Chapter 17:
When we were walking back to the class we found more writings on the wall of the corridor where Mrs. Norris was found. This time it read:
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED
"Oh no." I said coming to a stop. "Nobody is here. Look where Filch kept guard he's gone." Hermione said. "Well it couldn't hurt to poke around." Said Harry. "Look at these spiders. Have you ever seen spiders move like this?" I asked. The spiders were walking from the window in a straight line and out the window again. Everyone moved forward to take a closer look except Ron. "Are you okay?" Hermione asked Ron looking at his now very pale face. "I- don't- like- spiders." Ron answered through clenched teeth. "What, but you use spiders all the time in potions!" Hermione said shocked. "No, I feel you Ron it's different when they're alive." I said backing Ron up. "What don't tell me you afraid of spiders too!" Harry said laughing. "No I'm not, but I am afraid of something else and now you don't get to know!" I said half-offended but also half-joking. "Awww." Harry said.
"What happened to all the water that had been on the floor?" Hermione asked. "Somebody must have cleaned it up." I answered. "Where did it come from?" Ron asked. Me and Hermione looked at each other and laughed, "Of course the girls bathroom." Hermione said. "There's a girls bathroom here?" Harry asked shocked. "Yes but nobody uses it." I said still laughing. "Why?" Ron asked confused. "Moaning Myrtle." Hermione answered. "Who?" Ron said. "Oh come on, Ron you met her at the death day party." Hermione scolded him. "Oh the mopey one." Harry said just now realizing who she was. Ron just shrugged still not knowing who she was. "Come on then." I said heading to the bathroom. "We can't go in there!" Ron said shocked. "Oh come on nobody goes in there." I said as I opened the door and held it open for everyone to go in. Hermione marched right past Harry and Ron into the bathroom, Harry reluctantly followed, and Ron who was stuck at the door, got pulled in by Hermione. I quickly walked in after them letting the door swing shut behind me.
"Who's there?" a silvery voice asked us. "It's Hermione, Arrington, Harry, and Ron." Hermione called out to Myrtle. She than floated out of one of the toilets and stared at Harry and Ron. "Your not girls." She said to them. "No, but we wondering if you flooded the bathroom?" Harry asked her just jumping right into the conversation. "Yes, I was upset because of Peeves, I was so upset I even came in here to try and kill myself." She answered Harry. "But your already dead!" Ron said. I tried to stop him by hitting him but it was to late. Moaning Myrtle let out a shriek cry of hurt and plunged back into her toilet with chortling sobs.
"Well that was pleasant." Harry said as we were walking out the door. Me and Hermione just shrugged, we were used to Myrtle and her dramatic ways by now. Suddenly Percy seeing Ron comping out of the girls bathroom shrieked, "RON! What are you doing in the girls bathroom?" Ron turned a deep shade of red, and mumbled "I was just," "Do you know how bad this looks? Second time you've been seen around a new piece of evidence! If I ever see you near here again I'm writing to mom!" Percy huffed and walked away.
"So first before we all forget what did Fred want to talk to you about?" Hermione asked when we got back to the common room. "Isn't the Chamber of Secrets more important?" I asked dryly. "Nope, because nobody is going to forget about that anytime soon." She answered. "Come on I'll go ask Fred." Ron said threateningly. I just laughed and said, "As if Fred would tell you, he would more likely tell Harry than you." Ron just shrugged as if saying yeah your right. "Ok than I'll ask him." Harry said speaking up. 'Shit' I thought I hadn't been joking when I said Fred would probably tell Harry, just in hopes that he could change my mind. "Fine." I muttered and Harry and Hermione high fives excitedly. "Hey! I helped." Ron said. "Uh huh." We all said in response to Ron and than laughed. "Ok so Fred wanted to know why I was avoiding George, when I know he likes me and that I like him. And I wonder who could have told Fred that I liked George." I turned my head and stared at Hermione. "Hey it wasn't me!" Hermione said in defense. "But you did tell Ginny, who told Fred." I said getting her to see the connection. "Oh, sorry." She said.
"Wait so what are you going to do? Is Fred going to tell George that you like him?" Hermione asked. "Well Fred is going to tell him, what am I going to do? No fucking clue." I said and than sighed. "Maybe I should just avoid him forever. Sounds like a plan?" Hermione just shook her head at me. "Or you could talk to him." Harry said. "Hmm how about no?" I answered. "C'mon but why?" Hermione pleaded with me. "I've told you why." I said. "But it's a stupid reason!" She fired back at me in response. "But I don't want to get into a relationship and hurt him! All relationships never work out and than you ruin the friendship you had before, or..." I trailed off at the end noticing George standing in the doorway of the dormitory. "Or?" Hermione prompted not having seen George yet. I just turned around and walked out of the dormitory with everybody calling my name even George. I couldn't believe I just did that. I didn't want him to hear it that way, I was going to talk to him, or more like have Fred talk to him.