Inside of her windowless bedroom, Honey laid on the bed attempting to figure out the answers to the mysteries surrounding her. She had come up with a few theories of her own but nothing solid. It was too confusing and it was giving her a headache. She needed help from a second brain. They could help her think. It was just her luck that she indeed possessed extra brains in the form of demented, eternal teenagers. She would ask them for advice but they are not trustworthy. She closed her eyes and brought herself back to her bedroom in Hogwarts.

Honey went inside of the Chamber of Secrets. She took out her miniature sized broom and enlarged it. Mounting the handle, she flew to the top of the statue to get a better look at it. She stopped in front of Salazar's face to study it. Slowly she inched close until her hand touched the cold stone. The mouth of the statue opened. She jerked her broom back at the sudden movement. Salazar's mouth opened, wider and wider, making a huge black hole.

"Lumos Maxima!" she shouted and sent the charm into the mouth and peered inside.

After several minutes of waiting, Honey decided to go inside of the dark opening to investigate it. Performing another Lumos charm, she cautiously flew inside. Near the entrance many indentations lined the walls. It was as if something had repeatedly scratched them. As she flew further, she heard a strange noise behind her. She turned back in time to see the mouth closing. Trapping her inside. She was on the verge of panicking when the room suddenly glowed. She found herself inside of a large chamber and froze, stunned by the beauty of the room. Marbled shelves decorated the walls, housing stone tomes and scrolls. The ceiling was domed shape with intricate triangular designs. Without having to think, she knew exactly where she was. The Chamber of Secrets. The real Chamber of Secrets. The one she had been inside all along was the antechamber, an entryway to Slyhterin's true chambers. It was magnificence, she was almost afraid to touch anything. She walked toward the shelves and ran her fingertips over the ridges on the spine of the tomes. The symbols on the spine of the book meant water. She didn't know how she knew this. She touched the spine of another tome and that one meant fire. She pulled a tome from the shelf and opened it. The words were moving in a circular pattern. The birthmark on her hand was beginning to move as well.

Tom was wandering aimlessly inside of Riddle Manor when he felt a disturbance. Something was wrong. He went into Honey's bedroom to ask her what was happening but she was nowhere to be seen. To prove that it was not a delusion created by his wishful thinking he called out to her, "Honey! Where are you?"

There was no answer. She was gone. This was the perfect opportunity to take control of her body. Wait! This might be a trap. What if she was doing it on purpose? They had made an agreement. Maybe she was testing him to see if he was going to keep his end of the bargain? She was probably anticipating he would take control of her body and watching from a hiding place. That must be it. It meant he had to be extra careful about what he did or say.

In Honey's body, Tom entered the Great Hall and was welcomed by the delicious smell of baking pumpkin. He knew almost instantly that it was Halloween. He knew he should not partake in the feast but was unable to help himself. Golden plates appeared when he sat down. He stretched his hand to grab anything he could. That was when he noticed bandages wrapped around his right hand and wrist. He carefully put the items of food on his plate and stared at the bandages. Did Honey have an accident? He was pulled from his thoughts when he heard someone cleared their throat.

"Um...hello." said a boy with blond hair.

Tom ignored him and continued eating.

"Shouldn't your sit at your table?" said someone else.

It was when Tom noticed that he was sitting on the Slytherin's table instead of Ravenclaw. At least he was not a Gryffindor. He patted the corners of his mouth with a napkin and sipped pumpkin juice.

"I'm waiting for a friend." he said and flashed a smiled.

The boys fell for it just like Tom thought they would. While he was in Honey's body he would use it to his advantage. Honey didn't realize it but she was attractive and had an innocent aura that made her seem harmless. He finished his meal and went to the Library for some parchment and a quill. He wrote a letter to Dumbledore asking if Honey could be excused from class for two weeks because of illness. After the approval letter arrived, he headed toward the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets. He didn't know how much time he had until Honey appeared and regain control. Therefore, he had to do everything he needed too, quick. He halted midway when he felt someone grab his arm.

"Honey, didn't you hear us calling you?" said a girl in Ravenclaw, who was followed by another one.

Tom recognized the girls as Honey's friends. "Sorry, no." he pulled his arm from her. "I have lessens. Got to go." he said and continued walking without looking back.

He was too busy getting away from them that he didn't look where he was going and collided into someone.

"Are you all right?"

