Title: Truth behind the name and the lies P.2
Pairing: DracoxHarry,
Fandom : HP
Notes: An abused boy finds out he's a wizard and a hero; his tormented mind rebels. One person sees through the misconceptions to the real Harry and treats him the way he deserves. How does this change them both and those around them? Please read P.1 otherwise you maybe confused…
Yana5-
I hate Dumbledore- join the club
Zwolftd-
'I hope who's done the things like stop mailing to Harry and the Bludger no Dobbby is this story. But who? I hope it's not the same person that imperius Lucius. Oh!Severus you save Harry's little arm before Lockhard ruin his arm to be worst. thank goodness.- Dobby? Dobby knows nothing. Lucius wasn't planning on doing anything with the diary. He sold all of the Dark Artifacts he knew about at Borgin and Burke's. Yes, Severus is the only one Harry trusts besides Narcissa to mend his hurts if he can't be see by his Healer from St. Mungos.
AerynS-
'Question-if Lucius was imperioused, who did it? Could the mysterious "he" have possibly tampered with the bludger? As for the mail, I think Dumbledore had a hand in that. Do wizard's suffer from Alzheimer's Disease?'- Haven't revealed the Imperius caster just yet. Perhaps, they are one and the same. I don't think that Muggle disease can affect wizards. I think Dumbledore is suffering from Pride. He thinks he is the next Merlin, he refuses to admit he makes mistakes or that he broke the law.
Evil Kitty Dictator-
'Hahahaha rejected! When will Lockless get the picture; I bet that even after being hexed he wouldn't understand he's not wanted. That old goat is to senile to run a school.. Can't even get a decent DADA teachrs, well that is until he hired Remus. Poor Harry, at least he got of with only a Broken arm which thanks to papa Sev, is nice and healed. Can't wait foe more.' - Yes rejected. Hexed? He'd just saw he was too slow or the caster got lucky. I don't know about the senile part. He only hires DADA instructors he can manipulate. Judgement on Remus will be reserved until part 3.
Lone-Angel-1992-
'It's not bad, i'm hating ron, which is good. And there is no mention of ginny, so does she have the book?
Makurayami Ookami-
Ch16. 'well written. this is good. I would have the raven's walk out. I can't see them falling for Lockhearts's stupidity long.'
Edit: Part 1 takes place in 1991. Part 2 happens in 1992, my mistake.
Chapter 20- The Answer, Lockhart's folly and the 3rd attack
"It's a Basilisk…" Blaise said the day after Dumbledore was suspended and Lockhart Sacked as he entered Harry and Severus' quarters.
"What is…" Draco asked, not looking up from his potions text.
"The Creature in the Chamber of Secrets…"
"What's a Basalisk…" Harry asked.
"I copied this from Created Magical Beasts, 'Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents. This snake, which may reach gigantic size, and live many hundreds of years, is born from a chicken's egg, hatched beneath a toad. Its methods of killing are most wondrous, for aside from its deadly and venomous fangs, the Basilisk has a murderous stare, and all who are fixed with the beam of its eye shall suffer instant death. Spiders flee before the Basilisk, for it is their mortal enemy, and the Basilisk flees only from the crowing of the rooster, which is fatal to it.' See it fits…"
"But no one's died yet." Draco insisted.
"If you don't look at it directly how can it kill you? Mrs. Norris must have seen the reflection of the eyes in the puddle. Colin's Camera probably saved him, he must have seen its reflection through the lens." Blaisé insisted.
"It's a good theory. So who is the heir? Who else speaks Parseltongue? It's supposed to be a trait only in the Slytherin bloodline. Father checked his records three times, the closest link you have to Slytherin is you are both descended from the Peverells. There is no blood link to Slytherin…" Draco's face paled, "No…it can't be…"
Harry clutched Draco's shirt "Tell me…"
"The Dark Lord…was a Parselmouth…but how can you be? I reflected his spell…" Draco continued muttering, "The creation of the Basilisk was attributed to Herpo the Foul, a known Parseltongue. Among his other accomplishments was the creation of the single most evil magical object; the Horcrux. The fangs of a Basilisk are lethal to it…"
Blaisé blinked, "How do you know that…"
"I read it somewhere in the Manor Library. Father emptied the house of Dark Artifacts and most of the books regarding the Dark Arts." Draco blinked, "Is it possible that the Dark Lord was the Heir of Slytherin? How is it that Chamber is being Opened? If he was here Harry could sense it because his scar would hurt…" Draco was confused, "We know what the monster is and how to kill it…but how to find it? And how does it travel…"
Blaisé closed his eyes, "It doesn't use the stairs, it doesn't follow the walls…the hissing changes direction almost abruptly." he grinned, "I got it…the drains, the pipes. It must be using the pipes. it's the only explanation."
