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Chapter 23

Talking With a Snake

For months I have been heaing a voice in the walls, all my friends thought I was going crazy, I knew I should not have told them about it. Even the friends I made in the forest over the course of last year thought I was nuts, well not really, but they did think I should tell Dumbledore about it. Firenze said that would be the best course of action to take, I am not going to do it until I figure out what the voice is. But unitl that time, my valuabe time can be spent else where.

This year, the twins and I were working hard on our new prank, we are almost finished with the hieroglphics pranks, the spells we needed to use with it are a little complicated. We have been spending so much time on the spells for this prank we did not even come up with a Halloween prank, not that last year's was well received, as no one was in the Great Hall at the time of the prank.

Not that it would matter much because I was invited by Peeves to be his 'date' to Sir Nicholas' death day party, he died on Halloween. The party should be somewhat fun, at least I will have Peeves to talk to, I have never really talked with any of the other school ghosts.

By seven o'clock, I was walking down with Peeves. As we passed the Great Hall we both sighed, the smells that drifted from the hall smelled amazingly tempemting, too bad we had a party to go to.

"Come on Peeves, we don't want to give off the impression that we are rude do we?" I knew I shouldn't have said anything the moment I did, everyone knows Peeves would love to do just that.

"Did you want me to answer that?"

"No not really, let's go. This is my first death day party ever and I don't want to miss it."

"Well come on then. There are some ghost I want to annoy."

Laughing at his last comment, we made our way down to dungeon. The further we went the colder it got, I went out on a limb and guessed that the cold was due to the ghosts.

The party was in full swing when we got there, the room was full of the pearlly color of ghosts. Peeves grabbed my arm and dragged me over to the food table, I saw why as soon as I looked, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were standing around the table discussing Moaning Myrtle.

Peeves quickly grabbed a bowl of what looked to be moldy peanuts, then jumped into the conversation. He called the poor ghost girl over, then chased her off with the peanuts.

"So Adonia, why are you here?" Harry asked for all three, I could tell they were all curious.

"Peeves invited me. I guess he is going to continue what he does best for the rest of the night though. So you mind if I stay with you guys? I don't know anyone eles here."

They all shrugged, I think Hermione may be starting to warm up to me. Soon Nearly Headless Nick came over to thank us all for comming to his party. He looked a little upset when a group of men on ghost horses came in through the walls. It was a sad sight to see the poor man, uh ghost, try and give his death day speech to a room of ghost who were more interested in crashing the party than paying attention.

The four of us decided to leave after that, we were hungery and I knew where the kitchen was. Ron was convinced that the dessert wasn't finshed yet, so they went towards the Great Hall, while I made my way to the kitchen.

On my way I heard the stupid voice again. This time it was talking about killing and ripping things, all the other times it was talking about being free and geting something to eat after so long. The change in wants made me run after it, I couldn't let the voice kill.

I passed my three friends on the way, needless to say they were quite shocked to see me running by.

"Adonia, why are you running?" Harry huffed and puffed, and here I thought he was in shape.

"I heard a voice. It want's to kill. I can't let that happen."

"You heard it too?" Harry shouted at me.

I was just as shocked, finally someone could here the voice I have been hearing for a while.

"Yeah, and now I know I'm not nuts!"

"Well," came the still slightly stuffy tones of Hermione, it could be that she is out of breath though, "only Harry can hear them, I guess you can as well."

"I still don't understand," poor Ron was completely out of shape and sweating, "I couldn't hear anything..."

That was when we all stoped and Harry pointed out a very not good thing. Tied to a light was the annoying Mrs. Norris, for an old cat she is quite horny, she won't leave Shadow alone, I really don't want to see the offspring such a pairing would bring.

For some reason, the cat wasn't moving, as much as I disliked her, I hoped she wasn't dead. I pointed out the cat to the others, only to have them show me what caught their attention first.

On the wall, in what looked to be fresh blood, was the statement...

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES

OF THE HEIR, BEWARE.

"Well that sucks!" That really doesn't sound good at all.

