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Chapter 5..
Professor Dumbledore sat, reading the latest report, but in truth, he was expecting a few people to come in through the very door and soon they did as the door was kicked open by a professor, Natsu Dragneel of course, behind him was his little dragon that followed him in like a lost puppy.
"Yosh! Professor D!"
Mr. Dragneel, it would be wise of you to stop making so much unwanted and completely ridiculous noises, not to mention loud." The strict Transfiguration teacher of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall scolded slumping the dragon slayer's shoulder, which in the chain caused the little dragon to slump from it's jolly good state.
"What happened Minerva, why are you in such unhealthy mood?" The headmaster questioned the professor politely.
"Why don't you ask Mr. Dragneel yourself." The lady huffed as she glared at the pink haired boy.
Sighing, the professor got up. "Natsu, what was that you did which made Minerva to be upset?" The dragon slayer shrugged and Dumbledore turned around to meet Minerva's attention. "Seems it would be less time consuming if you say it yourself." The old wizard knew that Natsu wasn't listening to the lady professor's scoldings.
"Grr..that man..he burned down a whole section of the library and scared Irma with his strange fire!" The professor exclaimed, growing more annoyed as she saw the headmaster chuckling softly.
"Professor Dumbledore! This is no laughing matter! He burned down the entire section of-" Minerva was cut off by Dumbledore.
"Let me guess, The Dragon section?"
"Precisely! Those parchments and books were centuries old, even going as far as the making of Hogwarts."
"And they are completely filled with the wrong information, isn't that why you destroyed them?" Seeing Natsu nod, Dumbledore turned to Minerva. "And you tried to recreate the destroyed books?"
"Yes, but the spell-"
"Cannot reverse the damaged items?" The headmaster's words caught her off guard.
"May I ask how you know that, headmaster?" McGonagall raised an eyebrow.
The Headmaster sighed and spared a glance towards the Dragon slayer, who by the way was having a conversation of which fried food was the best with Blacky and Fawkes...how the professor understood it was about food? Natsu kept on saying roasted Turkey was better than fried rat and Fawkes kept on objecting while Blacky, as always kept his jolly mood since he didn't know what was happening, except that, there was no malice emitting from the two arguers.
"Beca-" the professor was cut off by the knock on his door. McGonagall, knowing the Headmaster's busy schedule nodded.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, may I come in?" A male voice came from the other side.
"Yes, do come in please." The Headmaster politely allowed.
The door opened swiftly and in came Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic came in with a not so pleasant look. "Evening Headmaster, I suppose you were expecting me?"
"Indeed I was, Fudge." Dumbledore prepared himself to hold the laughter that would come after a joke was made, right about..
"Wow! I like fudge! They are sweet, soft and rich!..I mean.. How can fudge be rich? Its just food.. Ah who cares! You a fudge seller? I will take a pound!" The excited food lover exclaimed, earning a few chuckles, a scowl and a gasp from Dumbledore, Fudge and McGonagall respectively.
"Oh it is not something to eat, Natsu."
"Of course it is! My favorite is Chocolate! Erza's strawberry, Lucy's is orange and Gray's is lime!" Dumbledore shook his head with his eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Professor! Who is this boy and why is he not in the uniform?" Fudge snarled.
"Natsu.. It is his name, Cornelius Fudge, the minister for magic." The reaction was sudden, Natsu bursted out into fits of laughter.
"And..Fudge..this is Natsu Dragneel, our new Professor for Draconian and Self-defense." Cornelius stared in disbelief at the young man, who was laughing at him, him, the most powerful man of the ministry of magic! And the Headmaster did not discipline this attitude either.
"Very well then, but I would appreciate it if you see to it that, your recruits be well mannered, Dumbledore." Cornelius stated and was somewhat relieved when he saw that the young professor has stopped.
"Wait.. Your name is Corn elius?" And another round of laughter came.
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"No way in Hogwarts!" Natsu exclaimed.
"I'm afraid your words are void in this Mr. Dragneel." Senior Malfoy spoke, somewhat with a laugh.
"I would not be a man who would violate a Ministry decision, but you will have to give me your word, that you will make sure to protect the students of Hogwarts without any difference of pure blood or half blood." Lucius nodded his head with calculative eyes.
"Professor D, you can't be serious! A headmaster being dismissed is like a guild losing it's master! Why don't I turn him into ashes?" Although the question was serious, Dumbledore mocked up a few chuckles, not wanting to bring the law on the child of Igneel. "Dear lord, no need for such drastic measures, and Fudge, why have you come?"
The minister's face morphed into seriousness. "I would like to take a moment with the Headmaster, Lucius if you please." The Malfoy strode out, followed by McGonagall.
"Natsu, I think you have an afternoon class, please take charge."
