Chapter 7: Transfiguration, Library and Hospital Wing.
Harry yawned as he made his way to transfiguration class with Hermione. Mia had to meet up with a couple of people while Ron was still trying to grab as much food as he could.
"Up late last night?" Hermione asked and Harry looked at her through bleary eyes before shaking his head.
"Nah, just thoughts and dreams," he admitted. "My brain wouldn't stop working overtime."
"With everything that's been happening, I'm not surprised," Hermione told him as she wrapped her arm around his and Harry smiled down at her.
"I'm sure it'll go back to normal soon," Harry told her and she nodded.
"But now, you just need to face transfiguration," she told him and Harry hung his head.
"And you just had to go and ruin my mood," he told her and she giggled as she rested her head on his shoulder as they walked into the classroom. Harry took his normal seat but Hermione decided to sit next to Harry this time.
Professor McGonagall made her way around class, teaching them how to turn their pets into water goblets - not that Ron was doing a good job due to his broken wand.
"You need to replace that wand, Mr Weasley," McGonagall told him and Ron smiled sheepishly. Hermione's hand went into the air, attracting the attention of McGonagall.
"Yes, Miss Granger?" she asked.
"What can you tell us about the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione asked as she brought down her hand. McGonagall looked around the room and saw that everyone was watching her before she let out a small sigh.
"As you all know that Hogwarts was founded a thousand year ago by four founders - Godric Gryffindor, Rowan Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin. The three founders co - existed in harmony, and one did not. Salazar Slytherin wished to be more selective about whom to teach. He thought that magic teaching should be kept within the magical born with magical born parents - purebloods." Pansy shot Hermione a smug look, causing Harry to glare at her and Pansy to quail before she looked away. "Of course, an argument caused Salazar Slytherin to leave, but not before he created a Chamber of Secret somewhere within the castle that only his heir would be able to open. Once the heir came back to Hogwarts, they would unleash the horrors within and purge the school of those who Salazar Slytherin deemed unworthy."
"Muggle borns," Hermione spoke up and McGonagall nodded.
"Of course, the castle has been searched many times and no one has ever found the Chamber of Secrets," McGonagall told them.
"I'm not surprised," Draco spoke up, causing everyone to look at him. "Well, Salazar Slytherin was a Parseltongue, was he not? So who to say that he didn't create the chamber and made sure that it could be open by only using Parseltongue. The chamber could be anywhere and the only person who could open it is his heir," Draco explained and McGonagall nodded, slightly shocked at what had just been revealed to her.
"Professor," Hermione spoke up and everyone's attention was attracted back to her. "Did the legend ever say what kind of creature that is being held?" Hermione asked and McGonagall cleared her throat slightly.
"A monster," she told them, with a small quiver before she turned back to her lessons, leaving everyone sombre.
"Do you really think the legend of the Chamber of Secret is real?" Ron asked as he sat down at the table. They were in the library, set away from most of the students.
"Yeah, the book said that it opened 50 years ago," Mia told him.
"And you saw how McGonagall was in class - she's worried. All the teachers are," Hermione, told them before she turned to face Mia. "By the way, I looked through Hogwarts a History and I didn't find any references to the Chamber of Secrets being opened - that it was just a myth," Hermione told her and Mia nodded.
"I thought that would happen. You see, dad got the actual version - the school Hogwarts a History actually took those pages out because they were scared that the students would create a panic," Mia explained and Hermione nodded in understanding. "I'll lend you my book when we head back home," Mia assured her and Hermione smiled while Harry sighed.
"There's has got to be a way to figure out who the Slytherin heir is," Harry muttered and Ron rolled his eyes as he looked at them.
"Let's think, who do we all know that hates Muggle borns?" Ron asked and Hermione shot him a look.
"If you're talking about Malfoy…" she started.
"Of course I'm talking about Malfoy!" Ron exclaimed. "I bet his dear old father had opened the chamber 50 years ago and told him all about it."
"Actually, you're wrong," Mia spoke up and they looked at her. "Do the math. Malfoy Senior went to school with mine and Harry's parents, that were less than 50 years ago and it can't be Malfoy's Grandfather because that would be more than 50 years ago. We're looking for someone who is older than Malfoy senior but younger than the grandfather so it can't be anyone from the Malfoy's line," Mia explained and Hermione nodded in agreement.
