DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter, Doctor Who or the Chronicles of Narnia. I own this plot only, and any OCs. My depictions of real life characters are based on stereotypes or suppositions and no insult is intended. I have no desire to own the series this story is based on, although if anyone could give me either a wand, TARDIS or wardrobe portal into Narnia I certainly wouldn't say no.

IMPORTANT: This is a rewrite of my story, You Are Not Alone and, as such, any resemblence to that story is intentional. No offence is meant by my portrayal of the Royal Family. I have the utmost of respect for Her Majesty the Queen and her wider family.

Author's Note: So here begins the second year at Hogwarts...

Harry Potter and...
The Heart of the Lion
A Harry Potter/Chronicles of Narnia/Doctor Who fanfic by doctor-b1993

Part Two: Camera Sub Rosa

Chapter Eleven: Return to Hogwarts

'It was too big. Too many empty rooms. Does it ever bother you, Amy, that your life doesn't make any sense?' The Doctor, The Pandorica Opens

Location: Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, Earth
Time: July 1992 CE

Harry and Lucy were working through their holiday Potions essays, Lucy helping Harry by reading through it, just as he had corrected her Astronomy essay. 'Lacewing larvae are used in Hair-Changing Potion not the actual flies Harry.' Lucy pointed out. 'Lacewing flies are only used in very complicated and powerful transformation potions like Polyjuice.'

Harry looked down at where Lucy was pointing, flicking to the correct page in the textbook and double checking. 'Oh right!' He said, scratching out flies and writing in larvae instead. 'Thanks Lu.' he said with a sincere smile.

'That's okay, Harry. Otherwise your essay is done, just rewrite it onto fresh parchment and you'll be finished.' Lucy smiled at her friend as he nodded and pulled a fresh roll of parchment and his fountain pen towards him, glad that Hogwarts required quills only on tests and exams.

'Harry! Lucy!' Harry's young cousin Zara Phillips, who would be attending Hogwarts for the first time in September barged into Harry's bedroom. 'Can you please tell me about Hogwarts? Mum won't tell me and it's driving me insane! Pretty please!' Zara begged her older cousin and his best friend.

Harry and Lucy looked at each other and shook their heads. 'If Aunt Anne won't tell you, I won't either. Sorry Zara.'

'Come on! I'm dying here!' she moaned. 'Could you at least let me read Hogwarts: A History?' she tried a different tack.

'Nope, that would spoil the surprise.' Harry said, watching as Zara huffed and left the room once again.

Location: Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, Earth
Time: July 1992 CE

Days later, Zara's nervousness about Hogwarts was compounded when Hogwarts letters arrived. As the barn owl arrived, Harry took his and Lucy's letters and left Zara's for her to collect before running off to find Lu.

As he handed Lucy's over, he ripped open his letter and unfolded the sheets of parchment inside. He looked upon Professor McGonagall's neat script written in green ink and read the letter.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

Dear Mister Potter-Windsor,

We are pleased to invite you to your second year education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You will find enclosed a list of all necessary textbooks. We highly recommend that students replace any material which you used in the previous year.

After conference between the Headmaster and your Head of House, it has been decided that you are to be offered a place in a selective course, The Deep Magics of the Worlds in addition to your normal course load. Under Hogwarts' course policy for second years, you are no longer required to undertake the Astronomy course at this time. A classroom for this subject has not yet been assigned and is up to conference between yourself, your classmates and the teacher, Professor D.E. Kirke.

Term begins as per usual on September 1st, and you will be required to take the Hogwarts Express from Platform Nine and Three Quarters at London Kings Cross railway station at 11am.

Yours sincerely,

Professor McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress
Head of Gryffindor House

Harry finished reading the first sheet of parchment, noting the "selective course" he was being offered and the name of the professor. Lucy mentioned she had the same offer as Harry and they both turned to the textbook list for the new term

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Second year students should have a copy of the following:

COURSE BOOKS

The Standard Book of Spells Grade Two by Miranda Goshawk
New Approaches to Learning Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
Deep Magics of the World by Digory Kirke, Earl Kirke of Oxfordshire
Dark Creatures in Detail by Quentin Trimble

Second years and above are allowed to bring a broomstick to school.

Harry smiled as he noticed Lucy's letters were virtually the same as his, and he offered her his arm as they went off in search of his grandmother to ask permission to go into Diagon Alley with Zara to collect their books and equipment.

