Chapter 3 `

Unexpected Developments

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," Harry said aloud as he, Ron, and Hermoine tracked Yuno's movements with the Marauders Map in the Gryffindor common rooms. He was currently walking the halls near the library.

"The midget sure likes to study a lot despite being torn in a troublemaker," Ron said.

"I doubt that's what he's doing" Hermonie chimed in with a huff.

"He is spending a lot of time there, considering he just had his detention with Snape," Harry said as he tapped the table contemplating on what the first year was up to.

The trio waited for a good half an hour before they started seeing Yuno walking the restricted section of the library.

"Why the bloody hell is he there?" Ron asked.

"Now is a good time to find out," Harry said as he grabbed his cloak of invisibility.

The trio made their way to the library managing to sneak past Madam Pince and into the restricted section without much difficulty. Yuno looked around to see if anyone was around.

"Is he looking for something?" Ron whispered under the cloak.

"Maybe?" Harry hummed in curiosity.

After some time Yuno seemed satisfied and raised his hand.

"Mgah'ehye ya llll ai fahff Y' ah llll ahnnn" he chanted as lime green magic surrounded him.

Harry, Ron, and Hermoine eyes widened and jaws went a-gape as Yuno cast the spell without a wand. It felt ancient, dark, and alien. The evil power that radiated off the young first-year made the trio want to puke from distress.

An inky void opened up in front of him, about two feet tall and a foot wide.

"Sup pipsqueak, how's Hogwart treating you?" a young male voice asked from the portal.

"Just dandy gym-rat, nothing beats being stuck in a house with a bunch of rich magical hillbillies" Yuno jabbed back at the voice, his voice hiding a faint trace of a chuckle.

Harry Ron and Hermoine furrowed their brows as Yuno talked to the voice in the inky void. They were talking like old friends, siblings maybe?

"You're complaining about getting the house you wanted?" the voice asked confused

"Well yeah, I thought there'd be a few clever and cunning people in Slytherin, but almost everyone in that house is related to each other somehow and with the way the older ones talk about the girls, It's like I'm in…Virginia" Yuno shuttered

The voice began to laugh hysterically as Yuno rolled his eyes.

"Oh, shut it you squib," Yuno said with an annoyed look as the voice continued to cackle.

"God meat-head what's with all the laughing? I'm trying to watch my show" a female voice said from the portal

"Pipsqueaks on the line.. we were just…talking…about his…first..day at…Hogwarts" the male voice said as he calmed himself between laughs.

"He thinks it's funny I got stuck with a bunch of magical hillbillies from Britain," Yuno said blankly as he pinched his brow

"HA-HA-HA how hilarious," the female voice said her voice filled with sarcasm. "Seriously though, it's good to hear from you Yuno. Things aren't the same without you here." the female voice said.

Yuno chuckled at the statement. "Thought you said and I quote, "it's going to be nice not hear your smart-ass comments all the time"

"They have a certain charm to them." the female voice chuckled back. "On a more serious note, anything to report?"

"I can confirm Umbridge is a double agent for Riddle or at least she's working with a Death Eater and is being manipulated by them. Either way, she's trying to hold the students back from learning any real defensive magic." Yuno reported.

Harry, Ron, and Hermoine let out a small gasp upon hearing the name.

"Voldemort?" Ron mouthed to them.

"So good news on both fronts then. She stagnates the students' growth and we have a lead to interrogate about Tommy's hideout. Not bad for your first day" the female voice congratulated.

"As much as I want that to be the case, some of the students are rebelling against her already. They might try to find a hideout to practice magic on their own, which could prove troublesome. I won't be able to keep an eye on them since I'm just a first-year and a Slytherin at that" Yuno said.

"So what are you going to do?" the male voice asked.

"I'll lay low for now until you two get here. Since you two are older they may be willing to trust you. Then we can start having some fun at this school" Yuno said with an evil smirk on his face

"Roger that, we'll see you in a few weeks, " the female voice said cheerfully

"See ya guys," Yuno said as he closed the portal with a snap of his fingers.