"She's right, beside, I don't think Malfoy is the Slytherin's heir because that's the only one who can open the chamber. Malfoy would be bragging about it all over the place if he was and Voldemort was the only who that we know of was the Slytherin's heir but he's dead," Hermione agreed.
"Where do you get all this information from?" Ron demanded.
"Books," Mia and Hermione informed him as one while Harry leaned back in his chair and watched the scene with amusement.
"But we still have to have some idea, I mean, don't you think Malfoy would know who is the Slytherin heir?" Ron asked.
Harry, Hermione and Mia looked at each other - they wanted to deny it but they couldn't because Ron didn't know the whole truth, which put them in a bit of a bind.
"Maybe there is," Hermione told them and they looked at her. "But it means going against a lot of rules."
"And how many rules have we followed since we arrived here?" Mia asked and Hermione smiled, sheepishly before she got up and led the way into the back of the library.
"The book I need is in the restricted Library and you need a teacher's permission to get it," Hermione explained and Ron scoffed.
"They have to be incredible thick to let you have the book," Ron told them. Harry and Mia shared a look and two identical grins appeared on their faces.
"What?" Hermione asked, instantly worried about the look on their faces.
"We know someone who can sign the permission slip to get the book," Harry told her and Hermione's face lit up with excitement while Ron just looked at Harry, bewildered to who could sign the book.
"No," Hermione stated and Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes. They were both standing outside of a closed door.
"Hermione, he would do it for you. You're his favourite student," Harry assured her - he made sure that Ron and Mia were staying in the library because he knew that they would put pressure on her. Harry knew that he needed to smooth the way for Hermione to accept it.
"Harry, it's lying!" Hermione hissed, her brown eyes wide and Harry placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Hermione, you said it yourself that you need a teacher's permission to get the book and you know that no other teacher would give us permission except Lockhart, you're his favourite student - he'll do anything for you!"
Hermione huffed as she crossed her arms and looked away from Harry, causing Harry to lift her chin and bring her face around so they both could look in to each other eyes. "You can do it. I'll be right by your side the whole way," he promised.
"Harry…" she started.
"I'll buy you any books you want for Christmas," he bribed and she glowered at him before hitting his chest.
"I hate you!" she hissed and he smiled.
"You love me, so come on!" he told her and she sighed as she knocked on the door before she opened it and they both saw Lockhart sitting at his desk.
He looked up and smiled brightly when he saw Hermione and Harry standing the doorway.
"Come on in!" he called out, jollily. Harry gritted his teeth as he wrapped his hand around Hermione's elbow and led her toward the desk.
"Hi Professor Lockhart, Hermione has something she wants to ask you," Harry told him and Lockhart nodded.
"I was wondering if you could sign this permission form for me, I just read one of your books and I wish to get more information on it," Hermione told him and Lockhart smiled brightly.
"Of course I can! Anything to help my students understand my work," Lockhart told her as he took the form out of her hand and took out an extremely large feather quill. "It is rather nice, isn't it?" Lockhart asked, mistaking Harry's disgust for impressed.
"Yeah," Harry remarked, sarcastically and Hermione looked up at him, smiling slightly before she turned back and Lockhart handed her the form back complete with his loopy signature.
"Thank you, Professor Lockhart," Hermione told him and he smiled brightly at her before Harry looped his hand around her elbow and they both walked out of the classroom with Hermione shutting the door behind them.
"Oh god, what an idiot!" Harry muttered under his breath.
"Harry," Hermione admonished and Harry looked at her, wide eyes.
"Hermione, he didn't even look at the form!" Harry exclaimed and Hermione rolled her eyes, unwilling to agree with him but a small part of her couldn't help but agree.
"Lets get back to the library and get the book," Hermione told him and he nodded in agreement as they hurried back to the library.
Hermione reached Madam Pince first and she handed the note to her. Madam Pince took the note and eyed it.
"Moste Potente Potions?" she asked and Hermione smiled at her.
"Just trying to get a good idea on what potions we could be taught - the NEWTS are not that far off," Hermione told her and Harry rolled his eyes under disguise that he was being dragged along for the ride.
