Cory's Ending Part II
(Sixth Year)
I can't sleep. My thoughts keep leading me back to what could've happened had Myrtle's plan succeeded. I can't believe she would stoop that far as to try and literally kill her! She's gone too far this time. I won't let that Mudblood get away with a simple lecture from the headmaster; she needs to be punished.
Sitting up in bed, I can see that the rest of my dorm mates are fast asleep, perfect. I pull on a cloak to keep me warm from the castle's cold hallways and make my way towards the common room. I never thought I'd feel this way again. I feel the same as I did when I killed my father and grandparents in their home. Even the red that overcame my vision is reappearing, though not as quickly this time.
My feet practically lead the way to my destination, as if by instinct. Within no time at all I find myself at the door leading to the girl's second floor bathroom. I hurry up inside to that particular sink that has the etching of a snake upon it.
"Open"
I command in Parseltongue. Immediately the sink opens to reveal its secret tunnel, leading to my wanted destination. Sliding down the tunnel, I make my way to the door and speak the command again. As expected, it opens with a small hiss. I walk up to the sculpture of Salazar, where the Basilisk lives, and call out,
"Basilisk! I have an order for you!"
The mouth of the statue opens and the snake slithers out obediently.
"Yes, descendant of Slytherin?"
"I want you to kill Mudbloods, one in particular."
"Who is it that you wish to die above the others?"
"A Mudblood named Myrtle. She's hideously ugly with brown hair in pigtails and circular glasses. You'll most likely locate her in the girl's bathroom, hiding from another girl named Olive. I want her dead!"
The monster nods understandingly.
"Tomorrow, when she is in the bathroom, I will summon you from the sink entrance."
Once again he nods and finally replies,
"I will be waiting your command tomorrow"
He turns around and I have to stop myself from looking into his eyes.
I make my way back through the tunnel and head back to the Slytherin house. Taking notice of the time, I see that several hours have passed since I left the room. I lay back down onto my bed, a small, horrible, smile on my face. Tomorrow I will have my revenge.
(Tomorrow)
I wake up to Avery shaking my shoulders,
"Come on, man. We'll be late for breakfast."
I groan but get up any way. Dressing quickly, I make my way to the common room with Avery. Upon arrival I see iris there waiting for me. She smiles to me, I can barely muster a normal smile in return. After giving me a once over in uncertainty, she wraps her arms around my waist and gives me a chaste kiss,
"Are you feeling alright?"
She asks before placing her hand to my forehead. I give her a chuckle and reply,
"I'm perfectly fine. Better then fine, actually. Today's going to be a fantastic day."
Iris blinks curiously at me but lets it go. We head to the Great hall for breakfast.
The day passes too slowly for my patience. I barely pay any attention in my classes, though no one takes too much notice. Finally, during lunch, it happens. The moment I've been waiting for. Olive Hornby picked on Myrtle again and Myrtle went storming off in tears. I wait several seconds before excusing myself from the table, lying that I had to use the restroom. After making sure that no one was following me, though I don't know why any one would, I make my way to the second floor; blood lust evident in my eyesight. Before walking in I use the Homenum Revelio spell to see if any one else was in the bathroom, there isn't. Perfect. I walk in silently, able to hear Myrtle's loud wails of misery.
Making my way over to the sink, I whisper the necessary word. As it opens, I shift my eyes to the floor. However, I can still see the body of the beast,
"She's here, kill her!"
"Yes, master"He slithers out obediently. He isn't even half out when Myrtle storms out of the stall, tears running down her face, her face contorted with anger. It looked as if she were about to tell someone off, but before she got so much as the word 'go' out, her eyes locked with the basilisk's and she fell to the floor with a heavy thump. I walk over to her, double-checking that she is truly dead. She is. I smile insanely to my self,
"That's good for now. We will continue our goal at a later time."
"Yes"
I can hear the sound of the monster slithering back into the tunnel. Finally I look around me, becoming a bit overwhelmed with a maddening joy. Pulling out my wand from my cloak pocket, I point to the wall and etch out words I know will strike fear into the staff's heart,
"The chamber of Secrets has been open. Mudbloods beware, the descendant of Salazar has returned"
Smiling to myself, I pocket my wand and make my way from the bathroom, wouldn't want to be caught at the scene of the crime, now would I?
By the time I make my way back to the Great Hall, I see that time here has been slow and I have yet to be missed. I pull Iris into my side possessively and she asks,
"So has you day turned out as well as you hoped?"
"Even better"
(TimeSkip)
Many things happened after that. First, of course, some girl found Myrtle's body and ran to inform the staff. Once aware of what had happened, Head master Dippet sent for a stretcher to carry out her body. Rumors spread around the school like wild fire. None of these worried me, until the one about the school closing had reached my ears. Bloody hell, I hadn't thought that would happen. I slowly begin to make my way out of the common room. Iris sees me and calls me over to talk in private. Thinking back on it now, maybe it wasn't so smart to place that writing up on the wall. I wonder if she's heard that rumor yet. If she had, she'd obviously think of me first.
"Morty, did you have anything to do with this?"
"No"
I answer bluntly, though I know she won't let it slide that easily.