"But-"
Leaning close to the dragon slayer's ears he whispered "There are a lot of tunnels, find the boys you saved, they might get in harms way, I trust you to take care of things here in Hogwarts, Natsu-sama." Natsu nodded grimly, although he wanted to protest, he also knew of the dangers that this school entertains.
Seeing the dragon slayer and the black dragon disappear behind the door, Cornelius turned to face the suspended Headmaster. "You are not the only one who has eyes, Albus, the ministry's top agents have informed the sighting of you..going towards an enormous entity with red scales.."
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow. "And?"
"And I want to know, whether that was the thing that killed the girl fifty years ago, if so, have you killed it, if not, what was it and what is your affiliation to it? And who is that boy who you made the new teacher? Why is he carrying a black dragon offspring?" The minister bombarded him with questions.
"Do not compare a King to a common murderer beast, Fudge, while I won't be able to reveal much information..I will be able to provide you with some.." The minister leaned forward.
"This world is about to face another Dragon war..not from the smaller ones Cornelius, but the ancients.. We are going to have to make a lot more than just facing Voldemort..ie if you believe.."
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Grumbling to himself, Natsu walked down the corridor after dinner, "You see why I hated the council Blacky?" The small dragon perked his head up on hearing his name and made a happy growl, although he didn't understand a single word. "See? Even you agree to me!" The man needed help, real help.
"Attention to all, the students are required to move back to their dormitories immediately and the teacher's are to come to the second floor. I repeat.." The voice of professor McGonagall came from all sides, scaring the dragon and slayer.
"Ah man! I wanted to sleep!" Like a whiny child, the dragon slayer walked towards the stairs.. "Stairs? Where is that suppose to be!"
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"The Chamber of Secrets have been open. Enemies of the Heir, beware. Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever." It was written in blood. All the professors stood there in front of the wall, stricken by fear.
"Good grief! What are we going to do? Who was taken?" Irma asked the gathered.
"Ginny Weasley." McGonagall replied gravely.
"I say we fear not." It wasn't Lockhart.
"Professor Snape? What do you mean?" McGonagall questioned the most serious man who depended mainly on facts.
"Exactly what I said. After all we have Professor Lockhart here and I am fully confident in him saving the girl and closing the chamber." The potions master displayed his mock confidence look, which Lockhart somehow felt threatened about.
Seeing the DADA teacher unresponsive and somewhat nervous, McGonagall spoke. "Professor?"
"Ah..yes..I will pack my bags.. I mean uh prepare to leave..leave as in rescue the girl and not runaway like a coward.." And he turned around hastily and stumbled his way back.
"That doesn't look so..comforting.." Filch commented which earned everyone but Snape's glare. "What? I'm just saying.. Come on Mrs. Norris." The caretaker walked away with his cat.
"You know, I agree with him. That guy's either gonna run away or die doing that..except..well if it's just killing a small lizard..no..my dibs are on the lizard killing him." Everyone whipped their head to the right side of the halway and saw it was none other than the dragon slayer who was standing erect with his hands crossed and Blacky on his shoulder.
"Professor Dragneel, our only hope and prayer is that, Professor Lockhart solve this. Please, join us and put your faith in Professor Lockhart." McGonagall tried, but the dragon slayer paid no heed to it and turned around.
"My father told me once, never to put your faith in someone who you can't put your trust in.." His voice didn't have the usual child.
"What if the beast gets out and attacks us, the students..you?" Filius Flitwick asked.
The dragon slayer stopped, but did not turn around. "It will burn.."
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"Obliviate!" Swoosh! Pow! Boom! Crash! The fraud professor crashed on to the rock roof, causing the unstable roof to collapse. Both Harry and Ron were saved as they jumped away from the collapsing rubble, but unfortunately, they were on either side of it.
"Ron! Are you okay?" Harry yelled as he dug and pulled the rocks and debris.
"Harry! I'm fine!" His best friend replied from the other side.
"What about Lockhart?"
Looking to the side where the fraud laid, he saw him getting up. "Oh..where am I? Is this your home?"
"No.." The red head stated.
"Who are you?" Lockhart asked.
"Ron Weasley sir.."
"Who am I?" Lockhart took a rock piece and inspected it. Ron grabbed the rock and slammed it on the professor's head, knocking him out instantly.
"Yeah..he's fine..figuratively speaking.." The Weasley mumbled.
"Ron! Stay there with Lockhart, I will go find Ginny!" Harry got down and hastily made his way through the cave, he was soon running through a path, with either sides having snake heads which was in water and at the end of the path, laid a body.
"Ginny!" Harry ran at full speed and fell to his knee before raising Ginny to his lap. Her hands were getting colder and face paler. "Ginny wake up!" The boy softly shook the girl, but she remained unresponsive, he didn't give up and kept on trying.
