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Chapter 10:

After that initial 'conversation' in Severus' office I have gone to his office often to get closer to my childe. I learned his love for potions extends to a love of cooking. Though he would never say it that way. I found out when he was making himself a meal in his quarters instead of going to lunch. I'd asked why he didn't just ask for the house elves to bring him something to eat and he had briskly answered that it would be inconvenient and knew exactly how he liked his food. Translated: he likes to cook. He also enjoys reading things other than potions texts. His bookshelf is filled with anything and everything it seemed. From his most extraordinary potions texts to the most bazar books on foreign magical creatures.

These little things I had learned about him make me thrilled and there is little else that I can think of except how to tell him about my intention mark. That is until I met Riddle.

The chamber was cold to the touch but as soon as I make it into the main hall I enter the heating charm I placed for Sarina. I'm startled by an unfamiliar voice and for a moment I wonder quite strangely if there was another snake here. Wand at the ready I saw a red haired girl I'd barely noticed from Gryffindor, but it was obvious that she was a Weasley. Her tattered robes, typical red hair and distinctive freckles couldn't be mistaken but she was facing Sarina and speaking in the snake tongue. I know for a fact that the Weasleys have no ties to any family as Noble as the Founders of Hogwarts much less to Salazar himself.

'Sarina, it didn't work! That filfey squib is still alive! His cat is no more than a statue, but that's not enough-' he hissed to the disgruntled looking serpent.

'That is no way to speak to such a grand serpent Riddle. You are Tom Riddle aren't you?'

The girl's body turns to stare at me as though glaring, but her eyes are blank of any emotion. "And who are you?" The voice defiantly belonging to riddle speaks from her body.

"Harry Potter, but that is of little concern, Sarina isn't a mindless slave and her task is not to kill the children of this school with less than pure blood." I lecture.

"They are disgusting! They don't belong here." He yelled.

"You are of lesser blood. A muggle and a suspected squib, but that is not the point. Sarina is not to be used for this task... you aren't whole." I look closer at the girl lightly delving into her mind. There are blocks of course, but as clever as Riddle is he put them up in parseltonuge. "A fraction of a whole. This is not magic that should have been used not even for the darkest of souls. How many pieces are you now?" I can't tell, but there is something almost sad about it.

"You have no right to tell me anything!" Ton growled halfway between both languages.

"But I have the right and the ability to stop you from ordering Sarina my connection to the noble Slytherin is closer than yours and though you are his heir in magic and everything else I could claim as his heir in blood. Our gift is one of blood."

Riddle is silent as though trying to figure something out. It doesn't take long before he whispers Vampire and I smirk.

'Very well, Sarina I release you.' he hisses before turning away.

"Wait, Tom, your path is not the one to take. Splitting your soul as you have will cause your strength to lessen and eventually you will lose everything you have worked towards. Bring yourself whole and bring back that Slytherin pride that you once had. Once you have done that find me." He had stopped walking while I was talking but without acknowledging me he disappears into the darkness of the cave.

'Thankyou young one' Sarina says nudging me softly with her head making me laugh.

'It has been centuries since someone has had the gall to call me young.'

'Well you are nearly 100 years younger than me.'

The chamber was filled with the strange combination of our laughter.

Neville and Draco had decided enough was enough and had abducted me as soon as they had managed to catch sight of me in the hallways. Classes were over for the week and since there hadn't been any more attacks the school was forgetting all about the petrified cat in the hospital wing and students were filling the halls during their brakes and spending afternoons on the grounds until dark. The two boys dragged me through the student filled halls, right through to the Slytherin dorm room. The room was empty of our housemates but I still quickly placed some privacy charms onto the room before the two started talking over each other asking questions.

I could almost laugh, but that would only make the pair louder. From what I could gather they wanted to know where I keep disappearing to.

"I have been visiting the chamber of secrets." I tell my friends for the first time.

"No fooling around." said Neville bravely.

"I am. I was friends with Salazar's son and though I had never been before he told me all about it."

Their looks faltered into ones of astonished curiosity.

"But I thought the chamber was just a myth." Draco said.

"All myths and legends have some truth to them. Anyway I was visiting the Basilisk Sarina. She has been alone for nearly 1000 years so you can probably tell she needs some company." I full out laugh at the horror on their faces.

"T-t-there's a Basilisk under the school and nobody has known about it all these years?" Neville stutters slightly.

"Yeah pretty much." I spend the next... gah too long telling the pair anything and everything they want to know about the chamber. Draco obviously has more questions being a Slytherin it is a part of house pride to ask just the right questions about such a place. Maybe I should have lied. Sighing I resign myself to a long night.

Several boring school days later I manage to find myself once again at the entrance to Severus' chambers. The portrait of a long dead potions master ignoring me in favour of stirring a cauldron filled with who knows what. I had been alone in my dorm when I made the decision to come down here. Draco and Neville are working on an assignment for herbology together and I don't feel like pretending to study at the moment so I made a spur of the moment decision to come down here. But now I can't decide to enter. Taking a deep breath and steeling myself I say the password.

"Lilium"

The portrait swung open without the potions master making a single noise. I doubt he even looked up.

Inside the room was dominated in rich colours. Dark reds and purples mixed with black were used all through the room, but it didn't make the space at all unwelcoming. The decor is tasteful with sparse furniture. Just a black settee with two arm chairs a small mahogany coffee table and matching bookshelf nearby. I can see into the office with the desk piled with papers and the small hallway that leads to the rest of his quarters. Severus is sitting on one of the arm chairs reading a book about the native creatures of Australia leaning against a plush purple cushion. For a moment I just stare at the man looking so relaxed that I almost forgot why I was here in the first place.

Broken from my trance when Severus sighs and closes the book he turns his gaze to me and asks "What are you doing here brat?" though there isn't any bite to his words he is serious.

"Well I thought you might be as bored as I am so I decided to give you some company."

"Why would you assume I would be bored?" he accused lightly.

"I was bored and wondered if you were as well. If not then you don't have to come with me."

The answer caused something to brighten in the man's eyes.

"If I leave you to wander around alone who knows what kind of trouble you would get yourself into." He said getting up.

I smirked at the man. Over the past week or two he had become noticeably younger in his appearance. His hair condition was considerably better, his teeth were less stained and the wrinkles that had formed were fading away. I'm not sure the students would notice yet, they all saw him as the ugly bat of the dungeons, but eventually they would have to admit that he was more attractive than they had once thought. He follows me through the hallways scowling at anybody that passed by. Students visibly quickened their pace or even turned the other way when they saw the man approaching. I catch the brief smirk on the man's face when one student almost wet himself and could only think to myself 'if only they knew.'

Neither of us spoke until we were standing inside of the girls' bathroom on the third floor. Looking around Severus raised an eyebrow and smirked "Is this supposed to tell me something Potter?" I laugh outright, but don't say anything one way or the other simply turn back to the tap.

Saying the password I feel the ancient magic filling the room as the sink disappears into the floor leaving the entrance open. I go first with barely a backwards glance at Severus trusting him to follow me through. He lands from the slide on his feet as dignified as always motioning with one hand for me to lead the way. I lead him through tunnels bypassing the shed skin (don't need the man getting distracted and ruining the surprise too soon) and into the main chamber from a side passageway.

"Welcome to the chamber of secrets." I smirk making grand hand gestures.

Hahaha hahaha I am so evil right now, I feel like Bakura