•Ch.5•

LILLIAN WAS WALKING with Hermione and Ron trying to find Harry after his detention with Lockhart. Newt was upstairs in her room with Jewel and Icarus before she went for dinner. But now it was after dinner and she was walking until she began to hear a whispering voice.

"Kill! Kill!"

She looked around confused until Hermione saw Harry she yelled out his name.

"Harry!" Hermione yelled.

He looked startled to see the three, he looked as if he was finding something.

"Did you hear it?" Harry asked.

"Hear what?" Hermione asked.

"That voice?" Harry said

"Voice? What voice?" Ron asked confused as he looked around.

"I did." Lillian says to Harry and the twins look around until they hear it again.

"It's time."

"I think it's going to kill." Harry tells Lillian and they both run towards the sound.

"Kill?" Ron asked terrified.

"Harry, Lillian wait! Not so fast!" Hermione Shouts.

The twins run to a corridor and into one of the halls and look to see anything. Hermione and Ron catch up to the two and Harry stop the three before they can go any further.

Lillian sees spiders crawling along the floor, into the wall, and exiting through the window.

"Strange, I've never seen spiders act like that." Harry says.

"I don't like spiders." Ron says scared.

Lillian looks at the floor and then looks up and gasps at the sight. It was blood written on the wall into these words that Hermione spoke out loud.

" "The chamber of secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware." Hermione said. Lillian looks at the pole and saw something attached to it.

"Oh no." Lillian said and goes over there and immediately gets the cat off the pole and sees its as stiff as a board. She tried not to cry but the cat eyes were shut and it's mouth opened. She wasn't dead but she didn't know what happened to Mrs.Norris.

"It's filch's cat, it's Mrs.Norris." Harry said.

Soon people began walking through the hallways after the feast and stopped in fear and fright. People gasped wondering what had happened.

" "Enemies of the Heir, Beware." You'll be next mudbloods." Draco says looking at Hermione.

Then Mr.Filch yelled out pushing through the crowd.

"What's going on here? Go on. Make way, make way!"
He comes though the crowd and sees Harry in the way of seeing Mrs.Norris. He moves Harry out the way and Lillian was holding her gently and Filch looked at her angrily.

"Mrs.Norris? You murdered my cat." He said looking at Lillian.

"No. No."Lillian says.

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" He grabs Lillian's collar and grabs her but is stopped by Dumbledore. He drops Lillian on the floor as Filch picked up his cat. Harry comes over to Lillian as she had tears falling from her cheeks.

"Argus! Argus I-" Dumbledore said.

Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, And Professor Lockhart came into view of the writing on the wall and were shocked and worried.

"Everyone proceed to their dormitories immediately." Dumbledore said.

Hermione tried helping Lillian up before Dumbledore could say anything else but he adds "except you four." Pointing to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Lillian.

Everyone begins to leave and only leaves the kids and the professors.

"She's not dead, Argus. She has been petrified." Dumbledore tells him.

"Thought so. So unlucky I wasn't there. I know exactly the counter curse that could've spared her." Lockhart said.

"I'm sure you could have, maybe even thrown Cornish pixies at her to make sure she's alright." Lillian mumbled.

Snape and McGonagall hear what Lillian said and smile a little trying not to laugh.

"But how she has been petrified, I cannot say." Dumbledore explained.

"Ask her! It's her who that's done it." Argus says glaring at Lillian. "You saw what she wrote on the wall."

"It's not true, sir. I swear. I never touched Mrs.Norris except helping her down from the pole ." Lillian said. "You know I would never hurt a creature."

"Rubbish!" Filch says.

"If I might Headmaster? Perhaps Potter and his friends were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. However... the circumstances are suspicious. I for one don't recall seeing Mr.Potter at dinner." Snape said.

"He was serving detention with Mr.Lockhart Professor. " Lillian says

"Yes she's right that was my doing, Severus. Harry was helping me answer fan mail." Lockhart said.