Madam Pince lifted the note into the air as if she was trying to determined forgery but reluctantly accepted that it wasn't and headed into the restricted section to get the book.
She came back out with an old book and handed it to Hermione, who took it gently and carefully before they moved away from the counter and back over to the table they occupied and saw that Ron and Mia was sitting in their usual seats.
"So, who did you get to sign the note?" Ron asked. "Miss Cat, I ate the Cream, wouldn't tell me," Ron motioned toward Mia, who was lounging in her seat.
"Lockhart," Harry told him and Ron arched an eyebrow.
"Are you telling me he signed the note?" Ron asked and Hermione raised the book. "Did he even look at the note?"
"Nope," Harry replied with a grin. Ron was about to open his mouth when he caught sight of Hermione's dangerous glare and quailed under it, returning back to his seat.
"So, what do you have in mind?" Ron asked as Harry and Hermione took their seats.
"The Polyjuice Potion but it is quite difficult to make - the ingredients are not exactly something you can take out of the student cupboard and most of them need to be collected on certain times," Hermione told him.
"Whoa, wait a minute, Polyjuice Potion?" Ron asked.
"It gives you the ability to change into someone else but only for an hour," Mia explained and Ron winced. "How long does it take to make?"
"A month," Hermione told her and Harry looked at her.
"Hermione, whoever is doing it - they could attack half of the muggle borns in that time!" Harry told her and she shrugged. They knew that Draco is their friend and not the heir of Slytherin but they couldn't help but wonder if the heir was in Slytherin and maybe they would open up to them if they were under the disguise as Slytherin.
"It's the only plan we've got," Hermione, told them and they all sighed as they looked down at the book that was open in Hermione's hands.
Harry found himself in the Gryffindor meeting room for Quidditch; he was dressed in his Quidditch outfit and he followed everyone out onto the pitch.
"Everyone keep your eyes peeled, we're playing Slytherin and god knows what they'll do just to win the game," Wood warned them and they all nodded as they mounted their brooms and flew off into the air to start the game.
Harry looked around before he spotted Lucius Malfoy sitting in the stands with the teachers before he turned and arched an eyebrow to Draco, who just shot a sarcastic grin in reply, causing Harry to roll his eyes as he got the message loud and clear.
Lucius Malfoy was here to keep an eye on his son and to make sure that the Slytherin won the games like they had been doing for the last century or so - by bending the rules.
"Same as before, I want a nice clean game!" Madam Hooch shouted from where she was standing below the teams before she kicked the side of the box - causing the snitch to jump out before circling itself around the seeker's heads then disappeared.
"The Snitch has been released!" Jordan Lee shouted from where he was sitting in the teacher's stand - commenting on the games. "Now the two bludgers." The two dangerous balls shot up into the air before circling around the pitch while Madam Hooch picked up the quaffle.
"On my count!" she threw the quaffle into the air as hard as she could before blowing her whistle. Everyone scattered away like mad to grab the quaffle while Harry looked around to find the snitch only to catch a bludger heading his way before he ducked down as it passed him. He brought his head up only to see Draco staring at him, questioningly.
Harry decided to fly around till he spotted the snitch only for him to see a bludger heading for him again. A pair of beaters came out of nowhere and shot the bludger off in the other direction and he turned to see one of the twins next to him.
"You alright, Harry?" George asked and Harry nodded.
"Yeah, what the hell is going on?" Harry asked and George shook his head.
"I don't have a clue," George told him as the Bludger headed back toward them with a vengeance only for another pair of beaters to get in the way and hit it hard with it's bat.
"That should do it!" Fred shouted, but he was wrong as the Bludger halted in mid-air before spinning around and headed toward the trio.
Both beaters shot up and hit the ball as hard as they could but it was pointless, the bludger wasn't going to give up.
"This is bad," Fred gritted out while George motioned to Wood like mad, trying someway to get the game on hold so they could figure out what was going on.
Wood, fortunately, got the message and called out a time out to Madam Hooch, who blew her whistle, bringing the game to a temporary halt.
"What's going on?" Wood demanded as everyone neared him.
"The Bludger is going crazy, it's fixated on Harry and nothing is distracting it," George explained.
"Are you saying it was tampered with?" Katie demanded and Harry lifted up his hands.
