New chapter. "Your actions speak so loudly, I can't hear a word you are saying"

Chapter 9

Last Time:

"Over here sir" a 5th year from Hufflepuff answers. Filch walks into the group and sees Mrs. Norris hanging from the torch next to Alex and Harry.

"You murdered my cat" Filch snaps walks to them, "I SHALL KILL YOU!" Filch dives at Harry and Alex, but McGonagall flicks her wand to make him levitate.

"You do not harm students Filch" McGonagall puts Filch on the ground as Dumbledore reads Alex's mind. Alex feels Dumbledore in her mind and sighs.

"Everyone go to your dorms" everyone is about to leave, including Harry, Ron and Hermione. Alex just stays in her spot, "except you four" Dumbledore points at Alex and her friends, "and Filch, Mrs. Norris is still alive. She is petrified" Filch struggles, but nods and leaves. Dumbledore then pulls the four friends into his office after cleaning the hall once again.

At least it's going to be clean, Alex thinks.

Now:

As they arrive to Dumbledore's office, they all take seats in the chairs. Alex looks down at the floor nervously.

"You are not in trouble Alex" Dumbledore tells his daughter. Alex looks up.

"You sure?"

"Yes" Alex nods.

"Ok" Alex looks up at Dumbledore, stands up and walks around Dumbledore's desk. Alex looks at Dumbledore again and sits down on his lap.

"I have a question for you" Dumbledore points out at McGonagall closes the door, as she walks in.

"Everyone is in their dormitories" McGonagall tells Dumbledore. She walks quickly to Alex and kisses her forehead, "you ok sweetie?"

"Ya" Alex nods and kisses McGonagall's cheek, "what's the question dad?"

"Where were all of you before you stumbled across Mrs. Norris and the message?" Dumbledore asks all the second years.

"I was at dinner, then went to find Alex, Harry and Ron" Hermione answers. Dumbledore nods then looks at Ron.

"I had detention with Filch, and then when he dismissed me I went to find Hermione. We ran into each other, then looked for Alex and Harry" Ron answers honesty.

"I was with Professor Lockheart, ran into Alex, then ran into Hermione and Ron" Harry says. Dumbledore then looks at Alex, who laid her head on his shoulder, playing with his bread.

"Where were you Ally?" Dumbledore asks.

"After detention, I ran into Harry and he said..." Alex looks at Harry who shook his head, "Harry, there's no point hiding it" Harry shakes his head again, "dad will just read my mind Harry" Harry then sighs.

"I wasn't hungry. We were going to head to dinner to get food" Harry answers for Alex.

"Daddy?" Alex looks at Dumbledore. Dumbledore looks down at his, still 11 year old daughter.

"Yes Ally?" Dumbledore asks.

"What does it mean if you hear something that wants to kill something and it sounds like it is in the walls?" Alex asks.

"What do you mean? Like when you were 8 and we got you a pet snake? Then you ended up understanding the snake?"

"Exactly. Something attacked Mrs. Norris. And I heard it" Alex whispers the last 4 words and McGonagall covers her mouth.

"You heard the attacker?" Alex nods. Dumbledore looks up at McGonagall, "Minerva?"

"Yes Albus?" McGonagall answers nervously.

"If the attacker plans to attack again, Alex will hear him, it or her" McGonagall nods, "Alex?" Dumbledore looks at Alex again, "if you hear the attacker again, tell me or McGonagall. Ok?" Alex nods.

"Ok daddy. Why am I hearing the attacker?"

"I don't know" Dumbledore sighs and holds Alex closer to him and looks at the other students.

"You all can go to bed. You all had a long day" Harry, Ron and Hermione nods, and leaves. Alex sighs and rests her head in between Dumbledore neck and shoulder. She closes her eyes and slowly falls asleep.

Once Dumbledore and McGonagall know Alex is asleep, they start to talk.

"Why do you think Alex can hear the attacker Albus?" McGonagall asks. Dumbledore looks at his sleeping daughter.

"I think it has to do with Tom Riddle" Dumbledore answers speaking his mind. McGonagall gasps.

"He's trying to come back isn't he?"

"Most likely"

"What do you think is doing the attacks?"

"Something that Tom left behind when I was a student" Dumbledore shifts Alex gently and starts to stroke her back.

"Why does Alex hear it? Does Harry hear it too?"