Location: Hogwarts Express, near Grantham railway station, England, Earth
Time: September 1992 CE

Once again, the scarlet steam train loaded with Hogwarts students steamed northwards towards the school in the far north, and in a compartment near the rear of the train, nine second years and two soon-to-be first years were in a deep discussion about Hogwarts, but true to their word, Harry and Lucy made sure nothing was revealed to Zara that would spoil the surprise.

'So we all got letters offering us a place in a class named Deep Magics of the Worlds?' Harry asked his friends as the Hogwarts Express sped along the East Coast Main Line towards its destination. 'What is Dumbledore playing at?'

'And who is this Professor D.E. Kirke?' Hermione asked, surprised she had not heard of such a professor.

'He's an old friend.' was Lucy's only response.

The young brunette stroked the cover of the diary she had found in her cauldron after Diagon Alley. Looking cautiously around the empty compartment, she took out her quill and started to write in the diary, her eyes rolling back in her head as she did so.

Location: Chamber of Secrets, under Hogwarts, near Aviemore, Scotland, Earth
Time: September 1992 CE

As the girl wrote in the diary, deep underneath Hogwarts, in a chamber within Hogwarts' underground network, several ancient creatures stirred. One, a large snake, the king of the serpents stirred from its thousand year slumber, sensing that Hogwarts would soon enough need protection from one who meant it harm. The other creatures were interlopers, creatures who had crash landed on Earth and took refuge at Hogwarts using the latent radiation caused by magic to rebuild their damaged bodies.

The most feared creatures in the universe were preparing to descend on Hogwarts, it was Hogwarts darkest hour, its time of angels...

Location: Gryffindor Tower, Hogwarts School, near Aviemore, Scotland, Earth
Time: September 1992 CE

Lucy sat staring into the fire in the common room, tears running down her cheeks silently. Harry saw this and he silently took a seat beside her in the scarlet love seat, wrapping his arms gently around Lucy, allowing her to sob into his shoulder as he patted her back gently, whispering into her ear softly, 'It's ok Lu, let it all out.'

Then, Ron Weasley, who had been shoving his foot in his mouth around Harry and Lucy all first year, decided it would be a good time to show his hand. 'Oi! You two! Stop being so lovey-dovey, it makes me want to vomit.' Harry cringed and reached for his wand to teach Ron some manners, but he was beaten to it by a red eyed Lucy who had her wand out in a moment.

'Langlock!' But Lucy wasn't finished by gluing his tongue to the roof of his mouth, she continued to go off on a (very rare) tirade. 'How dare you! You foul selfish insufferable git! I'll be lovey-dovey with Harry whenever I bloody well want! Not that it matters to you, but Harry was comforting me because it's been a year since I lost my family! So just get over yourself and for once think about something other than yourself and your bloody stomach! She punctuated her tirade by adding a large red handprint across his face as she slapped him before storming off for places unknown.

'You are an absolute git, Ronald!' Harry yelled before running after Lucy.

Location: Room of Requirement, Hogwarts School, near Aviemore, Scotland, Earth
Time: September 1992 CE

Harry eventually found Lucy holed up in the Room of Requirement, the room looking like the ballroom at Cair Paravel. 'Lu?' he asked cautiously. 'Lu? I'm here for you.'

'I know you are Harry.' Lucy replied with a watery smile. 'I'm sorry I ran off like that, but that red-headed git just really riled me up!' Lucy clenched her fists until Harry sat beside her on the stone balustrade and gently unclenched her fists, tenderly taking her hands in his before wrapping her in a hug and she pulled him even closer.

'Don't think about him Lucy. I know you miss your family, and I know it's not much, but I'm your family now, and my family is your family, if you want...' Harry comforted her.

'I know you are my family, and it's wonderful, but...I just miss them...it hasn't got easier.' Lucy said, her cheeks still tear-stained.

'I know Lu. I lost my parents too, and even with the Doctor, and the royals. I miss them with all my heart, and my Time Lord consciousness isolates me because I have so much extra knowledge. I didn't know how I would be able to cope at school, and then I met my kindred spirit...a kind, softly spoken, cute (Lucy blushed at this) girl who, like me, just seemed old for her age, like she'd seen more of life than just North London. And then, I had to go back to my time and I had to leave her behind. But then, while I hate the way it had to happen, I'm so glad that it did, she came back to me and I had my best friend back again.' Harry explained.

'Thanks Harry. I needed that.' Lucy whispered into his shoulder. 'Good to know that we both agree that we are kindred spirits.'

Author's Note: So here's the first chapter of second year. Please read and review and stay tuned for the next installment. For those interested, "Camera Sub Rosa" translates as Chamber Under the Rose. Under the rose typically means something is secret, thus "Camera Sub Rosa" is a secret chamber.