Tom looked up to see a boy offering his hand out to him. It was Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived.

"I'm fine." said Tom. He pushed himself up but fell again because his body felt heavy.

Harry took Tom's arm and helped him stand to his feet. Tom pulled away from Harry and braced himself against the stone wall.

"Thanks." said Tom. "And um...thanks for the other night."

Harry was confused for a moment but took a closer look at Tom. "Oh! You're...you're that girl. Well, you're welcome."

"I've got to go." said Tom. He gave Harry a small wave and walked away. This boy defeated Voldemort with unknown means. He wanted minimal contact with him until he knew what he was dealing with.

"Honey!"

Hogwarts was a large school. Why was he encountering these people one after another?

"Honey," said that Hufflepuff boy, "Something came up. I've got to cancel our lesson today."

"No, problem." said Tom.

As Tom joined the crowd he kept his head low to prevent anyone else from bothering him. He snuck off and entered the series of tunnels which were connected to the Chamber of Secrets and head to the prisoner that was being held inside a smaller hidden chamber.

"Lumi, leave us." ordered Tom.

The house elf vanished.

Marvolo was lying on the bed in the center of the room. His leg was chained to the poster of the bed. He was currently conscious since Lumi hadn't administered his sedatives yet.

"To what do I own the honor of your presence, princess?" Marvolo mocked him.

Tom closed the distance between then and roughly grabbed Marolo's shirt collar.

"Who are you?" demanded Marvolo, suspicious by the look on Honey's face.

"I'm Honey." said Tom.

"What's the point in lying? I know you're not her."

"Of all the children in the world you had to go after me." Tom released Marvolo and snickered.

Marvolo's jaw fell open but he recovered quickly. "I knew it! You are...you are..."

"I am Tom Marvolo Riddle."

Marvolov laughed, "I knew there was a reason why I was drawn to Honey. We are attracted to the same things."

"You are drawn to Honey because I am Honey."

Marvolo was taken back. "What?"

"I had a new life. I am a pureblood. I have new parents, wealth, and privilege. Everything was perfect until you entered it."

Marvolo shook his head in disbelief. "Are you saying..."

"I was attached to Honey's mother when she was young. I was present when she gave birth to Honey. To me. I reincarnated into Honey Sheridan Shafiq. My memories of being Tom Riddle returned to me after you attacked me in the Chamber of Secrets."

"But what about the other Honey."

"I have a separate personality. The other me is a girl."

Marvolo eyes shot to Tom's lower half. "You are a hermaphrodite?"

"No, you idiot! This is a full female body." Tom pointed at himself. "The other me that you see is a portion of my mind who still believes it is Honey. She is unwilling to accept the truth."

"This is ridiculous. I'm fortunate I left that body when I did. Won't want to be involved in your crowded mess." said Marvolo.

"Enjoy this while you can."

"What do you mean by that?"

Tom smirked and walked away from him.

"What are you planning?" Marvolo shouted after him.

Tom hoped Honey was watching. Now she would know the truth. They were the same person. If she would think back to our childhood, before Marvolo came, she would realize it. There was a reason they didn't have friends. Why they isolated themselves. They had no memories of being Tom Riddle but there was that feeling of desolation, although there shouldn't be. They should not have felt it when they were surrounded by love. Everyone loved them. They could have everything and anything they wanted. They felt alone because it was embedded inside of them by Wool's Orphanage.

Honey believed she had met him after Marvolo attacked her in the Chamber of Secrets. During that time, her mind had retrieved into her safe heaven, her windowless bedroom. Tom was finally able to break free of the forces that were restraining him. He went to Honey and told her he would punish Marvolo. He took control of her body while she rested. He trapped Marvolo inside of the Chamber of Secrets, went to classes in her place until she recovered, and willingly gave her back control. He accompanied her to Godric's Hallow. He was with her when she met Voldemort.

Honey had to accept him. Accept the truth. For six years, he laid beside her on their bed, encouraging her to recover. They had to leave the hospital to take their revenge on Mavolo. There were also numerous unfinished businesses they had to personally take care of.

Tom and went into the real Chamber of Secrets. With all of these tomes in here, he figured there had to be one that held the secret of separating him and Honey. When they do he would take over Marvolo's body after getting rid of him. He and Honey would be apart in body but they would remain together.

