AN: Sorry updates are taking so long RL just really sucks right now and finding time to write is near impossible.
The / in the middle of a sentence is changing from Fred speaks / George speaks. Or vise versa
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Summer between 1st and second year was awesome. Harry spent time with Fred and George at the Flamel house. His family took a trip to Greece with the Granger's. And he got to the Football championships with Dudley, Dean and Seamus. Seamus was a bit down because his team was out of the running but they all had fun anyway.
Summer seemed to fly by. Soon it was two weeks to till the start of the new year. That night a house elf appeared and tried to get him not to go back to school. They argued for several minutes till Harry called the Potter elves to get rid of the interloper.
There was a few issues at the train as well. Aunt, Uncle and both Grangers were not impressed with the Weasley parents. Mr. Weasley was just annoying but Harry worried Mrs. Granger would break Mrs. Weasley's hand when she tried to grab Hermione. It was frightening and to get away from the 'danger' Harry ran onto the train with just a quick kiss to his family.
On the train the twins apologized several times for their parents. Hermione thought they were funny and laughed at their antics.
After the sorting Harry nudged Neville. "Well at least there are no booby trapped corridors this year."
"Yeah." Neville replied then after a moment a slow smile grew. "Too bad. I guess we'll just have to make due with the forest."
"Sadly yes." Harry sighed.
4 days into classes and Harry kept catching this red head staring at him. He finally approached Fred about it. "Hey who is she and why is she stalking me like some kind of creeper?"
Fred sighed and his ears turned red in embarrassment. "She's my sister. Harry, your a bed time story in this world. She sees you as a real life prince charming from that movie Hermione had us watch."
Harry sighed as well. "I guess so long as she doesn't DO anything then I'll ignore it. I wish I could get her and Collin both to just leave me alone."
"I know." Fred replied. Not liking the frown on Harry's face he pulled the smaller boy into a headlock. The two wrestled for a while till it was time for class.
The year seemed to pass smooth. Almost too smooth. Sure Defense was basically a self taught class, but that was the same last year. Harry was just glad he was in France during the book signing. Hermione told him about it and he could only imagine how bad it would have been.
Harry was attacked by a crazy rouge bludger during the Slytherin Gryffindor game. That night Collin was injured. Sure he didn't like the being followed but the boy was actually sweet and adorable. His extreme enthusiasm reminded Harry of the few dreams an equally exuberant Castiel had been in. Harry felt sorry for the Power assigned to care for him. HE over heard the boy was petrified just like the cat had been earlier in the year.
Harry gathered his group of friends; Ollie, Fred, George, Lee, Dean, Seamus, Hermione, Neville, Susan, Hannah, Terry, Angelina, Alicia and Katie. Once every one was together they all got to work how Collin had been, why, and how to get him better faster. That and the twins had plans for how to get back at Loser Lockhart for harming their friend.
The group each took a section of the library to scour for answers. Harry sent a letter to his Uncle asking for him to find some mature mandrakes or some unpetrification potion, or something to help get him back to normal. When Katie, Lee and Sir Nickolas joined him in the infirmary efforts were redoubled to find the answer. So far nothing but they were all determined.
"I might have something guys." Hannah said in a shaky voice. "But I hope I'm wrong."
All the others gathered around. Reading the passages on Gorgons and Basilisks were terrifying.
"All of Hagrid's roosters are dead." Seamus said in a flat voice.
"That's right he mentioned it last time we went to tea." Hermione added. "But that..." She trailed off covering her mouth.
"But how? How could a giant snake be roaming the castle?" Terry asked. They were all a bit puzzled by that.
"Well let's all be extra careful until we find a better explanation, or the draught get's here from China." Harry told them. Uncle Vernon had ordered a case of the draught that would revive the two humans at least. There was nothing that could be done for Sir Nickolas.
"Yes. We all carry mirrors to check around corners so it can't sneak up on us." George said.
"Would explain why there are no odd names on the map. Animals don't show up on it." Fred added.
"And if it's using some secret system to get around they may not be on there." Oliver pointed out.
The twins smiled at one another. "Then we'll have to / add it ourselves."
Hermione ended up finding another clue. A charmed journal. The rest of the friends were very concerned when they found it wrote back and seems fixated on Harry. They decided to lock it away till Christmas. Then the twins would take it him to their dad for him to deal with. They were all scared to send that in the mail.
Harry asked Vernon to hire a very good lawyer for Hagrid. The half giant was back at school with in 3 days because simple truth serum the lawyer demanded proved he did not open the chamber. That he was not even in the castle when Myrtle died.
Hearing it's possible fate the journal sent out extreme compulsions. It's previous victim had no way to resist.
