Everlasting
By LadysWords
Previously on Everlasting:
It was soon Christmas time. As it was evident as the decorations were put up and the white blanket of snow covered the school grounds announcing that the winter holidays had arrived and so has it's cold weather.
Though fortunately for Harry and Ron they were both inside and not out side, as they played their game of chess... and was it were Harry was currently losing.
"Knight to E5." Harry spoke out loud to make his Knight move, hearing the command the Knight did so and it moved three spaces forward and two to the left blocking one of Ron's Rooks.
" Everything is set. It should be ready by tomorrow evening."
Hermoine informed them as she joined them later they were playing chess in their common room.
"Everything, Everything?" repeated Ron.
"Yes Ron, Everything. All we need is now the hairs of who were turning into."
" Oh and-" Ron suddenly looked down to scan his pieces and grinned at Harry while saying, "Checkmate."
Harry sighed, "That's the third time I lost."
Before Ron could respond Hermoine cleared her throat. "Make sure that you two are ready for tomorrow." She said as she left the two.
"Don't worry we will." Ron replied as he helped Harry clean up the mess of the chess game.
It was soon the next day, and all three of were giddy with excitement.
Not that one could blame them.
After all, what they were about to do was and what they could find out could solve everything.
"Alright. Let's begin, I've got these two cupcakes with a sleeping potion, it should knock those two out long enough for us to change into them and get the information and get out." Hermoine said Harry and Ron later that evening at the Great Hall, while she held the two cupcakes in her hand.
They looked to each other and nodded, while leaving after they finished with their dinners soon.
Ron and Harry decided to hide next to the Great Hall, to make sure that Grabbe and Goyle received the spiked cupcakes, and them alone.
Harry cleared his throat.
"Wingardium Leviosa." Harry muttered the spell with ease and as he did the two cupcakes in the middle of the Hallway floated in the air.
Harry looked at Ron suddenly realizing as random it was to find floating pastries in abandon hallways. "Well... that not the least bit of suspicious."
Ron grinned and said to him, " Don't worry, only Grabbe and Goyle would eat those cupcakes…"
It was not soon after that Grabbe and Goyle came out of the Great Hall carrying with other pastries all the while eating a pastry as well.
However there attention was soon diverted as they spotted two to cupcakes floating.
All too tempting for those two they placed the pastry what they were eating and ate the one was floating.
The two boys both turned slowly to each other both wearing identical expressions at then, the two boys fainted.
"I'm glad that worked out." Harry said.
It was time to find the information what they needed and the only way to do that was through Grabbe and Goyle.
Chapter 14: Of Snakes and Spiders
When they managed to put Grabbe and Goyle into a closet. Ron and Harry proceeded to go to the bathroom were they had made the Polyjuice Potion.
Hurriedly Harry and Ron made their way to the bathroom to find the cauldron that held the Polyjuice Potion was finished.
Had Harry had not have known what was in the cauldron as they entered the bathroom earlier, he would have believed it had been vomit of some sort.
Slightly pale from the smell, they grudgingly began to pour it to three separate glasses.
"I wish we had a better idea than this one. Its smell's disgusting." Ron said after smelling it.
"It's tad bit too late Ron." Harry replied.
Suddenly they heard Moaning Myrtle saying to them, "I would know, It's been smelling like rotten fishes for a bout a month in here.", surprised Harry, Ron and Hermoine all looked to find were the ghost had said that, and found her floating above looking at them curiously from her u-bend.
Well that explained as to why her visits to this very bathroom had been less hauntingly frequent.
"It didn't have any other option, Ron." Hermoine said and continuing to say, "It's a bit to late to change our plans."
"Add the hairs." Hermoine instructed them and they did so.
Holding their glasses and pining their noses-to block out the smell Ron said, "Cheers."
Reluctantly the three began to drink the disgusting gooey liquid that Hermoine had brewed.
Soon the disgusting vile began to settle in their tastes buds, and as it positively revolting as Harry found out.
"I-I think I am going to be sick." Hermoine barely managed to say as her face had become tainted with green because of the said brew.
