While it upset Ron greatly, Takuya kept Harry from feeling despair at Hermione's petrification. The three kept busy checking the scene of the first attack until one night; they noticed a group of spiders running outside. While Ron was pale, Harry and Takuya knew that this was the best lead they had. After hearing about Ron's fear of spiders, Harry and Takuya dragged him along, not letting the other boy off easily.

The spiders led the trio to the Forbidden Forest, a place Harry and Ron had been before. While Ron was constantly tripping over something, Harry and Takuya's forms made the walk easy as a stroll for them. Though they didn't notice, both boys were walking on all fours, keeping low to the ground like beasts. Fed up, Ron summoned his tiger, and the group ran along, easily keeping pace with one another.

Arriving in the heart of the forest, Ron stepped off his tiger and the other two rose onto their feet. Standing there before them was a large spider, bigger than even the Valkyrie. With Ron shaking, the group listened as the spider, Aragog, explained that he was not the monster of the Chamber and that that beast was the enemy of spiders. After he finished, Aragog looked at Ron with hunger, sensing the other two were inedible. When Aragog ordered his spiders to attack, Harry and Takuya leapt at them, clearing a path for Ron. Before the spiders could break through, the car that had taken the group to Hogwarts crashed through the trees, as wild as the Valkyrie. It had become feral from its time in the forest, fending off the spiders with ease. However, when the car stopped and opened its doors, only Ron leapt in, Harry and Takuya deciding to leap into the skies. When the car dropped Ron at the edge of the forest, the other boys flew down and the three talked the night over.

As April turned to May and May to June, the attacks halted, spreading relief throughout the school. The trio spent a large amount of time with Hermione, bouncing ideas around as though she could hear. It was Harry who noticed the slip of paper in her frozen hand, explaining that a snake called a Basilisk (A.N. After I read the second book the second or third time, I looked up Basilisks. They actually look like huge scaly roosters. They were born the way she says they were and do kill on sight. Though I will go with Ms. Rowling's image of them, I wanted to tell you what I found out. Of course, since I read her account first, I think of them as big snakes that could give Godzilla a run for his money.) had been using the pipes to get around. It explained why no one had died, Ms. Norris seeing it in a puddle of water, Colin through his camera, Hermione and Penelope through the mirror, and Justin through Nick. The group decided to go tell someone about the snake, on the way meeting up with Kari and Tai. When the group went to the staff room, they leapt in the closet to hear the news, Ginny Weasley had been taken to the Chamber where her body would lie forever.

At this news, Harry, Ron, Takuya, Tai, and Kari ran to Professor Lockhart's room, only to see him packing. The fool explained that all the books he was famous for, contained with deeds involving trolls and werewolves, had actually not come from his own experiences, instead stemming from others. Before he could rip their memories, Harry flung out his hand, materializing his wand and casting a disarming charm. The group marched Lockhart to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom where everyone but Harry heard that Myrtle had died after seeing big yellow eyes by the sinks. The group quickly located a tap with a stone snake on it and Harry stood forward

~Open.~

With that, the wall of sinks split apart, revealing a large hole. Lockhart, Ron, Tai, Kari, Takuya, and then Harry slid down one at a time. When Tai landed, he turned and saw Kari sail through. Right after her, Takuya sailed past, stopping in midair. He glanced at Takuya, noting the boy's ease at the maneuver. However, he had no time to marvel as he felt a huge burst of heat come out and stood back knowing what was coming. A comet shot through the pipe, reforming into Harry as it landed next to Takuya. Though Tai and Kari knew about Harry's firepower, Lockhart gasped and collapsed. As Ron leapt to help him, Lockhart grabbed the wand Ron carried, not knowing it had been broken by the Whomping Willow. Lockhart spun around and yelled the spell that had made his fortune, "Obliviate!" However, the damaged wand backfired, sending Ron, Kari, and Lockhart crashing into the wall. A rain of boulders crashed down, separating the three from the rest of the group. When Harry established the wellbeing of Ron and Kari, Harry ordered them to stay put as he and Takuya loped forward. Though slower, Tai kept up, marveling at the speed the two were running at. The progress was stopped at a door with snakes which Harry quickly ordered to open. Not wanting to leave Tai behind, Takuya ordered Tai to mount him, the group bounding into a chamber with snake statues all around.

