"Hello Professor Sprout." I greeted when I walked into the greenhouse. Professor McGonagall had Absol stay in the dormitriories because I didn't need him to repot mandrakes.

"Hello Alice. Ready to start?" Professor Sprout asked,handing me a pair of earmuffs. We started repotting the baby Mandrakes. It took us about two hours because one was squirmy. They looked like deformed babies with green hair trying to get out of their cradles.

"Kill......so hungry........must kill....."

My head jolted back from the pot with a small Mandrake,my eyes looked around wildly. What was that sound?Where did it come from? My head kept pondering that as we finished the last of the Mandrakes. The second Professor Sprout let me go I dashed out of the green house and kept running non stop into the hallway. Ash and Pikachu emerged from my right,a worried expression was on their faces. Along with a few bruises from the Bludgers....

"Did -did you hear that voice?" I asked,slowing down to catch a breath. Ash and Pikachu nodded their heads,the hallways felt quiet.

"I smell......blood."

Ash perked up,Pikachu whispered his name nervously. Whatever that was,it was coming from inside the school. I walked to the wall,pressed my ear against it,and listened. Ash followed my example.

"Must.....find.....blood."

Somewhere deep in the castle,something is trying to get out. Ash glanced at me with a worried look. He grabbed my hand and started running. We ran and ran until my feet left the ground,Ash's grip on my hand disappeared,and everything went black.

Ash's P.O.V

"Maybe someone else hears-Alice?" Pikachu and I stopped running when Alice wasn't next to us. Where was she? Pikachu and I exchanged glances,and kept running.

For some reason water was on the floor,soaking my shoes and Pikachu's paws. Just as we reached the corner of a hall-
BAM!!!

The next thing we knew,I was on the ground clutching my head. Hermione and Ron bent down above my face with a worried expression. "Are you alright Ash?" Hermione asked,helping me up. Harry wasn't paying attention,he was too must listening for something.

"Yeah I'm fine. Did you guys hear that voice?"

Harry snapped from his daydream and turned to me. "I heard it,but Hermione and Ron can't.Where's Alice?Has she gotten out of detention yet?" He was obviously worried because of what the voice said.

Pikachu jumped onto my shoulder,"Alice was next to me five seconds ago,then,POOF "I made a gesture with my hands,"She's gone. Last time I saw her was at the corridor that you guys came from."

Without hesitation Harry,Ron,and Hermione started running towards where I pointed to. The water was rising faster the more we ran. In a fire lit corridor,we saw something lying on the floor.

"ALICE!!" Hermione and shouted,running over and checking to see if she was okay. She was soaking wet with the water surrounding where she lay. "She must've slipped and blacked out with the water." Harry guessed,peering around.

"Harry." Ron trembled,tugging his sleeve and pointing to the wall behind me. I backed away,and saw a message with blood red streakings.

The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.

Enemies of the Heir beware.

Wow....just wow....

Next to that was a cat hanging by it's tail on one of the lamp posts. This is just.....wow.....that's Filch's cat. Ms.Norris.

"We should get out of here." Harry muttered.
"And get Alice to the hospital wing." I added.

Together he and I walked over,I picked Alice by her arms while Harry picked her up by her feet. It was easy to me be Alice around because she was so light,but before we could actually take a step students walked into every exit we had.
We're doomed.

They all stopped and stared at us. Especially surprised to see an unconscious Alice in our arms. Then,the unmistakable pure blond white hair popped out of the crowd.

"Enemies of the heir beware?You'll be next Mudbloods." Draco sneered,now in the front of the crowd. Although no one payed attention to him,they were all staring at Harry and me holding Alice. Probably wondering if we did something to her.

"What's going on?" Filch asked,making his way through the crowd. He stopped dead when he saw his cat. But payed no attention to Alice.

"What did you do to my cat Potter?"
"It wasn't Harry!" I defended,but he ignored me,pulling his arm back.
"You killed my cat....I'm gonna kill you!-"

"What's going on here?" Thank Arcues it's Dumbledore. He walked into view,quickly followed by McGonagall,Lockhart,Flitwick,and Snape. He stopped and stared at Alice-who was growing heavier in our arms- and then Ms.Norris. He detached Ms.Norris from the pole.

"Come with me Argus," he said to Filch."You too,Mr.Potter,Mr.Weasley,Ms.Granger,Mr.Ketchum,bring Ms.Ketchum along."
Lockhart stepped forward eagerly to impress Dumbledore.
"My office is nearest Professor!"
"Thank you Gilderoy."

The crowds parted to let us pass. Some kids whispered behind their hands as Harry and I passed with Alice. I hope she's alright...
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"It was definitely a curse that killed her-probably the Transmogrifian Torture-I've seen it used many times,so unlucky I wasn't there,I know the very countercurse that would have saved her....." As Lockhart rambled on and on Filch was in the corner sobbing. Honestly,only one percent of pity was inside of me. Hold on......

It's gone.

Harry and I set Alice down on one of the arm chairs,her head rested against on of it's shoulders. Her left foot was turning purple,probably twisted it. Hermione helped Alice stay put on the hair so she wouldn't roll over.

Dumbledore was muttering strange words as he hovered over Ms.Norris,tapping her in different places with the end of his wand.

"...I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadogou," Lockhart reflected,"a series of attacks, the full story's in my autobiography,I was able to provide the towns folks with various amulets,which cleared the matter up..."

Professor McGonagall walked over,a Knelt down,and started checking the unconscious Alice. Dumbledore straightened up,"she's not dead Argus." He spoke softly.
Lockhart immediately stopped his rambling-blah blah blah.... Pikachu smirked at the sight of his face.
Filch looked through his fingers afraid,"Not dead?but why's she all-All stiff and frozen?
"She has been petrified."Dumbledore explained quietly,"But how....I cannot say. "

"Ask him!!!"Filch spat,pointing an accusing finger at Harry.

"I never touched Ms.Norris!!!" Harry defended,"I don't know how to petrify someone!"
"Harry is right,"Dumbledore spoke,"no second year could have done this. It would have taken dark magic."

Filch was about to speak but Snape cut him off,"If I might say Headmaster,but perhaps Potter and his friends were at the wrong place at the wrong time..."

He started interrogating us about why we weren't at dinner,why we weren't in our dormitr-blah blah blah you get the jiff.

"I suggest,Headmaster,that potter is not being entirely truthful. How about we take him off the Quidditch team until he admits?" What???NO!!We need Harry!!!

"Honestly Severus,"Professor McGonagall said hotly,"I see no reason to stop the boy from playing Quidditch. There is no evidence that Potter has done anything wrong!"

Dumbledore sighed,then gave Snape a promising look,"Innocent until proven guilty,Severus."

Snape looked mad,so did Filch.

"My cat has been Petrified ,I wanna see some PUNISHMENT!!!!!"

"Relax Argus,"Dumbledore replied calmly,"We will be able to cure her,Professor Sprout has recently managed to procure some Mandrakes. As soon as they have reached their full size,I will have a potion that will revive Ms.Norris."

"I'll make it." Lockhart suddenly butted in,we jumped back in surprise," I must have done it a hundred times. I could make a Mandrake Restorative Drought in my sleep-"
"Excuse me,"Snape interrupted,"But who is the potions master around here?"
Burn........

"You may go,"Dumbledore said to us,"We will take Ms.Ketchum up to the Hospital wing. You may visit her tomorrow before classes." Not before glancing back at Alice-who was still unconscious- we all left.

Hermione placed a hand on my shoulder,"Don't worry Ash.She'll be fine."