Traitor To All • D. Malfoy {Book 2}

•Chapter 3.8•

- So close -

Harry told Haylee how McGonagall is going to give them as much time as she can with everyone else.

They rushed towards the dungeons. Harry stopped me. "How do you know all this? How are you even alive right now?" He asked as Haylee smiled slightly.

"Remember. I was at Voldemort's hand. He told me were to put all of them, and now he thinks that I'm dead because of you." She said and started running again causing Harry to sigh.

"I get that! But how are you alive?" He asked again and Haylee rolled her eyes.

"Dumbledore said I had a choice. To either let myself be a coward or be the brave Slytherin I am and protect you." She said as Harry stopped and took a minute.

He just smiled and laughed. "Slytherins aren't brave!" He yelled and caught up with her.

"Exactly why Dumbledore loves me!"

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Haylee's POV

I carefully walked through the broken down corridor to find the woman in grey staring out the window. Watching the shields be put up.

"You're the grey lady. The ghost of Ravenclaw Tower." Harry stated as I elbowed his ribs.

"I do not answer to the name." She said just as she was about to disappear.

"No, we're sorry. He's sorry." I said and she stopped and looked over me. "It's Helena. Helena Ravenclaw." I said carefully and she nods her head.

"Are you two a friend of Luna?" She asked while I nod my head.

"Yes." Harry said shakily. "And she thought that you'd be able to help us." He said while she looked over him.

"You seek my mothers Diadem." She stated and I sighed.

"Yes." I said softly.

"Luna is kind. Unlike so many of the others. But she was wrong. I can not help you." She said getting angrier as she went straight through me causing me to feel goosebumps and shiver.

"Wait please!" Harry yelled and chased after her. "We want to destroy it!" He said as his last hope as I watched her leave through the window, but stop at that statement.

"That's what you want to, right Helena?" I asked and saw the sky fill with bright blue cracks around the shield protecting the school.

"You want to destroy it." Harry said and she shook her head.

"Another swore to destroy it many years ago... A strange boy with a strange name." She said and my eyes widened.

"Tom Riddle." I stated and she grew angry.

"But he lied." She said softly and Harry nods.

"He's lied to many people." He agreed and she snapped flying close to him causing Harry to jump away.

"I know what he's done! I know who he is! He defiled it with Dark Magic!" She screeched and started flying away.

We walked over to her and she stayed staring at a door. "We can destroy it once and for all. But only if you tell me where he hid it." I said softly and she took a deep breath.

"You do know where he hid it, don't you, Helena? You just have to tell us. Please." Harry asked and she turned around with tears in her eyes.

"Strange. You remind me of him a bit." She said towards Harry and she looked over me. "I'll only tell Haylee." She spoke and Harry nods his head.