Not just the friends but the whole castle was in an uproar when the message appeared on the wall the day before winter holiday. "Her bones will lie in the Chamber forever."
When they realized the book was missing along with little Ginny Weasley they were near frantic trying to find a way to save her. Hermione and Terry both worked out that the beast was using pipes to move about. Neville mentioned Myrtle, how she died in the bathroom she haunts. From there finding the sink was easy.
Getting it open took Harry. He had Oliver conjure a snake and told the little garter to open the door. Harry had always been able to communicate with animals. They didn't speak words like people but there was just an understanding from looking into their eyes. The snake did as it was asked and the sink slid back.
"We can't just jump." Hermione said ever the voice of reason.
"and I don't think we should all go. More people more likely one of us get's killed." Alicia added.
"Ok." Oliver said taking charge. "Hermione you and Terry go to Flitwick he'll listen to your story. Susan you and Hanna take the map and use the one-eyed witch to get into Hogsmead then floo Madame bones. Harry tell the snake to stay here with Neville, Dean and Seamus, you guard the entrance. Team we all get our brooms and fly down there. This thing has taken 3 lions and the pride is going to get team back." they all roared in approval of the plan.
The 6 going down all suited up in their protective gear, and on their brooms as fast as they could. The twins also brought their nastiest pranks along with their beaters bats.
As they were flying down they started to strategize. "We need to take out those eyes." Oliver said.
"No." Angelina countered. "We get the book, get Ginny and get the hell out. Let the aurors flood the place with roosters latter."
"I agree with you both." Harry said. They all looked at him. "Our first priority is to save Ginny and re-capture the obviously evil book. But if we can't do that with out a fight then we need to plan for the worst."
The others nodded. "The moment we see the scales of that snake you two let off fireworks at it. The bigger the explosion the better." Alicia said.
"Not too big." Oliver added looking around. "This place doesn't look stable I for one don't want to be caught in a cave in."
They all shivered. They went over curses to use.
"Magic won't pierce the skin so we should aim for inside." George said.
"Yeah. Aim for the mouth and nose." Fred agreed.
"Alright Alicia you me and the twins will try and take the beast down while our two fastest fliers distract it." Oliver told them. "But you two. The moment you see and opening get Ginny and run. Even if we can't follow right away."
"IDEA." Harry said excited. "Basilisk venom is the most corrosive substance in the world. IF we get come on the book then it will be destroyed."
They all thought on that for a moment. "Ok so that's plan B.. or C. Yeah. A) get Ginny out, B) kill the beast, C) venom on the book." Oliver summed up. The others nodded. About then they came to another snake sealed door and just like before Harry had a garter Oliver conjured open it.
"Ginny!" The twins shouted in tandem rushing over to the downed girl.
"She won't wake." A voice said. They looked and there was a boy around Oliver's age in a Slytherin uniform.
"Who are you?" Alicia asked looking hard at the partially see through boy.
"Don't you know girls are to be seen not heard." He replied with a sneer.
"You're Riddle." Harry said. "IT was your book. What have you done to Ginny?" He demanded
The boy, Riddle, clapped. "Oh my aren't you the clever one." He said dryly. "But I would expect no less from the boy who was able to best the great Voldemort. So tell me how you did it and I'll tell you what I'm doing. Tit for tat and all that."
Harry gave him a withering glare trying to match the terrifying one Raguel could summon. "I was 15 months old. I must have had a protection spell on me from my parents that activated on their death. Now what have you done to her?"
"She's just drifting. Soon it won't matter." He replied.
"Why are you / doing this?" The twins begged still holding their sister.
"She's the one who wrote to me. She begged for my help. She wanted to be smarter better. Wanted to be noticed by her 'one true love'. But she is just a foolish child. I... I am a god." He said opening his arms wide.
Harry's eyes narrowed into a truly fierce glare. "There is only one God and I have seen his face." He pulled out his wand and pointed it to the boy. "Release Ginny or feel my wrath."
the specter laughed a high horrible sound. "What can you pathetic lions do in the face of LORD VOLDEMORT?!" He used Ginny's wand to flick fiery letters into the air. They spelled Tomas Marvolo Riddle, which he rearranged to form; I am Lord Voldemort.
Angelina gasped. "But that... the Riddle's aren't. YOU'RE A MUGGLEBORN!" She shouted pointing a finger at him in accusation.
HE glared at her darkly. "I am not a mudblood. And I have cleansed the muggle filth from my father's side. Now silence." He turned and began hissing to the great ugly statue behind him.
"He's calling the beast." Oliver stated.
