Chapter 11

First Year

An owl was tapping at my window. Curious I stood up and saw that it was Harry's white owl Hedwig. I took the letter from the paw and passed her a piece of candy. I tore open the letter. It said, Tonight after dinner. So the Polyjuice potion was complete. The three of them were already at dinner when I got there along with  a few other students, so it would have been hard for them to tell me then. It was a weird set up, there was a smaller table in the middle of the Great Hall with just enough seats for all of the students and professors to sit together. It was a rather awkward mix of people. Most of the students ate in silence. Luckily Dumbledore was rather chatty and had a lot to say.

After dinner, I stood outside the doorway. I made sure Draco was in the common room before I left to stand by the entrance. Crabbe and Goyle were missing, which meant the plan was working. Finally I saw 'Crabbe and Goyle' approaching me. "Quidditch," Crabbe said to me. That was the code word we were going to use, so I knew it was them. I wasn't sure if it was Ron or Harry disguised as Crabbe. Then I noticed the glasses sticking out of Goyle's pocket and I pointed it out to Harry. He nodded and hid them even more. Wow...Polyjuice potion really did do it's job.

"Where is Hermione?" I whispered.

"Not sure," the disguised Goyle whispered back. I opened the passage and we all stepped in, me more ahead of them. Draco would find it extremely suspicious if I was ever seen hanging out with Crabbe and Goyle.

"Where have you two been?" Draco asked Harry and Ron. They both looked at each other. "Pigging out in the Great Hall all this time?" The both nodded and stood there like idiots. They were playing there part well. "What were you doing with them?" he asked me. I guess even walking in at the same time as them caught his attention.

"We just walked in at the same time, jeez," I defended and then took a seat at the table. I was going to be pretending to read a book to keep an eye on them. Draco turned back around.

"Well sit down," Draco said to Harry and Ron. He usually needed to do that for the real Crabbe and Goyle anyway, because they were used to being told what to do. "I wanted to show you something funny," he said tossing them a newspaper. I saw Ron's eyes widen in shock. They both read it and said nothing. "Well, don't you think it's funny?"

"Ha, ha," Harry said with his best fake laugh. They needed some help. Harry's reaction wasn't very convincing. Standing up from my seat, I walked over mindlessly and ripped it out of Harry's hands. They weren't acting the part too well anymore.

"What are you doing Nyx?" Draco asked me shocked. I looked up at him with the newspaper in my hand.

"I, um, wanted to see what was funny too," I said thinking quickly. The article was all about how Mr. Weasley was fined fifty Galleons for bewitching a muggle car and the rest was an interview with Mr. Malfoy on how unfit Mr. Weasley is to be in the Ministry. I quickly put it down on the table and walked away, giving Crabbe/Ron, a secret sympathetic look.

"You'd never know the Weasley's were purebloods with the way they behave," Draco said coolly. Ron's face filled with fury. "What's the matter with you Crabbe?" Ron lied and said that he was having a stomachache. Draco then went on ranting about how Dumbledore should be sacked and this school was a waste, the usual stuff. He finally got to what they wanted to hear. "I'm surprised there haven't been any more attacks this month."

"So you don't know who it is..." Harry pressed.

"I've told you this Goyle! I don't know who it is, but I wish I did. Father won't tell me anything about the last time the Chamber was open either, even though it was before his time. The only thing I know, the last time the chamber was open. A mudblood died, this time, I hope its Granger." I dropped my book, which I realized I've been holding upside down the entire time anyway. How could he say such a thing? He glanced over at me and I just glared back. I could tell that Ron and Harry wanted to punch him but they kept asking questions.

"D'you know what happened to who opened it the last time?" Harry asked curiously.

"Oh yeah, they got expelled. They're probably still in Azkaban for it."

"Azkaban?" Harry asked confused.

"The Wizarding Prison, honestly Goyle, if you were any slower you'd be going in reverse!" Draco snapped annoyed. "Father said to keep my head down and let the Slytherin heir keep going with it, the school needs a good muggle ridding. Of course he's got a lot on his plate already though, do you know the Ministry raided our manor again last week? Luckily they didn't find anything. Father's got some dark stuff hidden in our own chamber under the drawing floor..."