"And that's why we went looking for him Professor. We'd just found him when he said...." Hermione looked at Harry wondering if she should say but she knew it probably get them into deeper trouble.

"Yes Miss Granger?" Snape Asked, glaring at her.

"When I said I wasn't hungry." Harry lies.

"We we're heading back to the common room when we found Mrs.Norris. I took her off that pole right there and placed her in my arm." Lillian explains.

"Innocent until proven guilty, Severus." Dumbledore says.

"My cat has been petrified. I want to see some punishment!" Filch yells pointing at Lillian.

"You and I both know Argus that Miss Potter would be helping a poor creature than harming. Sprout will be able to cure her, Argus. As I understand it, Madam Sprout has a very healthy growth of Mandrake. When matured, a potion will be made which will revive Mrs.Norris. And in the meantime I strongly recommend caution to all." He said and looked at the twins as everyone looked at the body wall one last time.

•••••••••

It was the next day and Lillian was in Transfiguration with the Gryffindors. She was sitting next to Hermione while Professor McGonagall discussed what they would be learning.

"Could I have your attention please? Right, now today we will be transforming animals into water goblets. Like so one... two... three... Vera Verto." She pointed her wand at the bird sitting on the stand and once she casted her spell it turned into a clear glass goblet.

Everyone was able to bring their pets into class so Lillian had Jewel come with her today and she was behaving very well even Professor McGonagall was impress that she hadn't run away once.

"Now it's your turn. Who would like to go first?" She looked around and then saw Ron.

"Ah Mr.Weasley. One, two, three. Vera Verto."  She told him. Ron cleared his voice and pointed his wand at his pet rat, scabbers.

"Vera Verto." His wand flashed and it only turned the rat into a goblet half way. There was still fur and a tail moving around. Everyone began to laugh and they could hear scabbers squeak as he was still a cup.

"That wand needs replacing Mr.Weasley."  Professor McGonagall said. Hermione then raises her hand and Professor McGonagall looks at Hermione.

"Yes Miss Granger?" She asked.

"Professor I was wondering if you could tell us about the Chamber of Secrets." Hermione said to her.

Professor McGonagall looked weary at Hermione and looked around the room seeing that they all wanted to know too.

"Very well. You all know of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Now, three of the founders coexisted quite harmoniously. One did not." She explained.

"Three guesses who?" Ron whispers to Harry.

"Salazar Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students admitted to Hogwarts. He believed magical learning should be kept within all-magic families. In other words pure-bloods." Professor McGonagall continued.

"Unable to sway the others, he decided to leave the school. Now, according to legend Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in this castle known as the chamber of secrets. Though shortly before departing, he sealed it. Until that one when his own true Heir returned to the school. The Heir alone would be able to open the chamber and unleash horror within and by doing so purge the school of all those who in Slytherin's view were unworthy to study magic."

"Muggle-borns." Lillian says and Professor McGonagall nods.

"Well naturally the school has been searched many times. No such chamber has been found." Professor McGonagall said.

"Professor? What exactly does the legend tell us lies within the chamber?" Hermione asked.

"The chamber is said to be home to something that only the heir of Slytherin can control. It is said to be the home of a monster." She said.

Hermione looked uneasy but Lillian placed a hand on Hermione's arm in reassurance.

"Now then, please begin to turn the animals into water goblets remember one, two, three. Vera Verto." She said and everyone continued the lesson.

•••••••••••

The four of them were walking down the halls talking about the events.

"Do you think it's true? Do you think there really is a Chamber of Secrets?" Ron asks.

"Yes. Couldn't you tell? McGonagall's worried. All the teachers are." Hermione says.

"If there really is a Chamber of Secrets and it has been opened, that means..." Harry says but Lillian spoke.

"The Heir Of Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts. The question is, who is it?" Lillian says cutting off Harry.