"She won't get up." A young voice came from the shadows and soon enough a boy a few years older than Harry revealed himself, wearing the Slytherin colors.
"Tom Riddle?" Harry called, not at all bothered by the fact that this was a boy who was suppose to be more than fifty years was standing there, exactly the same way as his sixteen year old self.
"Yes, it is I." The boy announced as he strode his way towards Harry and Ginny, the former being too busy to notice didn't see Riddle picking up the wand Harry dropped.
"Tom, we need to get Ginny out before the Basilisk comes!" The wizard looked up at the elder boy.
"The Basilisk won't come until it is summoned." Riddle spoke with authority, confusing Harry, that's when the latter noticed his wand in Tom's hand.
"Tom, I need my wand back." Harry extended his arm cautiously only to be dismayed at the grin that lit up on Tom's face.
"I am afraid that I can't do that and neither are you two leaving." The sudden evil in Tom's voice sent a chill up Harry's spine, but the boy held on to his courage.
"What do you..you..you were the one, wasn't it? You were the one that opened the Chamber of Secrets!" Harry got on a little late.
"Don't be so foolish, Harry Potter. I am nothing more than a living memory. It was Ginny who opened the chambers..." Harry wanted to object, but there was no reason to as Tom finished. "..of course with a little help from my behalf."
"Why? What did Ginny ever do to you?" Harry exclaimed angrily.
With a dark chuckle Tom spoke. "Why you say? Well, to be honest, I didn't do much. She was a very troubled little soul to begin with, always shy and all this nonsenses, in the end, I just had to give her a small push. After all, I was her best friend. Kukukuk. What a stupid pathetic brat. I found it annoying, all those sentiments she wrote on the book. What a fool."
"And you, Harry, you were the one I had waited for so long to see.."
"Why?" The boy asked confused.
"Because, you were the one that defeated Lord Voldemort." The evil grin broadened.
"What's it to you? How does he get involved?" Harry questioned.
Chuckling darkly, the old student turned around and used his wand to write his name on the air. "Voldemort is my past, present and future." He rearranged the name.
"Now, I have preserved this being for this day, my departure will give rise to the Lord Voldemort, the heir of Slytherin. Now..I would like you to meet my dear pet, who has waited for me all these years.."
The ground shook a little as the head of the giant snake slowly emerged from the tunnel. Immediately Harry got up and ran. "You can't run, nor can you hide from my Basilisk, Harry Potter! Go!" He commanded the snake on Parselmouth.
"Stop! Don't attack me!" Harry tried to speak to the snake that was closing in on him.
"It won't work! Only the heir can command the Basilisk!" Voldemort roared in laughter.
CA CA CAAAWWWWW!
The sound paused the Basilisk and made it look up in fear. "Oi snakey! Get away from Gary Podder!"
Harry looked up in surprise and partial relief on seeing Fawkes, but the ancient bird was not alone, on the birds claws was the new Draconian teacher. Fawkes dropped Natsu and landed next to Harry and dropped the Sorting hat. "Fawkes! We need to rescue Ginny! Why have you brought Professor Dragneel?"
ROAR
The thundering roar of the Basilisk sounded through the Chamber of Secrets, Harry whipped his body back and was expecting to be petrified...or dead, luckily, neither happened. "Oh my god.."
The roar the Basilisk let out, wasn't one that of power and rage, but of pain as it was forcefully submitted to the ground and the dragon slayer was plucking each of it's fangs one by one. "Oi Gary! Go help the girl! Here, take this!" Natsu rolled a fang to the young wizard who quickly snapped out of his trance and nodded before clumsily grabbing the fang, although both the giver and taker didn't know why the fang was given.
Harry ran with the Basilisk's painful cries from behind. He crouched down and shook Ginny, but the girl didn't wake up and her face was getting paler. This was bad.
'How..who is this? How can a mortal human be this strong?' Snapping out of his own trance of surprise and fear, Tom looked down at the boy and his face got the grin back. "Ah no matter, it was after all a snake. You know Potter, a simple book can do this much to a person, think about how much I will be able to do when I am completed?"
'The Book? Of course!' Harry quickly removed the book and opened it. "What are you doing? Stopahhhh!" Tom roared in pain as hot white golden light pierced through him after Harry stabbed one side of the book. And upon stabbing, fresh blood started to gush out. Tom tried to stop, but Harry stabbed the other side before he could reach him. And for the death blow, he stabbed the book closed.
"Ahhhhhhh!" Tom aka Voldemort roared as his body started to vaporize. "You will pay for this! I will come back-"
SWOOSH!
