“Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever…” whispered a horrified Weasley, “Ginny.”
“Come on,” mumbled Potter
They ran after him and he ran into Lockhart’s office.
“Lockhart may be useless, but he’s going to try and get into the Chamber. At least we can tell him what we know.” Potter said and they all ran up the steps
“Professor, we have some information for you,” Potter said hastily
That’s when Askel noticed that Lockhart was packing…?
“Are you going somewhere?” Potter asked in disbelief
“Well, yes. Urgent call. Unavoidable. Got to go.” Lockhart said urgently
“What about my sister?” cried Weasley
“Well….” Lockhart started, “As to that, most unfortunate. No one regrets more than I.”
Askel rolled his eyes.
“You’re the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. You can’t go now.” Potter cried
“I must say, when I took the job, there was nothing in the description-” Lockhart started by was cut off
“You’re running away?” Potters asked horrified, “After all you did in your books?”
“Books can be misleading.” Lockhart responded
“You wrote them.” Potter snapped
“My dear boy, do use your common sense,” Lockhart yelled, “My books wouldn’t have sold half as well if people didn’t think I’d done those things.”
Silence
“You’re a fraud. You’ve been taking credit for what other wizards have done.” Potter spat at Lockhart
“Is there anything you can do?” Weasley asked
“Yes, now you mention it. I’m rather gifted with Memory Charms,” Lockhart said and turned back to his trunk, “Otherwise, all those wizards would have gone blabbing. I’d never have sold another book.”
He seemed to be searching for something. However Potter and Weasley had taken out there wands and pointed it at his back.
“In fact, I’m going to have to do the same to you.” Lockhart turned around and pointed his wand at them but stopped
He gulped when he saw the other two in front of his face.
“Don’t even think about it.” Potter snapped
Lockhart dropped his wand and Potter looked back at Askel who was still under the cloak. Askel removed the cloak. Lockhart gasped.
“Askel! What are you doi-” he was cut off due to the fact that Askel had kicked him in the stomach
Lockhart doubled over in pain as Askel picked up Lockhart’s wand.
“I hate frauds.”
–
Askel, Weasley, Potter and that idiot walked into the girl’s bathroom. They heard cries.
“Who’s there?” A girls voice asked.
They all looked up and saw Myrtle.
“Hello, Harry,” Myrtle said in a dreamy voice
“Askel!” She spat and Askel rolled his eyes, “What do you want?” She asked them
“To ask you how you died.” Potter said gently
“Oh….” Myrtle said a little surprised, “It was dreadful. It happened right here in this very cubicle.”
She pointed downwards at the toilet.
“I’d hidden because Olive Hornby was teasing me about my glasses. I was crying, and then I heard somebody come in.” She continued
“Who was it, Myrtle?” Potter asked
“I don’t know. I was distraught!” She cried out
She flew down to Potters face.
“But they said something funny, a kind of made-up language. And I realized it was a boy, so I unlocked the door to tell him to go away and… I died.” She said
“That’s very anti-climatic…” Askel mumbled
“Just like that? How?” Potter asked confused
“I just remember seeing a pair of great, big, yellow eyes… over there by that sink.” She pointed at the sink she flew away crying
Potter looked at the sink. He turned the faucet but not water came out and Askel rolled his eyes.
“This is it,” he whispered, “This is it. I think this is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.”
Potter backed up and stood next to Askel.
“Say something. Harry, say something in Parseltongue.” Weasley encouraged
Potter looked at the sink. Askel listened as he spoke the snake language. The sink started to move. Above it lifted itself and the actual sinks moved away from each other. It revealed a gaping hole. They looked down at it.
“Excellent, Harry. Good work. Well, then, I’ll just be…. There’s no need for me to stay.” Lockhart tried to make a dash for it
Askel pushed him back while Potter and Weasley pointed there wands at him.
“Yes, there is.” Potter snapped
“You first.” Weasley sneered
“Now, boys, what good will it do?” Lockhart asked
“Better you than us.” Weasley said
“But– Obviously, yes.” Lockhart said
He turned to face the gaping hole.
“Sure you don’t want to test it first?” He said turning around
Askel took his foot and slammed it into Lockhart’s back. He went down the hole and they heard his screaming and then a thud.
“It’s really quite filthy down here.” They heard him say
“All right. Let’s go.” Potter said to Weasley and Askel
“Oh, Harry?” Myrtle suddenly called, “If you die down there, you’re welcome to share my toilet.”
