Chapter 2
When they reappeared they stood in a place Harry knew better than anyone else in the world: the Chamber of Secrets.
"Why are we here?"
"For Excalibur, you must ask the statue of Merlin to grant you his greatest secret."
"Wait, Merlin? That's not Slytherin?"
"No, sir. Hogwarts was once known as Camelot. So the castle is yours as birthright. Anyway, king Arthur wished to honour Merlin so he had the best craftsmen of the country build this. But Slytherin claimed the Chamber of Merlin as his own and renamed it, thus the Chamber of Secrets was born."
Harry just looked at the statue and then spoke
"Merlin, father of magic, I ask that you grant me that which is your greatest secret."
They watched as the mouth started to move
"Who asks?"
"Harry James Potter, sir."
"Harry James Potter, you ask something that is yours by right of birth. You may enter and retrieve that which is yours."
The mouth was now completely opened and Harry climbed in. There in a stone Excalibur rested and on a table lay a black box, a dark wooden staff with a diamond on top and a black leather scabbard with silver decorations. In the were six rings: a golden with a ruby in the middle and in a circle around it emeralds, sapphires and yellow quartz, one that was almost the same but smaller, a silver with an emerald, a golden with a ruby, a bronze with a sapphire and one made of onyx and yellow quartz. On the left of Excalibur lay a tiara made of gold and rubies, around the sword was a crown of gold and rubies and on the right stood another blade. Harry pulled Excalibur free and took all the other stuff. But then golden words appeared:
Dragon, owl and lion
Raven, snake and badger
Dragon the heir true of hart and born those who have thrice defied Phoenix at his side
Owl the wise his true love born of nonmagical blood unicorn as friend
Lion the brave his truest friend born to those who could not be there thesthrall as steed
Raven the seer and moonnamed born to those who have lost one pegasus as ride
Snake the cunning his once enemy born to those who have lied and bribed basilisk as his
Badger the loyal and fireheaded born to those who have already six griffin as true family
Only when the dark serpent, unworthy of what he claims to be
And the one who claims to be white
Are gone and done
And when Excalibur shines
Will the dragon ascend on the throne with glittering blade and shining staff
The friends who are loyal are going to be his closest
Those who aren't will stand alone
The dragon will break free of those unworthy
"O, great, another prophesy."
Harry sighed, he just wanted to be normal for once. Then he started to think. Who are the other five? Do I know them? I think the Owl is Hermione and the Snake is probably Malfoy. The Raven is Luna I think but who are the Lion and the Badger. While he was thinking he walked outside. When he stepped into the chamber, the group of five knelt and said "Long live king Harry, may he rule fair and true!"
"Wait, don't you know the prophesy I saw in there?"
"What prophesy, my king?"
"This one"
Harry told them the prophesy.
"Hmmm, my king I can help you with one thing: the tiara belongs to the only one you will call your queen. Just tap the tiara with your ring. The other rings and the sword will then too seek their true owners."
Harry touched the tiara with his ring and it disappeared in a flash of red and gold.
At the same time
Granger residence, Hermione's room
A gold and red flash, a tiara and ring appeared
Longbottom manor, Neville's room
A gold and red flash, a sword and ring appeared
Lovegood house, Luna's room
A blue and bronze flash, a ring appeared
Malfoy manor, Draco's rooms
A silver and green flash, a ring appeared
The Burrow, Ginny's room
A black and yellow flash, a ring appeared