"We have a game to play - Fred, George, keep with the chasers, leave the bludger to me - I survived Voldemort, there is no way in hell I'm letting a Bludger take me out," Harry told them and Wood sighed while Fred looked at Harry incredulously before looking at Wood.
"This is your fault! You told Harry to get the snitch or die trying! What the hell do you think Hermione is going to do to us when she finds out?" Fred asked and Harry grinned at the sight of grown teenagers terrified of a twelve-year-old girl.
"Trust me, I'll keep her away from you all, beside, how will she know if no one tells her," he reminded and they all nodded before heading back up into the air to resume playing the game.
Madam Hooch blew her whistle once more and the game started up with the Bludger heading toward Harry even harder than before. Harry ducked down as the Bludger passed his head and headed straight into the sky as Wood came near Harry.
"Watch yourself Harry," Wood called out and Harry looked up to see the Bludger heading toward back to Harry but Wood was in the line of direction.
"WOOD! WATCH OUT!" Harry shouted and Wood turned his head around only to for the Bludger to smash into the Wood's broom and sent him spiralling out of control as Harry shot away from the bludger, causing it to follow him.
He weaved himself in and out of the stands but the bludger didn't just follow him, it slammed its way through the stands, shattering some of the structures. Harry looked behind him only to get startled when people shouted his name.
"HARRY, LOOK OUT!" Harry spun around only to see that he was heading for the teacher's stands and twisted his broom so it went upward, skimming past the stand only for the Bludger to head straight over the teachers' heads, causing them to duck down.
"Harry Potter, wait till I get my hands on you," McGonagall muttered as she straightened herself up and Harry ducked down onto the ground.
"Potter, what on earth are you doing?" Malfoy snapped only for the both of them to see the snitch and they chased after it. Problem was, the Bludger had found Harry again and was also chasing after them.
"It's like follow the leader isn't it?" Mia commented as she watched the scene while Hermione covered her face, trying to bite back her hysterical giggles - she was hysterical over Harry being in danger once more while giggling due to Mia's comment.
Harry and Draco followed the snitch down in between the stands and the pitch as they weaved between the structures while the bludgers smashed it's way through them.
"Bloody hell Harry, what is it with you being in danger every time you play the frigging Quidditch?" Draco demanded and Harry couldn't help but laugh at the situation.
"Hey, game of Quidditch isn't completed unless I have some danger chasing after me," Harry told him and Draco rolled his eyes only for them both to turn and saw that Colin Creevy was standing on one of the structures with his camera in his hands.
He took a picture of them both before they ducked down underneath him only to Colin's eyes to widen when he saw the Bludger heading his head and he ducked down.
"Merlin, Harry this isn't a good idea anymore," Draco called out to Harry, who also nodded. The Bludger was determined to get its target and it wasn't caring who got in the way. Thankfully, the Snitch shot upward back up onto the pitch, causing the both to shot up only for the bludger to shoot up and passed through Draco's way, causing him to veer off course before he crashed landed into the pitch.
Harry looked over his shoulder, worried for Draco till he saw that Draco was all right before pushing his broom faster to catch up with the snitch.
Lucius Malfoy just sneered when he watched this before sitting back in his seat before watching the rest of the scene in front of him.
Hagrid was watching the Bludger through his binoculars before bringing it down and jabbing his index finger toward the bludger.
"That's a rogue bludger, someone has tampered with that!" Hagrid roared.
"I'll take care of it," Ron informed as he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Harry only for Hermione to yank his arm down.
"NO!" she exclaimed. "Even with a normal wand, it's too risky." She looked at Harry with fear clear in her eyes. "You could hit Harry."
"I want to know how the bludger can be tampered with. Madam Hooch always checks the trunk before the game starts," Mia told them.
"So someone either switched them during the time between Madam Hooch checking them out and before the match starts," Ron told them.
"Which is not very long," Hermione reminded and Ron nodded as he turned back to the game.
Harry had his right arm outstretched as he strained to reach the snitch when all of a sudden something hard and fast slammed into his arm, shattering the bones and sending huge amount of pain throughout his body.
Hermione gasped as Harry's arm slammed into his chest and saw him winced before he outstretched his left arm and grabbed the snitch before he fell off the broom and landed hard on the sandy ground.