“Bleh!” Askel spat
“Thanks, Myrtle.” Potter muttered
The two boys looked down at the hole. Askel groaned and came up behind them and pushed them and then dove right after them. He heard them screaming and rolled his eyes.
When he landed on his feet he cringed on skeletons.
“Ugh!” Weasley said in disgust
“Now, remember: Any sign of movement, close your eyes straightaway.” Potter said and then went into one of the tunnels.
Askel followed after him.
“This way.” Potter said
They ended up in another tunnel where Askel saw something very long on the floor.
“What’s this?” Potter asked
“It looks like a snake.” Lockhart said in confusion
“It’s a snakeskin.” Potter corrected
“That’s disgusting” Askel said
“Bloody hell,” Weasley continued, “Whatever shed this must be 60 feet long. Or more.”
That’s when Lockhart fainted. Askel smirked.
“Heart of a lion, this one.” Weasley sneered
Just as he said that Lockhart lurched his body and yanked Weasleys wand out of his hand.
“The adventure ends here, boys. But don’t fret. The world will know our story. How I was too late to save the girl,” Lockhart said pointing the wand at them, “How you three tragically lost your minds… at the sight of her mangled body. So…. You first, Mr. Potter. Say goodbye to your memories.”
Askel rolled his eyes at Lockhart.
“Obliviate!” He yelled however due to Weasleys broken wand it backfired
Lockhart went flying back and hit the wall. Askel looked up and heard rumbling. That’s when rocks started crashing. He felt an hand on his arm yanking him back. His head hit he floor first then silence.
“Askel!? Askel!?” Someone was yelling.
Askel felt blood on his face but ignored it.
“Are you okay?” Potter asked
Askel shoved him off and nodded and got up.
“Ron! Ron, are you okay?” Potter yelled
Askel saw that they where blocked off by tons of rocks.
“I’m fine.” Askel heard Weasley say from the other side
“Hello. Who are you?” Askel heard Lockhart ask from the other side
“Ron Weasley.” Ron responded confused
“Really? And who am I?” Lockhart asked
“Lockhart’s Memory Charm backfired. He hasn’t got a clue who he is.” Ron yelled to them
“Idiot…” Askel said
“It’s an odd sort of place, isn’t it? Do you live here?” Lockhart asked
“No.” Weasley responded
“Really?”
That’s when Askel heard a thud and then a body hit the ground.
“What do I do now?” Weasley asked in panic
“You wait here… and try and shift some of this rock so we can get back through.” Potter said, “We’ll go on and find Ginny.”
“Okay.” Weasley responded
Askel and Potter walked ahead and they faced a door. That had many snakes heads on it. Potter looked at Askel.
“Say something in parseltongue idiot!” Askel snapped and Potter nodded
He faced the door and spoke the snake language. Askel watched as the door opened. He still had Lockhart’s wand clutched in his hand and as they went inside Askel noticed all the snakes heads that where on either corner.
Askel looked up and saw the body at the end of the long corridor. Potter saw it to and ran towards it.Â
“Ginny! Ginny, please don’t be dead. Wake up, wake up,” Potter pleaded, “Please wake up.”
“She won’t wake.” A voice said
They both turned and saw a teenager walking out from the shadows. Askels knees almost gave out.
“Tom. Tom Riddle.” Potter said in confusion, “What do you mean, she won’t wake?”
Tom stood in front of Potter and Askel practically ran next to him.
“It’s you….” Askel whispered.
Tom looked over at Askel and smirked. Potter cut them both off.
“She’s not…?” Potter started still staring at the Weasley girl
“She’s still alive, but only just.” Tom said
“Are you a ghost?” Potter asked
“A memory… preserved in a diary for 50 years.” Tom explained
Askel watched as he picked up Potter’s fallen wand.
“She’s cold as ice. Ginny, please don’t be dead. Wake up.” Potter pleaded and then he looked up at Tom, “You’ve got to help me, Tom. There’s a basilisk.”
“It won’t come until it’s called.” Tom explained as he admired the wand is his hand
“Give me my wand, Tom.” Potter snapped
“You won’t be needing it.” Tom said and Potter shook his head
“We’ve got to go. We’ve got to save her.” Potter said desperately he turned towards Askel and gave him a pleading look
“I’m afraid I can’t do that. You see, as poor Ginny grows weaker, I grow stronger.” Tom said
Harry looked at Tom confused then at Ginny in horror.