Harry, Ron, and Hermonie's minds raced as they heard the conversation transpired. Was Umbridge a possible double agent for Voldemort? Yuno using some ancient magic that they had never seen before? Just what the hell was going on?

"This is insane," Ron said softly. Harry nodded in agreement. They had to get back and warn one of the Professors about this new development.

Yuno then turned in their direction. The trio froze and held their breath, despite being under the cloak of invisibility, Yuno's gaze made them feel small, as if a predator had just spotted them.

Yuno didn't break his gaze at them as he raised his hand again in a motion as if he were lifting something out of the ground.

"Nw ya uln Hastur'nyth ng ah Iiahe Y' ulnah" Yuno chanted as a dark yellow inky void opened up out of the floor. A humanoid abomination began to pull itself out of the void. It had multiple eyes, slashing tentacles, and slimy mustard-yellow skin, with multiple tendril-like arms and legs. It took everything Harry and Hermoine had not to scream in terror as they covered Ron's mouth to prevent him from screaming.

"Mgah'n'ghft fahff ahf' ah r'luh llll n'ghftnahh. Ah'n'gha riuh'eor ymg' mgr'luh ahhainah" Yuno ordered the creature in the strange alien language. As he turned around and walked out into a portal he summoned with another chant in an alien language.

The abominations' eyes scanned the room looking for the trio. Its eyes were yellow with black slits like a cat, but gazing into them was like looking death in the face. Harry was frozen in terror, his heart feeling like it was going to explode out of his chest. He wasn't even sure he was breathing, all he could do was stay absolutely still as best he could.

The tentacles rustled around the bookshelves, gnashing around trying to see if any living thing was there, thirsting for something to kill.

The abomination went further down the isle of books far enough away that Harry and his friends could move without the fear of being caught. They silently moved as the thing searched the other section, its back turned to them. Creeping ever so slightly knowing that if they made one mistake they were dead. As they moved towards the exit, Hermonie accidentally bumped into the table and a lamp fell to the floor.

Harry didn't even think as he grabbed Ron and Hermoine and pulled them under the desk, pulling the cloak of invisibility over them. He heard the abomination barreling towards them. Its eyes filled with malicious joy knowing its prey was close and squealing with excitement. Its tendrils looked under the desk to see if its prey was hiding. Harry felt his blood run cold as the tentacles slid across the floor inches from where they were hiding. He could smell the rotting fish-like odor from the creature as the tentacles were only inches away. Harry thought he was going to die, that this is where we would meet his end in the maw of this thing. His mind raced with gruesome and horrifying images of his friend's death at the hands of this creature. He wanted to scream, but his mouth wouldn't let him in a defiant act of self-preservation.

Luckily, no miracle happened, as the creature slinked away elsewhere to look for them. Harry, Ron, and Hermoine moved ever so quietly toward the exit as they silently opened the door, creeped out, and closed the door behind them. The three of them stood there in a daze for what seemed like an eternity. They stood there until Hermoine finally broke the silence with a whisper

"Run"

The trio bolted out of the library and passed Madam Pince who yelled at them for running, taking away five points from Gryffindor, but they simply didn't care as they ran like that thing was chasing right behind them. They finally managed to get back to the Gryffindor common rooms and waited til they caught their breath.

All three of them didn't say anything, the image of that creature burned into their minds forever. It was Ron who finally spoke after what seemed like ten minutes of dead silence.

"What in god's name, was that…thing?" he stammered

"How is it even possible to possess magic like that? It shouldn't even exist in the first place" Hermonie said as she cradled into a ball, still traumatized.

Harry finally calming down a bit was able to produce a clear thought.

"Look this is a lot to take in right now, let just get some sleep and think this through tomorrow..hopefully, he said. Ron and Hermoine nodded in agreement. As the three got ready for bed, Ron couldn't help, but find the bathroom and puke from the stress he went through. That night, all three of them couldn't fall asleep as they pictured those yellow eyes staring back at them from the shadows.