now?"

"Ron? No one's said anything." Hermione was confused.

"They have! They talk to each other all the time!"

"Hello boysh."

The three boys and Hermione turned around. Hermione, Ron, and Takuya couldn't see anything.

"If you are looking for the restroom, head up the stairs and make a right." Harry said calmly.

"I've already gone. I'm here with a meshage."

"Leave a note with my secretary."

"It'sh not that kind of meshage."

"Well then, where's the paper bag?"

"It'sh not that kind either, whelp."

"Well give it and get out, we don't want your kind here."

"My kind?"

"I see your aura. Pure black with not a shred of blue. You are so evil you never had any chance to become good."

"Ah, that'sh how you can shee me."

"No, I'm just saying it for no reason."

"You try my patienshe."

Takuya finally figured it out and pulled his goggles on. The blue lights of the party faded away and a black cloak appeared out of the air.

"Alright cloak boy, spit it out or leave. We were trying to enjoy the party when you interrupted us."

Ron and Hermione exchanged glances.

"You're nexcht."

"Hey dummy, I'm over here!" Takuya hollered.

"I know."

"Then how come you are pointing at Hermione?"

"You'll sheeee."

Hermione was blown back, crashing with the table. Ron ran toward her but Takuya blocked him. "Wait, there's something wrong with her."

"Of course she is, she just slammed into a table!"

"She did?" Harry asked.

"YES! Weren't you paying attention?"

"Yeah. I wondered why she stopped in midair like that and then fell."

Takuya released Ron and both he and Harry took a step back. When they had gotten far enough away, both boys ran.

After a while, Ron had managed to revive Hermione and drag her up the stairs. He saw Takuya and Harry staring at something, frozen.

The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir, beware.

"Enemies of the Heir beware! You'll be next, mudbloods."

Hermione and Ron's jaws dropped. Though they had clearly heard Draco Malfoy, the man standing in front of them couldn't be him. His hair was long and soft while he had no body hair except for that. He was seven feet tall with hands ending in claws and his eyes were tawny with slitted pupils. His nose was hooked exactly like a beak and didn't even look like a nose at all. His eyebrows had rotated to his sides, making him look angry and his mouth was just a thin slit. Harry looked at Draco and then turned to the wall again while Takuya touched it. "Paint. It won't come off though."

"My cat!" Argus Filch roared in, furious at the sight of his cat strung up by her tail to a torch. He yelled some at Harry and Takuya when the thing mentioned they had been there first, only saved by Dumbledore. The Headmaster explained that the cat had only been petrified.

Even though the ghostly Professor Binns had explained that the Heir referred to the Heir of Slytherin, Ron had his doubts. Harry could have easily released this "beast" since he obviously didn't care about the mudblood Hermione. Takuya wondered what the significance of the cloaked man on the same night as the attack was. Harry wondered who it could be and why people had gasped at Draco. Hermione thought that maybe Draco had done it.

When Harry had been asked if he wanted to come and investigate the writing with Ron and Hermione, he had agreed. Like Hermione, he had noticed the water and wanted to check it out. When Myrtle had come out, Harry was the only one looking for clues. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to be there.

A.N. Hey first I want to say… IGOTMYFIRSTREVIEW! Nova, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could answer your question but I don't know.

I believe I should do some more recognitions and accreditations

Riley Blackmon: I decided that you are right and there are a lot of epic people named Bruce.

SailorNova007: See above.

Aokiiri: Moral Support.

You: I want a map with a lot of tacks so I can mark where my readers are. I have readers on 5 continents!

Credit goes to:

Anne MacCaffrey: The beast and rider scenes came from Impression stories

Christopher Paloni: Saphira and Eragon remind me of beast and rider.

Yu-Gi-Oh: The mind merge scenes in book one and now in book two.

YuYu Hakasho: The return to death was written before I watched this but it seemed to help get my ideas going.

I want to take the time to remind everyone that I lost control of the story in chapter 9 of book one. I try to get it going one way and all of a sudden it is in a completely different direction.

Google: you led me to the Digimon wiki and to youtube.

Youtube: You led me to TGotD and that started the story.