Tom pulled one of the tomes from a shelf and opened it. It was blank just as it was the first time he opened it. He closed the tome and put it back. Slytherin must have put wards on the tomes preventing people from see them. He had to figure out a way to read them. He was inside Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and yet he was unable to access the ancient wizard's powers.

Maybe he should ask Melissa? Her magic was undeniably powerful. If he had to guess, she probably discovered a way to read the tomes and learned their secrets. He left the Chamber of Secrets and returned to Ravenclaw Towers. He went through Honey's trunk and packed warm clothing. When Tom arrived in Shafiq Manor, Melissa was there to greet him with a hug.

"I received a letter from your headmaster. I was worried." Melissa said.

"I'm fine." said Tom.

Melissa released Tom and then looked at his face. "I am happy to see you, again."

Tom swallowed. Although he would never admit it he was intimidated by Melissa. She was the first and only woman too be able to see right thought him and accepted him for the dark wizard he was.

Tom avoided her gaze. "What did the letter say?"

"He's very concern about you." she said.

"I appreciate his concerns but I assure you I am fine, Mel - mother." He bit his tongue and forced a smile on his lips. He hoped she didn't notice he almost called her by her first name.

Melissa smiled down at him. "Come, let's have tea. You are probably tried from your journey."

Tom's spine went stiff. Somehow he felt that Melissa sensed that he was not Honey. He followed her and sat on a chair and table in the garden room. Melissa poured him tea and offered him some sweets. He looked down at the brown liquid in his cup, contemplating how he should go about asking Melissa.

"You need to get your priorities in order." Melissa advised him. "You don't want to exhaust yourself again."

"Wouldn't want that to happen." he agreed.

"What's that?" Melissa stood and went Tom. Gently, she took his hand into hers and pushed back his sleeve to examine the bandage.

"I...accidently cut myself in potions when I was cutting ingredients."

"Honey Bee, you must be careful." She said and kissed the bandage.

"It's fine, mum." Tom insisted. "Enough about this. I am here to ask you about Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets."

Melissa cautiously caressed his injured hand. "What about the Chamber of Secrets?"

"I've founded it. Its...its breathtaking and the tomes."

Melissa nodded, waiting for him to continue.

"They are written in ancient language. I am having difficulty understanding them."

Tom observed Melissa's reaction to his words. As he had anticipated, she revealed nothing to him. She released his hand and smiled at him. She picked up a cup of tea and offered it to him.

"Drink." she told him.

To please her he took the cup and sipped it. His eyelids went heavy. He was consumed by darkness and was dragged back to Riddle Manor.

When Honey admitted that she could not read Slytherin's language, Melissa knew this was an imposter. She and Honey were direct descendants of Salazar Slytherin. His blood flowed through their veins. His magic surrounded them. They are able to enter his chambers and read his tomes. This imposter was inside Honey's body, which granted him access to the chamber but not the ability to see the words on the tomes. Slytherin had placed magic wards that hid it from those with tainted blood or magic.

Melissa carried Honey back to her bedroom and laid her on the bed. She had to owl Ben and her mother-in-law, Cynthia.

As soon as Ben and his mother arrived, they went straight to Honey's bedroom where Melissa waited for them. Cynthia hugged Melissa before going to Honey and noticed the bandage on her hand.

"What's this? She injured her?" asked Cynthia.

"I honestly don't know." admitted Melissa.

"What happened?" asked Ben.

"Honey has left her body again and an imposter took over. Don't worry, I handled it."

"We've got to find Honey. I tried calling her name but she's not responding like last time." said Melissa.

"She probably can't hear you. How long has she been gone?" said Cynthia.

"Dumbledore's letter said she missed three days of class and suddenly owled him today that she was ill and need two weeks to herself." Melissa told them.

"Three days? Brilliant! She could be anywhere." said Ben.

"The longer she is away from us the further she wanders." Cynthia said. She took Honey's hand and slowly unwrap the bandages. She took a step back, the bandages slipping from her hands and fell onto the floor.

All three stared in disbelief at Honey's hand.