"Really!" Ron said jumping up. All of us looked over at him. I wanted to laugh. Draco shouldn't have said that, Ron is so going to get him for that. Ron blushed and put hands on his stomach. "Medicine," he grunted and then began running out of the room.

"I'll help," Harry said and began to follow after him. I looked at Draco who just shrugged and walked up to his dorm.

Soon school went back to being normal. People came back from Christmas break and still were blaming Harry and me. I found out that Hermione put cat hair in her Polyjuice potion. I found her in the infirmary one day when I broke my wrist falling off the moving stairs, again. Why do those stupid stairs move? They cause everyone, mainly me, even more of a problem. I actually got to talk to Dasha and Eowyn for once. I guess they were just mad I didn't tell them about me being a Parsletongue, and a little scared. They let me explain though that I had no idea, so I guess we're cool again. Lockhart had this whole Valentine day thing where he wore pink and had little cupid things flying around. It was obnoxious and creepy all at the same time. Jake and the guys were back, even tanner than before which made me feel really pale. Harry has been caught up in this diary he found according to Ron. I haven't seen those three much.

About a week later Harry complained about how the diary was stolen from their dorm. Why would someone want to steal an old diary? I heard the voice twice since then and when I followed it nothing happened. It was bothering me and I needed to find out where it was coming from. I was wandering the halls one day when I heard an announcement, "All students to their houses!" The voice of Professor McGonagall filled the halls. "The head of your house will give you further information!" I sighed and dragged myself back to the Slytherin common room.

I was sitting next to Eowyn, the entire Slytherin house was crammed into the common room, waiting for Snape to arrive. He rushed into the room, his long black robes sweeping behind him. "There have been a few rule changes," he started coolly. "All students must report to their house common room by six. No student is allowed out after, or they will suffer severe punishment." I swear he paused just so he could look at me, even a few other students looked my way. Draco was one of them, he found it obviously entertaining. "You will be escorted to each lesson by a teacher. No student is to use the bathroom during class unaccompanied by a teacher. All further Quidditch training and matches are to be postponed. All other activities are cancelled." No Quidditch?! I wanted to yell. This was ridiculous. "I also have to add that if the culprit is not caught, it is likely the school will be closed for good. So if you have any information, come forth." Then Snape walked away. Now I really wanted to scream. They can't close the school! Otherwise I'll be stuck up in my room until I'm seventeen and legally allowed to leave! I felt the room starting to spin, this can't be happening.

We were stuck in the common room all night and it was driving me insane. I couldn't take another second in my dorm, Christina and her stupid followers were talking non-stop in their stupid high-pitched voices. It really made me want to punch a wall. Dasha was studying once again and Eowyn fell asleep. I left the common room and sat in the window sill. I looked out the window into the lake, too bad we weren't above ground. We can't even open the window without flooding the place, although it was pretty cool to be underwater and seeing all the fish pass by. "Nervous?" the cool voice of Draco said next to me.

  "About what?" I asked annoyed. What did he want?

"The school being closed."

"The school is not going to be closed though. They'll figure out a way to solve it."

"I disagree, no one has any idea whose doing it. I bet we'll all be sent home in a week or two..." He was enjoying every moment of this.

"Did you come over here just to tell me this? Or did you want something from me?" He shoved a book into my hands.

"Three page essay on Dryads, you better get writing," he said and then casually walked away. I was shaking with anger. I went back up to my dorm.

The next day, everyone was walking around in a paranoid state while following their teacher closely. This gave me less time to talk to Jake, Harry, and Ron. I went over to their table though at breakfast, earned me some dirty looks but whatever. I found out that Hermione was petrified. I was shocked when I heard this, how horrible. They found her near the library with a mirror in her hand. Hagrid was accused of releasing the monster. Hagrid of all people? He was harmless. I would have believed it was Pansy over him! I also found out that Harry and Ron went into the Forbidden Forest and found out that Hagrid was innocent. Then I found out the worst of news...Dumbledore was gone and Hagrid was in Azkaban. Dumbledore was the key to safeness and this was all because of Lucius Malfoy. The bell rang at this time and I had to get to class.

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