A sudden stream of fire abruptly cut out Tom from saying anything further, Harry found the source to be the dragon slayer, who was wiping his mouth. "Man..was he a blabber mouth or what? Seriously, that guy has to come in terms with the fact that, even a baby could defeat him.." The dragon slayer walked over to Harry and the still unconscious Ginny.
"How did..you do that..all of this?" Harry's voice shook lightly, finally after everything was over, he got the full effect of cold feet from seeing the dragon slayer in action (hardly).
"Ah just a few techniques..hey, your lady friend might need some help." Natsu reached out his hand and placed it gentle in Ginny's head. Harry watched in amazement as the dragon slayer's hand glowed a golden color and being in link with Ginny, her body glowed a light orange shade and within seconds after Natsu withdrew his hand, the girl opened her eyes.
"H-harry?" Her voice was raspy.
"Its okay Ginny, you are safe now." Harry soothed the girl.
"What happened.. Oh no! I..I am sorry! I couldn't stop him! He was controlling my body and.." The girl erupted with tears as she got up.
"Its okay Ginny, we-" Harry tried to stop her tears but was cut off.
"It is not okay that.." Natsu who got up and stood a little away interrupted.
"Professor, please. Ginny didn't-"
"..Gryffindor goes unrewarded. Fawkes, how much points should we give them?"
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"Professor!" Harry and Ron excitedly greeted the Headmaster who was reappointed as the Head of the school..surprisingly, Lucius didn't pull any more stunts.
"Well, I couldn't really put everything here aside and just be in vacation, can I?" The headmaster humored as he stood up and smiled warmly.
"Master Weasley, would you mind sending this letter to Azkaban, after all, we wouldn't want to keep our gamekeeper away, would we now?" Ron took the parchment and nodded enthusiastically before running out of the office.
Dumbledore smiled at the retreating form of the boy before turning to Harry. "So Harry, I heard you were quite the hero?"
Blushing lightly at the stories Ginny passed around about his fierce battle with the Basilisk along side the Draconian professor and defeated the dark lord. "Actually..Professor, I didn't do..much, I think..I might have put everyone in danger-"
"Don't beat yourself up kid, you were brave enough to go find your friend, even after knowing that there was a monster there." Natsu, as usual, barged in with Blacky tagging along, making small gurgling noises.
"Ah Natsu, I cannot express my gratitude in words-"
"That's okay, you just give me the Chamber of Secrets to me. Thank you very much!" The pink head spoke as though Dumbledore has agreed..which the latter agreed after a moments thought though.
The door once again opened, and it wasn't someone nice, that was clear from the growl Natsu let out. Unlike the dragon slayer, Dumbledore didn't lose his cool. "Well Lucius, it seems like a surprise visit, what's the occasion?"
"The occasion is that you have bribed the council." Malfoy snarled
"Ha. Funny, you say I bribed? But the council stated that you threatened to curse their families." Dumbledore stated with a humorless laugh.
"How dare you!" Lucius hissed, leaning forward, which was a bad move as immediately, the pure blood was raised a feet off the ground by a firm hand on his neck, choking him.
"That is enough Natsu, let the man down, he is not worth it." Dumbledore requested and the dragon slayer dropped the man unceremoniously. Malfoy laid on the floor for a few seconds, catching his breath was the only task he wanted to do.
"D-do..y-you k-k-know who I am!" Lucius snarled..or tried at Natsu, who remained unaffected.
"Nope."
Thinking it was a challenge, "I am Lucius Malfoy, Hogwarts Governor and the son of Abraxas Malfoy."
"Oh yeah? I am Natsu Dragneel, Fire Dragon Slayer and the son of Igneel." Both of them glared at each other, before Malfoy shuddered and retreated along with Dobby. There were so many questions Harry wanted answers, but for now.
"Professor Dumbledore, can I have this book?" He raised Tom Riddle's diary.
"Most certainly, Harry." With that Harry ran out of the room.
Seeing that they were alone, Dumbledore began. "Natsu, it waa unwise of you to use your father's name in front of him."
"Yeah.. Yeah..but the guy pissed me off!" Natsu gave the reason which put a laugh on Dumbledore.
"You are talking about the wrong person Natsu, Lucius will not use yours nor your father's, because he's too proud. I was referring to young Master Potter."
"The kid?" Natsu asked confused which earned a nod and a smile.
BOOM!
The sound of Malfoy getting blown away didn't affect the two.
"Say, Natsu. Where is the flesh of the Basilisk?" The Basilisk was brought from the chambers to the great hall after the battle..slaughter..but this day morning, it disappeared, apart from the skin.
"Oh, me, Fawkes and Blacky ate a quarter's half, and the rest I sent to Arabob the giant spider. They were quiet happy and promised not to be of hindrance to us."
"You will never cease to surprise me, will you Natsu?"
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Thank you for reading.