Everyone cheered when Harry brought up his left hand, revealing the snitch in his hand only for his head snapped up when he heard a whooshing sound to see the rogue bludger heading straight for him, causing him to roll sideways before it hit the sand then bounced straight up back into the air before coming down.
Harry pushed himself up and the bludger missed him by hitting the sand between his legs before bouncing back into the air, intending to take another hit when all of a sudden a red light shot over his head, hitting the bludger and smashing it to pieces.
Harry felt his eyes roll up into the back of his head as darkness claimed him.
Soon, Harry's vision came back to him, slowly, and he found himself staring into bright blue eyes and a golden mane around the eyes till realisation hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Oh no, not you!" Harry moaned when he saw Lockhart come into view.
"The boy's confused, he doesn't know what's he saying," Lockhart shouted to everyone who started to circle Harry. He looked back down at Harry.
"Harry! Are you okay?" Hermione exclaimed as she pushed her way closer to Harry and knelt down beside him.
I think my arm is broken," Harry admitted as he held his right arm in his left hand and Lockhart's eyes lit up.
"Don't worry, I'll have it fixed in a jiffy!" Lockhart stated as he pushed up his sleeves.
"No, it's fine, seriously, I want Madam Pomfrey to have a look at it," Harry protested but Lockhart took no noticed as he waved his wand about.
"Brackium Emendo!" he shouted.
"NO!" Mia shouted as she pushed her way through the crowd only to see a bright light hit Harry's arm. Everyone turned to face her. "It's Brackium Amendo!" she protested. "Emendo means take away, Amendo means heal!"
"It's fine!" Lockhart protested as he reached out and took Harry's right arm only for it to flop. He hadn't fixed Harry's arm, he had removed the bones from it.
Harry felt the world tilt on its axis as he looked at his now deboned arm.
"Oh…" Hermione trailed off and Mia threw up her hands.
"No one ever listen to the girl, they are all convinced they're right and I'm wrong," she stated as she stalked off. "God, this school is totally going to the dogs with all the crappy DADA teachers."
"She doesn't mince words does she?" Ron asked and Harry's eyes nearly rolled up into the back of his head.
"Will someone please take me to the Hospital Wing!" he demanded and everyone started fussing over him again.
"Whoa!" Hagrid's loud voice cut through air and stopped everyone's fussing. "Give Harry some breathing space," he informed them and everyone took a step back from Harry, who smiled in relief up at Hagrid before Hagrid bent down and lifted Harry into his arms like he was light as a feather before making his way up to the castle with the school following him.
Harry found himself lying on the hospital bed, the same one he keeps occupying he noticed, with the team, Ron, most of his housemates, and Hermione surrounding his bed. Madam Pomfrey was less than please when she had heard what happened to her patient thanks to a teacher who thought he was medically insured to go around healing people.
"You should have come to me first, I can fix bones in a jiffy but re-growing them…" she trailed off as she moved closer to Harry.
"You will be able to, right?" Harry almost pleaded with a desperate look in his green eyes and she nodded.
"Yes but it's a painful process," she warned him as she handed him a goblet, which he took. He took a drink only to spit it back out again. "Honestly, what did you expect? Pumpkin juice?" Pomfrey demanded as she took the goblet and filled it back up again and gave it back to Harry, who grimaced at the sight.
He took the goblet and gulped the liquid down in two gulps before turning his face away and sticking out his tongue in disgust.
"I can only hope I never have to drink that again," he muttered.
"Stay away from teachers who think they are doctors," Madam Pomfrey informed him before walking away and he stared after her in a stunned shock.
"Did she just imply that I wanted Lockhart to debone my arm?" he demanded.
"It was a honest mistake," Hermione defended and Wood looked at Hermione, incredulous.
"Mia knew the correct mending spell and she's only a second year!" Wood exclaimed.
Hermione just mouthed wordless at Wood, causing Harry to grin.
"Man, where's Colin when you need him? A speechless Hermione Jane Granger, Mia is going to kick herself when she finds out that she missed this," Harry informed only for everyone to jump as a huge crack and a bright light enveloped them and they turned to see Colin standing there with his camera in his hands.