When the group reached the front of the chamber, all three were shocked to see a sixteen year old boy standing in front of Ginny Weasley. Harry had stiffened, hackles rising. He saw a swirling black aura he recognized, knowing that this must be the sixteen year old Voldermort. Sensing Harry's discomfort, Takuya lowered his goggles and saw the trouble, making Tai wonder what was going on. Harry and Takuya reminded Tai of wild beasts, preparing for the kill. He found out why the boys were angry when the boy introduced himself as Tom Marvolo Riddle, the owner of the diary Harry had found, and showed that "I am Lord Voldermort" was an anagram of his name. Takuya walked forward but Harry stopped him with a thought.

-No, he's mine.-

Riddle spoke an incantation and Harry found himself staring into the eyes of an ancient snake. Riddle was shocked that Harry was still alive, knowing his snake could kill with a glance.

"What trickery is this!?"

"No trickery, I know Basilisks kill humans and animals who see its eyes."

"You should be dead!"

"Thankfully for me, I am not human or animal."

"But. You."

"What's the matter Tommy? Too scared now that your snake has no effect?"

Takuya joined with Harry's mind, Tai now alone behind a pillar, as Fawkes appeared the sorting hat in his hand. The hat fell to Harry, a sword falling out of it. Without looking at it, Harry easily caught the sword, igniting it with his heat. The boy leapt straight in the air, brandishing the flaming weapon with the same ease as he fought on the beast. When the Basilisk darted forward, Harry would wing his way through the air, using his body to fly around. Blood rained down onto the floor from the wounds the snake was taking, bathing the floor in hot blood. At last, Harry slashed out the beast's eyes, taking out beast's ability to see. Harry continued on, darting like a madman around the large beast. Now able to watch the battle, Tai gasped at Harry. He had seen the boy fight with his Digimon and as Agunimon, but he had never seen this savage intensity with which the battle was fought. Finally, with a scream, the Basilisk toppled to the floor, straight for Ginny. Takuya separated from Harry and threw the snake out of the way, both boys training their lupine eyes on Riddle.

"You. Don't. Know. Who. You. Are. Dealing. With." Takuya spoke, each word a growl.

"You can mess with me, you can play with Takuya, but you will never hurt this school." Harry growled.

With that, the boy threw the sword at Tai, who quickly caught it and picked up the diary lying on the floor. When he touched it, Riddle stared as the other boy's hand began to smoke, screaming at the agony. Black ink flew all over the room, only missing Harry and Takuya. When Harry lowered the book, he now held a smoking black cover, burn marks covering the once complete book.

With Fawkes carrying Tai, Harry and Takuya loped back to the blocked in chamber, easily outpacing the bird. With their immense strength, Harry and Takuya broke through the boulders, shocking Lockhart and Kari.

With Ron, Tai, Kari, Ginny, and Lockhart holding hands, the phoenix took off back up the pipe. Harry and Takuya used their powers over the elements to follow, the bird leading the group to Dumbledore's office.

When the seven entered the office, Dumbledore, Arthur, Molly, and Lucius turned to look. From behind Lucius, Dobby looked on in wide eyed wonder. It took Arthur and Molly a few minutes to realize what they were seeing, the once human Harry and Takuya looking taller with wolf eyes, hands, feet, and ears. Takuya carried the hat while Tai carried the book and Harry the sword. The three boys held out their items, allowing Dumbledore to take them. Fawkes looked at Harry, thanking the boy for rescuing his master's school. It took Harry some time to realize that the bird had spoken to him and he had understood but when he did, he simply nodded at the bird.

"Well, in honor of your achievements, I award 50 points to each of you for saving the school. You will all receive awards for services to the school."

Kari and Tai looked at each other and then Tai turned, "Takuya, Harry, and Ron discovered the snake. Kari helped Ron and the Professor while I watched Harry take down the Basilisk with Takuya."

"You will all receive awards for services to the school for assisting in the destruction of this menace. Also, we will cancel all exams for the year, passing each student based on merit."

A.N. Well now, the year is winding down and I got Tai in on the action. Of course, the name of the story probably doesn't make sense but if you look closely, it does bring up Harry's powers a bit more than last time. The events of the last two major fights changed, but all in all the point was made. Many of you are probably wondering why Dobby wasn't released and I will come to that. Of course, I'll put in at least one more chapter, tying up the loose ends of the year. Thank you to my 6 follows, 11 favorites, 1 community, and 1 review for making my heart feel warm and fuzzy. On a side note, I may not be writing tomorrow night or Friday night as my dad is coming to town on Friday and I have work and the fair on top of that. However, I promise that I will write tonight and tomorrow, putting chapters out in the day time as well as at night.