Without waiting for him or Ron to say anything, Hermoine ran to one of bathroom stalls and banged the door closed.
Following her example, Ron too soon dropped the glass after his second gulp of the liquid and also bolted to one of the bathroom stalls.
'It's positively revolting.' Harry continued to think to himself after he had realized how not only it looked disgusting, it tasted disgusting as well. As he watched the process he noticed that his skin soon turned bubbly and soon he changed into an exact replica of Goyle. Harry looked at the mirror to see if there had any mistakes and found none.
'This could actually work.' Harry thought as he grinned to himself.
At the sound of one of the bathroom door he heard his name being said, "H-Harry." Ron's nervous voice rang through the empty bathroom resulting in an echo, as Harry turned around to find Ron, instead he found Grabbe.
"You still sound the same." Harry informed his friend and continued to say, "You need sound more like Grabbe."
Ron looked uncertain but complied by changing his voice slightly deeper and said, "Harry?"
At that, Harry smirked. "Perfect, that should do it."
Noticing that Hermoine had not came out of her stall, Ron asked
"Wait- what about Hermoine?"
"I don't know let's check and see …"
Passing three stalls to the left side the found her.
"Er - Hermoine?" Ron said knocking the door.
Nervously Ron asked again as there was no reply, "Hermoine? Are you there?"
"Go away." Hermoine replied.
"What?" Harry said perplexed.
"Go away, you don't have much time!" Hermoine continued to say.
"What're you saying." Ron said confused, seeing as show she was supposed to come with them.
"Just go…" Hermoine persisted to say them.
Harry understood, and looked at Ron saying, " She's right, we don't have time to waste, let's go."
"Hermoine we will be back." Harry said as they ran out of the bathroom that they were in.
Harry and Ron soon found themselves lost as they were trying to Slytherin common.
Hoping to find Malfoy they went to the dungeons, though instead of finding Malfoy or Slytherin they were found out by Percy Weasley.
"Where do you think you two are doing." A Gryffindor perfect said.
"W-Were-" Harry stuttered incoherently, unable to say as to what they were doing out of beds.
Just in time they heard the familiar rude voice of Malfoy. "Grabbe! Goyle!" All three of students turned around to face the newcomer.
"Where have you two been?" Malfoy said while approaching Harry and Ron.
"Oh, um, were just-" Ron began to say uncertainly.
"Reading." Was all Harry could say, seeing as how he was unable to say anything else at that moment.
"Reading? I wasn't aware that you two could read." Malfoy said surprised.
Harry just nodded, trying to make sure he did manage to screw up the situation even more.
OoO
"Saint Potter." Scoffed Malfoy they walked down the steps of the Slytherin common room.
" I can't believe people have the nerve to think he's the heir of Slytherin. For thing he isn't even in Slytherin.Truly, people at this school are daft for thinking that, and that includes that old coot that's been hushing all this up... "
Harry frowned and asked Malfoy "You don't think it's Potter?"
"You know I don't Goyle. How many times do I have to explain it to you?"
"But my father did say this; it's been fifty years since the chamber has been opened. He wouldn't tell me who had opened it only that they were expelled. Last time the chamber was opened a mudblood died. So it's only a matter of time before another one does, as for me I hope it's Granger."
Harry saw Malfoy looking around the common room to see if there was anyone listening in, as it was nobody was around them Malfoy began to say,"In all honestly I think it might have been Professor Elric's father."
"The Professor's Father?" Ron said surprised.
"Didn't you know? Professor Elric's father was helping that old daft here when the attacks in the school began, but as soon as he left ... the attacks also stopped as well. The only reason I don't think it actually it was him because he wasn't the a student here a Hogwarts." Malfoy muttered.
"It wasn't-" Ron began.
"Were going to get caught." Harry whispered to Ron, trying to stop Ron from saying anything a Slytherin wouldn't do, like defending a Professor that they as a whole house disliked.
"I know, but I couldn't-" Ron began to say before Ron began to stare at him.
"What-?" questioned Harry.
"Your hair... it's changing back.."Ron said in a hushed whispered back as he watched in horror.