“Yes, Harry, it was Ginny Weasley who opened the Chamber of Secrets.” Tom explained
“No. She couldn’t. She wouldn’t.” Potter said in horror
“It was Ginny who set the basilisk on the Mudbloods and Filch’s cat… Ginny who wrote the threatening messages on the walls.” Tom continued
“But why?” Potter asked in horror
“Because I told her to. You’ll find I can be very persuasive. Not that she knew what she was doing.” Tom said with a smirk, “She was, shall we say, in a kind of trance.”
Potter glared at Tom while Askel followed him.
“Still, the power of the diary began to scare her. She tried to dispose of it in the girls’ bathroom. And then who should find it but you?” Tom said pointing at Potter, “The very person I was most anxious to meet.”
“And why did you want to meet me?” Potter asked in confusion
“I knew I had to talk to you, meet you if I could. So I decided to show you my capture of that brainless oaf Hagrid…” Tom said rolling his eyes, “to gain your trust.”
“Hagrid’s my friend,” Potter said angrily, “And you framed him, didn’t you?”
“It was my word against Hagrid’s,” Tom explained, “Only Dumbledore seemed to think he was innocent.”
“I’ll bet Dumbledore saw right through you.” Potter said with a smirk
“He certainly kept an annoyingly close watch on me after that. I knew it wouldn’t be safe to open the Chamber again while I was still at school…” Tom stopped for a moment and looked at the diary, “so I decided to leave behind a diary… preserving my 16 year-old self in its pages… so that one day I would be able to lead another… to finish Salazar Slytherin’s noble work.”
“Well, you haven’t finished it this time.” Potter snapped, “In a few hours, the Mandrake Draught will be ready. And everyone who was Petrified will be all right again.”
“Haven’t I told you? Killing Mudbloods doesn’t matter to me anymore.” Tom said, “For many months now, my new target has been you.”
Potter looked confused.
“How is it that a baby with no extraordinary magical talent… was able to defeat the greatest wizard of all time? How did you escape with nothing but a scar… while Lord Voldemort’s powers were destroyed?” Tom asked as he got closer and closer to Potters face
“I ask myself that question every day!” Askel said
“Why do you care how I escaped? Voldemort was after your time.” Potter said ignoring Askel
“Voldemort is my past, present and future.” Tom said
He turned around and took Potters wand.
Tom
Marvolo
Riddle
He turned to look back at Potter and Askel then went back to the words and made a motion with the wand. The words started to form into another sentence.
I am
Lord Voldemort
“Why did you have to write it in big fat serial killer letters?” Questioned Askel
Tom shot him a look.
“You. You’re the Heir of Slytherin,” Potter said in shock, “You’re Voldemort.”
Tom rolled his eyes.
“Surely you didn’t think… I was going to keep my filthy Muggle father’s name?” Tom snarled, “No. I fashioned myself a new name, a name I knew wizards everywhere… would one day fear to speak when l became the greatest sorcerer in the world.”
Askel smirked.
“Albus Dumbledore is the greatest sorcerer in the world.” Potter snapped
“Dumbledore’s been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me.” Tom growled
“He’ll never be gone. Not as long as those who remain are loyal to him.” Potter explained
Tom rolled his eyes and then turned to Askel.
“Well I must say you’re different then from what I imagined….” he said looking Askel up and down
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Askel snapped
“Nothing….” Tom started, “Miss. Weasley explained you to be my second in command in this time period. You where almost as feared as much as I was!”
“Your point?” Askel growled
“Wait…” Potter started, “No-no Askel you can’t. You can’t join him!”
“Shut up Potter!” Askel snapped, “you’re useless now!”
“Useless…?” Potter questioned then realization spread across his face, “you where using me?!”
Askel gave out a dry laugh.
“Of course I was!” Askel snapped, “I had no idea how to find my master but I knew once the attacks started happening that he would be in the chamber of secrets and when I realized you could speak parseltongue it all fell into place!”
However Harry noticed that even Askel looked reluctant in his explanation but shook of the thought.
“We trusted you!” He yelled at Askel, who rolled his eyes
“Well that was your first mistake wasn’t it!” He snapped and they all heard a bird cry
They looked up and saw Dumbledores Phoenix flying above and it was carrying something.
“Fawkes?” Potter questioned in confusion and suddenly Fawkes dropped something in Potters hands
“So this is what Dumbledore sends his great defender. A songbird and an old hat.” Tom said scoffing
He then turned towards the a statue of a man and lifted his hand and started to speak parseltongue to it. He turned back around and Askel noticed the mouth started to open.