Ben summoned his pungi. He put it against his mouth and blow. The pungi was an instrument made from a gourd, which channels air into two reed pipes. His first his step-father, a wealthy Indian wizard, had given him the musical instrument and taught him how to play. The instrument possessed the magical ability to hypnotize snakes. He and his step-father bonded over the love of the music and watching snakes, under the spell of their instrument, dancing in their garden. When he was courting Melissa, he had played his pungi to charm her on one of their dates. Never would he imagine she would be the one charming him. As he blew the notes, her eyes turned into yellow slits. Her hands moved above her head, connecting in a triangular shape like a cobra spreading its hood. Her hips began to swing side to side, her body moved in a boneless serpentine manner. It was mesmerizing. When he stopped playing, she told him the truth about her family's connections to Salazar Slytherin and her magical abilities. Honey, similar to her mother, was affected by the sound of the instrument. Once she heard it she would become hypnotized into dancing in a serpentine manner.

Controlled by the pungi, Melissa swung her hips and dance around Honey's bed. Cynthia watched from the side as her son and daughter-in-law desperately attempt to summon Honey's sprit and return to her body. Honey's body swung from side-to-side. She was thrashing on her bed. When she suddenly sat up and opened her yellow slit eyes they knew she had returned to them.

Melissa slowed the speed of her movements.

"Where have you been?" Melissa asked Honey in Parseltongue.

In a trace, Honey opened her mouth and told her mother what happened.

Inside the Chambers of Secrets, Honey stared at the birthmark on the back of her wrist. It was moving, becoming smaller. Startled by what she was seeing she dropped the tome she was holding. Her wrist felt stiffed and was stinging. A jeweled dagger caught her line of vision. She grabbed it. Holding it over her other hand she held her breath and swiftly brought the dagger down.

Relief. She felt intense relief. She pulled the dagger out of her flesh. It slid from her hand and fell on the floor in a loud clink. Feeling light-headed, she slowly sat on the floor and lay her back down in the floor. Staring at the domed shape ceiling she saw the triangular designs moving in a circle before she lost conscious.

"Don't think you can get rid of it that easily." Came a deep male voice.

Honey attempted to open her eyes to see who was speaking to her but they were too weak. Her body was paralyzed. All she could do was helpless listen to the voice. Like the other voices she had heard before, he sounded familiar but she did not know who he was.

"It is far too attached to you to leave you be." said the voice.

"Who are you?" she asked him.

"An old friend."

"What friend? I don't know you and those other voices, do you know them?"

"You were acquainted with us. In a different life."

"What are you talking about?"

"What was he talking about?" Melissa asked Honey.

"I am Winifred Sheridan." Honey replied. She held her mutilated hand up to show her mother. "The Resurrection Stone was embedded in my hand."

Melissa stared at Honey's hand. She had heard of the legends. The magical stone that possess the ability to resurrect the dead. She signaled her husband to stop playing his pungi. Ben instantly stopped blowing. He and Cynthia went to Melissa.

"What did she say?" asked Ben.

"Honey is Great-Grandma Winifred." She told them.

Cynthia and Ben exchanged glances. Their elderly relatives have often said Honey was the reincarnation of their Great-Grandma Winifred and would call her Wendy on several occasions. All this time, they thought it was ramblings of old wizards and witches, who have mistaken Honey for Winifred because the two share a strong family resemblance.

"Really, she is." insisted Melissa. "Winifred had the Resurrection Stone. It was embedded in her hand."

They all turned to look at Honey who was out of her trance. They instantly sensed that something was different about her. She was normally shy and avoided looking at a person's eyes, even them. But currently her gaze was direct. She had a air of confidence around her.

"I have come here in search of Edmund." Honey announced in a normal language for all of them to understand. "Death told me Edmund would be reborn in this time period. I used the stone to reincarnate."

Tom was inside of his manor when Honey appeared. He rushed to her, happy that she finally revealed herself. He hoped she saw and heard everything he wanted her to.

"Whatever your plans are, I don't care for them." Honey told him. "You need to get out of my body."

Tom hid his disappointment. He didn't want to leave. He was attached to Honey. He loved her.

"We are going back to Hogwarts, kill Marvolo, and put you in his body."

"I'm fine with that." He agreed. He didn't want to leave Honey but if he had his own body they could be together in the outside world. He had no problem with killing Marvolo as he had original planned to. With Honey's full cooperation he would be simple. Honey kept him drugged up most days. It should be easy.

Unfortunately, when Tom and Honey returned to Hogwarts they discovered that Marvolo was missing. Lumi was called back to the manor and left Marvolo on his own. He somehow escaped.

"We've got to find him."