Hermione piped up from the corner, where she had been brooding over the information, "They say a student died last time. I only know of one ghost who is the right age; Moaning Myrtle. She haunts the second floor girls' bathroom. If she haunts it…she may have died in it…she wails something fierce and splashes the floor with water. It's been out of order for years."
Blaisé looked at Draco, "Could the entrance be in a Bathroom…"
"I don't know? It would be that last place for anyone to look it, no one would expect it to be in the girls lavatory." Draco nodded.
XoooooX
The three boys followed Hermione towards the bathroom.
"It's your fault. My life is over and it's all your fault. Draco Malfoy, Prince of Slytherin. You and your friends walk out and now I'm fired. Say goodbye to your memories." Glideroy Lockhart, started to say, "Obli…"
Draco yelled, "Obscuro Reflecto." a shadowy shield erected between himself and his friends. Draco had never used the spell except to protect Harry, yet it leapt from his lips.
"…viate…"
The spell reflected off of Draco's shield and crashed right into Lockhart's face.
Lockhart went glassy-eyes and slack-jawed at once.
Draco sighed, "Not my fault! He tried to obliviate me. He might of hurt Harry…" he sighed, "We'll have to visit Myrtle later. We better take Professor Lockhart to Pomfrey. Though I doubt that hag can do anything with him." He conjured a stretcher, used the Full-body bind curse on Lockhart and levitated him onto the stretcher.
They turned and headed in towards the infirmary, they went down the stairs and turned along another corridor, which was particularly dark; the torches had been extinguished by a strong, icy draft that was blowing through a loose windowpane. Draco was halfway down the passage when he tripped headlong over something lying on the floor. He turned to squint at what he'd fallen over and felt as though his stomach had dissolved.
Justin Finch-Fletchley was lying on the floor, rigid and cold, a look of shock frozen on his face, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. And that wasn't all. Next to him was another figure, the strangest sight either of them had ever seen.
It was Nearly Headless Nick, no longer pearly-white and transparent, but black and smoky, floating immobile and horizontal, six inches off the floor. His head was half off and his face wore an expression of shock identical to Justin's.
Blaisé hissed, "Close your eyes."
They clung to each other, eyes closed.
Harry screamed…
Peeves the Poltergeist came shooting out. "Why, it's potty wee Potter and his friends!" cackled Peeves, knocking Harry's glasses askew as he bounced past them. "What's Potter up to? Why's Potter lurking —" Peeves stopped, halfway through a midair somersault. Upside down, he spotted Justin, Nearly Headless Nick and Lockhart. He flipped the right way up, filled his lungs and, before anyone could stop him, he screamed, "ATTACK! ATTACK! ANOTHER ATTACK! NO MORTAL OR GHOST IS SAFE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! ATTAAAACK!"
Crash — crash — crash — door after door flew open in the castle and people flooded the corridor. For several long minutes, there was a scene of such confusion that Justin was in danger of being squashed, Lockhart's strecher was banged around and people kept standing in Nearly Headless Nick.
Harry, Draco, Blaisé and Hermione found themselves pinned against the wall as the teachers shouted for quiet.
Professor McGonagall came running, followed by even more people. She used her wand to set off a loud bang, which restored silence, and ordered everyone back into their classes.
"Caught in the act!" a Hufflepuff boy yelled, his face stark white, pointing his finger dramatically at Harry.
"That will do, Macmillan!" said Professor McGonagall sharply.
Peeves was bobbing overhead, now grinning wickedly, surveying the scene; Peeves always loved chaos. As the teachers bent over Justin and Nearly Headless Nick, examining them, Peeves broke into song: "Oh, Potter, you rotter, oh, what have you done, You're killing off' students, you think it's good fun —"
"That's enough Peeves!" barked Professor McGonagall, and Peeves zoomed away backward, with his tongue out at Harry.
Justin was carried up to the hospital wing by Professor Flitwick and Professor Sinistra of the Astronomy department, but nobody seemed to know what to do for Nearly Headless Nick. In the end, Professor McGonagall conjured a large fan out of thin air, which she gave to Ernie with instructions to waft Nearly Headless Nick up the stairs. This Ernie did, fanning Nick along like a silent black hovercraft.
"Headmistress, I'm afraid Professor Lockhart will be headed to St. Mungos', he was hit with his own spell. We were taking him to the Infirmary when we found the Hufflepuff Boy." Draco said.
McGonagall glanced at Lockhart, "Hit by his own spell…like Quirrell was…" she paled.
"He shouldn't have tried to Obliviate me because I refused to be taught by a worthless individual." Draco snorted.
McGonagall snapped, "Go to your Houses. Now! Prefects…"
The Prefects started leading their houses away.
Harry clung to Draco, "I'm scared."
Draco picked him up and carried him to Severus's rooms. "We know what it is, where it is and how to kill it. We'll be safe soon…"