Then as Harry looked more closley at Ron, 'If it's changing back for me then,'indeed Ron hair as well began changing it its original red haired color.
"Where are you two going." Malfoy yelled at them as Harry and Ron began to rush out of the common room.
"That was close." Ron muttered as they reached the bathroom once more. ' We almost got caught with Mr. Filch too. But it was worth it...' Harry thought as they reached Hermoine's stall.
"Hermoine, come out, we've got loads to tell you." Harry began.
"Go away." Hermoine said once more, Harry blinked in confusion. "Hermoine.. are you alright?" Ron asked as the door was slowly opened.
"Ooh." A giggling voice surround the two boys. ' Not Myrtle again.' Harry would have groaned out load, but could not at the moment seeing as how he was a bit more concerned over his friend than over a ghostly problem that was standing beside him.
"Do you remember me telling you that the Polyjuice potion was only for human transformations? It was cat hair that I plucked."
" It's awful and hideous…" Myrtle continued to cackle.
"What's hideous and awful?" Ron said to the ghost that was being obnoxious by not telling them, seeing as how the door had not fully opened.
At that moment the door of the stall opened all the way and revealed Hermoine.. oddly enough…with cat hair and even whiskers.
Completely dumbfounded Ron's mouth went slacked.
"It was cat hair that I picked from the cloak." Hermoine continued as if it had not been obvious.
"Do you reckon that Hermoine will be alright?" asked Ron.
"Sure she will be." Harry responded the next day as they walked in hallways.
OoO
Only a few weeks had past since Hermoine had been released from the hospital after her unfortunate furry result of drinking the Polyjuice potion she had made when, "Potter, Weasley, Follow me." Professor McGonagall said when she approached them in hallway, curiosu as to what she wanted with them they followed her.
At first they originally thought they were in trouble of some sort, but soon they found out it was not them that they were in trouble.. but rather Hermoine had been as they found out as they spotted her after they followed Professor McGonagall to the infirmary.
"Does this meaning anything to the two of you? She was holding it when she was found." The Professor asked and she picked up the mirror.
OoO
"Do you know who opened the chamber of secrets?" Harry asked, as Ron and Harry decided to ask of Hagrid after night fall a few days later after the attack on Hermoine.
"What you have to understand-" Hagrid began to say, before being stopped by sudden noise of the knocking on the door.
"Quick, use the cloak and stay silent." Hargid said hastily to while shooing them.
"Oh. Professor Dumbledore sir." Harry heard Hagrid say in relief.
"Good evening Hagrid. I wonder could we-" began the headmaster revealing to some one else that was beside him.
"Of course. Come on in." Hagrid said beckoning them in to his small cottage.
"That's dad boss; Cornelius Fudge the Minster of Magic." Ron said in a hush rush into Harry's ear.
"Bad business. Hagrid..." murmured the Minister and continued on saying, "We've had several attacks on muggle borns and now even a Professor has gone missing… The ministry should have had acted sooner..I should have acted sooner."
'A Professor has gone missing? Wait- did he mean Professor Elric?' Harry thought to himself confused.
"But I've never-" Hagrid began to protest once more and then turned to Dumbledore." Professor you'd know I'd never." Hagrid continued to defend whatever Minster had accused him of.
"I wanted to you to understand…Cornelius, that Hagrid had never committed the crimes." Dumbledore
"Albus look, Hagrid's record is against him…he will have to be sent to Azkaban prison." Informed the Minister.
'Record? …' Thought Harry as he glanced at Ron who shrugged.
"Follow us outside Hagrid." Dumbledore said frowning as he and the Ministry of Magic left Hagrid's small hut.
"Right then, if anybody would like to have some answers , all they have to do is follow the spiders." Hagrid said as he closed the door as he had followed the other two outside.
OoO
"I don't like spiders." Ron informed for the fifth time that night as they found themselves tracking the spiders that Hagrid had spoke of earlier that night, before he was taken to prison.
As Ron and Harry walked further into the dark forest, the trees and everything that was around them seemed more dangerous. "Ron." Harry said. After a short while of feeling Harry felt unesay "Yeah, What?"
