Chapter 6: Mysterious Secrets
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Now this is where things start branching out to where Sam gets his own adventures instead of just doing Harry's. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
It had been a few days since Sam had saved Penny from Peeves and needless to say when students heard the rumor of a Slytherin saving a Hufflepuff the gossip spread quickly, and Sam was becoming as popular as well...Harry.
Entering the Great Hall, Sam saw many students whispering about him as he walked by.
"There he is."
"Are you sure he was the one?"
"Yeah he took on Peeves all by himself."
Shaking off the gossip Sam walks over to the Gryffindor table where Harry and Ron were sitting.
"Hey guys." Sam said.
"Hey Sam." Harry said.
"You certainly got popular real fast." Ron said.
"Yeah and all I had to do was beat up a ghost." Sam smirks. "Hey Harry I want to show you something."
"What?" Harry asks as Sam took out the Daily Prophet about the break in at Gringotts and handed it to him. "Wait, isn't that the same vault?"
"It is." Sam said when the mail flew in looking to them Neville opened his to get a small sphere object. "Whoa, what's that?"
"It's a Remeberall, if you forget something it glows red." Neville said when his Rememberall glowed red.
"Uh oh, what you forget?" Harry asks.
"I uh can't remember." Neville said when Malfoy walks over and snatches it out of his hands.
"Hey give that back. That's not yours." Sam said grabbing Malfoy's arm and taking the Rememberall.
"Hey, watch it. Don't get full of yourself just because your last name is Snape. Even I could beat that stupid plotergiest." Malfoy growls yanking his arm free.
"Then why didn't you?" Sam asks.
"Oooh." Multiple students said overhearing them.
"That Snape kid, signed his death sentence talking back to Malfoy." A Ravenclaw said.
"He's really brave, I'll give him that. Kinda like a Gryffindor." A Hufflepuff said.
"Brave? More like stupid." A Slytherin said.
"Just wait until my father finds out about you. You have no idea what dangerous things I can do." Malfoy said.
"Sounds like the only thing that you know how to do is run to daddy to solve all your problems." Sam said causing Harry and Ron to burst into laughter.
Growling in anger Malfoy storms off.
"Here you go Neville." Sam said giving him back his Rememberall.
"Okay that was awesome." Harry said.
"Forget awesome, that was brilliant." Ron said.
"Compared to Peeves, dealing Malfoy was a piece of cake." Sam chuckles.
"Well if you boys are done, we need to get going, both our houses of Flying lessons today." Hermione said.
"She's right, we better hurry." Sam said as they made their way out, but little did Sam know Tulip was watching him with interest.
At the castle grounds, first-years from Gryffindor and Slytherin were lined up in front of dozens of broomsticks when Madam Hooch walked in.
"Welcome to your first Flying Lesson. Now I want all of you to stand by a broomstick. Come on, hurry up." Madam Hooch said as they all lined up. "Now raise your right hand over your room and say Up."
"Up!" Sam and Harry said as their brooms flew right into their hands while everyone else seemed to be having more difficulty.
"Alright, when I blow my whistle, you kick off from the ground and rise a few feet in the air and then come straight down. On my whistle, three—two—"
But Neville being all nervous and jumpy kicked off hard before the whistle had touched Madam Hooch's lips.
"Come back boy!" Madam Hooch called out but Neville soared up higher and higher getting even more scared until he slipped and fell facefirst into the grass while his broom flew out of control and crashed.
"Neville!" Sam said as everyone ran to him. "You okay?"
Madam Hooch runs over and checks him for any injuries. "Just a broken wrist. Come on." She said helping him up. "I'm taking Mr. Longbottom to the Hospital Wing. If I see any brooms in the air the person riding it will be out of Hogwarts before they could say Qudditch."
The second they walked away Malfoy burst into laughter.
"Did you see the look on his stupid face!" He laughs.
"It wasn't funny Malfoy." Sam said.
"You're right it was hilarious." Malfoy said when he saw Malfoy's Remberall on the ground. "Maybe if he was holding this thing it would have helped him to remember to fall on his fat ass."
"Knock it off." Sam growls.
"Sticking up for Longbottom? You're such a softie." Merula said.
"I'd rather be a softie than a bully." Sam said as the Gryffindor looked at Sam surprised hearing those words coming from a Slytherin.
"Give it here Malfoy." Harry said walking towards Malfoy.
"No I think I'll leave somewhere for Longbottom to find. How about on the roof?" Malfoy hopped on his broom and took off into the air. "Come and get it Potter!"
"Harry don't! Madam Hooch said no! Besides you don't even know how to—" Before Hermione could finish Harry took off into the air after him.
"Give it here Malfoy or I'll knock you off your broom!" Harry threatens.
"Have it your way! Malfoy tosses the Remeberall as hard as he could across the field.
Eyes widening Harry took off after it going at an amazing speed before diving down and catching it right at the last second before recovering.
"Okay that was awesome." Sam said as everyone clapped as Harry flied down towards them.
"HARRY POTTER!" Looking over they saw Prof. McGonagall storming across the field towards them. "Come with me."
"But Professor it wasn't his fault." Ron said.
"Yeah Malfoy was the one who started it." Sam said.
"That'll be all Mr. Weasley, Mr. Snape." McGonagall said leading him away while Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle laughed at their victory.
"What is your problem? Do you make an effort to ruin people's lives or are just a jerk 24/7?" Sam said turning to him.
"Are you just naturally a goody two shoes?" Merula mocks as the Slytherins mocked him.
"Slytherin is a house of power, not being nice. People like Longbottom shouldn't even be in this school." Malfoy said.
"You see it's stuff like this that gives Slytherin a bad name. You all act like you're better than everyone and treat everyone like garbage. It's not right." Sam said.
