Y/N could not believe what he was hearing.

"So you found a book flooded in the bathroom, a book that was mysteriously undamaged by the way. You then decide to write in the book and didn't immediately get help when the book wrote back?" He growled at Harry

"Yes well you see that-" Y/N held up his hand to stop Harry.

"And then it took you on a ayahuasca trip and you believe what it showed you, which incidentally incriminates one of the few people you can trust at Hogwarts?" Y/N rubbed his temples while speaking.

"A what?" Ron asks.

"What?" Y/N asks Ron seemingly running out of patience.

"That trip thing you said Y/N" Lavender asked equally confused.

"It's a hallucinogenic drug Jacob made me take once in the Amazon when we stayed with some shamans- look can we focus please?"

"He showed me what happened Y/N. Hagrid opened the Chamber of Secrets."

"Right Harry give me the book!"

Y/N gave him a look that suggested it wasn't a request.

Harry handed Y/N the book, property of Tom was written on the cover, but the last name had faded from view. Y/N could feel the Darkness emanating off it though. He picked up a quill and started writing.

I demand you show yourself.

Nothing happened.

I order you to reveal your secrets.

Nothing

He tried a different tactic, pointing his wand at the book:

Revelio

Again nothing. He stood up and walked forward, throwing the book in the fireplace. Nothing happened as the book sat in the flames undamaged.

"What are you doing?" Harry yelled.

Y/N pointed at the fireplace and snapped back: "Look Harry!"

Harry was amazed. There was no damage to the book.

"How is that possible?" Lavender asked.

"I don't know, but I can feel the darkness dripping off it. Undamaged by water and fire. Sentient!!! Harry you need to hide that away for now until we can talk to Dumbledore about it. I need to get back to the hospital wing."

Y/N picked up the books Hermione had asked for and departed the common room, passing Ginny on the way through the door.

"Evening Ginny" he smiled. She nodded back but didn't answer.

-~-

Y/N arrived at the hospital wing and tried to act nonchalantly. It didn't work.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked him concerned.

"We're just friends with morons. Nothing you need to worry about. Here's your books" Y/N chuckled.

Hermione smiled as he settled next to her on the bed. She rested her head on his shoulder and started reading. He hugged her from the side.

This is nice He thought to himself.

-~-

Hermione was released from the hospital wing the next day after lunch. As it was a Saturday the pair headed up to the common room to find their friends. They walked into a scene of shock. Hermione followed Y/N up to his dorm. Someone had turned Harry's bed and possessions upside down.

"They were obviously looking for something mate" Y/N said.

"They found it" Harry replied "Riddle's diary is gone".

Y/N told McGonagall after transfiguration class about the diary but with no proof it existed there wasn't much she could do.

-~-

Y/N woke early and smiled to himself. Weeks had flown passed quickly and it was Valentine's day already. He had some surprises for Hermione he couldn't wait for her to get. He couldn't go up to the girls dorm himself, but Lavender certainly could. She had placed the roses and chocolates next to Hermione's bed for him after Hermione had fallen asleep. Y/N walked down to the common room and was instantly engulfed in a massive hug from the bushy haired brunette.

"Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers and the chocolates, Y/N. It was so sweet of you."

"What do you mean Hermione?" He asked in surprise.

"So you're telling me you're not my 'secret admirer'?" Hermione asked with a giggle.

"Ok yeah they were from me" he chuckled.

She giggled again and then hugged him before kissing him on the cheek.

"I wrote this for you"

He read the poem, which expressed how much he meant to her, how much she felt safe with him, and how much he had changed her life.

A/N: I can't write poetry for shit don't judge me

She was shocked as a tear rolled down his cheek. He wiped it away before holding her in a firm but loving embrace.

"Thank you so much 'Mione. You mean the same to me"

After their usual morning routine the two of them headed down to breakfast. Lockhart had claimed he had an amazing surprise for the students to improve everyone's mood. Y/N couldn't wait to see what the idiot planned.

He wished he wasn't so keen. Lockhart had bound into the crowded hall at breakfast playing a harp, dressed as Cupid, with an army of dwarfs dressed in pink bunny suits behind him.

Y/N was truly gobsmacked. Hermione and Lavender both had their mouths wide open. Harry and Ron meanwhile were rolling on the floor in laughter.

"In celebration of this magical day students, I'm happy to say I have hired these Valentine assistants to wander the halls all day. You may give them a valentine and they will be distributed to your crushes" Lockhart exclaimed proudly. In his mind this was the greatest idea since Dumbledore discovered 12 uses of dragon blood.

Y/N glanced at Professor Snape who has an especially disgusted look on his face.

Permission to use the killing curse Sev?

Snape turned to Y/N and grinned.

Would that I could grant permission Y/N. Would that I could.

Needless to say this was a terrible idea. The dwarfs were also working for an 'unsavoury' element in the wizarding community and were selling the students love potions on the side.

By lunchtime there was one word. Chaos.

Ron and Lav were sat in a corridor watching some of said chaos unfold when they heard a very familiar voice yelling.

"MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!"

They looked to see students darting out the way and Y/N sprinting down the corridor, holding Hermione bridal style. They thought this was odd, until a moment later a stampede of at least a dozen pink bunny dressed dwarfs were chasing after him. They were determined to deliver their Valentine cards and were surprisingly nimble.

By 2pm Dumbledore had had enough. He had sent the dwarfs away from Hogwarts and taken Lockhart up to his office for a 'chat' on 'appropriateness in education'.

Y/N and Hermione had been given asylum in the Hufflepuff common room by Beatrice and Cedric, and had spent the afternoon catching up with their two friends.

They eventually left for dinner when they were assured the dwarfs had gone. Harry was in stitches as they regaled tales from the day, of Y/N being assaulted by numerous angry dwarf-bunnies determined to deliver their love-potion infused valentine cards so they could get paid.

Y/N and Hermione didn't see the funny side of it. Y/N because he didn't fancy the idea of being bewitched or being repeated tackled to the ground by angry dwarves and Hermione because of how many girls had tried to send Y/N a love potion in the first place.

"Only way they could steal me away from you" he smiled holding her hand. She smiled back and blushed. All in all the day didn't end too badly.