A Little Help from a Snake // Tomarry

24: Tiny Blond Fucker

Reposted: August 4, 2021

Last edited: May 18, 2022

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Snape's dot moved toward one of the entrances to Hogwarts before disappearing. Harry nodded in satisfaction and stood up, intent on going down to the Chamber for a bit. Most of the Slytherins were out of the common room, either in the library or in classes at this time.

"And where do you think you're going?"

Key word: most.

'Busted,' Azure sang as Harry slowly turned to face his friends. Pansy had her arms folded, while Draco leaned against the wall in feigned nonchalance.

"Out."

"Obviously," Draco drawled, rolling his eyes. "But where?"

"Over five feet away from the dungeon?" Harry said.

"Harry," Pansy said exasperatedly, lowering her arms. "Come on, tell us. You just seem to disappear into thin air these days."

"Hey, what's that?" Draco asked, catching sight of the diary. Before Harry could do anything, the blonde had grabbed it and was flipping through it. "There's nothing written in here," he said, puzzled. He gasped as words suddenly appeared on the page and dropped the diary.

Harry picked it up and snorted at what Tom wrote: "Unhand me, you tiny blonde fucker."

"Who the hell is that?" Draco demanded, staring at the diary as if it were about to explode.

Harry looked around. No one else was hanging out near them. "I was down in the Chamber of Secrets," he admitted.

Pansy tilted her head. "What in the name of Merlin were you doing in there?"

"Training. There's this room that's perfect for dueling and another for potions."

"And you didn't tell us sooner?" Pansy demanded.

Draco nodded. "Yeah, we could have all gone down."

Harry made his decision. "Fine, let's go."

"Now?" Pansy and Draco chorused.

"Are you complaining?"

"No."

His friends stared around the Chamber with wide eyes. Pansy spoke first.

"You've been sneaking down here all this time?"

"Mhm."

"To train?"

"Yes."

"Wow." Pansy nudged Draco. "Isn't this great?"

"Yeah," Draco rasped. He cleared his throat. "Amazing." He tore his gaze away and glanced at the diary again. "You didn't tell me who was writing in that thing."

He jumped back as Tom stepped out of the diary. "It's me, you tiny blonde fucker."

"Who's that?" Draco demanded, looking torn between indignation at the nickname and shock at the sight of him. To make matters worse, Azure was going around him, hissing in delight.

'Tiny blonde fucker, tiny blonde fucker,' she was saying merrily.

Pansy's mouth opened and closed as she gazed up at Tom. "You're pretty," she blurted out. At Harry's raised eyebrow, she said, "Oh, don't give me that look, Harry. You're thinking the same thing."

Harry notably didn't deny this, only let out a long sigh. "What I'm about to tell you cannot be shared with anyone else. What do you know about soul bonds?"