"Someone call for me?" he piped up and the twins smiled.
"Ah Colin," Fred started.
"How wonderful it is to see you," George added.
"We were just wondering," Fred interjected.
"Just how much would you be willing to sell that…"
"Delightful,"
"Priceless,"
"Blackmail worth picture to us for?" Fred finished off and Colin grinned.
"Let me get it developed and handed over to Harry to check over then we'll talk price," Colin informed them before rushing out of the hospital wing with Ron shaking his head.
"And I thought Hermione was mental," he muttered.
"Oi!" a female voice snapped from outside the hallway.
"Sorry Mia, gotta rush off," Colin's squeaky voice called back and Mia walked into the Hospital wing, rubbing her side.
"What on earth did you do to that poor boy?" she demanded.
"Nothing!" everyone replied and she arched an eyebrow, causing Harry to grin once more.
"Never could get anything past her," Harry stated fondly. "Wood had rendered Hermione speechless, Colin took a picture and is now off to develop it," Harry explained and Mia looked at Hermione before looking at Wood then looked at Harry.
"And I missed it?" she demanded before shaking her head and pinned Wood a look. "How on earth did you make her speechless?" Mia asked and Dean grinned.
"Told Hermione that you knew the correct mending spell better than Lockhart and you're only a second year," Dean explained and Mia shrugged.
"What can I say? I'm not a fraud like that idiot!" Mia informed.
"He's not an idiot!" The entire female snapped together as one, causing her to look at them, shocked before a determined look crossed over her face.
"Fine, I bet at the end of the year that Harry will uncover Lockhart as the fraud he is," Mia informed them.
"With what?" Hermione asked.
"If Harry proves that Lockhart is the real deal, then I will streak naked in the Great Hall at the end of Term, if Harry proves that Lockhart is a complete and utter fraud that I think he is, then we'll have a little discussion of what your terms will be," Mia told them, causing Harry to stare at her in a shock.
"Oi! Why are you bringing me into this?" Harry asked but got a wave of Mia's hand in his direction while she stared at the girls.
"Well, do we have a deal or what?" she asked.
"Deal!" Katie jumped in and Mia nodded.
"Let's rock and roll," Mia told them before looking at Harry, leaving the magical born students confused. "You have till the end of term to prove that either I'm right about Lockhart or the rest of the girls are."
"Sure, lay it all on me, as if I don't have enough problems of my own," Harry muttered under his breath while laying back, wondering how the hell was he supposed to uncover Lockhart!
"What are you all doing?" a loud female voice snapped through the air and everyone jumped and turned to see Madam Pomfrey standing there. "This boy needs peace and rest, not students hanging around him. Out!" she shooed and everyone rushed out, leaving Harry alone in his bed, shaking his head.
Draco snuck his way down the hallway, blending into the shadows whenever he heard someone walking pass before he finally reached the Hospital Wing. He moved over to the door and slowly opened it before sliding his body through the gap and shut it slowly and made his way over to Harry's bed.
"Hey," Draco greeted and Harry looked up from the book he was currently holding in his left hand and he smiled.
"Hey, I was wondering how long it would take for you to come up. How much of an ear lashing did you get from your father?" Harry asked and Draco rolled his eyes.
"The painful type," Draco told him and Harry shook his head. "What the hell was up the bludger? I have never seen it go after one person like that before."
"Mia and Hermione thinks it was tampered," Harry told him and Draco shook his head.
"Forget the Slytherin, they weren't anywhere near the box - Madam Hooch had some sort of protective shield on the box that none of them could break," Draco told him and Harry nodded.
"I had a feeling it would be that," Harry told them. "So it means it'll all connected somehow," Harry told Draco and Draco nodded.
"Hey, what's with the potion? Mia keeps telling me to watch out," Draco told him and Harry laughed.
"Sorry, Hermione, Ron, Mia and I are going to be under the Polyjuice Potion in order to get information from you about who could possible be the Heir of Slytherin - just go along with it. It'll get Ron off your back," Harry informed him and Draco nodded.
"Thanks for the heads up," Draco told him and Harry smirked.
"Did you hear?" Harry asked and Draco looked at him. "Mia made a frigging bet with the rest of the girls and placed me smack bang in the middle."