"Let's think. Who do we know who thinks all muggle-borns are scum?" Ron asked looking at Malfoy and his goons.

"Are you talking about Malfoy?" Hermione asks.

"Of course. You heard him. "Your next mud-bloods"" Ron said.

"We heard him, Ron. But Malfoy the Heir of Slytherin?" Lillian asks him. "He may be a prick but not a murderer."

"Maybe Ron's right, Lillian. I mean, look at his family. The whole lot of them have been in Slytherin for centuries." Harry says.

"Crabbe And Goyle must know. Maybe we could trick them into telling." Ron said to them:

"Ron even they aren't that thick. But there might be another way. Mind you, it would be difficult. Not to mention we'd be breaking about 50 school rules.... and it'll be dangerous very dangerous." Hermione tells them.

The four of them went into the library, Lillian and Hermione both searching for books until Lillian found the book they were looking for. "Moste Potente Potion." Was the title.

Lillian grabbed it and gave it to Hermione and the two went over to Ron and Harry. Hermione flipped through some pages and found it.

"Here it is. The Polyjuice potion. Properly brewed, the Polyjuice potion allows the drinker to transform them self temporarily into the physical form of another." Hermione says reading from the book.

"You mean if Harry and I drink that stuff, we'll turn into Crabbe and Goyle?" Ron asks.

"Yes." Hermione says.

"Wicked! Malfoy will tell us everything."

"Exactly. But it's a tricky potion. I haven't seen a more complicated potion in some of the potion textbooks." Lillian tells them.

"How long will it take to make?" Harry asks.

"A month." Lillian answers.

"A month? But Lillian. If Malfoy is the heir of Slytherin he could attack the muggle-borns in the school by then." Harry tells her.

"I know. But it's the only plan we've got." Lillian says and knows it was their best option. 

•••••••••••

It was the next day and today Gryffindor Quidditch team was going up against Slytherin. Lillian was nervous, she walked with Harry down to the team and saw Oliver with everyone.

"Hey Lillian." Fred says coming over.

"Hi Fred." Lillian said.

"You going to cheer us on in the stands?" He asked.

"I'll make sure you hear me, I'll be shouting with Hermione and waving to you guys. Though when we go against each other on the field I don't know." She jokes.

Lillian gives him a side hug and walks away to go join the other Gryffindors in the stands. She goes up the steps and meets up with Hannah, Hermione, and Ron and stands in between them.

They heard the whistle and saw the ball thrown into the air, the game had begun. Lillian cheered on Fred and he based by her giving her a wink flying over to George and helping Angelina.

Lillian watched as Slytherin scored and again causing them to be in the lead 90 to 30.

"Another goal for Slytherin! They lead Gryffindor 90 to 30!" Lee yelled.

Lillian watched as Harry tried to find the snitch but was almost hit with a bludger. He ducked just in time and Lillian saw it head straight for Oliver.

"Oliver look out!" Lillian shouted.

Oliver looked at Lillian  confused but it was too late the bludger hit Oliver's broom and caused him to fall. Everyone watched as Harry tried to fly away from the bludger but it kept following him.

"I'll stop it!" Ron says pointing his wand out.

"No!" Hannah says. "Even with a proper wand it's too risky."

"You could hit Harry." Lillian adds.

"But Where is Harry?" Ron asked looking at the field seeing no Draco or Harry.

"He must be trying to find the snitch." Lillian says anxiously.

Just after saying that she saw Draco crash his broom looking like quite a hurtful crash. Everyone gasped as they wondered if the Slytherin seeker was okay. Lillian looked over and saw Harry.

"Look!" She pointed and looked at Harry and soon did everyone at the stand and watched as he tried to catch the snitch. But the bludger hit Harry's arm most likely breaking it. Harry reached out with his other hand and when he did he caught it falling off his broom into the sand.

"Harry!" Lillian shouts moving out of the stand and to the playing field.

"Harry Potter has caught the snitch. Gryffindor wins!"