It was only then they recalled I said something about the cat, and looked. Harry wanted to help, but the other two said we should get out of the area. That observation came a bit late, I could hear the thundering footsteps of the school making their way up the stairs after the feast.

Draco among the group, coundn't help himself and had to shout, "Enemies of the hier beware! You'll be next mudbloods." It was sometime after he yelled that and Filch started yelling that he was going to kill Harry, that Draco noticed I was one of the ones standing by the message.

I picked up something along the lines of "it can't be her" from his mind, I guess he couldn't believe that I would be here with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. It must have really shocked him for he was getting really pale over the thought.

It was Professor Dumbledore who put a stop to the yelling. At Professor Lockhart's assurance, we all made our way to his office, as it was the nearest.

That man is the biggest narcacistic man that I have ever seen. His office was full of posters of himself. I was so amazed that this man thought he was the best looking wizard ever, I kinda tuned out the conversation.

I came back into when Filch yelled out that he wanted some "Punishment!"

Everyone looked at me, I kinda gave a loud squeek when he yelled. I really should pay more attention to what goes on around me.

Dumbledore started telling Filch to calm down, that they could cure his out that Mrs. Norris had been petrified, good thing that we planted Mandrake roots in Herbology at the beginning of the year.

Lockhart jumped into the conversation saying that he could make the best Mandrake potion. Snape cut him off, rightfully so, syaing that he was the potions master at the school, so he would make the potion when it was time. Dumbledore dismissed us after that.

Before I could make my way out of the office.

"Adonia, would you please stay." I nodded, and took my seat again. "The rest of you may leave, Snape please remain as well."

I have no idea why he would dismiss all the other professors but Snape, or why he would keep me after he let the Harry and his group go. Snape was giving me a very wierd look, I tried to get into his mind, but he had amazing shields, I couldn't get a single thought as to why he was looking at me that way.

Professor Dumbledore didn't give me a chance to really think about it, he started right in.

"Now my dear, can you tell me your side of the story? Anything different from what Harry said?"

Drat, now I had to admit that I wasn't paying attention.

"What did Harry say happened again?" I started with the guilty giggle after that. I swear I almost saw Snape smile at that, who knew he could do that.

I was quickly informed of what went on during the time that I was pondering my insane professor. Professor Dumbledore didn't say anything about the voice, that was the only thing really different in the story. I guess Harry didn't want to admit to hearing voices only the two of us could hear, I wouldn't rat him out, but I didn't really care what they thought about me.

"Well, Professor, I was walking to the kitchen after the death day party."

"Why were you there Miss Zeak?" Professor Snape interrupted me, I guess they know I'm not really close friends with the other three.

"Peeves invited me to go with him." I decided to explain why at their shocked looks, "We meet last year and became good friends when no one else wanted to ge tto know me. Anyways, walking to the kitchens, I heard a voice from the walls that I have been hearing through out the castle. Every other time, it just spoke of being free and hungery, this time it spoke of killing, I ran after it, Harry and the others saw me run pass and came running with me. That was when we saw the writing and Mrs. Norris."

Both professors were thoughtful at this, they dismissed me after my explanation. I quickly ran to the common room, well the kitchen to get some food, I was really hungry, then the common room.

As soon as I got to the room, Fred and George jumped me. I thought they wanted to know what happend, and they did, but that wasn't what they really, really wanted. Their last words to me before we split to go to bed kept me up for a couple of minutes, I knew tomorrow night would be great.

"Kitty Cat, we found the last spell for the book prank, we can do it tomorrow night."

Lockhart's Office

"Albus, do you think that Adonia..."

"No I don't, she would not have had the time to get to the chamber tonight. She has a solid alibi, as she was with Harry and all the school's ghost. I aslo do not think that Adonia has the personality to attack the muggle born in the school. Though the fact that she can hear the monster is troublesome. I will have Minerva look after her this term, could you look after her next?"

"Of course Albus, it's the least I could do for Alanna's daughter. Adonia, unlike Lily's son, tells the truth of what she does."

"I forgot you knew Alanna, she was quite shy in school. Anyways, Goodnight Severus."

"Goodnight Albus."

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