"What bet?" Draco asked and Harry rolled his eyes.
"To uncover Lockhart for the fraud he is," he informed him and Draco arched an eyebrow.
"How are you suppose to do that and what does the bet entail?" he asked.
"I don't know; I have till the end of term to do so. If I uncover Lockhart for the fraud he is, then the rest of the girls have to do something on Mia's bidding. If I prove Lockhart to be the real deal, Mia is to streak naked in the great hall at the end of term."
"Fucking hell," Draco uttered, staring at Harry in shock and Harry nodded.
"Amen to that," Harry replied.
"I'm not telling Uncle Sirius, she can do that all by herself," Draco muttered and Harry agreed.
"But we both know he is fake, so how the hell can I prove that he is a fake?" Harry asked and Draco shrugged.
"I haven't got a clue but I'm gonna wish you good luck because I don't want to be on Mia's bad side if it turns out that he is a real deal," Draco informed and Harry shot him a sceptical look.
"Do you honestly think Lockhart is a real deal?" he asked. "I mean, look how he 'captured' the werewolf. We're only second years and we know how to capture a werewolf properly," Harry told him and Draco nodded.
"Makes you wonder where he got these ideas from, Uncle Sirius knew how to do it because of his friend, it's not like you come into contact with werewolves all the time and I hardly think they will be forthcoming about how to capture them," Draco told him and Harry sighed.
"More pressure for me," Harry muttered.
"Should be fun though," Draco told him, cheekily and Harry looked at him. "You have an excuse to spy on a teacher." Harry laughed.
"Oh yeah, I bet that's what Dumbledore gave me my father's invisibility cloak for," Harry told him and Draco laughed harder only to cover his hand over his mouth when they heard a small clatter and Draco rolled his eyes.
"Look, I gotta go before someone catches me out here. Catch you in class tomorrow if you're allowed out," Draco told him and Harry nodded as Draco snuck out of the Hospital Wing.
Harry turned on the bed only to feel something at the foot of his bed. Startled, his head snapped up and his wand was held firmly in his left hand, pointing at the intruder.
He saw that Dobby, the house-elf from his house that summer, was standing at the bottom of the bed.
"What are you doing here?" Harry demanded.
"Dobby came back to tell you that Harry Potter must leave," Dobby told him and Harry sighed.
"I can't!" Harry exclaimed.
"Harry Potter must, Harry Potter is in great danger!" Dobby squealed and Harry got off the bed.
"What are you talking about?" Harry demanded.
"Harry Potter must leave, before the danger be repeated!" Dobby warned him and understanding dawned on Harry.
"Repeated? You mean the Chamber of Secrets?" Harry asked as he clutched the front of Dobby's pillow sheet.
"Dobby can't tell," Dobby told him. "Harry Potter must leave Hogwarts!"
"I can't leave Hogwarts!" Harry hissed. "Hermione is a muggle born and she is my best friend, I'm not leaving her alone to deal with whatever that is attacking muggle borns!"
"Oh Harry Potter, the most greatest saviour there is," Dobby whimpered. "But it does not change the situation, you are in great danger. You must leave!"
"I'm not leaving!" Harry hissed when there was a thumping noise, causing them both to look over toward the door before Dobby snapped his fingers and disappeared before Harry turned on his side, making sure his back was facing the doors as voices grew closer.
"What happened?" Madam Pomfrey demanded.
"It's Colin Creevy," McGonagall's voice cut through the room.
"We think he has been attacked," Dumbledore's voice added in.
"A victim?" Madam Pomfrey asked and Dumbledore nodded.
"Yes, I believe he was trying to sneak up to see Harry Potter, he had a bag of grapes next to him, when he was attacked," Dumbledore told her and McGonagall sighed.
"He has his camera on him, do you think he took a picture of his attacker?" McGonagall asked and Dumbledore eased to the camera out of Colin's stiff hands before he opened the back of the camera only for a flash of smoke to shoot out of the camera and McGonagall gasped.
"What does this mean, Albus?" McGonagall asked.
"It means the Chamber of Secret has indeed been opened once again," Dumbledore told her.
Harry's eyes just widen from where he was lying.
TBC
There you go, better length this time? *Smiles teasingly*
Thanks to my beta for her hard work!