Lillian ran over and saw the bludger still trying to hit Harry, Lillian pulled out her wand and pointed at the bludger.

"Finite Incantatem!"

Her wand shot out and hit the bludger making it explode into pieces, she covered her face and looked up seeing it was done. Lillian sighed and ran over to her brother hugging him.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

"No. I think my arm is broken."

Soon everyone began running towards Harry and Lillian Hermione, Ron, and Hagrid came over and the Gryffindor Quidditch team got off their brooms and went to make sure their seeker was alright. They all looked at him in worry while Lockhart looked happy.

"Not to worry Harry. I will fix that arm of yours straightaway."

"No, definitely not you." Lillian says.

"The girl doesn't know what she's saying." Lockhart says nonchalantly and gently grabbed Harry's arm and pulled the sleeve back gently.

"Now this won't hurt a bit." He told him. He grabbed his wand out and pointed it at his arm.

"Brackish Emerson!" He yelled.

Harry's bone was no longer there it was all flesh and when Lockhart lifted his arm it was bending the wrong way. It looked like flubber or silly putty when Lockhart took his hand and bent it.

"Yes, well that can sometimes happen... but the point is you can no longer feel any pain, and, very clearly, the bones are not broken." Lockhart said.

"That's because he has no bone!" Lillian shouts.

"Lily's right, there's no bone left!" Hagrid says rolling his eyes.

"Much more flexible though." He told them and Lillian was about to attack but Hagrid grabbed her before it was too late.

Lillian glared at the Professor and helped Harry to Madame Pomfrey immediately.

•••••••••••

Fred was standing next to Lillian as she looked at her brother in worry.

"I'm alright really Lillian." Harry told her.

"I know but I'll always worry about you." Lillian said to him and hugged him.

Soon you could hear Madame Pomfrey rushing in with her potion. Draco however was moaning after falling making Lillian roll her eyes.

"Mr.Malfoy, stop making such a fuss. You can go. Out of my way!" She shouts looking at all the Gryffindors and Hufflepuff surrounding Harry.

"Should have been brought straight to me. I can mend bones in a heartbeat, but growing them back..." she said knowing it was worse.

"You will be able to, won't you?" Lillian asked.

"I'll be able to, certainly. But I'll be painful. You're in for a rough night, Potter. Regrowing bones is a nasty business." She said to him.

She hands him the cup with the potion and he drinks it only to spit it out in disgust. Fred pulled Lillian back before she could get spit on.

"What do you expect? Pumpkin juice? Now all of you out, he needs his rest." She said to Harry.

"Can Lillian stay with me please?" Harry asked her.

Lillian looked at Madame Pomfrey hoping she would.
She sighed and looked at the Potter twins.

"Alright but please Miss Potter he needs his rest." She told him.

"I'll come spend the night with you tonight so you won't be lonely okay?"  He nodded and she gave him a gentle hug leaving with her friends and hoping he wouldn't be in too much pain.

••••••••••••

It was later at night and Madame Promfrey let Lillian spend the night in the hospital wing with Harry for the night. She was sleeping next to Harry on another bed but pushed together to be one. Harry and her were both sleeping soundly until they heard the voice again.

"Kill.... it's time to kill!" Both Harry and Lillian woke up. Harry put his glasses on and the two looked around confused. But when they did the were met with a tiny creature.

He wasn't too big probably 3 feet, big pointy ears, and big green eye. He was wearing a torn bag that was cut with holes for his hands to go through. The clothes he wore looked like that was the only thing he ever wore.

"Hello!" He said.

Lillian gasped but Harry only looked annoyed as he stared down at the the creature.

"Dobby!" Harry said.

"Dobby?" Lillian asked confused.

"I'm Dobby miss Potter, I'm suppose to talk to you as well miss." He said.

"Harry Potter should have listened to Dobby and should have told sister. Harry Potter should have gone back home when he missed the train."

