The next few weeks started to blur together. McGonagall suddenly told us that exams were basically going to be right now. Ginny started acting odd again. I rarely saw Fred and George now, due to the escorts. And since Luna was not only in another class, but another year as well, I saw her even less. One day McGonagall announced that the Mandrake root, which would cure the petrified people, was ready. A wave of relief was sent through the , Ron and I were being escorted through the schools by Lockhart. He was complaining about the new precautions when Harry suggested that we could escort ourselves. Lockhart was elated by the idea and quickly disappeared down the halls."You ok by yourself?" Harry turned to me."Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry." I said innocently.I watched them zoom off down the halls before following basically ran into McGonagall around the corner. I rolled my eyes, so much for sneaking. I slipped into a passageway-Fred and George had shown them all to me-. The walls were thin so I could hear when they told McGonagall they were going to go see Hermione and when their footsteps told me that they had convinced her. I knew that is where they were going by the sound of their footfalls. Suddenly, the sound of a hissing voice surrounded me.*take her to the chamber. Lock her there forever. She shall stay forever in the chamber." I couldn't move. The voice surrounded me, then passed voice was gone now. I leaned against the wall for support. Then the sound of a bunch of voices passed me. I quickly followed them through my passageway until they all gathered in one spot. "They've taken Ginny Weasley!" I heard McGonagall cry. My head spun. *No* I ran off down the halls until I came to a doorway out of my passage some distance away from them. I nearly ran into Harry."What are you doing out here? We thought you went to the commons!" he asked me."What are you the only ones allowed to try to figure out what's going on?" I asked."Well...no." he stuttered."I know you know what's going on. Let me help." I told him."But..." Ron broke in."Alright." Harry said, startling both Ron and I. "Come on then, They are going to have Lockhart take on the monster."We ran off down the hallway. "Are they nuts? It's obvious he's never even seen a dark creature in his life.""Yeah, we know that. So how much do you know?""I know that it has to be a Basilisk that is running through are schools."He stopped and turned to me. "How did you know that?""I've read most the books in the library here. I've known it was a Basilisk from the first attack.""Really?""Yeah. Now come on. We've got to go help that moron help Ginny." I sprinted down the halls and they followed after me
We charged into his office to find him packing. "What are you doing?" I shouted at him."Yeah, aren't you supposed to be some big hero?""That was in my books. This is real life! I could die!""And if you don't do something Ginny is going to die!" I shouted at him"Well, I feel sorry for the girl, I really do, but it isn't my fault. I've never gone against anything before.""But all those books said you did." Ron pointed out."Yeah, but those weren't me. I just interviewed the people that did it then wiped their memory...Just like I will yours." He spun his wand pointing at us."EXPELIARMUS!" Harry yelled. Lockhart's wand flew to Harry's hand."Let's go." I told Harry. "Or we'll be too late."We took Lockhart with us as we sped to the unused girl's bathroom."Hey Myrtle!" I called"Hello Sammay. hello Harry." She called."Look!" Harry said. There was a snake engraved in the sink.I looked at it for a moment. "open" Harry and I hissed at the same dropped down through the tunnel that it revealed. We made our way down. I gasped and stared wide-eyed at a giant snake skin that lay on the floor. Suddenly Lockhart grabbed Ron's wand out of his hand and aimed it back at us. We backed away slowly. He attempted to send a memory loss spell at us but it backfired. The rocks walls collapsed separating Ron and Lockhart from me and Harry."RON? RON ARE YOU OK?" Harry shouted. I held my face in my hands. My hand was wet with blood.A muffled "Yes" came from the other side. "I think Lockhart's lost it though ." the sound of babbling came from the other side."Sammay? Are you ok?" I nodded but wasn't sure."Here let me see."I jerked away from him, the cut was on my forehead, near my scar."I'm alright, let's just go see Ginny." we rushed forward through the tunnels. We came to a doorway and Harry told it to open. The great serpent carving slid apart and we saw Ginny laying on the ground. Both of us sprinted in. I slid to my knees next to her. "Ginny! Ginny wake up." I shook her gently."Is she alive?" Harry asked, his voice was dead."Yes, yes, she is alive. But... She isn't doing good.""Tom." Harry said. I looked up to see Harry standing staring at a boy in Hogwarts robes. "Tom, help her! What happened to her.?" The boy, Tom, as Harry called him came over and snatched Harry's wand from where it lay on the ground."Tom, what happened to Ginny?"My head was starting to spin and the last thing I saw was Tom's evil smile before I fell into blackness."Faux" was all I could muster to say. I just hope he came to help Harry in time.