"Don't you feel like were being watched by something?" Harry asked Ron, hoping the forest wasn't actually scaring him.
"Now that you mention it..," Ron replied to him looking nervous, and then checking around them to see if there was indeed something watching them.
Indeed something had been watching them.. as Harry looked at above them he saw abnormally large spiders had surrounded them.
"What business do you have in our hallow?"a voice said coming from a rather behemoth looking spider that approached as it had climbed it self out its hole.
"Dont' Panic." Harry said trying to comfort Ron's fear of spiders.
"Don't panic? That's bit difficult for me, Harry." Ron said in a hushed whisper.
"Who's there?" repeated the behemoth spider.
"Friends of Hagrid." Harry the spider and then Harry soon realized who this spider.
"Welcome, Friends of Hagrid, I am Argorg. I must ask you again.. why are you here?" Argorg asked of them once more.
"Up at the school, there attacks.. the victims are all prettified. The Ministry think it's Hagrid. They think Hagrid is the one that opened the chamber of secrets." Harry informed Argorg, seeing as how Ron was not to keen on speaking to spiders.
"That is a lie! Hagrid never opened the chamber of secrets." Argorg shouted angirly.
"Then your not the monster." Harry realized.
"No, I am not. The monster was born inside of the castle, I came to Hagrid from the distant land, in the pocket of a traveler. Argorg confirmed.
"But if your not the monster.. then what killed that girl fifty years ago?" Harry questioned.
"We do not speak of it!It is an ancient creature we spiders fear above all others.."Argorg replied.
A crunching noise was made as Harry and Ron both backed away from the angry spiders.
Harry could have sworn that with every step that they took spiders more spiders had appeared.
"Harry." Stuttered Ron, while Harry eyed him in confusion.
Oblivious as to what he was doing to make the spiders angry all of the sudden, in a whisper Harry asked, "What?"
All Ron could do was point to the ground. Curious as to what Ron was pointing at Harry quickly looked down to see dead spider eggs. Harry gulped. 'Not good.'
Ron and Harry looked at each other horrified.
"Oh l-look at the time to go, Right Ron." Harry stuttered as they backed up a bit slowly.
Nervously Ron nodded in agreement.
It took one more crunch to make Argorg shout out, "Kill them!"
At that Harry and Ron bolted out of spiders nest screaming.
"That's the last time I'll try to get information form a spider!" Ron yelled as they fled from the spiders hole.
As luck would have it, a pair of headlights appeared in horizon.
"Ron." Harry asked while ducking a branch noticing the bright lights while running.
"Yes, Harry? " Ron breathlessly replied.
"Isn't that the car?"
Harry and Ron looked at each other and then to incoming spiders that were quickly advancing them in the distance.
"I vote we go to the car." Harry simply said; as it were he would rather confront the car to avoid the incoming danger of the angry spiders.
"Time to go." Harry said to Ron as they suddenly saw hundreds of large spiders in the distance approaching them.
"Good idea Harry." Ron said weakly, and fumbled his hands around nervously to start the car as quickly as he could.
"Now would be good to go!" Harry yelled as he saw the spiders began there approach faster and at that Ron managed to start the car.
But as soon as Ron did manage to start the car, Harry and Ron both soon found out that the spiders were a bit quicker than they orginal thought as the spiders soon outran the car.
"Up!" Harry yelled to the car up while pushing the stick shift forward.
Then luckily the car after a few tries, flew into the night sky. But then like once before, the car spat them out as the car landed ungracefully when they arrived once more on the school grounds.
"The next time I will see him I'm gonna kill him. Follow the spiders? Follow the spiders? I shouldn't have .. I mean, what was the point of sending us in there?"
Harry looked at Ron, "Now we know it was Hagrid that was behind the Hogwarts.."
"Wait does that mean? You don't think it might have been then," Ron said after realizing where Harry was going.
"I think Malfoy might have been right.."
Authors Notes: This chapter will be dedicated to: An Unknown girl from Johto and velvee.
TBC