"So that's Mrs. Norris, Colin, Justin, Headless Nick, and now Hermione?" asked Fred when the three of them came back. Fred and George were sitting on the three-person couch with Heather in between them.

"Yeah," replied Beth. "That means it could be anyone of us next time."

Beth looked at her clock and got up. She walked over to her best friend Marissa because she needed her help.

"Marissa, I need you to cover for me," Beth said in a whisper. "I need to leave now."

"You need to tell me where you are going before I'll cover for you," Marissa replied. Marissa and Beth had been friends forever and told each other everything.

"Fine, but you need to promise not to tell anyone," Beth replied back.

"I promise," Marissa replied.

"Okay. I'm going to meet Draco. He and I have been friends since last year and I need to go talk to him. Plus it is Tuesday and we usually meet on Tuesdays"

"Your friends with him?" asked Marissa astonished.

"Yes, and yes I know he likes to pick on Harry, but he is a different person around me," Beth replied back.

"Okay, I'm gonna believe you," replied Marissa. "I'll cover for you and I won't tell a soul. But when do you think you'll be back?"

"5:45," replied Beth as she snuck out.

"Did you here?" asked Beth the moment she walked in.

"Yes, I did," replied Draco. "As much as I supposedly hate her, and think she deserved it, who ever is letting this think loose is going too far."

So, it's not you?" asked Beth hoping it wasn't.

"No, but I it have to be someone related to Slytherin," replied Draco. And the last blood relative was Voldemort."

"It was?" asked Beth. "Then that means someone must have something of his to be controlling the thing."

"Yes, and your right," replied Draco. "But we can't tell a teacher."

"Why not?" asked Beth. "We could save people."

"Well, one then everyone will know about our friendship," Draco replied. "And, two, what if that person finds out and before we could find out who it is, they set the thing loose on us?"

"True," replied Beth. "Oh no, its 5:43 and I told Marissa I'd be back by 5:45."

"You told her, didn't you?" asked Draco.

"I had too, but she won't tell any one," Beth replied heading towards the door. "She promised."

As Beth and Draco were talking Harry and Ron were following these spiders like Hagrid said. The spiders fled to the Forbidden forest, where Harry and Ron met Aragog. There they were almost attacked by the giant spider's pack but got out safely. They arrived back to the common room five minutes after Beth, because they visited Hermione. Well there, they found the piece of paper that Hermione had before she was Petrified. They figured out why she had a mirror and how the thing was traveling around. They also found out what it was, a basilisk. They decided to keep the information to themselves, and never told anyone.