𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐬 | 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐞𝐫𝐚

Chapter 25. The Chamber of Secrets ☾

A/N ALL CREDITS GOES TO J.K ROWLING

The weeks flew by and soon it was the last Quidditch match of the year. Harry and Draco were already on their brooms when Draco looked out to the crowd and elbowed Harry.

"Hey, look, mummy dearest is here." Draco teased, pointing to an obviously stressed Remus. Harry shoved the blond back.

"Go back to your ball, Ferret." Harry responded, looking back, secretly excited. He never thought he would have someone like a parent watching him at his games. He would have to tell Remus later how much this meant to him.

Meanwhile, in the bleachers, Hermione sat next to Remus. She looked over at the man who was sitting on the edge of his seat.

"What are you so nervous about? Harry's done this thousands of times." Hermione soothed as she tried to calm him down. He furrowed his brow and glanced at her.

"He's only a second year. How could he have done this a thousand times?" He implored. Hermione scrunched her nose in thought.

"It's just a figure of speech." Hermione lied. He went back to watching Harry intently.

"It was bad enough when it was James and Sirius out there. I can stand watching Harry get hurt, too." Remus confessed.

"Well at least you weren't here when he was hit by the rogue bludger." Hermione figured, more to herself than to the man sitting next to her.

"Not making me feel better." Remus muttered.

However, Remus had no reason to worry. Harry caught the snitch and the Gryffindor team won the Quidditch Cup for the second year in a row. As the crowd dispersed, Remus walked up to Harry.

"Wow, you're even better at flying than James was, Harry!" Remus praised. Harry blushed.

"Thank you." Harry replied.

"I better get going. I'll see you at King's Cross Station?" Remus checked. Harry grinned and nodded.

"Sure, I'll be there!" Harry responded.

"Of course, you're going to be there, Harry. What else were you going to do? Stay on the train all summer?" Draco teased. Harry batted his friend's shoulder.

"Don't suggest that. It's tempting." Harry told the blond. Draco rolled his eyes.

Later that night, Harry and Draco sat in the common room, enjoying the fire while studying for final exams. Hermione came down and was about to join them, when they saw Ginny walk out of Gryffindor Tower in a daze.

"Maybe I should follow her," Hermione suggested. Harry and Draco nodded.

"Be careful." Draco warned. Hermione cocked her head to one side.

"When am I not careful?" She responded. Draco gave her a look. "Okay, fine. I'll be very careful." She walked out of the tower.

It took a whole hour for Harry to notice that the brunette had not returned.

"Where's Hermione?" He asked. "Surely, she can't still be looking for Ginny. She literally left right after the girl and it's not that big of a castle."

Draco huffed. "We should probably go look for her." He instructed Harry. Harry nodded.

They left the common room and began to walk toward the second-floor girls' bathroom. When they got there, they had to maneuver their way through another sea of students. They finally got to the center of the commotion and stopped cold. There, laying on the ground petrified, was Hermione.

"No!" Draco and Harry shouted together. This was not supposed to happen this time around. She was supposed to be safe. They looked around for Ginny. They could not find her anywhere. The wall dripped with blood that read, "Her body will forever lay in the Chamber of Secrets". Harry sighed.