"I think he does but is too afraid to speak up" McGonagall nods.

"So when Alex says there is going to be another attack believe her?"

"Yes. Alex can hear the attacker's thoughts, so Alex will know when it happens"

"Ok" McGonagall pulls up a chair and strokes Alex's middle of her back, straight hair, from her face, "we should really cut Alex's hair" Dumbledore chuckles but nods anyway.

"I agree. We will ask her tomorrow"

"Alright. Would you like to take her up to bed?"

"Of course" the two of them walks up to Gryffindor tower and puts Alex in her bed.

~HP & WOWP~

The New Year arrives quickly. Alex doesn't like DADA at all. She doesn't very like Lockheart. Alex is now 12 years old, and is loving being closer and closer to being a teenager. Today, January 2nd 2005. For her birthday, Hermione gave her a photo album. In the photo album, there are pictures of her first year last year. There are 3 of them of her playing Quidditch, group pictures of her, Hermione, Ron and Harry. There are some of them laughing at Alex, for her American magic. There are some of the past summer and the current school year. The newest picture is in their first DADA class, where they had to Cornish Pixies. It has Neville hanging from the roof, there's Alex pretending to do the moon walk, Harry is laughing at Alex, Ron is looking nervous since the Cornish Pixies are frozen and Hermione is shaking her head while laughing. That was then, that Alex remembered seeing a camera at the front of the classroom that day.

"Ready to get your hair cut?" McGonagall asks Alex as Alex is sitting in her Transfiguration classroom at lunch time.

"Yup" Alex answers. Just then, McGonagall points her wand at Alex's hair and cuts it to shoulder length.

"There" Alex takes a piece of her hair and smiles.

"I love it" Alex stands up and hugs McGonagall, "thank you"

As Alex walks out of the classroom, she is greeted by Hermione, Ron and Harry.

"I love your hair!" Hermione squeals and hugs Alex.

"Thanks" Alex grins and hugs Hermione back, "you never told me what you all had to do with Malfoy and why Hermy came in as a kitten" over Christmas break, Harry, Hermione and Ron made a Polyjuice potion. They left Alex out, since Alex had the flu. Alex was in the hospital wing when Hermione was brought in covered in fur and had a tail.

"We did a Polyjuice potion" Hermione answers. Just then Alex gasps.

"That's what you did. You did the plan on time and I was sick with the flu!" Alex says, thinking it through.

"Yes. We couldn't wait for you to get better"

"That doesn't explain why you turned into a cat"

"The hair on the robe of Pansy is cat hair"

"Oh" Alex starts to giggle as Harry and Ron chuckles. Hermione rolls her eyes but joins in the laughter.

~HP & WOWP~

Spring arrives, and Alex is making a list right before her and Harry's Quidditch game. The list is names of people they thought were the Heirs of Slytherin. Everyone, besides Gryffindor thinks that Harry is the Heir of Slytherin and same with Alex. The golden four thought it was Malfoy or Malfoy's dad, but that's wrong as well.

"This Quidditch game is cancelled" McGonagall says breaking Alex's train of thought as she looks at the sheet of paper. Alex looks up and gasps when she sees McGonagall's pale face.

"Who was attacked?" Alex panics as she runs over to McGonagall, dropping the list. McGonagall pulls Alex into a hug calming her down.

"Just pack up and go to the tower, no stalling" McGonagall pulls Alex out as the Quidditch team is left gathering up their things. Harry quickly picks up the list and puts it in his bag and grabs Alex's bag on his way out.

As Harry arrives to the common room, he sees Ron sitting at the fire.

"What's going on?" Ron asks Harry.

"I don't know" Harry whispers.

"Where's Alex?"

"McGonagall took Alex somewhere"

"Where's Hermione?"

"She went to the library, remember?"

"Ya and she said she will meet us at the game" Harry sits down next to Ron and the two of them stares into the fire.

"Mr. Weasley, Mr. Potter" the two boys look up to see Dumbledore.

"Sir" Harry and Ron stand up.

"Sit down" the boys sit down and Dumbledore sits down in the armchair, "do you know where Ms. Granger was before the game?"

"She said she was going to the library" Ron answers.

"Why?"

"Research" Harry answers.

"For what?"

"The Chamber of Secrets" Dumbledore nods and sighs.

"I have bad news for you"

"What?"

"Ms. Granger is petrified"

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