Here's the next chapter. Hope you like. I need you guys to send in more songs for the next chapter because Nina hasn't sung in a while. Nina will be singing to Ginny when she's feeling down. Thanks, guys. Reviews: That is kind of what she did just with Lav's help. Thanks again IAmTheTaintedAngel and Grey-Rain-Cloud.
Chapter Twenty Six: A Party and A Chamber
The next month or so passed rather smoothly for my friends and I. I was getting a little moody because I had been thinking about my falling out with Apollo. I wanted to hate him, but I just couldn't. A small part of my mind was yelling at me to mist travel to Olympus and forgive him. I wasn't going to. At least not yet. He had still betrayed me. Luna Lovegood, the blonde girl on the train had noticed my stormy mood and dragged me up to Madam Pomfrey's for a pepper up potion. It did not react well with my ADHD. Let's just say, Madam Pomfrey would definitely be using a cheering charm on me next time instead of that potion.
Luna and I had gotten quite close. It turned out she was not only a Light Mage, but also a prophetic seer. We would often be seen playing with the giant squid and swapping visions. I had just gotten one of an inscription on the wall of Myrtle's bathroom. It was written in blood and had terrified me. I didn't know what to think of it. Luna told me to just wait and see what happened. I decided to listen to her.
A few nights before Halloween, I met Nearly Headless Nick in the corridor outside of Charms. He was grumbling about some guy named Sir Patrick and some hunt thingy. "Hello, Sir Nicholas," I interrupted him.
"Oh, hello, Nina. How are you on this," he looke out the window," rainy evening?"
"I'm doing well, thank you although I am rather curious about why you seem so upset."
"Ah, well you see, I have applied once more for the Headless Hunt. Sir Patrick has refused my request because of the less than a centimeter wide piece of skin still attaching my head to my neck. Ah well."
"Well that's rude, just because you have skin doesn't mean you're not headless. In a book about Medieval Times that I read, it said someone was declared legally headless when there was less of an inch of skin connecting their head to their neck. Sir Patrick can go to Hades."
Sir Nicholas laughed at me. "I forget that you now realize you're a daughter of Poseidon. I would love to see the look on Patrick's face if you decided to set your uncle on him. I met Lord Hades in my brief stay in the Underworld. He would do whatever his niece's asked him too. I mean no disrespect to him of course."
I laughed this time. "I know, he even kidnapped my mother because she was neglecting me."
Nick smiled. "Now, before I forget, Nina, would you like to come to my Death Day Party, this Halloween? It is my 500th Death Day, and I would be honored if you would care to attend. You may bring any of your friends as well, if that is your wish."
"Oh, Nick, I would love to come! It sounds so interesting! I'll ask Vati and Lav if they want to come, Luna too."
"Excellent!" Nick smiled at me. "I shall see you in two days time. It starts when the feast does and will be held in the dungeons." Sir Nicholas flew away. He was much happier now. I shook my head fondly at him and continued on my way to the library. I was searching for a spell that would help me read better. I really hoped I could find one.
At dinner that night, I told Lav and Vati about the Death Day party. They couldn't go, because they both had procrastinated doing their homework and now had to finish all of it. I shrugged and decided to ask Luna later. I knew Neville wouldn't want to go, and I'm pretty sure Fred and George will be pranking the feast and want to see their work in action. I overheard Ron, Hermione, and Harry talking about the party as well. It seemed they would be going too.
On Halloween night, Lav, Vati, and I went separate ways. I walked down to the dungeon and met Myrtle about halfway down. She smiled lightly at me and asked me if I was going to the party too. I nodded and began to ask questions about it. She was delighted to answer them. She really was very nice once you got to know her. She acted the way she did to keep people away from her bathroom because that was where she was murdered. If she ever met u with me, it was in an abandoned classroom a little ways down the corridor.
When we got to the party, Sir Nicholas greeted us, and then we went to mingle. We met up with Peeves and the Grey Lady. They were having a debate about which way was the best to get people soaked. Peeves was fighting for water balloons and Helena was fighting for flooding bathrooms. Uh oh, Myrtle's going to flood her bathroom now. Thanks so much, Helena. I walked up behind the two. "Actually, the best way to get someone wet is to find a Water Mage and have them use their Mage magic on the person." Peeves and Helena flipped around and smiled at me. They both agreed that my way was the best way to get someone wet.
I looked at the door to see Harry, Ron, and Hermione walk in. I didn't feel like talking to them, so Peeves and Myrtle went over to distract them. I love having ghost friends. I was about to turn back to my conversation with Helena when Hermione made a rude comment about Myrtle. I was about to go over and tell her off for it, but Peeves beat me to it. I smiled gratefully at him. He stuck his tongue out at me.
Sir Nicholas was about to get up to make his speech, when the dungeon went silent. I looked around for the cause. I saw many headless men on horses make their way through the crowd. Oh no, it's the Headless Hunt. Poor Nick. The leader, Sir Patrick I'm guessing, talked to Harry. When they finished their conversation, the Golden trio left. I don't think Nick noticed. I marched up to Sir Patty. "Yo, dude." He turned to me. "You know who I am?" He shook his head. "I'm the daughter of Poseidon, your lord's niece."
Sir Patty gasped. He quickly, along with all the other ghosts except the Hogwarts ones, knelt. "What can I do for you, my lady?" he asked. I rolled my eyes.
"Quit being annoying before I set Cerberus on you." Patty gulped and nodded his head. I flipped my hair over my shoulder, said a quick goodbye to Nick, Helena, and the Friar John, most people call him the Fat Friar, and stormed out the door. I heard all the ghosts start talking again just as I turned the corner. I was very soon out of earshot. I made my way up to Myrtle's bathroom to see what she was up to.
There was a crowd of people outside. I shoved my way to the front. On the wall, there was a message. THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE. Hanging underneath, was a ball of fluff. It was Mrs. Norris. She was petrified. I tried to feel bad, but I couldn't. That was the only animal who didn't like me, well, except monsters. They don't count. That cat was down right nasty. She bit me! Thank the gods I had nectar to disinfect it. Stupida gatta!
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