"It was you. You stopped the barrier from letting Ron and me through." He says glaring.

"But why wasn't I stopped?" Lillian asked.

"Because Dobby couldn't find Miss Potter and Dobby didn't know what you looked like Miss, Mister Potter was suppose to tell you not to come to Hogwarts. But indeed it was me that stopped you."

"You nearly got me and Ron expelled." Harry seethed.

"At least you would be away from here. Harry and Lillian Potter must go home. Dobby thought his bludger would be enough to make Harry see..." Donny said and Lillian's eyes widened.

"Your bludger!" Lillian exclaimed.

"You made that bludger chase after me?" Harry asked.

"Dobby feel most aggrieved, Dobby had to iron his hands." He showed them his bandaged hands.

"You poor thing." Lillian took his hands and he looked at her with a guilt expression.

"You better clear off before my bones come back, or I might strangle you."  Harry says and Dobby looks at Harry in fright and jumps off the bed.

"Dobby is use to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home." He told Harry.

"I don't suppose you could tell us why you were trying to kill Harry?" Lillian Asked Dobby.

"Not kill him, never. Not kill you either miss. Dobby remembers how it was before Harry and Lillian Potter triumphed over he-who-must-not-be-named. We house-elves were treated like vermin, sir. Of course, Dobby is still treated like vermin." Dobby said and began to cry and Lillian looked at him in sadness, Lillian saw a box of tissues and grabbed a couple and gave them to Dobby.

"I don't think your vermin Dobby." Lillian says to him.

"You are most kind Miss Potter, too kind." He blew his nose into the tissues making Harry look in disgust.

"Why do wear that thing, Dobby?" Lillian Asked.

"This, sir? It is a mark of the house-elf's enslavement. Dobby can only be freed if his master presents him with clothes." He told her.

Then the three of them heard a bang, Dobby jumped on the bed.

"Listen. Terrible things are about to happen at Hogwarts. Harry and Lillian potter must not stay here... now that history is to repeat itself."

"Repeat itself? You mean this has happened before?"

Dobby gasped and placed his hands over his mouth.

"Dobby shouldn't have said that." Dobby said.

Dobby looks for something and sees the potion bottle and began to hit himself with it. Lillian gasped and grabs it from him.

"Dobby, why did you do that?" She asked surprised he would do such a thing.

"It's because I've been a bad house-elf." He said and Harry put his hand on Dobby's shirt.

"Tell me. When did this happen before? Who's doing it now?"  Harry asked,

"Harry stop!" Lillian said separating him from Dobby.

"Dobby cannot say, sir. Dobby only wants Harry and Lillian potter to be safe." He said.

"No Dobby, tell me. Who is it?" Harry asked.

Dobby snapped his fingers and disappeared into thin air. Lillian and Harry heard footsteps coming and the twins both rushed into the bed and pretended to sleep. They couldn't see what was happening but heard the conversation.

"What happened?" Lillian  heard Madame Pomfrey.

"There's been another attack." Dumbledore says.

"I think he's been petrified, Madame Pomfrey. Look, Perhaps he's manage to take a picture of his attacker."
Professor McGonagall says.

They couldn't see but heard a bang and saw a flash of something.

"What could this mean Albus?" Professor McGonagall Asked.

"It means... that our students are in great danger." He said to her.

"What should I tell the staff?" Professor McGonagall asks.

"The truth. Tell them Hogwarts is no longer safe. It is as we feared, Minerva. The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened again." Dumbledore told her.

They heard the foot steps go away and Lillian and Harry looked at each other. She turned around and she gasped, it was Collin Creevy the boy that was a fan of Harry. Harry turned her over so she wouldn't have to see it anymore.

"Harry, I'm scared." Lillian whispered.

"I know, me too. But we'll tell the others tomorrow, get some rest Lily."

She nodded and closed her eyes letting herself fall into deep slumber.

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