Ginny wakes up with rooster blood on her hands. she runs down the stairs to find Harry sitting on the sofa thinking and walks over to him.
"Harry, can i talk to you for a moment?" Ginny asked sitting on the sofa next to him.
"of course, I thought that i was the only one who couldn't sleep." Harry said.
"Oh, well this is the reason why i can't sleep." Ginny said handing him the black book.
"Ginny, what is this?" Harry asked.
"It's a diary, and it looks pretty old because the name on it is engraved," Ginny replied.
"Hmm, it does look pretty old. maybe Hermione might know." Harry said.
"But she's in the Hospital wing. How can we get to the hospital wing at this time of night?" Ginny asked.
"Just follow me." Harry said pulling out his invisibility cloak.
They go into the hospital wing to talk to Hermione, only to see Ron and Hermione talking about what was brought up by Draco. Hermione looks over Ron's shoulder to see Harry and Ginny standing there.
"we need to talk." Harry said throwing the Diary on the bed. After looking at the Diary and studying it, she sees a name on the back.
"Look at this, it's engraved Tom Marvolo Riddle." Hermione said.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle?" Ron asked. "I know that name, where have i heard that name?"
"Didn't you have detention with Mr Filch?" Ginny asked.
"Of course, my job was to polish all of the trophies in the trophy room." Ron said.
"Harry, don't forget about Quidditch Tomorrow." Ginny said.
"Right, we're playing Slytherin tomorrow." Harry said. "By the way Ron, what was the trophy for?"
"He'd won an award for special services to the school fifty years ago," Ron said.
"it's possible that he knew where the Chamber was and how to open it." Hermione said.
"that's a great theory Hermione, But there's one problem." Harry said. "There's nothing written in this Diary."
Harry sat in the common room flipping through empty pages of Tom Riddle's diary. He grabbed a Quill and started writing.
"My Name is Harry Potter." Harry wrote.
"Hello Harry Potter, my name is Tom Riddle." The Diary wrote back.
"Do you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?" Harry wrote.
"No," the diary replied. "But I can show you."
Being pulled into a memory from June 15th, Harry sees a gurney carrying a lifeless body. as the gurney passed by he looks at the boy standing there watching.
"Excuse me, could you tell me what's going on here?" Harry asked.
"Are you Tom Riddle?" Harry asked again. "Hello, can you hear me?"
"Riddle?" Dumbledore said. "Come."
"Professor Dumbledore." Tom said.
"Dumbledore?" Harry asked walking behind Riddle.
"it's not wise to be wandering around at this late hour tom." Dumbledore said.
"yes Professor, i suppose i, I had to see for myself if the rumors were true." Tom said.
"I'm afraid they are tom, they are true." Dumbledore said.
"About the school as well?" Tom asked. "i don't have a home to go to, they wouldn't close Hogwarts, would they Professor?"
"I understand Tom." Dumbledore said. "but I'm afraid that Headmaster Dippot would have a choice."
"But, What if the person responsible was caught?" Tom asked.
"Is there something you wish to tell me tom?" Dumbledore asked.
"No sir, Nothing." Tom Replied.
"very well then, off you go." Dumbledore said.
The rest of the memory showed Hagrid getting expelled. Harry was pulled out of the diary and back into the common room.
"Woah!" Harry said looking around.
"Harry, what happened?" Ginny asked seeing the Diary on the table.
"This Diary, where did you find it?" Harry asked.
"it was in my Cauldron when i returned home from Diagon Alley." Ginny said. "after i told Percy about it, he threw it in the waist basket."
"Let's go see Professor McGonagall, she may be able to help." Harry said.
Harry and Ginny ran to the Transfiguration classroom to see Minerva sitting at her desk.
"Potter, Weasley, what's the matter?" Minerva asked.
"This has to do with the Chamber of Secrets." Harry said throwing the Diary on her desk.
"Oh Dear, it feels like Dark Magic." Minerva said.
"Doesn't the name look familiar?" Ginny asked.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle." Minerva said. "oh dear, he couldn't have, could he?"
while Minerva was scanning the diary, Albus and Severus walked into the classroom.
"Minerva, i..." Albus stopped talking as he looked at the diary. "Where'd this come from?"
"Ginny found it in her cauldron." Harry said. "It belonged to a student named Tom."
"No, it can't be." Albus said.
"Professor, what's the deal with this diary?" Harry asked as he and Ginny sat down.
"Tom Riddle, was once a student here at Hogwarts." Severus said. "long before you were born Potter."
"I've seen the memory of him talking to Professor Dumbledore." Harry said. "Apparently, he knew more than he let on."
"Harry, you must show me this memory." Albus said. "I was teaching Defence Against The Dark Arts around that time."
"was this the time you defeated Grindelwald, Professor?" Ginny asked.
"ah, i see that you've done your homework, Ginevra." Albus said. "alas, i met Tom after the defeat of Grindelwald."