Madelyn Potter WTMs 𝙲

2.29| The Basilisk

[Maddie turns to face the statue of Salazar Slytherin as a rumbling begins; Riddle turns around to face her as the statue's mouth starts to open.]
Riddle: Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Madelyn Potter.
[Maddie gulps and turns toward the statue again as he hears an ominous snarling that appears to be coming from inside the statue and hyperventilates; Riddle turns to face the statue's mouth as the Basilisk shrieks "Hungry!" from within the statue. The stone slab concealing the statue's mouth stops descending; a split second afterwards, the Basilisk emerges from the darkness and starts to come into the light, growling menacingly. Maddie throws the Sorting Hat onto the floor in front of Ginny and races back towards the door to the Chamber as the Basilisk's head comes out of the statue's mouth and its snake-like body lowers into the surrounding water; Riddle, immune to the Basilisk's lethal gaze, watches the creature.]
Riddle: Sethae- He- This! (Kill her!) [turns his attention to the fleeing Maddie as the Basilisk's body curves to its right behind it] Parseltongue won't save you now, Potter. [the Basilisk's tail drops into the water behind him] It only obeys me!
[The Basilisk slithers after Maddie with a ferocious growl. Maddie races down the corridor as fast as she can while the Basilisk is in hot pursuit; unfortunately, Maddie loses her footing on the slippery floor and trips.

There are a few scattered laughs at Maddie face planting but most are worried about what's going to happen next.

(A/N I'm sorry but that part is hilarious!)

allowing the Basilisk to catch up with her. Her glasses clatter to the floor in front of her;she immediately puts them back on before the Basilisk is right above her and covers her head with her hands. Just as the Basilisk is about to attack Maddie, Fawkes emits his cry, getting their attention. Fawkes swoops down, going directly for the Basilisk, and attacks the colossal snake, pecking at it, with Maddie observing their fight by watching their shadows on the wall.]
Riddle: No! Your bird may have blinded the Basilisk, but it can still hear you.
[Maddie turns around to see that the Basilisk's yellow eyes are bloody. The Basilisk thrashes around furiously as Fawkes flies off; Maddie gets to her feet, and steps backwards, stepping into something slimy, causing a splattering sound; Maddie looks down to see what she stepped in. At the same time, the Basilisk stops thrashing about and blindly glares at Maddie, who looks up again and makes a run for a passageway to her right. The Basilisk lunges at Maddie, nearly getting her. Maddie, breathing heavily, runs as fast as she can, into a tunnel just to her left as the Basilisk lunges at her again, smashing through a stalactite. Maddie runs through the tunnel, looking back to see if the Basilisk is still behind her; she turns left into an alcove, only to find his path blocked by a grate. She struggles to move it, but turns around upon hearing the Basilisk coming into the tunnel. She steps back against the grate, as the Basilisk comes to her position. The Basilisk hisses at her and approaches her with its mouth open. Maddie picks up a rock at her feet and throws it; the sound of the rock distracts the Basilisk, who slithers off into another passageway. Maddie races back into the Chamber where Riddle and Ginny are.]
Riddle: Yes, Potter. The process is nearly complete. [Maddie puts her hand on Ginny's hand again] In a few minutes, Ginny Weasley will be dead, and I will cease to be a memory. [Maddie looks up at him] Lord Voldemort will return... very... much... alive.
Madelyn: [glancing at Ginny again] Ginny...
[The Basilisk bursts out of the water surrounding the Slytherin statue and thrashes about; Maddie turns toward the Sorting Hat, where a sword magically appears.

"It that Godric Gryffindor's sword?" James whispers in aw.

Maddie, without hesitation, grabs the sword and holds it up defensively as the Basilisk slithers toward her. Maddie races for the statue and begins to climb it; the Basilisk blindly follows Maddie's movements, using its tongue to track his location and lifts its body off the floor. The Basilisk uses its tongue again to find Maddie's current position directly in front of it; Maddie swings the sword at the Basilisk; it lunges directly at her, she dodges, and it smashes right into the statue. Maddie climbs higher as the Basilisk lunges at her again, missing again; Maddie climbs onto the top of the statue's head, the Basilisk lunges at Maddie repeatedly as she swings the sword wildly at the creature. Eventually, the Basilisk sends Maddie rolling down the side of the statue, causing him to lose the sword.]
Madelyn: [seeing the sword about to slide off the top of the statue's head] No.
[Maddie hurries to retrieve the sword; the Basilisk lunges right at Maddie once more. Maddie stops the sword just in time, and rams it right through the Basilisk's upper jaw. The Basilisk bellows in pain until Maddie pulls the sword out. Maddie screams in pain as one of the Basilisk's venomous fangs just fell into his arm; she pulls the fang out, unfortunately, the venom is already in her bloodstream.

"But basilisk venom is poisonous! How are you still alive?" Regulus asks astonished.

"You'll see."

The Basilisk thrashes around, roaring and bellowing in pain, collapsing under its weight, and falls backwards to the floor, dead, splashing water everywhere; Riddle stares at the Basilisk's corpse in disbelief.]

"Ha! Suck on that Riddle!"

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Published: 21/4/2023