“Let’s match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin… against the famous Harry Potter.” Tom spat
Askel was disgusted. A gigantic snake had come out from the mouth. Askel thought it was ugly. The snake lunged for Potter who started running the other direction. He yelled something out in parseltongue but the snake didn’t listen.
“Parseltongue won’t save you now, Potter. It only obeys me.” Tom snapped
Askel saw Potter trip and slid across the floor. That’s when Askel heard a birds cry. They looked up and saw Fawkes again swooping down towards Harry but instead of going next to him lunged at the basilisk and tore out its eyes.
“No!” Tom screamed in fury, “Your bird may have blinded the basilisk, but it can still hear you.”
Potter got up and quickly made a run for one of the snake head statues. Askel turned towards Tom.
“You’re going to kill him?” Askel said
Tom looked at him
“It’s the only way to make sure that when I return everything will be the same!”
Askel opened his mouth but was cut off by the sound of footsteps. He saw Potter coming out of the snakes head and drop next to the Weasley girl.
“Yes, Potter. The process is nearly complete.
In a few minutes, Ginny Weasley will be dead, and I will cease to be a memory,” Tom said smugly, “Lord Voldemort will return… very much alive.”
Potter glanced up at Askel who looked conflicted with something. When Askel heard metal getting pulled across the floor he looked up and saw Potter holding a sword in his hand.
“Where the bloody hell did that come from?” Askel said
“The hat will present any worthy gryffindor with a sword. Didn’t you know that?” Spat Tom
Askel rolled his eyes.
“I’m not a gryffindor you idiot!” Askel snapped
He looked up and saw Potter climbing onto the statue. He flinched as the basilisk lunged and hit the wall. He watched Potter climb to the head and then stumble as the basilisk lunged at him. As he started to fall down he caught himself and grabbed the sword.
“You seem very calm….” Askel mumbled to Tom, “considering he’s about to win!”
“What-!” Tom said and looked up and saw Potter plunge the sword he had into the basilisks mouth
Tom looked horrified as the basilisk let out a pained cry and thrashed around. Askel rolled his eyes and saw Potter limp forward clutching his arm and one of the teeth that belonged to the basilisk in his hand. Tom smirked.
“Ginny?” Potter said as he desperately teacher for her hand
“Remarkable, isn’t it… how quickly the venom of the basilisk penetrates the body?” Tom asked as he stared at Potters wound, “I’d guess you have little more than a minute to live. You’ll be with your dear Mudblood mother soon, Harry.”
Potter glared is at Tom
“Funny, the damage a silly little book can do… especially in the hands of a silly little girl.” Tom said smirking
That’s when Potter realized something. He took the diary from Ginny.
“What are you doing?” Tom asked in a panicked voice as Potter raised the basilisks tooth, “Stop. No!”
Tom lunged for Potter but he was thrown back. He looked up in confusion but was met up in serious pain as the Potter boy started stabbing the diary repeatedly. Potter turned to the the cover of the diary and plunged the basilisks tooth in it. Tom let out a strangled scream and it’s as if he exploded into white mist.
Askel blinked then heard a gasp. He looked down and saw the Weasley girl slowly starting to arise. She looked around.
“Ginny…” Potter said softly
“Harry,” she said surprised, “It was me. But I swear, I didn’t mean to. Riddle made me, and….”
She looked down at his arm.
“Harry, you’re hurt.” She said shocked.
“Don’t worry,” he said, Ginny, you need to get yourself out. Follow the Chamber and you’ll find Ron.”
Suddenly a bird cried out and Askel saw Fawkes land next to Potter.
“You were brilliant, Fawkes. I just wasn’t quick enough.” Potter said sadly
Askel watched as Fawkes leaned down and placed his eye next to Potters wound and blinked. Tears fell and hit the wound and it started to slowly heal.
“Of course. Phoenix tears have healing powers,” Potter said Askel rolled his eyes, “Thanks.”
“It’s all right, Ginny. It’s over,” Potter said to her, “It’s just a memory.”
They all slowly made there way back towards where they came from. Potter hurried the Weasley girl out. But turned to Askel.
“Thanks…” he said slowly, “You know for… pushing Riddle back so I could destroy the diary. You didn’t have to do that…”
“Did what?” Askel asked and went ahead of him
Potter just smiled and ran after him. They all climbed onto Fawkes and the bird flew them upwards.
“Amazing! This is just like magic!”
–
(I wrote this on his birthday and idk if I should add another BTS member in the story…. should I?)
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