Secrets Lie Within: Year 1

Secrets Lie Within: Year 1 Part 16

Chapter 16:

Qurriell has been acting so strange on the following nights after the night. He grew distant from the young wolf, worrying Roselia deeply, but something gave her a glimpse of hope that he was still her daddy.

She is about ready to enter her bed in Quirrell's chambers wearing pink footie pajamas with black stars in random places when she comes across something with her name on it. "Roselia Softpaw," is written on it. Confused, Roselia opens the note and reads the message inside.

"Roselia, listen to Daddy's directions. There is a special stone, the Philosopher's Stone, that holds the greatest power ever! You and I will be together forever once we can have our hands on it, but there are levels that you must go through. They are easy to go through because there are secret passageways leading you to where the Stone is located. The Underground Chambers have different levels.

1.] Go through a trapdoor in the third-floor corridor where a three-headed dog named Fluffy will be sleeping, play music if needed.

2.] Use another trapdoor and perform Bluebell Flames to escape the Devil's Snare.

3.] Downwards slopping passage with stone walls where trickling water could be heard. Follow the water source to a small hidden pathway to avoid the Winged Keys.

4.] The pathway will also move to pass the Chessboard Chamber and Mountain Troll.

5.] Potion Riddle will be opened for twenty minutes after one successfully has solved it, so hurry through this one.

6.] Lastly, the Mirror of Erised that shows your greatest desire will be where we will be together forever, my precious daughter, Roselia Softpaw."

Roselia's wolf ears and tail perk at the directions in surprise and nervousness because it is past curfew. She doesn't want to get in trouble with the school, but her love for her Daddy frowns a determined look in her eyes.

The familiar sight of the white-furred wolf with a hue of pink hurries over towards the third-floor corridor where she sees the trapdoor mentioned in the note. Fluffy is still sleeping with music playing.

She quickly goes through the other trapdoor and performs the Bluebell Flames on the Devil's Snare with her tail. Roselia secretly hopes she's getting there in time to be with Daddy. The young wolf misses Quirrell deeply and has a strange feeling inside saying she needs to hurry.

A water source from the sloping passage with the stone walls leads her towards a very small hidden pathway. Roselia is thankfully in wolf form to crawl through the narrow passage where the water's level is at her wolf knees level. "Where is Daddy?" she thinks to herself, getting scared, but continues on.

The wolf girl barely makes it to the Potions Riddle where the purple flames are slowly returning to cover the entrance. She gasps loudly and runs into the chamber to see the black flames are closing as well! Roselia manages to leave the skin of her sharp teeth, causing her to transform into her human form with her wolf ears and tail.

A commotion is heard from a small distance between two voices, both sound strangely familiar. Roselia follows the voices with her wolf hearing and soon finds herself a the top of a stairwell. She looks down to see Daddy and Harry Potter. Quickly, Softpaw hides but peeks through to see what's going on.

Qurriell glares at the young Gryffindor student as Potter stares at the Mirror. "Tell me, what do you see?" he commands his student.

Roselia looks confused all she sees is their reflections being still in their positions.

Harry lifts his hand to his pocket startled by something.

"What is it!? What did you see!?" her Daddy pressures on.

"I-I'm shaking hands with Dumbledore," Potter lies. "I-I'm won the House cup."

Softpaw growls lowly. Lies!! Her heart grew dark.

"He lies," a mysterious voice tells Qurriell.

"Tell the truth!!" he screams. "What did you see?!"

"Let me speak to him," the mysterious voice speaks again, causing concern in the professor.

"Master, you're not strong enough," he tells the voice, looking away.

"I have strength enough for this."

Qurriell begins unwrapping his turban while turning towards Harry and Roselia.

The secret wolf has never seen her daddy without the turban before, even in their casual attire. She watches in wonder as Harry turns seeing his schoolmate a bit surprised by the wolf's ears and tail.

Once the last bit of the wrap has been taken off, an image of a face appears behind his head in the mirror. "Harry Potter," the voice belongs to him, "we meet again."

"Voldemort," Harry recognizes him immediately.

"Yes, you see what I have become? See what I must do to survive? Live by another as a parasite."

"M-Master?" Roselia mumbles.

"Unicorn blood can sustain, but will not give a body of my own, but there is something that can. Something can, lies in your pocket."

Harry turns and runs in fear.

Roselia reveals herself ready for an attack, growling at Potter. At this point, her loyalty to Qurriell and Master Voldemort is stronger.

Qurriell snaps his fingers, and magically makes fire surrounding them. "My dear sweet daughter," he smirks at her, proud to see the darkness surrounding her heart, "ready to make Master proud?"

"Be together forever?" she asked cutely evilly.

"Yes."

"Good, little wolf," Voldemort laughs proudly. "Tell me, Harry, would you like to see your mother and father again?" he smirks at Potter, knowing his weakness. An image of his parents appears in the mirror. "Together, we can bring them back. All I ask was something in return."

Harry pulls out the stone from his pocket.

"That's it, Harry. There is no good and evil, there is only power and those who are weak to see it. Together, we can do extraordinary things."

Softpaw feels her heart grow darker as she lifts her paw towards Potter.

He turns to her conflicted.

"Give Roselia the Stone."

The image of his parents disappears as he turns back to Voldemort.