"Well what are you gonna do about it?" Malfoy mocks.
"Before I graduate Slytherin house will change." Sam vows as he walks away while Ron and Hermione look at him with interest.
After class, Sam sat on a bench waiting for Harry when Ron and Hermione walked up to him.
"Hey Sam, you okay?" Ron asks.
"That was quite the declaration you made back there. Changing the Slytherin house?" Hermione asks.
"Yep, I have 7 years at this place so I better make it count." Sam said.
"So what are you gonna do?" Ron asks.
"You could do something crazy." Looking up they saw Tulip walking over.
"What do you mean?" Sam asks.
"Think about it, you saved Penny from Peeves and that got you so much attention. You pull off a bigger stunt than that and people will see that you're serious and maybe some will want to change with you." Tulip explains.
"That's not a bad idea." Sam said liking it when Harry runs over.
"Guys, you are not gonna believe what happened." Harry said excited.
As the 5 of them walked through the halls Harry told them that instead of getting in trouble McGonagall asked him to be on the Gryffindor Qudditch Team as the Seeker, just like his dad used to be.
"Harry that's awesome." Sam said.
"I'll say first-years never make the team. You must be the youngest Seeker in—"
"A century, Wood told me." Harry interrupts. "So what happened after I left?"
"Sam plans to change the Slytherin House." Tulip explains.
"Which I find next to impossible. Sam how do you plan to change centuries of Slytherin point of views in 7 years?" Hermione asks as they walked up a staircase.
"Hey Hermione how about instead of stomping on his goals you give him some advice?" Ron suggests when suddenly the staircase moved with them on it.
"I hate it when this happens." Sam said as the staircase moved down a corridor.
"Let's go this way before it changes again." Tulip said as they walked off and opened the door to reveal a dark spooky corridor.
"Whoa, looks like nobody's been up here for awhile." Sam said.
"I don't think we're supposed to be here." Ron said.
"Because we're not. This is the 3rd floor. It's forbidden." Hermione said when they heard a meow.
Turning around they saw Flich's cat Mrs. Norris behind them. "It's Flich's cat! Run!" Tulip said as they ran down the corridor knowing Flich had to be nearby.
"Let's hide in that door!" Harry said noticing one ahead.
Running to it Ron tried to open it, but it was locked. "That's it, we're done for."
"Oh move over." Hermione said taking out her wand. "Alohamora." She waved her wand and the door opened and they ran inside.
"How'd you know that?" Ron asks.
"Standard Book of Spells Chapter 7." Hermione said.
"I'll have to remember to read that one." Tulip mumbles as Sam closed the door.
Waiting a few minutes they saw Flich and Mrs. Norris' shadows disappear.
"I think they're gone." Sam whispers. "We're safe now."
"Uh no we're not." Tulip said shivering in fear.
Turning around they all looked to see a giant three headed down waking up to see the 5 of them.
All of them scream as Harry, Ron and Hermione ran to the door while Tulip was frozen in fear.
"Tulip!" Sam ran back over and grabbed her arm pulling her to safety before one of the heads ate her.
Running out the door, they slammed the door shut and locked it.
"What are they doing?! Keeping something like that locked up in the school!" Ron said.
"You don't use your eyes, do you? Didn't you see what it was standing on?" Hermione asks.
"No I was bit distracted by all the heads." Sam said.
"It was standing on a trapdoor, it's guarding something." Hermione said.
"What could it be guarding?" Tulip asks.
"I don't know but I hope you all are happy. I'm going before you all get us killed or worse, expelled." Hermione said leaving.
"That girl really needs to get her priorities in check." Ron said as he left.
"No kidding." Tulip said. "Hey Sam, you're goal may not be easy, but you're off to a good start. Thanks for saving me back there."
"What kind of friend would I be if I let you become dog food?" Sam shrugs.
Smiling Tulip gives Sam a hug before walking out leaving only Harry and Sam.
"Sam, I might think I might know what that thing was guarding." Harry said getting his attention as they walked out. "When Hagrid took us to Gringotts we took a package and then when you showed me that paper the vault was broken into the same day. I think whatever we picked up is in there." Harry said.
"But what could be that important?" Sam asks.
"I don't know." Harry said as they went their separate ways to the common rooms.
In the Slytherin Common Room, Sam was looking at a bust of Salazar Slytherin's head.
"Hey who's your new friend? He looks dull and lifeless." Merula calls out walking past him.
"Let me guess you were talking to the statue." Sam assumes.
"It's a miracle, he's learning." Merula said as she walked out leaving him alone in the common room.
Sighing Sam turned back to the head. "This cannot be what you wanted when you founded this house." Sam turns to walk away when he accidentally bumps the stand causing the head to move. "No. No No! Sam lunges to catch the head before it fell but instead it stopped revealing the bust to be a switch. "Huh?"
On the stand the head was on a small compartment opened up and inside Sam looked to see a very old green leather book and on top of it were two green bladed daggers with black grips.
Bending down Sam picks up the daggers and saw the initials S. S on them. "Wait it can't be."
Grabbing the book, he opened it revealing it to be a very old journal.
Suddenly he heard footsteps coming his way. Acting quickly he grabbed the book and daggers before closing the hidden compartment and running back to his room.
Once he knew there was no one else around. Sam opened the journal again to reveal a loose paper with a note on this.
"To whoever found these treasures, guard them with your life. In the wrong hands this knowledge could be more powerful than any spell. My time is up but I will pass on what I know to you. From one true Slytherin to another it's time for a change." Sam read aloud as he lifted the paper to reveal the owner.
"Property of Salazar Slytherin."
When Sam saw this his eyes widen in shock. Looking to the dagger and then to the journal Sam knew if he wanted answers on how to fix this house this was the best way to start.