Thanks for the reviews IAmTheTaintedAngel and Grey-Rain-Cloud. Sorry about not using any of your songs Sassiecassie218, but they didn't really fit as you'll see. Hope you like it, I put in a part I've been meaning to for a while and finally got a chance to.
Chapter Twenty Seven: Legends, Forgetting, and Bludgers
"What do you think the writing on the wall was about," Lavender asked.
"I don't know," Vati said. "What's the Chamber of Secrets? I've never heard of it.
"I have," I told my best friends. "It's a chamber that was built by Salazar Slytherin. The entrance is secret and can only be accessed by Slytherin or his heirs. There is supposedly a monster in there that kills muggleborns. I read it in Hogwarts: A History. I was talking to Helena Ravenclaw, she's the Grey Lady, and she said that the monster was not brought to the castle to kill muggleborns. She said it was brought to defend the castle in times of great need and hardship. Overtime, the heirs of Slytherin started to use the creature to kill instead of save. No one knows what the monster is."
"Wow, I keep forgetting you know all this stuff," Lav said. I rolled my eyes and Vati slapped her over the head for her bluntness. She really lacks tact sometimes. "Wait, Nina, if someone is really attacking muggleborns, they might attack you. You're technically a muggleborn. You could die!"
"Chillax, Lav, I'll be fine. I'm Nina Jackson, daughter of Poseidon, slayer of the Chimera and Echidna. Don't worry," I told her. I wasn't so sure. Who knew what this monster was. I didn't want to admit it, but I was worried. I could get really hurt. Lav and Vati were safe, they were half bloods, two types of half bloods. I was very scared.
We went to History of Magic next. I overheard Hermione complaining about how she had to leave her copy of Hogwarts: A History. Get over it. When we sat down, she asked Professor Binns about the Chamber of Secrets. "I deal with facts, Miss Granger, not myths and legends. In September of that year, a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers-"
Hermione raised her hand again. Miss Grant?"
"Please sir, don't legends always have a basis in fact?"
Professor Binns noticed he had everyone's attention except mine, Parvati's, and Lavender's. He began repeating what I said that morning except what the Grey Lady told me. I tuned out here. I saw no reason to listen to it again.
Later on, I heard a girl crying in the third floor bathroom. I walked in to see what was wrong. I saw Ginny Weasley curled up on the ground sobbing. I sat down next to her and pulled her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around and started crying into my shirt. I held her and rubbed her back. She pulled back, hiccupping. I smiled at her and pulled out my guitar. I strummed a few notes.
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
(Oh, on a holiday)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong
(Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Ginny smiled at me, "Thanks, I needed that, bye Nina." She waved and I waved back. I looked at my guitar after she left. I used to love playing and singing. It wasn't the same anymore. It was so much more fun when Apollo was writing the songs with me. I missed him so much. No-I needed to stop thinking about him. It was time to enlist Vati and Lav's help.
"Hey Lav, Vati?"
"What's up, Nina?' Vati asked.
"I need help, I want to forget Apollo."
"Alright, get everything that he bought you that you don't need and bring it to the fire in the common room." I nodded and ran up to our dorm. I looked around and grabbed the photo album and the pictures I kept in my trunk. I summoned my guitar from my bracelet. I sat on my bed and stared at it for a minute. I remembered when Apollo got it for me.
Flashback...
I was nine. I was riding on Apollo's back. He stopped outside a music store. "Sparkles, what would you say i I bought you a guitar right now?'
"Never stop hugging you, why?"
Apollo walked into the music store and up to the front desk. "Morgan Ross to pick up the steel string acoustic guitar."
"Of course," the man said before walking into the back. He came back with a cherry wood acoustic. The man gave the guitar to Apollo who then gave the guitar to me. Flashback End
That had previously been the best day of my life. It wasn't anymore. I grabbed my things and ran back down to the fire where Lav and Vati were waiting for me. "Sorry I took so long, I was lost in memories."
My friends smiled sadly at me. "We figured. Now c'mon, let's burn this stuff." Lavender took my hand and dragged me up right in front of the fire. I took my bracelet off and laid the stuff in front of me. I looked at it all. I ran my fingers over the picture in the front of the album. A tear fell from my eye. I wiped it away quickly but I knew Lavender and Parvati saw it. "You don't have to do this."
I shook my head and picked up the album. I held it out, about to drop it in the fire when I pulled it to my chest. I clutched it and refused to let it go. Tears were streaming down my face. Lav and Vati wrapped me in a hug. They helped me bring all my stuff back to our dorm.
The next day, we went to the quidditch game. Harry was really good. He caught the snitch with a broken arm. I was impressed. When he landed, everyone rushed out onto the field to greet them. Lockhart shoved his way through. He pulled out his wand and tried to fix the bones. Instead, he made them disappeared. Poor, poor Harry.
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