"Mount up. He won't hurt Ginny. He needs her." Alicia reassured the twins. They nodded and reluctantly stood mounting their brooms. This little brat was going down and going down hard.
As soon as the nose of the serpent was visible the twins let off a barrage of fireworks into the opening. There was a terrible inhuman scream that came from the beast and it nearly trapped it's self by thrashing, causing several large pieces of the statue to fall. They all waited with baited breath for it to emerge. Fred was elected to check and see if it was blind. The others didn't open their eyes till they heard his cry of triumph. Not only was it blinded but it was also bleeding from it's nose and one side of it's head.
"You must have burst an ear drum." Angelina stated.
There was a bit of celebration but soon enough the creature was chasing them about the chamber. Their plan was working beautifully. The 4 eldest had near laser like focus while Harry and Angelina set off noise maker spells for distraction. Riddle was trying to shout orders so Harry told Oliver to conjure as many snakes as he could. All the extra hissing covered and confused the orders.
Their luck ran out when the basilisk swung it's giant tail knocking Oliver and the twins from the air. The others couldn't distract the beast form downed prey. As it rared back to give the killing blow Harry let out a war cry and charged. He had no idea where it came from of how but there was all the sudden a blade in his hand. It was only about 2 feet long, shining metal not of earth with Enochian symbols round the edges of the blade. He didn't really care where he got it he just flew with single minded purpose toward the monster and stabbed. The blade went right between the eye cutting the thick, hard flesh and bone like butter. The beast thrashed so hard in it's death throws Harry was thrown across the chamber. He lay crumpled on his side.
"Harry!" Angelina screamed rushing to him.
While she was comforting him Riddle started gloating about how it didn't matter. He made a mistake of not paying attention to Alicia. While the boy was talking she picked up the book and took it to the monsters mouth. There was a small drip of poison where the basilisk was preparing to bite. She opened the book and placed it face down in the mess. Quickly stripping her gloves off to be sure they hadn't been poisoned as well.
Riddle's spirit gave a scream of it's own as it shattered like a broken mirror. Once he was gone Alicia checked on the other boys. Oliver had a large knot and gash on his head but Fred was starting to come around. George was conscious but breathing hard to stop from screaming in pain. His leg was twisted and a piece of his femur was sticking out of the skin.
Harry was also alright, well he wasn't bleeding. So Angelina went to check on Ginny. The girl was still very pale but she was regaining color. Before they could do anything more there were voices in the hall leading to the chamber. The 3 (Fred now back on his feet) pulled their wands ready to defend their friends.
Professors Flitwick, Vector and Bashing along with 6 aurors entered to see the 3 battered children standing at the ready. Seeing her father Alicia ran to him. The short, thickset man with caramel skin and black eyes hugged his girl as well. Angelina joined Alicia hugging the man as well. Fred scooped Ginny up and took her to George's side.
Seeing the dead monster and wounded teens got the adults moving. In short order everyone was evacuated and in the infirmary. George was spelled to sleep and given skelegro to fix his leg. Oliver was give a few potions to heal the concussion. Fred and the 3 girls just had a low dose of dreamless sleep so they could rest. Harry was also spelled to sleep so the one big bruise that was his body could heal and he was given skelegro to repair his 3 broken ribs.
For the rest of the year all anyone could talk about was what those 6 had done. They were given lots of points by the 3 professors and awards by the ministry. Fred and George were so embarrassed. Their mother was mad at them one moment and hugging and praising them the next. Ron and Percy were being jealous brats as usual. Aunt Petunia about had a nuclear meltdown when she heard what he did. Harry was officially grounded from now until the end of days. Hermione and Neville only got off slightly better thanks to not going down there. Oliver's dad was equal parts proud and pissed. Oliver was grounded till next fall but he also got the new firebolt for Christmas. Angelina and Alicia both would be spending the entire summer working as punishment and if they got anything less than an O on all of their exams they would NOT be allowed to play quidditch next year. Susan got off the easiest. Madame Bones didn't even punish her but instead praised their actions and was trying to get the others in the group honored as well.
No one was really sure what happened to the short sword but when Harry, Neville, Hermione and Lee went down to harvest the beast along with 2 goblins sent by Gringotts, it wasn't there. There was still the hole where it entered but no sign of the blade.
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AN: this is how quick I would like the school chapters to go but it may not always work out that way.
The basilisk is defeated right before winter break but since they are going back to school in just a couple of weeks the punishments can't really be handed out till summer.
FYI: in my head cannon for this fic ALL angels have swords like the ones Gabriel and Lucifer fight with in Supernatural but the Archangels also have their own personal weapon like Jeremiel's sickles, or Raguel's war hammer.