"I heard that on the wall of the bathroom the killer left a note. It said the descendant of Salazar had returned."
"Really? I hadn't heard that."
"Really?"
"Yes, besides, I was with you and Avery all day. How could have killed her? I think the whole 'Salazar' is just a rumor. It could be anyone"
Iris nods her head slowly, obviously still suspicious. I'll have to lay low for a while if I want to gain her trust back.
"Actually, I was just about to ask one of the professors about a certain rumor; the one about Hogwarts closing. Which, I must say, is something I obviously don't want to happen"
This persuades her. She knows how much I like Hogwarts and how I hate returning to the orphanage. I kiss her goodbye and make my way out the common room.
I return later that night after speaking with Dumbledore. Think Voldemort, think! He said that if someone was apprehended then the school would stay open, but I wasn't going to turn myself in, never. So whom can I blame this on? Avery? No, even though it'd make sense to a certain point, he hardly even knows Myrtle. Who then? Perhaps Olive? Long short, I know, but she did always pick on Myrtle. Then again, she's not in Slytherin…and she has no monster. Then it hit me, Hagrid! Iris had mentioned to me over the summer that he had an Acromantula, and he's part giant so people are biased of him already! He's perfect!
I run out of the common room once more, heading towards where I knew Hagrid would be. I had seen him go into a specific closet room that must be where he's keeping the creature!
(Time Skip)
Hours later, Hargrid was being interrogated by the head master and students were rejoicing with the possibility of a suspect being apprehended. I was told that I'd receive a metal of honor for helping the school for this. This pleases me, my plan worked out perfectly. Now Hagrid will be expelled and Hogwarts will remain open. Though I know I won't be able to summon the monster anymore. I can no longer risk it. This doesn't displease me, however, I accomplished my goal. I got my revenge on Myrtle. All is well. Well, except for Iris. She has become more suspicious of me than ever. I guess that's the price I pay for framing one of her friends. She doesn't voice her opinion though, she knows she doesn't have any real proof against me, and the fact that she loves me doesn't hurt either.
(Time Skip)
The year has ended and everyone has returned to his or her home. Iris and I have been on the rocks since the whole Hagrid thing. Everyone else, however, has practically forgotten about the incident. Everything went to plan. Today I was visiting Iris at the Leaky Cauldron. We both had the day off and we were planning on spending the day together. After knocking on her door, I walked in and saw Iris pacing in a corner.
"You alright?"
I ask. She looks up startled, apparently unaware that I had arrived.
"Oh, yes, I'm fine"
Although I don't believe her I don't push it. We leave for Diagon Alley, as usual, and spend several hours just being together. Eventually we make our way back to the Leaky Cauldron. We hang out in her room a bit longer before Iris bursts out,
"Morty, did you kill Myrtle?"
"No"
"I—I know you're lying. I can see it on your face! Why Morty? W—why?"
She is crying now, out of sadness or frustration, I can't tell. I sigh and reply,
"Fine, alright, fine, I sent the Basilisk on her. She almost killed you, Iris! I had to!"
"Then why blame Hagrid?"
My heart stops cold, why does she care so much about that oaf?
"I couldn't let the school close down! I couldn't just turn myself in, either! I had to blame it on someone!"
"No, Morty, no! You didn't have to do anything!"
"I did it for you, Iris! I love you!"
I pull her into an embrace, cradling her head with my hand.
"I love you too, Morty. So, so much, but I can't let you ruin another person's life!"
She breaks away from me and I can see it in her eyes. She's going to turn me in.
"Iris, please!"
I begin to get angry, how could she do this? She loves me! She should be able to look the other way! She walks past me, towards the door. My arm acts instinctively and pulls my wand from my jacket. The color red fills my vision and before I can stop myself I hear my voice yell out,
"Avada Kedavra!"
The green light bursts from my wand and I watch in silent horror as Iris' body falls dead upon the floor.
I drop my wand and run to her side. I shake her as hard as I can, tears spilling out from my eyes. I cry for her to come back, for this to all be a terrible nightmare, but I know it's real. That she is dead, and she won't come back. The fear of her death brings me back to my surroundings. Instincts take over and I begin to destroy the room, making it look like a robbery had happened. My breath comes out in shallow breaths. I look around and take several things that would obviously be missed like her money, some necklaces, and especially Slytherin's locket. I know that the ministry will respond to Iris' magical trace any minute now and guess that they'll see the room, think Iris walked in on her robber and tried to duel him and died in result. Hurrying now, I make my way to Iris' body and kiss her forehead, trying to stop tears leaking from my eyes once again,
"I'm so sorry, my love"
With that I leave the room. I see that only one person is working tonight. I quickly alter the barman's memory, making him think that I had left an hour before the event upstairs had occurred. After that is done, I leave the bar with haste, making my way towards King's Cross to head back to the Orphanage. On the train, my heart is heavy with guilt and despair. Although I can't believe what I've just done, I know now that I'm capable of doing anything to get what I want. This feeling is bittersweet.
A/N: Here it is! The alternate ending, much more believable, I suppose, though my favorite is still the one I had posted originally! As always, please R&R!
Love,
Pastry~